Cover songs that are better than the originals

ICBM

This one's a total classic of drastically reworked covers too .

JanekLubanski

Hurt by Johnny Cash.

DiscoStu

John Kongos



Happy Mondays

DiscoStu

Afrika Baambaataa



Rage Against The Machine

Freebird

oh_pollo said:

The original version of 'Betty Davis Eyes' is awful...whoever rearranged it for Kim Carnes should have got a Nobel Prize.

I never knew that was a cover!

Freebird

A bit controversial this one..



Vs

Freebird

This one is a matter of taste..



Vs

fandango

Whipping Post: Allman Brothers Band v Frank Zappa

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO1XTPfG4O8

TTBZ

TTBZ

Not sure whether this is better than the original but I think it's more to my taste. Shows what a great song it is whilst giving it more energy

fandango

Crosseyed and Painless: Talking Heads v Phish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L69IhmUbUAs

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

fandango

Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin v Frank Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOADUlfh2qY

fandango

The Nile Song: Pink Floyd v The Human Instinct

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjyXwwt4Fl0

fandango

Venus: Shocking Blue v Bananarama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPEhQugz-Ew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4-1ASpdT1Y

steven70

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Haych

I can't stand the original version, this is much, much better.

Haych

.... and I suspect I'll get many lols for this one but (ducks for cover):

ICBM

This is bound to get some lols on a guitar forum... but it's *much* better than the original .

fandango

Wishing on a Star: Rose Royce v Paul Weller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH7vLvoS4M8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFNVphdH1Ds

fandango

Too Hard to Handle: Otis Redding v Black Crowes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TQIKw19Xjs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRcs_OzQb14