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?
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Covered songs better than the original.
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Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Little footnote, perhaps for "Unchained Melody", if it's not already had a mention?
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I see what you did there...
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Far Cough UKunt
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Bungo wrote: ↑08 Oct 2025, 08:23 I was at an fairly small Bon Jovi show at the Astoria in the early 90s. They opened with what was a truly remarkable cover of With A Little Help From My Friends.
Like them or not it was a magnificent display of sheer pro musicianship. The backing vocals alone were vast in their scale and precision. Been to so many gigs and that moment really stood out as special.
It was a bit surreal as if you looked up, there was Cher sat in the balcony.
I don't BELIEVE that.
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I was at an fairly small Bon Jovi show at the Astoria in the early 90s. They opened with what was a truly remarkable cover of With A Little Help From My Friends.
Like them or not it was a magnificent display of sheer pro musicianship. The backing vocals alone were vast in their scale and precision. Been to so many gigs and that moment really stood out as special.
It was a bit surreal as if you looked up, there was Cher sat in the balcony.
Like them or not it was a magnificent display of sheer pro musicianship. The backing vocals alone were vast in their scale and precision. Been to so many gigs and that moment really stood out as special.
It was a bit surreal as if you looked up, there was Cher sat in the balcony.
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Love is The Answer - England Dan & John For Coley (Utopia)
These Days - Glen Campbell (Jackson Browne)
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (Beatles)
These Days - Glen Campbell (Jackson Browne)
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (Beatles)
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I think that some songs are almost impossible to fuck up when covering, unless that is an artists explicit intention.
Never heard, so far, a bad rendition of the classic "I'd Rather Go Blind" , Elton John's "Love Song", or the immortal "Love Hurts".
Anyhow, I'm off to search through the "What are you listening to now" thread and list a few band's songs just to prove I'm not musically one-dimensional.
Never heard, so far, a bad rendition of the classic "I'd Rather Go Blind" , Elton John's "Love Song", or the immortal "Love Hurts".
Anyhow, I'm off to search through the "What are you listening to now" thread and list a few band's songs just to prove I'm not musically one-dimensional.
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Quite enjoyed Killswitch Engage, doing a cover of Holy Diver by Dio.