Covered songs better than the original.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Subjective, I know but anyway:

Hurt - Johnny Cash - original - Nine Inch Nails
This Flight Tonight - Nazareth - original - Joni Mitchell
In My Life - Johnny Cash - original - The Beatles
The Price of Love - Bryan Ferry - original - The Everly Brothers

You fuckers?

[Pub Bigot]

Whisky in a Jar - Metallica, which is the definitive version. I won’t have anyone say otherwise. 

Mike Flowers - Wonderwall. 

Reel Big Fish - Take on Me

Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson

Whetus - A Little Respect

Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver

Bruce Dickinson - The Zoo

Placebo - Running up that Hill


 

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Tainted Love - Soft Cell

When The Levee Breaks - Led Zepplin

 

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Easy win for me.

[Gank]

Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
Don't Leave Me This Way - Communards
 

[Bungo]

A couple post in. And nobody mentions.
All Along the Watchtower. Jimi Hendrix.!!!!

 

I think that pretty much ANY cover of All Along The Watchtower is better than the original...

[the coming of gary]

Blondie had plenty of great covers ;

Denis, Denis - Randy and the rainbows
The tide is high - John Holt
Hanging on the Telephone - The Nerves
.
Nick Heyward did a great version of 'Sounds from the Street' , by The Jam
.

[RBshorty]

A couple post in. And nobody mentions.
All Along the Watchtower. Jimi Hendrix.!!!!

Also.
Without You. Harry Nilsson. (Don’t mention Mariah. You cսnt’s.)
It Must Be Love. Madness.
Georgia On My Mind. Ray Charles.(Yes it’s cheating. But so is Thin Lizzy.)

[violator]

Seven Days Too Long - Dexys Midnight Runners

[Lee Trundle]

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

[Bungo]

Fields of Gold - Sting / Eva Cassidy.
Word Up - Cameo / Gun
Raining Blood - Slayer / Tori Amos (only joking)...

[Mad Ferret]

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar.

Not sure who originally sang it, think it was some Irish folk song.