Songs that the original singer simply OWNS?

Gassage

I cannot imagine anyone other than Gary Brooker singing this, in the same way I can't imagine anyone other than Bowie singing Heroes.

What others are there? (I mean Whitney or MJ's whole back catalogue spring to mind....)

Paul_C

ICBM

Anything by Roger Waters.

Mkjackary

Anything by queen

breakstuff

Anything by the Sex Pistols.

tone1

Talking heads and Morrissey

blueskunk

Anything by fela kuti

professorben

Anything by Milli Vanilli

RocknRollDave

Anything by Prince

octatonic

RocknRollDave said:

Anything by Prince

and he has the court judgement to prove it.

octatonic

Mkjackary said:

Anything by queen

+1.

I've never heard a Queen cover that was better than the original.

ICBM

RocknRollDave said:

Anything by Prince

Except for Manic Monday, Nothing Compares 2U and I Feel For You, presumably…

There's also a fantastic Patti Smith cover of When Doves Cry.

Winny_Pooh

Um, thousands. It would be easier and shorter to do a list of songs done better by someone else like Madeleine Peyroux's Dylan covers.

JezWynd

Sophie Zelmani makes a pretty good fist of Most Of The Time, then you hear Dylan's version...

professorben

octatonic;1132082" said:

Mkjackary said:

Anything by queen





+1.I've never heard a Queen cover that was better than the original.

I prefer George Micheals version of Someone To Love

Nitefly

Winny_Pooh said:

Um, thousands. It would be easier and shorter to do a list of songs done better by someone else like Madeleine Peyroux's Dylan covers.

Wisdom for you, sir. Also her covers of Leonard Cohen.

ennspek

Sinner Man.

stimpsonslostson

Mmmbop

Dominic

My Way

New York New York..............................Mr Frank Sinatra................I don't count the Sid Vicious version !

breakstuff

Ace Of Spades - Motorhead.

RandallFlagg

Any of the Sex Pistols somgs on NMTB, anything by The Jam or The Clash. Covers of these bands just don't work for me.