Cover up!

[aruth5000]

It's My Life- No Doubt : original artist Talk Talk

The First Cut Is The Deepest- Sheryl Crow : original artist Cat Stevens

Landslide- Dixie Chicks : original artist Fleetwood Mac

and ya thats all i can think of for now...

[Maureen]

A few people beat me to it, so I will give my agreement to these ones:

(David Bowie)

Hallelujah by KD Lang over the original (by Leonard Cohen).

Johnny Cash's version of Hurt is outstanding (NIN).

And I will add:

Celine Dion - All By Myself (Eric Carmen)

M.

[Moksha]

Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy expresses wringing the best out of a good song.

YouTube - Eva Cassidy - Fields of Gold

Her rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow, shows the same process and ability.

[pam]

Landslide- Dixie Chicks : original artist Fleetwood Mac

No way...no one does that song better than Stevie Nicks.

[bytebear]

Here are some good ones for a laugh, although I don;t know if a classical piece is considered a cover.

[marshac]

Time After Time

vs

I love the 80s...

[Cassie]

It's pretty hard to top an original, but here are some covers that I really enjoy!

*Pixie Lott -

(Kings of Leon)

-OK, so there are three by Jenny Ondreyka, but I LOVE anything she covers!-

*Jenny Ondreyka from Heroes on Parade -

(Paramore)

*Jenny Ondreyka from Heroes on Parade -

(Sea Wolf)

*Jenny Ondreyka from Heroes on Parade -

(The Fall of Troy) <--I like this one 1000X more than the original

*Lilly Allen - I'm Outta Time (Oasis)

[ADoyle90815]

I like the Dixie Chicks version of Landslide, although I still love the original version.

Another cover that I like has also been mentioned, Stone Temple Pilots Dancing Days (Led Zeppelin)

[Nikkie85]

I love Frente cover of Bizarre Love Triangle although I love the version by New Order also. The lead singer or Frente has such a haunting voice.

[Maureen]

David Archuleta's version of Imagine (John Lennon).

M.

[Wingnut]

David Archuleta's version of Imagine (John Lennon).

M.

I would agree with you except that I can't stand the song at all. Period.

[Blackmarch]

Are there any songs that have been redone or covered, where you actually like the cover version better? They say you can't beat a classic, and in some cases that's true (think Uncle Kracker doing "Drift Away" or Jessica Simpson with "Take My Breath Away"), but not in all.

Feel free to include links if you want.

I like Masters of Chant's version of metallicas Nothing else matters a little more than the original...

Saxons redoing of the Court of the Krimson King is real good, I don't like it better but it is up there.

Also the version of "I need a hero" done in shrek 2 is better than the original.

[Wisc]

Imagine by A Perfect Circle (John Lennon)

Forever Young by Rod Stewart (Joan Bias)

Sympathy for the Devil [switches back and forth Guns N Roses (Rolling Stones)]

Brown Eyed Girl by Lagwagon and also Greenday (Van Morrison)

Turn the Page by Metallica (Bob Segar)

Light my Fire by The Doors (Joe Faliciano)

Every Beatle song covered on the album "Across the Universe"

A Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins (Diane and Anita 1965)

Hound Dog by Elvis (Big Mamma Thorton)

I put a spell on you by Creedence Clearwater (screamin jay hawkins)

Knockin on Heavens door by Guns n Roses (Bob Dylan)

You really got me by Van Halen (kinks)

[Dravin]

Finally got some speakers, that's not the version.

[InquisitiveSoul]

Hey Wisc, I'd forgot about You Really Got Me. Van Halen made it their own so much so I forget it's a Kink's song.

[RipplecutBuddha]

Don't Be Cruel, Cheap Trick (original by Elvis Presley)

Shout, Disturbed (original by Tears for Fears)

....and I'll think of others as soon as I get some sleep.....

[Maureen]

I would agree with you except that I can't stand the song at all. Period.

I've never really been a fan of John Lennon (Beatles yes but not Lennon individually) and Imagine can have that over the top feel to it, so it's never been a favorite of mine but Archuleta's version really got my attention.

M.

[Wingnut]

I've never really been a fan of John Lennon (Beatles yes but not Lennon individually) and Imagine can have that over the top feel to it, so it's never been a favorite of mine but Archuleta's version really got my attention.

M.

I loved it when I first watched him perform that on Idol, and I listened to it a lot after that. After a few months, I realized that I didn't like the song at all, though I still enjoyed his version better than the original.

[Honor]

Oooo sorry to be hung up on the mashups, but.....

There's one part with the chorus where the timing messes with your head, but I like it!

[daenvgiell]

The Shrek version of Best Days by Matt White, there's like one word different or something like that, but I much prefer it that way

[gabelpa]

Come On Eileen, as done by Save Ferris. I like the added Oomph they give it

[Wingnut]

Landslide- Dixie Chicks : original artist Fleetwood Mac

No way...no one does that song better than Stevie Nicks.

Pam, I agree with you, but Ruth, if you're going to pick a cover of this song that you like, don't pick the Dixie Chicks. The Smashing Pumpkins did a really great version of it in the 90s. I heard it the other night...great acoustic cover.

[Vort]

Here's a fun old thread. My contributions:

• Metallica: Die Die My Darling (The Misfits/Glenn Danzig)
• Metallica: Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
• Blue Öyster Cult: Astronomy, Some Enchanted Evening version (okay, a band can't really cover its own song, but this is by far the best version)
• Jimi Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
• Dave Matthews Band: All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
• Guns 'n Roses: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
• Peter, Paul, and Mary: Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan)
• Chad Mitchell Trio: Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan)
• Chad Mitchell Trio: The Golden Vanity (traditional folk)
• Beach Boys: Sloop John B (folk)
• Roberta Flack: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Peggy Seeger)

[Wordnerd]

Last Kiss covered by Pearl Jam

[Zyzz]

lulz what's with all the hate on Imagine? MJK's version is one of my favorite songs