Cover songs you think are better than the original

DianneW · 01-01-2022, 12:52 PM

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Cover is Better

rubber soul · 01-12-2022, 09:33 AM

vonbokhevich · 01-14-2022, 02:59 PM

I don't necessarily think its better than the original (if anything its a very close second), but I really love Twenty One Pilots version of Cancer by My Chemical Romance. Its very calm and sad and very fitting for the subject of the song.

Plankton · 02-11-2022, 09:45 AM

Sometimes, after hearing a song for so many years and so many thousands of times it's refreshing to just get a different take on it, like these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbha6Z-OOFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFaT0BI9eJ0

Lisnaholic · 02-16-2022, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

David Bowie - Port Of Amsterdam (Jaques Brel)

Yep, one of my fave Bowie tracks.

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Originally Posted by Plankton

Sometimes, after hearing a song for so many years and so many thousands of times it's refreshing to just get a different take on it

^ Times two, Plankton! That's why I found this cover of Cat Steven's song so interesting. Labelle's inventive input takes the song to a new level, a new genre that CS prob never imagined. A brilliant version which is spoiled a bit by the talking sections that take the lyrics more literally than they were (i suspect) intended:-

rubber soul · 02-16-2022, 08:28 AM

Queen Boo · 02-16-2022, 07:14 PM

Covers that truly surpass the original are rare in my opinion, songwriters generally have the best feel for their own material.

That being said, every cover on Warm Leatherette and Nightclubbing except for Use Me. Grace Jones just has the natural ability to make any song her own.

The Batlord · 02-16-2022, 07:51 PM

Fantomas72 · 02-18-2022, 10:31 AM

Lisnaholic · 02-18-2022, 06:02 PM

^ Good choice! Brian Ferry has quite a talent for making cover versions with a subtle new twist, though I like them better when he selects them from left field, like "These Foolish Things". I really don't like his Dylan covers at all.

This song benefits from being excellent in the original, but PY and his backing singers bring something fresh to an old classic, imo:-

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ Good choice! Brian Ferry has quite a talent for making cover versions with a subtle new twist, though I like them better when he selects them from left field, like "These Foolish Things". I really don't like his Dylan covers at all. This song benefits from being excellent in the original, but PY and his backing singers bring something fresh to an old classic, imo:- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

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DianneW Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 1,161	The Original ] Cover is Better

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vonbokhevich Groupie Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: United States Posts: 7	I don't necessarily think its better than the original (if anything its a very close second), but I really love Twenty One Pilots version of Cancer by My Chemical Romance. Its very calm and sad and very fitting for the subject of the song.