Covers performed better than the original......

[Stoffel76]

Better than Tina, by a looooooooong shot.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpqz3cdVPLM

My 3 year old daughters favourite song right now...  but because a Tina version is used at the end of the movie Flushed Away (also one of her favourites).  And as I have a CCR cd in the car, every morning on the way to crèche I hear "Can we listen to Flushed Away daddy?" from the back of the car.  We had a great sing-along this morning...

[Blokman]

Like it or not .One of the biggest hits ever, as I recall. Wet Wet Wet , Love is all around . Originally done by The Troggs.

[Stoffel76]

I wouldn't exactly run out an buy their album, but in terms of improving on the original, Vanilla Sky vastly improved Rihanna's Umbrella...  (although the same can't be said for the music video... )...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvC6VS4Np4U

[Chro Mo]

I'm not sure if it's better than the original but a fitting tribute. 

 

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

Pink is good, but Janis Joplin rules this cover:

 

[Mntboy]

John Legend's cover of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark is absolutely brilliant.

[Wyatt Earp]

Let's call it half a cover seeing the bowl of oats is not there .

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0qNZ78vcQ

[Wyatt Earp]

Joni Mitchel could write songs but her vocals suck balls.

These guys pretty much now this.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylW6sC6NNhY

[Andymann]

Yeah, very good. The original, however, is to my mind the greatest vocal thing ever done. Put on a good set of headphones, and play the original acoustic version, just to yourself. Yoh.

http://youtu.be/55s3T7VRQSc

 

The best of both worlds - especially at 2:27.....

[Shebeen]

just because it seems to have so many people taking it on - many referenced here already - 7 in order from here - 

 

the original - no video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YanjY9CsPDQ&list=RDYanjY9CsPDQ#t=54

 

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

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DCqKV566so

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cusVoNKZF8

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

finally, the Hendrix version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJV81mdj1ic

 

the story behind it

http://www.covermesongs.com/2014/03/the-story-behind-jimi-hendrixs-all-along-the-watchtower.html

[CAAD4]

Let's call it half a cover seeing the bowl of oats is not there .

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw0qNZ78vcQ

 

Thanks for sharing this. I have always been a fan of Hol n Oats... I had heard about Live from Darryl's House on the wireless a few years ago, but forgot about it. Very cool sessions these..

[Frosty]

The Awakening covering Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel

 

 

Sounded even better, live, at the Doors (Marshal Street) all those years ago

[Frosty]

Linkin Park covering Adele ... Rolling in the deep

 

While cruising the Vaal on a booze cruise, I lost my laptop overboard.

It was a Dell, now it's rolling in the deep

[Stretch]

Like it or not .One of the biggest hits ever, as I recall. Wet Wet Wet , Love is all around . Originally done by The Troggs.

 

although the same could be said about the druggie covering Dolly parton...but the original is infinitely better

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49urgRAfhk8

[Lou Zealand]

The Who (1973) and Pearl Jam (2008)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygOaNo3M_Hw

 

[Wyatt Earp]

although the same could be said about the druggie covering Dolly parton...but the original is infinitely better

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49urgRAfhk8

That druggy performed a solid rape on the song.

[Lou Zealand]

Cyndi Lauper (1984) and Tuck & Patti (1988)