19-02-2002 02:19									#1
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Sometimes when a well known rock band does a cover of an older song it ends up sounding better. These are the ones I like:

Shout - covered by Disturbed
Let the good times roll - covered by Powerman 5000
Smooth Criminal - covered by Alien Ant Farm
Paranoid - covered by Megadeth
Symptom of the Universe - covered by Sepultura
Sweet Leaf - covered by Godsmack
Renegades of Funk - Rage Against the Machine

Which covers do you think improved on the originals?

	19-02-2002 02:23									#2
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Why "Well Known"? Does that mean I can't like Johnny Allan's "Promised Land" or Derrick Harriot's "Do I Worry?" because the originals by Chuck Berry and Frank Sinatra are better known?

	19-02-2002 02:26									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Snapcase Why "Well Known"? Does that mean I can't like Johnny Allan's "Promised Land" or Derrick Harriot's "Do I Worry?" because the originals by Chuck Berry and Frank Sinatra are better known?

The ones I know are by well known bands mostly, but if you want to list others go ahead.

	19-02-2002 02:32									#4
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"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"All Along the Watchtower" covered by Jimi Hendrix
"You Shook Me" covered by Led Zeppelin
"Born Under a Bad Sign" covered by Cream
And so on...

	19-02-2002 02:33									#5
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"Now That We Found Love" covered by Heavy D & The Boys

You seriously think Alien Ant Fart's version is better than MJ's classic?

	19-02-2002 02:37									#6
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quote: Originally posted by Juggernaut You seriously think Alien Ant Fart's version is better than MJ's classic?

Maybe not, but I like it. The original is also very good.

I just remembered another one I like, "Sympathy for the Devil" covered by Guns n Roses

	19-02-2002 02:40									#7
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"Live And Let Die" covered by G'n'R.

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Laibach - One Vision (originally by Queen)

	19-02-2002 02:49									#9
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Well, the two above, plus

Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
Johnny Thunders - Great Big Kiss
The Dictators - California Sun

	19-02-2002 03:11									#10
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You mention Aretha, but you don't mention "Respect"?

Greatest. Cover. Ever.

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Marilyn Manson's version of "Tainted Love" is a classic.

	19-02-2002 04:08									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Juggernaut "Live And Let Die" covered by G'n'R.

I saw McCartney do Live and Let Die. For my tastes, I doubt Guns N Roses was improvement.


The biggest and best was, All Long The Watchtower as done by Hendrix.

	19-02-2002 04:09									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Guynemer You mention Aretha, but you don't mention "Respect"? Greatest. Cover. Ever.

I'm sorry, being a big Stax fan I consider the Otis original a superior version.

Talking of which, his cover of Satisfaction was absoultely brilliant.

	19-02-2002 04:14									#14
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand The biggest and best was, All Long The Watchtower as done by Hendrix.

I honestly never got the appeal of that particular cover. Long, slow, drawn-out blues-jam without the energy I know Henrix is capable of (Crosstown Traffic on the same record is great), uninspired in production and sung in a very strange fashion, again without the full vocal resources Henrix has. Plus over half of it is a ****ing guitar solo, which I hate.

	19-02-2002 04:16									#15
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I think Dylan wrote it, and it went nowhere.
At least Hendrix took it...somewhere.
I kind of like the Dave Mason version too.

	19-02-2002 04:23									#16
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"Eight miles high" covered by Husker Du

"Without you" covered by Nilsson.

"Hallelujah" covered by John Cale

"Surfin' USA" covered by The Jesus and Mary Chain.

	19-02-2002 04:32									#17
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Second "Without You" as covered by Nilsson. Although I like the original as well.

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igh....disturbed Shout was not better than tears for fears. lol.

"SUgar Me Sweet" by STP

i dunno if it was BETTER. but tori amos does an awesoe cover of "Smells like TEen SPirit"

"alanis morrissette can do "king of Pain" by the police decently

marilyn manson does the BEST "i put a spell on you" ..originally by screaming jay hawkins. he does it better. I think his "Sweet Dreams" is pretty wicked too. His "Tainted Love" is also the best to date.

I also think Alien Ant farm did a better job. (but i prefer Movies to that song)

	19-02-2002 11:26									#19
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quote: The biggest and best was, All Long The Watchtower as done by Hendrix.

Eh... I prefer the Dylan version, myself.

I usually perfer the original to the cover in most cases.

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Matchbox Twenty - Time after Time (acoustic)

Well, almost anything is better than the original.

I also really like Third Eye Blind's cover of "Leaving on a Jetplane".

	19-02-2002 11:34									#21
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One thing coming to mind right now is STP's cover of Zeppelin's "Dancing Days." I personally prefer listening to the cover vs. the original.

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"Turn the Page" covered by Metallica

"Cats in the Cradle" covered by GNR

	19-02-2002 11:58									#23
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Anne Murray's version of "Daydream Believer" is quite good. Also Warren G's "I Shot The Sheriff".

	19-02-2002 12:02									#24
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"Das Model" by Rammstein

original by Kraftwerk

	19-02-2002 12:58									#25
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quote: "Without you" covered by Nilsson.

Call me Mr. Picky, but as he wrote it, I find it hard to think of his version as a cover.

	19-02-2002 13:26									#26
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pretty much any metallica cover.

well I have exceptions esp. with garage inc. I like black sabbath's version better, I like the orginal turn the page better as well. I'm divided on Astronomy. I like both versions equally for different reasons.

Don't forget Slayers Inna Gadda La Vida. Although I miss the organ part. So I like both of those equally as well.


I don't agree with Megadeth's Paranoid. But it is a good cover.

Cradle of filth has 2 good covers. hell awaits and hallowed be thy name. But I still like the originals better.

Exodus- lowrider.

Megadeth- Liar.

Megadeth- I aint' superstitious.

Megadeth- Anarchy in the U.K.

	19-02-2002 13:28									#27
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celtic frost- mexican radio

	19-02-2002 13:48									#28
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Some really great covers are:

Janis Joplin's - "Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thorton)
Melissa Etheridge - "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin)
***Not Saying I Like Either Better Here. Both are great***

Cher - "All I Really Want to Do" (Bob Dylan)

	19-02-2002 18:21									#29
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quote: "Without you" covered by Nilsson

I thought the Badfinger version was better...

How about, um...

"With A Little Help From My Friends" - Joe Cocker

	19-02-2002 18:46									#30
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Boyzone - Father and Son
Metallica - S&M version of Nothing Else Matters