What cover songs were better than the original versions?

[CFH]

Inspired by the "What Are You Listening to" thread. What cover songs do you think are better than the original?

Here are a few of mine:

Higher Ground - RHCP (originally Stevie Wonder)

Superstar - Sonic Youth (originally The Carpenters)

Planet Caravan - Pantera (Black Sabbath)

Where Did You Sleep Last Night/Any other cover from Unplugged - Nirvana (originally Ledbelly)

Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera (originally Ted Nugent)

Anything covered by the Beatles...

Under My Thumb - Social Distortion (originally the Rolling Stones)

[SE7EN]

Good topic bro!

"Easy"

[LEGION]

"Cinammon Girl", originally done by Neil Young, was covered by Type-O-Negative. Awesome job and better than the original. Will have to think of some more. Machine Head did a Sabbath cover of Hole in the Sky; awesome version.

[SE7EN]

"Summer Breeze"

Good shit. Crank it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZMRk8hcWk

Not better than the original,.. but it's still good stuff.

[LEGION]

"Summer Breeze"

Good shit. Crank it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZMRk8hcWk

Not better than the original,.. but it's still good stuff.

Haha, I was typing my picks and it's funny we both posted a Type-O song.

[SE7EN]

"Summer Breeze"

Good shit. Crank it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZMRk8hcWk

Not better than the original,.. but it's still good stuff.

Haha, I was typing my picks and it's funny we both posted a Type-O song.

What coincidence bro!

Lol!

[LEGION]

Machine Head also did a brilliant cover of the Police's Message in a Bottle.
As good or better than the original; but anyone who knows me knows I am biased with Machine Head

[LEGION]

"Summer Breeze"

Good shit. Crank it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZMRk8hcWk

Not better than the original,.. but it's still good stuff.

Haha, I was typing my picks and it's funny we both posted a Type-O song.

What coincidence bro!

Lol!

Yeah, good stuff. That whole album was great; October Rust, best album they did IMO.

[Youngblood]

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=jpqKA9_ddFk

[Wayne]

Inspired by the "What Are You Listening to" thread. What cover songs do you think are better than the original?

Here are a few of mine:

Higher Group - RCHP (originally Stevie Wonder)

Superstar - Sonic Youth (originally The Carpenters)

Planet Caravan - Pantera (Black Sabbath)

Where Did You Sleep Last Night/Any other cover from Unplugged - Nirvana (originally Ledbelly)

Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera (originally Ted Nugent)

Anything covered by the Beatles...

Under My Thumb - Social Distortion (originally the Rolling Stones)

OK, thou hath blasphemed. I don't even like Higher Ground, but whoever the hell RCHP is did NOT do a better job of it than Stevie Wonder. I've heard the rocked out version and it sucks. Just because you throw in a couple guitars doesn't make a remake better than the original.

That being said, here are my nominees:

Shout, by Disturbed

Word Up, by Korn (I'd say it's more like a tie, though)

Isn't that Creep song by Radiohead a remake?

Hey Joe, by Jimi Hendrix

Landslide, by Smashing Pumpkins (mainly because I can't stand the original singer's voice)

[donnydarkoIRL]

Whiskey in the jar - Thin Lizzy

Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson

[LEGION]

Whiskey in the jar - Thin Lizzy

Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson

Metallica redid Whiskey in the Jar; loved it personally.

Other than Beautiful People, Tainted Love is the only other song I liked from Manson; good cover.

Korn did real good at making a Another Brick in the Wall cover originally done by the great Pink Floyd.

[Von Milash]

The Barenaked Ladies' cover of Bruce cockburn's Lovers in a Dangerous Time

http://youtube.com/watch?v=v911j9IGv6Y&feature=related

[LEGION]

Metallica did the best cover of Seger's Turn the Page. In fact they did a 2 cd collection of covers; all of them great{though CFH will probably dispute that}

[CFH]

Inspired by the "What Are You Listening to" thread. What cover songs do you think are better than the original?

Here are a few of mine:

Higher Group - RCHP (originally Stevie Wonder)

Superstar - Sonic Youth (originally The Carpenters)

Planet Caravan - Pantera (Black Sabbath)

Where Did You Sleep Last Night/Any other cover from Unplugged - Nirvana (originally Ledbelly)

Cat Scratch Fever - Pantera (originally Ted Nugent)

Anything covered by the Beatles...

Under My Thumb - Social Distortion (originally the Rolling Stones)

OK, thou hath blasphemed. I don't even like Higher Ground, but whoever the hell RCHP is did NOT do a better job of it than Stevie Wonder. I've heard the rocked out version and it sucks. Just because you throw in a couple guitars doesn't make a remake better than the original.

That being said, here are my nominees:

Shout, by Disturbed

Word Up, by Korn (I'd say it's more like a tie, though)

Isn't that Creep song by Radiohead a remake?

Hey Joe, by Jimi Hendrix

Landslide, by Smashing Pumpkins (mainly because I can't stand the original singer's voice)

I spelled it wrong twice, brilliant. I know it's Higher Ground, and it was supposed to be RHCP (Red Hot Chili Peppers), not RCHP, and I do think their version is better than Stevie Wonders. Judging by the comparative airplay both songs get, it seems that most people like the Chili's version better.

I can't stand anything by Disturbed, so I have to disagree there, but Hey Joe is one of the best covers ever. Landslide is great too.

Creep is not a remake as far as I know. Thom Yorke wrote it as a sarcastic response to the theme of much of the "grunge" music that was popular at the time.