cover songs, better than the original

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to name some cover tunes. Not just any cover tunes, and not just good cover tunes... Cover tunes that you like more than the original.

I'll get us started:

"All Along the Watchtower" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, originally by Bob Dylan (I think I prefer the album version, but I couldn't find it)
"Live and Let Die" by Guns n' Roses, originally by Wings
"It's My Life" by No Doubt, originally by Talk Talk
"Sweet Jane" by Cowboy Junkies , originally by The Velvet Underground
"Got The Time" by Anthrax, originally by Joe Jackson.
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by Propellerheads, originally by John Barry


EDIT: Added more songs, links, and original artists.

Hurt - Johnny Cash

sympathy for the devil-gnr

hey ya - Mat Weddle (obediah parker)

link can be found here

i forgot knockin on heavins door-gnr

Shinedown Simple Man

Machine Head Hallowed Be Thy Name covering the Iron Maiden Classic

Rusty Cage by Johnny Cash. Originally recorded by Soundgarden.

Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann's Earth Band (originally by Bruce Spingsteen)

American Woman- Lenny Kravitz (originally by Guess Who)

metro

message in a bottel

Wicked Game by Chris Isaak covered by HIM

both are great but i like HIM's version better

Crossroads - Cream. I think it was Robert Johnson who originally did this song.... correct me if im wrong

Dancing Days - Stone Temple Pilots. Originally done by Led Zeppelin

Hard To Handle - The Black Crowes. Originally done by Otis Redding

Just A Little Bit - Supertramp

The Ataris- The boys of Summer (love Don Henley but this is just better)
Metallica- turn the page (originally Bob Seger)
Metallica- whiskey in the jar (originally Thin Lizzy)
Dustin Kensrue- Nothing Compares (originally sinead o'connor)
Bullet for my Valentine- No easy way out (originally Survivor, this song kicks some serious ass)

Toxic - Local H

Right On Time - RHCP The song isn't a "cover" but there is "cover" involved. Quite possibly the best "cover" ever

---

Posted by Pookie

Hurt - Johnny Cash

---

If I am not mistaken, I think the story goes somehting like this. Trent didn't want anybody remaking any of his songs, as they are personal to him. Cash and Rubin(?) wanted his blessing. Trent didn't give it, but they made it anyway. When it was finally finished, someone told Trent he needed to hear it. He later said Cash nailed it and believed his was better.

Although great, Slade- Come on feel the noize http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nioL4sH3QIk

I prefer Quiet Riot's heavier sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nioL4sH3QIk

Carlos Cavazo is a cool guy, got to meet him a couple months back and hung out, talked about music and partied for hours. Unbelievable, growing up and meeting and hanging out with a guy I looked up to as a kid (12 when I got the album) and not being disappointed one bit.

Small world.

Love Rollercoaster - RHCP

Interesting thread idea. Sorry I can't remember the original on all of them , but I will see whats at the top of my head for now

Metallica- Blizkreig( blitzkreig) , Am I evil & The prince & it's electric ( diamondhead) , The smal hours( holocoust) ,Sabracadabra( black sabbath) Crash course in brain surgery & Greenhel & die die my darling l( the misfits) , Breadfan( budgie) , Stone cold crazy( queen) , Overkill & damage case & Stone dead forever & too late too late ( motorhead) ,

Rolling stones- Time is on my side ( ? ) , Love In Vain( Robert Johnson) , Not Fade away( ? ) , Route 66, Harlem Shuffle

Stevie Ray Vaughn - superstition ( Stevie Wonder)

Guns & roses- Knocking on heavens door( Bob Dylan)

Wrathchild America- Time ( Pink Floyd)

George Thorgood- Move it on over ( ? ) The hand Jive ( ? )

Pantera- Hole in the sky ( Black Sabbath)

Faith no more - Easy ( the commodores)

Van Halen - Girl you really got me ( the kinks) , Pretty woman ( Roy Orbinson)

Little Ceaser- Chain of fools ( Aretha Franklin )

White Lion - Radar Love ( ? )

Wasp - The real Me ( the Who )

The Blues brothers ( yes I am completely serious, they had a # 1 album when I was a kid, not just a movie) -Sweet home Chicago ( Robert Jhonson) , Gimme some lovin( ? ) , Everybody need somebody to love ( Solomon Burke) , Rubber biscuit ( ? )

The Badge by Poison Idea(Covered by Pantera)

Planet Caravan by Black Sabbath(also covered by Pantera)

Temptaion by Heaven 7(Coved by Cradle of Filth)

Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode(covered by Lacuna Coil)

Them Bones by Alice in Chains(covered by Grave)*

I'm Gonna Be Your Dog by The Stooges(covered by Slayer)**

Would? by Alice in Chains(Covered by Opeth)***

* I don't think Grave's version is better, but they're a death metal band, and it makes the song a lot more "interesting".

**Slayer cover is a parady, entitled "I'm Gonna Be Your God".

*** The Opeth verion doesn't have the 3rd chorus

I was in FYE yesterday looking at CD's and i heard Motorhead doing the song, Run Run Rudolf. Funny stuff.

He's a fricken queer, but this is a pretty dope remix

Tainted Love- Marilyn Manson originally done by Gloria Jones.

I saw the best pole dance I've ever seen done to that Marilyn Manson remix when I was in Germany. It was seriously so good that not only do I remember it like it was yesterday, but I walked up and tipped the dancer 20 euros right on the spot because it was such a good dance. So the song will always have a special meaning in my heart haha

ok 1st of all

---

Posted by cmb19932

sympathy for the devil-gnr

---

Disagree

---

Posted by postman

Machine Head Hallowed Be Thy Name covering the Iron Maiden Classic

---

Strongly Disagree

---

Posted by Wolfenstein

Metallica- whiskey in the jar (originally Thin Lizzy)

---

Good Call

---

Posted by hippysmacker
Stevie Ray Vaughn - superstition ( Stevie Wonder)
Guns & roses- Knocking on heavens door( Bob Dylan)
George Thorgood- Move it on over ( ? ) Hank Williams ( ? )
Pantera- Hole in the sky ( Black Sabbath)
Van Halen - Girl you really got me ( the kinks) , Pretty woman ( Roy Orbinson)

---

All Agreed, and btw Move it on over was Hank Williams.


Now, as for my pick for better cover than the original track:


Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers originally by Stevie Wonder

---

Posted by D0wnUnd6e6r

---

Posted by postman

Machine Head Hallowed Be Thy Name covering the Iron Maiden Classic

---

Strongly Disagree

---

You really don't like that cover?

No Doubt - It's my life

"hope" by the descendents (covered by sublime)
"youth are getting restless" by bad brains (covered by sublime)
"house of suffering" by bad brains (covered by sublime)
"we're only gonna die" by bad religion (covered by sublime)
"legalize it" by peter tosh (covered by sublime)
"steppin' razor" by peter tosh (covered by sublime)
"falling idols" by secret hate (covered by sublime)
"scarlet begonias" by the grateful dead (covered by sublime)
"smoke two joints by the toyes (covered by sublime)
"zimbabwe" by bob marley (covered by sublime)
"this train" by bob marley (covered by sublime)

"kick out the jams" by mc5 (covered by rage against the machine)
"street fighting man" by the rolling stones covered by rage against the machine)
"one man army" by prodigy (covered by rage against the machine)
"how i could just kill a man" by cypress hill (covered by rage against the machine)
"in my eyes" by minor threat (covered by rage against the machine)
"renegades of funk" by afrika bambaataa (covered by rage against the machine)

"die tonight" by the gotohells (covered by the nobodys)
"ive been everywhere" by johnny cash (covered by the nobodys)
"monster zero" by the queers (covered by the nobodys)
"i like young girls" by the queers (covered by the nobodys)
"double fisted" by the gotohells (covered by the nobodys)

"die die my darling" by the misfits (covered by metallica)
"blitzkrieg" by blitzkreig (covered by metallica)
"turn the page" by bob seger (covered by metallica)
"whiskey in a jar" by the dubliners (covered by metallica)
"it's electric" by diamond head (covered by metallica)

"born under a bad sign" by albert king (covered by cream)
"crossroads" by robert johnson (covered by cream)
"rollin' and tumblin" by muddy waters (covered by cream)
"spoonful" by howlin' wolf (covered by cream)

"under my thumb" by the rolling stones (covered by social distortion)
"ring of fire" by johnny cash (covered by social distortion)
"backstreet girl" by the rolling stones (covered by social distortion)

"let the good times roll" by earl king (covered by jimi hendrix)
"all along the watchtower" by bob dylan (covered by jimi hendrix)
"hey joe" by the leaves (covered by jimi hendrix)

"alabama song" by kurt weill (covered by the doors)
"back door man" by howlin' wolf (covered by the doors)

"kids in america" by kim wilde (covered by the bouncing souls)
"mommy can i go out and kill tonight?" by the misfits (covered by the bouncing souls)

"leaving on a jet plane by john denver (covered by slightly stoopid)
"mellow mood" by bob marley (covered by slightly stoopid)

"the man who sold the world" by david bowie (covered by nirvana)
"lake of fire" by the meat puppets (covered by nirvana)

"cocaine" by j.j. cale (covered by eric clapton)
"look at little sister" by hank ballard (covered by stevie ray vaughan)
"love in vain" by robert johnson (covered by the rolling stones)
"no quarter" by led zeppelin (covered by tool)
"day tripper" by the beatles (covered by bad brains)
"higher ground" by stevie wonder (covered by red hot chili peppers)
"tattoo" by rancid (covered by time again)
"hurt" by nine inch nails (covered by johnny cash)

Romeo and Juliet-The Killers
California Sun-The Ramones
Don't you want me baby-The Farm
Summerbreeze-Type O Negative
Bakers Street-Foo Fighters

"Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm, originally by Michael Jackson.

---

Posted by Jackelope

He's a fricken queer, but this is a pretty dope remix

Tainted Love- Marilyn Manson originally done by Gloria Jones.

I saw the best pole dance I've ever seen done to that Marilyn Manson remix when I was in Germany. It was seriously so good that not only do I remember it like it was yesterday, but I walked up and tipped the dancer 20 euros right on the spot because it was such a good dance. So the song will always have a special meaning in my heart haha

---

I think I like Soft Cell's version better, even though Mark Almond makes Marilyn Mason look macho by comparison, he's got ten times the singing voice that Manson does. I like Manson's freaks-crash-a-frat-party video, though (I think I've been to a few of those parties), and I have to admit that I enjoyed seeing Chyler Leigh turned to the Dark Side...

---

Posted by AchillesHeel

---

Posted by Jackelope

He's a fricken queer, but this is a pretty dope remix

Tainted Love- Marilyn Manson originally done by Gloria Jones.

I saw the best pole dance I've ever seen done to that Marilyn Manson remix when I was in Germany. It was seriously so good that not only do I remember it like it was yesterday, but I walked up and tipped the dancer 20 euros right on the spot because it was such a good dance. So the song will always have a special meaning in my heart haha

---

I think I like Soft Cell's version better, even though Mark Almond makes Marilyn Mason look macho by comparison, he's got ten times the singing voice that Manson does. I like Manson's freaks-crash-a-frat-party video, though (I think I've been to a few of those parties), and I have to admit that I enjoyed seeing Chyler Leigh turned to the Dark Side...

---

Yeah, that chick turned goth was definitely hot. I still gotta go with Manson's version over the one you posted. I think I'm too partial because of the pole dance