What cover songs were better than the original versions?

[donnydarkoIRL]

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.

I didn't actually like Metallica's version.
I like the traditional versions though.

Ditto with Manson. Dislike him as a person and his music generally, but I love those two tracks, it's ironic you named them both!

And Korn's version was very good.

Really Ironic you chose all those songs legion!

[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.

[CFH]

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}

I very much dispute that. Whisky in the Jar was ok, I didn't like Turn the Page, but that's probably because I'm a big Seger fan. It wasn't a bad version though.

[CFH]

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.

I didn't actually like Metallica's version.
I like the traditional versions though.

Ditto with Manson. Dislike him as a person and his music generally, but I love those two tracks, it's ironic you named them both!

And Korn's version was very good.

Really Ironic you chose all those songs legion!

I agree, I really like Thin Lizzy's version though.

[:::PSL:::]

I like Kurt Cobain's version of "the rose"

[RP33]

i loved Tainted Love and Sweet Dreams by Manson

Creep is NOT a remake.. it is an original from Radiohead..

the worst cover i've heard of late is Godsmack's Good Times Bad Times by Zeppelin.. just an absolute HORRENDOUS rendition of a great song.. Godsmack may be by far one of the worst bands that has ever sent sound waves into my ears..

[RP33]

oo i liked Pearl Jam last kiss, that's a cover..

Nirvana's - Man who sold the world was a good Bowie cover also..

[El Kabong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBrn6trEwI

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


Yall knew I was going to have this on here ....it's probably already on here but it deserves a top mention as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZni1l1R-lo



And now my favorites.....RAP COVERS!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6D5xpCgETk

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_N3CK-6CHk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAM3C3dpIA

[CutMeMick]

"Cinammon Girl", originally done by Neil Young, was covered by Type-O-Negative.

No a cover of this song but Prince has an original piece titled Cinammon Girl in hi album Musicolgy... My fav. track on there.

Some more:
Chris Cornell - Billie Jean (yes, Billie Jean. Originally by Michael Jackson)

I gotta disagree here.. I love me some Chris and I've often said he's a genius and he has the best voice of my times. But no, I can not say his cover of Billie is better then MJ's original.
No one will ever do it better then MJ.
I like Chris cover it's brilliant but as far as anything from the Thriller album goes those songs go above and beyond anything. Just my opinion...

Which reminds me of what a piece of shit the guys from Fall Out Boy did with their cover of Beat It...
Same goes for Amy Winehouse and whoever the fuck that was next to her singing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgmL2LeuhY4


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vfdl7-E80Q


All of them who participated should be shot 1 by 1.

[El Kabong]

BOOOOOOOOO NO ONE COVERS MICHAEL JACKSON!!! Especially Punk...or the faux punk of Fall Out Boy!!!

I'd negative rep you but it would be a waste of time

[SE7EN]

ODB Michael Jackson...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDeFYDk8atg

[El Kabong]

...you guys suck

[Von Milash]

lyle i tried to + rep you for your ben folds pick but i gotta spread my juices frst. awesome cover.

[CutMeMick]

BOOOOOOOOO NO ONE COVERS MICHAEL JACKSON!!! Especially Punk...or the faux punk of Fall Out Boy!!!

I'd negative rep you but it would be a waste of time

Oh! Oh! someone left the liquor cabinet open and "Tinkerbell" here got a bottle of O'Douls and is now running loose...

I think the O'Douls really hit you hard there cause you Neg. Repped me thinking I was 'FOR' them (Fall Out Boy & Amy) covering MJs music.
When I clearly said "They should ALL be shot 1 by 1"...

Some grab the O'Douls from his hand and lay him down on the couch.
Be sure to lock the medicine cabinet before he goes in there and tries to O.D. with some Flinstones vitamins...

Now here's some Neg. Rep. for the misread...

[El Kabong]

Yes but Mick you posted those on here the thread title being "What Cover Songs Were Better Than The Original Versions?" and I'm not going to read your fucking novel to get to the part where you say "Nobody does MJ songs better than MJ".....just say WORST COVER EVER before you post it and then you won't get neg repped.