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
Roger Waters himself actually managed a worse cover than this on his last tour!
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 16:31
by RBshorty
Bernard Manning. This Charming Man.
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 15:59
by only1billybonds
Violater
RUN FASTER.. 🤣🤣
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 12:59
by violator
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
*runs*
PRe: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 10:29
by only1billybonds
Bernard Cribbins. - I've grown accustomed to her face.
Pat Benater. Paying the cost to be the boss.
Humble Pie. I dont need no doctor (live).
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 10:04
by oioi
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 25 Sep 2025, 09:27
by Far Cough UKunt
He's So Fine - George Harrison
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 21:28
by honky cat
A fucking shocker of one and I was a massive fan of theirs.
Japan - Second that emotion
Just no
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 21:10
by Takashi Miike
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 20:47
by dm
Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025, 19:16
What about live versions of the original studio versions of a song by the same band/artist. Would they count as a cover better than the original?
Have a few that spring to mind - every track on Deep Purple's Made in Japan for starters.
For that I’d say that the best version of Mighty Quinn that I’ve ever heard is the version on Budapest Live by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 20:37
by ,
Twist and shout by the Beatles
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 20:27
by zebthecat
Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025, 19:16
What about live versions of the original studio versions of a song by the same band/artist. Would they count as a cover better than the original?
Have a few that spring to mind - every track on Deep Purple's Made in Japan for starters.
That's worth a new thread all of its own.
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 20:18
by Far Cough UKunt
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original.
Wiki
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 20:11
by MaryMillingtonsGhost
Mike Oxsaw" wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025, 19:16
What about live versions of the original studio versions of a song by the same band/artist.
Sorrow - Pink Floyd from Delicate Sound Of Thunder.
Also Blood Bank - Bon Iver
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 19:41
by frank marker
Sweet Thing on David Live perhaps.
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 19:16
by Mike Oxsaw
What about live versions of the original studio versions of a song by the same band/artist. Would they count as a cover better than the original?
Have a few that spring to mind - every track on Deep Purple's Made in Japan for starters.
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 17:21
by Far Cough UKunt
Swiss, good one.
Re: Covered songs better than the original.
Posted: 24 Sep 2025, 17:18
by Hello Mrs. Jones
Risking a serious shoeing i will offer
Bryan Ferry's version of Jealous Guy over Lennon's.
dm wrote: ↑24 Sep 2025, 10:13
Is it considered to be a cover version when someone does a different version of a song that they did with a previous band?
I can think of a few of these:-
Motörhead. Motorhead Motorhead Lost Johnny Motorhead. The Watcher. All three are old Hawkwind songs
Marillion. Dry Land
Blackmore’s Night. Self Portrait. (originally a Rainbow song)
Peter Barden. Spirit of the Water. (Originally by Camel)
Hawkwind Starflight/Ejection. (originally on a Robert Calvert solo album)
Hawkwind also play The Right Stuff from time to time.
On Parole had a few songs that Larry Wallis had already performed with his fellow Stiffs.
So whose was better, Hawkwind or New Kids on the Block?
