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Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 10:48
by 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?

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 15:32
by Swiss.
Far Cough UKunt" wrote: 22 Sep 2025, 15:27 Swiss, you dopey side salad cսnt, it's not a fucking competition, just post up what YOU think is a good cover without the puerile commentary.
All life is a competition. That's why you are a loser. 

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 15:27
by Far Cough UKunt
Swiss, you dopey side salad cսnt, it's not a fucking competition, just post up what YOU think is a good cover without the puerile commentary.

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 15:23
by Takashi Miike





Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:54
by mallard

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:16
by Swiss.
Swiss. wrote: 22 Sep 2025, 14:14 Game set and match


Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:15
by honky cat
oioi wrote: 22 Sep 2025, 13:13  Bobby Moore and Friends - Sugar, Sugar
👌

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:14
by Swiss.
Game set and match


Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:14
by honky cat
Swiss. wrote: 22 Sep 2025, 13:53 Sorry Chrissy as much as I love you.

 
You're dead wrong there

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 14:05
by Takashi Miike





Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:54
by Swiss.
Nightclubbing - Grace Jones 

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:53
by Swiss.
Sorry Chrissy as much as I love you.


Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:47
by El Scorchio
Word up - Gun

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:36
by Council Scum
Breaking down the walls of heartache The Bandwagon (Northern Soul anthem and classic) but for me The Dexys Midnight runners cover was better. 

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:15
by Fauxstralian
Because the night - Patti Smith
To be fair Bruce Springsteen’s original wasn’t finished and he gave it to Patti Smith who added some lyrics 

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:13
by oioi
 Bobby Moore and Friends - Sugar, Sugar

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:06
by ,
You were always on my mind sung by Willie Nelson.

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 13:03
by honky cat

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:57
by Swiss.
Massive Attack" wrote: 22 Sep 2025, 12:48 Bit gay but do like this cover of little McFittie digestive Natalie Imbruglia 😍



It's my go to crywank anthem whenever I have break-up with the missus. 🥹
Copy Cat 🙂 Tbh the original would be better if not sung in Danish. This is the original writers version. 


Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:53
by Swiss.
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World 

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:48
by Massive Attack
Bit gay but do like this cover of little McFittie digestive Natalie Imbruglia 😍



It's my go to crywank anthem whenever I have break-up with the missus. 🥹

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:39
by honky cat
Jealous Guy - Donnie Hathaway
A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry
Sunshine of your Love - Ella Fitzgerald

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:38
by Iron Duke
Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner
Rocking all over the World - Status Quo
One - Johnny Cash
I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone

Definitely not Disturbed’s version of Sound of Silence, or any cover of Tainted Love.

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:33
by Far Cough UKunt
What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:28
by violator
Kirsty MacColl - A New England
The Stranglers - Walk On By
Bluebells - Young At Heart
 

Re: Covered songs better than the original.

Posted: 22 Sep 2025, 12:13
by Bungo
Pub Bigot" wrote: 22 Sep 2025, 11:44 Whisky in a Jar - Metallica
 
That song still terrifies me.

I was once in a pub cover band that used to play it. I had probably played and heard it a few hundred times at that point. Bass and drums had started the song and I was supposed to come in on guitar however many bars later.

My mind went completely blank. I hadn't just forgotten how to play it, I couldn't even remember how the riff went so I couldn't even fudge it (badly) on the spot.

I went over to the singer and explained and he sang the riff in my ear, then it all came back to me.

Not a fun moment on stage but the crowd who had clocked what was happening probably due to my look of absolute terror were pissing themselves.