Cover Songs You enjoy more than the Original

[Doc Emmett Brown]

Judas Priest's "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" (Original by Fleetwood Mac)

never knew it was a cover 

I should look for the original, but damn, I love the Priest version.

[Axlfreek]

"Death Letter": Covered by the White Stripes and originally written by Son House.

[Jackamo!]

Replicants self-titled CD. Every song on there.

[Bodhi]

i know no one agrees with this..but i enjoy GUns N Roses "sympathy for the devil" more than the Rolling Stones version...let me clarify...i am a big stones fan but I always thought that it was a shit song...i can name 40 Stones songs that are better....with that said I would rather hear GNR play a shit song than the Stones...neither version is very good....but i would rather listen to GNR.....

[Eduardo]

i know no one agrees with this..but i enjoy GUns N Roses "sympathy for the devil" more than the Rolling Stones version...let me clarify...i am a big stones fan but I always thought that it was a shit song...i can name 40 Stones songs that are better....with that said I would rather hear GNR play a shit song than the Stones...neither version is very good....but i would rather listen to GNR.....

The Stones version is better.. However the "uh uhs" annoy the hell out of me. The studio version could've been much better. But it's still an awesome song. Not the Stones' best though

[nateinthehon]

I agree ^, no way GNR's version is as good as The Stones

I'd Say

LALD by GNR
Imagination by The Stones
Jolene, Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself, One More Cup Of Coffe, and Death Letter by White Stripes
Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash

[gnr1967]

Just a few that come to mind:

GNR - KOHD, Hair of the Dog, It's Alright
Aerosmith - Train Kept A' Rollin (originally a Yardbirds song); Come Together
Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby
Grateful Dead - You Win Again

[Gunner80]

i know no one agrees with this..but i enjoy GUns N Roses "sympathy for the devil" more than the Rolling Stones version...let me clarify...i am a big stones fan but I always thought that it was a shit song...i can name 40 Stones songs that are better....with that said I would rather hear GNR play a shit song than the Stones...neither version is very good....but i would rather listen to GNR.....

The Stones version is better.. However the "uh uhs" annoy the hell out of me. The studio version could've been much better. But it's still an awesome song. Not the Stones' best though

The Stones SFTD is perfect just the way it is.

[2112]

There are not many covers that are marked with "ok" in my books, mostly because they slaughter the songs and turn into something it was never meant to be.

Amongst the few covers I acctually like, is the Thin Lizzy version of the Irish folksong Whiskey In The Jar.
Metallica turned it into fail.

I also like the Deep Purple cover of Hallelujah.

Covers are not my style. Done by people who wants to earn money on other peoples art: fail.
 

[CheapJon]

bumping this and adding many "new" ones

RATM - renegades (that's like rage against the machine's spaghetti incident? )

track list:

Microphone Fiend by Eric B & Rakim
Pistol Grip Pump by Volume 10
Kick Out the Jams by MC 5
Renegades of Funk by Afrika Bambaataa
Beautiful World by Devo
I'm Housin' by EPMD
In My Eyes by Minor Threat
How I Could Just Kill a Man by Cypress Hill
The Ghost of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen
Down on the Street by The Stooges
Street Fighting Man by Rolling Stones
Maggie's Farm by Bob Dylan
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Blind Melon - out on the tiles (zeppelin of course)
Stone Sour - Wicked game (chris isaak)
Buckcherry - on the road again (willie nelson)
Buckcherry - nasty (janet jackson)
Less then Jake - I would walk 500 miles (the proclaimers)
the hellacopters - bullet (misfits)
Social Distortion - burning ring of fire (johnny cash)
Social Distortion - Country roads (john denver)
Social Distortion - Tainted Love (don't remember but you know)
Ozzy - working class hero (lennon)
Ozzy - in my life (beatles)
Faith no more - war pigs (black sabbath)
Hanoi Rocks - up around the bend (CCR)
Van Halen - You really got me (the kinks)
Blind Melon - working class hero (lennon)
Ramones - have you ever seen the rain (CCR)
Soggy bottom boys - gin n' juice (snoop dogg)
smash mouth - i'm a believer (monkees)
Replacements - another girl, another planet (the only ones)
the wall flowers - i started a joke (bee gees, i think)
Bumblefoot - can't take my eyes of you (the supremes)
Black Label Society - Whiter shade of pale (procol harum)

I might not like these more then the ramones originals, but i think people should check them out so i post anyway
Backyard Babies - pet cemetery (ramones)
Pete Yorn - I wanna be your boyfriend (ramones)
Rooney - here today, gone tomorrow (ramones)
Kiss - do you remember rock n roll radio (ramones)

[von]

Deadsy - "Tom Sawyer"
KISS - "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II"

[Kujo]

Some recent ones: Chris Cornell - Billie Jean(Michael Jackson), Golden Smog - Starman(David Bowie), Johnny Cash - If You Could Read My Mind(Gordon Lightfoot), Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Down By The River(Neil Young)

[norway]

Oooooold Norwegian version of total eclipse of the heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI3gjyWXEuk

[Captain P?l]

i thought Joan Jett had the original I Love Rock N'' Roll, but who is it then?

Gilby Clarke - Mecedes Benz
Green Day - Shout (they use it in the middle of King For a Day live. Kicks ass) Dont know who has the original, some black gospel chick or something.
Guns N Roses - Whole Lotta Rosie! I am a huge Ac/Dc fan, but still, Axl kicks ass in this song!!!
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal -Jacko
Bumblefoot - Whats new pussycat? :p Tom Jones, aint it?

and the best one EVER:
Dope - You spin me round

[NicoRourke]

For the moment I like what Bon Jovi did with Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

[stolat]

K. D.'s version is pretty nice!

[hellfirecan]

Tweeter and the Monkey Man - by the Headstones

I love it much more than the Traveling Wilbury's version.


I also enjoy GnR's version of Knockin' on Heaven's Door better than Dylan's.

[estebanf]

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - TOTO (The Beatles)
All The Young Dudes - Ozzy Osbourne (Mott The Hopple)

[fuckin crazy]

Just a few that come to mind:


Aerosmith - Train Kept A' Rollin (originally a Yardbirds song); Come Together

That was a Tiny Bradshaw song. He did it in the early 50's. It was one of his biggest hits, but you're right, the Aerosmith cover kicks ass.

[SLCPUNK]

I always thought GnR's version of Jumpin Jack Flash was the absolute sheet.