Cover songs that in your opinion are better than the original

[ChrisL]

 

[Uncensored2008]

I'm going to flip this, the original is better than the cover, but the cover hit the charts.

First the cover;



But the Original is better;



Written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans.

 

[S.J.]

 

[Searcher44]

All Along the Watchtower

Gallows Pole

Shit, All Along the Watchtower was at the top of my list......Okay....Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica, haven't been able to find a good copy for a long time. And George Harrison -" If not for you"

 

[CrusaderFrank]

 

[ChrisL]

This isn't better, but it is still rocking!

 

[ChrisL]

I don't know if this better, but I like this remake.

 

[ChrisL]

Do ya really need to post the original...

Sometimes you have to when the cover ends up being the more well known copy of the two.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

That is true, Holly. There have been many songs that I didn't even know were cover songs.

 

[ChrisL]

Here is a perfect example. I learned recently that Blinded by the Light was originally a Bruce Springsteen song! Which one do you like better? I think both are pretty good.

"Blinded by the Light" is a song written and originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen, although it is mostly known by its 1977 #1 hit version recorded by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

 

[ChrisL]

^^^

I used to think he said "wrapped up like a douche." He actually says "revved up like a deuce."

 

[ChrisL]

 

[ChrisL]

Lol. I have to go with Cyndi Lauper's version here, I think.

 

[ChrisL]

I just also discovered that Killing Me Softly was not an original Roberta Flack song. This woman sang it first.



Interesting the evolution of how the song changed with the times.

 

[ChrisL]

 

[ChrisL]

 

[JustAnotherNut]

To the cover being more famous than the original....I think we've all heard the Elvis version



.....but has anyone else heard the original by Big Mama Thornton? I prefer this one

 

[Geaux4it]

 

[AveryJarhman]

The Lover Speaks - No More I Love You's - Originally released in 1986.





Instantly I fell in love with Annie's version of this song, not knowing it was written by another artist.

When I heard the original it took a few listens before I felt it.

Frankly, it's just a great song.

 

[turtledude]

The Original and the band that made the song its own

 

[ChrisL]

The Lover Speaks - No More I Love You's - Originally released in 1986.





Instantly I fell in love with Annie's version of this song, not knowing it was written by another artist.

When I heard the original it took a few listens before I felt it.

Frankly, it's just a great song.

I didn't realize that was a remake. I LOVE Annie's version. She has a beautiful singing voice and is an incredibly talented woman.