Covers or Songs Sampled That Are Better Than The Originals

Bodhisopha · 12-07-2010 3:44pm #1

I'll get the ball rolling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvA26p6wMYc

Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page - Come with me

The original is great too but i think Puffs production on this was pretty much flawless as was Jimmys playing.

Bodhisopha · 12-07-2010 3:57pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDhnRo8YvQ

Okay, i know Thin Lizzy didn't write this old folk tune but they were the first to record it.

Although i love the Lizzy version, i prefer the Metalica version because it rocks harder; it's faster and crunchier.

Bodhisopha · 12-07-2010 5:51pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqWP1rsAMrw

This one absolutely wipes the floor with the original Afrika Bambata version. Probably the best thing RATM did outside of the debut.

Galvasean · 12-07-2010 5:54pm

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground.
A totally different beast to the original. I prefer it.

Bodhisopha · 12-07-2010 5:59pm

Good call Galv, i actually prefer that one too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWTTs8QVRc

Knockin' on heavens door, Guns n Roses style.

I like the original too but Dylan doesn't have the vocal range or the big band to truly capture the mood and sheer wealth of emotion in the song.

Bodhisopha · 13-07-2010 12:51am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MSqF_rQ6Mw

Again, both versions are great but i prefer this one as it stays true to the same tempo throughout, which i think suits the song better.

kaki · 13-07-2010 3:28am

Original: Talk by Coldplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3oL0AOO_J0

And the Ulrich Schnauss cover/remix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_RzV_vwGIw

Ethereal, like a lot of Schnauss' work, it sounded a bit strange on the first hearing but after that I started to appreciate the rearrangement he did that actually surpasses the original (imo).

btw for some reason the only version of this song on Youtube has a slideshow of cars to it...oh well

cheesehead · 13-07-2010 4:56am

Trent Reznor: " I pop the video in, and wow… Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps… Wow. [I felt like] I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine anymore… It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho

Howard the Duck · 13-07-2010 7:07pm

Samples "Mr Big Stuff" by Jean Knight.takes a bit before the song kicks in the video

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

MajorThom · 13-07-2010 7:19pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB_G4uMZbPI

Mac Masters · 13-07-2010 7:34pm

Malice · 13-07-2010 8:10pm

I don't know if it's necessarily better than the original but here's The Birthday Massacre covering The Neverending Story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDhrvUq14c

and the original in case you don't know it (unlikely but you never know):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3khTntOxX-k

Malice · 13-07-2010 8:13pm

Actually, now that I think about it, here's a cover by The Birthday Massacre which is definitely better than the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eMyAbg6CWQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826PTEuHKhE

dlofnep · 13-07-2010 8:13pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5fhax_wOs4

Howard the Duck · 13-07-2010 10:54pm

Malice_ wrote: »

Actually, now that I think about it, here's a cover by The Birthday Massacre which is definitely better than the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eMyAbg6CWQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826PTEuHKhE

I'd have to disagree there....Tiffany's orginal version is a classic! There's just something about the way she says "niiight" that does it for me

Love this version of some guys have all the luck. I think the orginal is pure kack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M31fwVkSYI

Smort Kid · 13-07-2010 11:35pm

MY LOVELY HORSE, FATHER TED:p

Bodhisopha · 14-07-2010 5:14pm

I have no time for the Police or Sting but i enjoy this cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV4NcnhktHY

Kintarō Hattori · 14-07-2010 5:22pm

Garth Brooks - Shameless:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXm6jN9H1v8

Billy Joel's Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7nt9fCm9ys

Jimmy Iovine · 14-07-2010 6:25pm

Galvasean wrote: »

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground.
A totally different beast to the original. I prefer it.

Just what I came in here to post. Brilliant song.

siltirocker · 15-07-2010 2:24am

Buckley's Hallelujah, RAGE's Renegades of Funk and (although not imo opinion as good as the original but still good) Lykkie Lyi's Knocked Up aside, I think these versions are mostly dreadful, cheap and tackful. (I don't care what Trent Reznor says lol).

I'd go with Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, Hendrix's take on Dylan's All Along The Watchtower, Cream doing Crossroads, Nirvana doing Bowie's Man Who Sold The World etc.

Any Tom Waits , Bruce Springsteen ,Rod Stewart, Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond songs being covered are usually quality too.

Behind Blues Eyes btw i believe is the NO.1 WORST COVER EVER (yes, worse than Celine Dion's Shook Me All Night Long)

Peyton Manning · 15-07-2010 2:30am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHXVXG2kXBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8

Kev O C · 15-07-2010 11:38am

siltirocker wrote: »

I'd go with Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's Nothing Compares 2 U, Hendrix's take on Dylan's All Along The Watchtower, Cream doing Crossroads, Nirvana doing Bowie's Man Who Sold The World etc.

If you like Sinead O'Connor's version you should try live lounge and get Stereophonics one. It's brilliant. Maybe not as good as hers but still worth a listen

Malice · 15-07-2010 5:59pm

Kev O C wrote: »

If you like Sinead O'Connor's version you should try live lounge and get Stereophonics one. It's brilliant. Maybe not as good as hers but still worth a listen

Or you could just listen to it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN613siBzVk

I don't think much of it myself. His vocals just don't send shivers down my spine the way Sinead Ó Connor's do.

Bodhisopha · 15-07-2010 6:12pm

Try this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiP3_-N0Vc

Risteard · 15-07-2010 6:17pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B32yjbCSVpU

Bodhisopha · 16-07-2010 1:09am

The original of this was by the Bee Gees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-9k13zWLQ

Bodhisopha · 16-07-2010 1:27am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6zqYSezqwo

Adyx · 17-07-2010 3:05am

cheesehead wrote: »

Trent Reznor: " I pop the video in, and wow… Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps… Wow. [I felt like] I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine anymore… It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form"

Am I the only person who prefers the original?

On topic: Therapy?'s cover of Hüsker Dü's Diane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbO1AaCnWnQ

Malice · 17-07-2010 7:49am

Adyx wrote: »

On topic: Therapy?'s cover of Hüsker Dü's Diane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbO1AaCnWnQ

Good post. I love Therapy's version. I'm surprised I didn't think of it myself to post on the thread

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Here's the original for anyone who doesn't know it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZEJS1bxK0

Malice · 17-07-2010 11:16am

Here's German metal band Deadlock covering Temple of Love by Sisters of Mercy. I think the vocals are much better in this version. The contrast between the male and female parts is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leDl5OXDsUo

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROnXv7Z7v28

zimovain · 17-07-2010 4:23pm

Give me Oasis storming version of 'My Generation' over The Who's original anyday. Mindblowing vocal from Liam.

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

Adyx · 19-07-2010 3:10am

zimovain wrote: »

Give me Oasis storming version of 'My Generation' over The Who's original anyday. Mindblowing vocal from Liam.

Really? Mindblowing?

Fair enough if you like their version more but Liam Gallagher has the most annoying voice ever.

Nailz · 19-07-2010 11:45am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgWGys_b3xM

oldscoil · 19-07-2010 12:04pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF9YrCJVakQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw1g-McYVTY

Balls, can't get the vid bioxes to appear!!!!!!

Malice · 19-07-2010 12:12pm

oldscoil wrote: »

Balls, can't get the vid bioxes to appear!!!!!!

All you need to do is take the address of the YouTube video, copy the part after "v=" onto a new line and then click the

image on the toolbar. It should work then. Make sure to preview your post first though.

zimovain · 19-07-2010 1:01pm

oldscoil wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF9YrCJVakQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw1g-McYVTY

Balls, can't get the vid bioxes to appear!!!!!!

I prefer Noel's version as well.

Andy-Pandy · 19-07-2010 11:34pm

19-07-2010 11:41pm

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQcqW7IiIPA

Savage version:

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

bigwormbundoran · 20-07-2010 12:06am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dGdrP3pms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3fCFkl-BFU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGq4_TIB68

A Neurotic · 20-07-2010 3:48pm

I wouldn't say this is "better" than the original, as it's utterly different. Slow, moody and intense, it's impossible to compare to the Prodigy original.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nu1YJ2D8Pg

JohnMearsheimer · 22-07-2010 10:01pm

I really liked that Jimmy Eat World cover of Firestarter....maybe more so than the original. I like the original too but with the slowed down version the whole mood of the song seems changed.

I like this video. It's a folky version of Hey Ya by Outkast and it oddly works very well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM

grenache · 22-07-2010 11:49pm

Roxy Music's timeless version of John Lennon's 'Jealous Guy'. Probably the best cover of all time.

Adyx · 04-08-2010 4:45pm

Sorry for the bump but this is brilliant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlFwEbCWFl0

oldyouth · 04-08-2010 10:25pm

Bodhisopha wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDhnRo8YvQ
Although i love the Lizzy version, i prefer the Metalica version because it rocks harder; it's faster and crunchier.

**** on a stick. It ain't how hard you can rock it, it's about the feel of the song and how you make it your own. Pathetic cover version and they could be singing any lyrics from what I can see

rcaz · 04-08-2010 10:52pm

zimovain wrote: »

Give me Oasis storming version of 'My Generation' over The Who's original anyday. Mindblowing vocal from Liam.

Yeah, the Oasis rhythm section is miles better than John Entwhistle and Keith Moon... :rolleyes:

I really like The Flaming Lips' version of Beck's The Golden Age, but I can't find it on YouTube.

smokedeels · 05-08-2010 12:29pm

I heard the Four Tet remix of Great Day by Madvillan recently and if I had to pick between it and the original, it would win.....just.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPp4oPBXA

Bodhisopha · 05-08-2010 8:49pm

Bodhisopha · 05-08-2010 8:53pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0

Bodhisopha · 05-08-2010 8:57pm

oldyouth wrote: »

**** on a stick. It ain't how hard you can rock it, it's about the feel of the song and how you make it your own. Pathetic cover version and they could be singing any lyrics from what I can see

Yes, the feel of the Metallica version is better. They made it their own and i don't know what you mean by the "any lyrics" comment. If you listen, you can hear the lyrics.