Good songs where the cover is better know than the original

,mnb

Heres the idea. Give me some songs we all know but didn't know they were actually a cover ie. the cover is more well known than the original. I just think its nice to go back to the original and hear what it was like. Sometimes its better.

Heres some of mine
I will always love you - Whitney Heuston (cover), Dolly Parton (original)
The first cut is the deapest - Rod Stewart (cover), Cat Stevens (original)
Everlasting Love - U2 (cover), Robert Knight (original)

Keep em coming.

Run_to_da_hills

This one and no doubt it will be played to death in the coming weeks.

JTC83

Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah"

dioltas

Valerie - Amy Winehouse. Originaly by the Zutons

Amalgam

Sadly, a lot of people associate There She Goes with Sixpence None The Richer.. (instead of The La's)

niallon

Springsteen does Jersey Girl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRXhDQXhdXE

madson

Heartbeats, quite like both versions

Orginal by The Knife
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrjwqXwyzNU&feature=PlayList&p=27DEEB569C2C8042&index=1

Cover by Jose Gonzalez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4_4abCWw-w


Crimewave, again i like both but i prefer Crystal Castles version

Cover by Crystal Castles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2gdbQpESNY

Orginal by Health
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cLxbAQMeWE&feature=related

davylee

Goldfinger's version of 99 red balloons is the bo***cks imo, much better than nena's version

3DataModem

With a little help from my friends; Joe Cocker / Beatles

Ticket to ride; Carpenters / Beatles

All along the watchtower; Jimi Hendrix / Bob Dylan

Step on; Happy Mondays / John Congas

fillmore jive

Hey ya acoustic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM

Although I'm not too sure if the original is better known, this one is much better

kerash

Respect, originally by Otis Redding most know version would be Aretha I guess.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3aeXZFZkg

Soft Cell's Tainted Love originally sung by Gloria Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U

^actually that's a good one, you have Gloria-soft cell-marlyn manson-rihanna sampled in SOS...

Oh and finally

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHKNk2He7vc

Brenda Lee

Elvis I'd say is the most know, for some it may be pet shop boys and lets not forget Willie Nelson :P

A Neurotic

Nothing Compares 2 U - Originally Prince, covered by Sinead O Connor.

iamhunted

Devo's cover of NINs Head Like A Hole or Devo's cover of the Stones' 'Satisfaction'.

niallon

Rod Stewart - Downtown Train (Written by Tom Waits)
Manfred Mann - Blinded By The Light (Written by Bruce Springsteen)
Patti Smith - Because The Night (Again, Springsteen)

Absolutely insane to think that The Boss has written two tracks that went on to become full on dance tracks, is a crazy!!

A Neurotic

That reminds me:

Hurt - Originally NIN, more well known by Johnny Cash.

gustavo

Happy Mondays - Step on

ntlbell

JTC83 wrote: »

Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah"

did george harrison not do one that puts both them to shame?

or am i mixing it up with soemthing else

Dave Total

Gym Class Heroes Covering "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp, i knew something was wrong when they suddenly had a good song, couldn't have been written by them!

niallon

ntlbell wrote: »

did george harrison not do one that puts both them to shame?

or am i mixing it up with soemthing else

Probably, it's been covered hundreds of times. Still though, Buckley's is the best known.

moe_sizlak

Amalgam wrote: »

Sadly, a lot of people associate There She Goes with Sixpence None The Richer.. (instead of The La's)

no they dont , i for one didnt know six pence non the richer had any hits other than KISS ME

KnifeWRENCH

"Twist and Shout" - The Beatles (originally by the Top Notes.)

"Whiskey In The Jar" - Thin Lizzy (originally by whoever recorded it before The Dubliners)

"The Tide Is High" - Blondie (originally by The Paragons)

moe_sizlak

Knife-WREEENCH wrote: »

"Twist and Shout" - The Beatles (originally by the Top Notes.)

"Whiskey In The Jar" - Thin Lizzy (originally by whoever recorded it before The Dubliners)

"The Tide Is High" - Blondie (originally by The Paragons)

i knew lizzy didnt create whiskey in the jar , the rest are news to me

CDfm

Shes the One by Robbie Williams -originally by Karl Wallinger (World Party)

oldyouth

For us oldies

Fool if you think it's over - Elkie Brooks, written and 1st recorded by Chris Rea

mrsdewinter

oldyouth wrote: »

For us oldies

Fool if you think it's over - Elkie Brooks, written and 1st recorded by Chris Rea

So Chris Rea had the original... often wondered what he was famous for, apart from that naff Driving Home For Christmas. Fool... is a pretty cool song tho

keefg

The Eagles did a pretty good job of murdering "Ol' 55"











(originally a Tom Waits song for all you youngsters out there)

keefg

mrsdewinter wrote: »

So Chris Rea had the original... often wondered what he was famous for, apart from that naff Driving Home For Christmas. Fool... is a pretty cool song tho

Never heard of this one?? Would have thought it was much more well known than Driving Home For Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBw_da7BZk

Dozen Wicked Words

"Heres where the story ends" is a classic song by The Sundays, butchered and probably more famous for the Tin Tin Out version.

"New England" originally by Billy Bragg had more chart success with Kirsty Macoll (both good versions but Billy's is my preference)

"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" Original Neil Young, but I prefer Saint Etienne's cover.

keefg

Red Red Wine by UB40 was much better known than Neil Diamond's version.


Come to think of it, every cover that UB40 did (and they did a lot) was probably better known that the original.

GrahamThomas

I Fought The Law, made famous by The Clash, originally performed by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets in 1959

The Clash's version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16u0wwCfoJ4

And the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7elJmji7l4

niallon

keefg wrote: »

The Eagles did a pretty good job of murdering "Ol' 55"



(originally a Tom Waits song for all you youngsters out there)

Still not as bad as Rod Stewart's Downtown Train!

DT100

Christy Moore/Declan Synnot's version of Shine on you crazy diamond.

really reilly

look up a girl called...wallis bird and the song, just cant enough, on you tube,class or what

keefg

DT100 wrote: »

Christy Moore/Declan Synnot's version of Shine on you crazy diamond.

Erm.....doubt if that is better known than the original

rathgorma

Rufus Wainwright superb version of Hallelujah
Mary J Blige singing U2's One
Hal Ketchum doing Past the Point of Rescue
Mary Black improves every Jimmy mc Carthy song
Jimi Hendrix,, All along the watchtower
Eva Cassidy 'over the rainbow' but u cant beat Judy Garland

Mac Masters

You Really Got Me originally by The Kinks but most well known is the Van Halen version!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvyDWGF290M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8WHA3WWz0

This cover here isn't that well known but it is amazing it's an acoustic cover of Boyz N Tha Hood by Eazy-E!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34YV2Ads9Xk

I just can't stop listening to this!

CDfm

China Girl by Iggy Pop - Bowie did the cover version

Duckjob

It must be love - Madness / Labbi Siffre

oldyouth

keefg wrote: »

Never heard of this one?? Would have thought it was much more well known than Driving Home For Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBw_da7BZk

Chris Rea released it in 1978 and made the top 10 in the US. Elkie released it in the early 80's and made her a star in Britain. Lots of brilliant Chris Rea stuff out there (except for Driving Home for Christmas)

yerayeah

Mad World - originally by Tears for Fears, covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules

Live and Let Die - originally by Wings, covered by Guns n' Roses

American Woman - originally by The Guess Who, covered by LEnny Kravitz

davylee

keefg wrote: »

Red Red Wine by UB40 was much better known than Neil Diamond's version.


Come to think of it, every cover that UB40 did (and they did a lot) was probably better known that the original.

I knew diamond wrote it but i didn't think he ever released it?

cashback

I suppose most younger people would know The Fugee's version of Killing Me Softly better than Roberta Flack's.

CDfm

Tragedy - Steps (original by the BeeGees)

I hated the original not being a BeeGees fan but the cover was so inappropriately bouncy it could have been Animaniacs.:eek:

lordgoat

davylee wrote: »

I knew diamond wrote it but i didn't think he ever released it?

You're right, he never recorded it or released it, if i remember correctly.

Same story with daydream believer.

keefg

davylee wrote: »

I knew diamond wrote it but i didn't think he ever released it?

lordgoat wrote: »

You're right, he never recorded it or released it, if i remember correctly.

T'was recorded & released by Diamond in 1968 according to Wiki.

keefg

Duckjob wrote: »

It must be love - Madness / Labbi Siffre

Forgot about this one. I've been a huge Madness fan since I was a kid but I love Labbi's version.

,mnb

well thanks all for replying. some deadly songs there i downloaded a few.

niallon

Probably one of the most unknown originals ever:

Robin S with the original Show Me Love:

And the Michael Mind remix that followed (I know it's not technically a cover but still, the original nineties version by Robin has been all but forgotten!)

seanybiker

moe_sizlak wrote: »

no they dont , i for one didnt know six pence non the richer had any hits other than KISS ME

Either did I.

orestes

Placebo did a really good cover of Running up that Hill (Kate Bush) and a decent cover of Bigmouth strikes again (the Smiths), they released a whole disk of covers with Sleeping with Ghosts (I think it was that one anyway)

Nevyn

Cinnamon girl covered by Type O Negative, original Neil Young.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JJ70SBKWeA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hnMgIOnjMs