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Re: What cover songs were better than the original versions?
Some more:
Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright and Jeff Buckley, both better than the original IMO (Leonard Cohen)
Chris Cornell - Billie Jean (yes, Billie Jean. Originally by Michael Jackson)
Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins (Fleetwood Mac)
I Don't Wanna Grow Up - The Ramones (Tom Waits)
Helter Skelter - U2 (Beatles) - most will probably disagree, but I love U2's version.
Maggie's Farm - Rage Against the Machine (Dylan)
More to come...
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Re: What cover songs were better than the original versions?
Wrong about Billie Jean, Helter Skelter, and Landslide. Right about the others.Originally Posted by CFH
More for the list:
Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris - Love Hurts (best version, ever)
Johnny Cash - Cocaine Blues
More when they come to me.
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Re: What cover songs were better than the original versions?
While the Emmylou harris./Parsons Love Hurts is very good. Nazareth version is quite good as well. I wouldn;t say its better, but I would say Emmylou Harris is probably my favourite female singers and one of the best rock out concerts you can go to.
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Re: What cover songs were better than the original versions?
Yeah, the Nazareth version is good, but the Gram/Emmylou version is magic. Also, try finding a copy of Return of the Grievous Angel with Ryan Adams and Emmylou. That might be better than the version with Gram. I'll rep you after I spread some for knowing that version with Gram and Emmy.
I'm with Collins and JT on Watchtower. That belongs on any list of great covers or covers that equal or surpass the original.
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Re: What cover songs were better than the original versions?
I think the Nazareth version is much better...Yeah, the Nazareth version is good, but the Gram/Emmylou version is magic. Also, try finding a copy of Return of the Grievous Angel with Ryan Adams and Emmylou. That might be better than the version with Gram. I'll rep you after I spread some for knowing that version with Gram and Emmy.
I'm with Collins and JT on Watchtower. That belongs on any list of great covers or covers that equal or surpass the original.
Love the tune of his voice.
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Personal preference, I guess, but the Gram/Emmy version has those harmonies and that tasty baseline. And it's not a metal power-balladI think the Nazareth version is much better...Yeah, the Nazareth version is good, but the Gram/Emmylou version is magic. Also, try finding a copy of Return of the Grievous Angel with Ryan Adams and Emmylou. That might be better than the version with Gram. I'll rep you after I spread some for knowing that version with Gram and Emmy.
I'm with Collins and JT on Watchtower. That belongs on any list of great covers or covers that equal or surpass the original.
Love the tune of his voice.
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I love Scorpion ballads. I don't think anybody revised any of their music.
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