[NJA]

I have liked Lost Prophets but their version of "cry me a river" just doesn't work.

It's got to improve the original, just repeating their trademark riffs & sounds is cheap.

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Sometimes.

For example, I quite liked Sam Sparro's Live Lounge cover of American Boy; it sounded nice, even though he changed some of the lyrics...

200 posts!

[Craig_D]

Cream - Crossroads
Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

All that needs to be said.

[Joseph90]

Never.

[Llamageddon]

they can do most of the time it's not a case of being better though just a case of being different

whitney houston - i will always love you

this did much better than the original

[Sky_Dream]

I quite like some of Nouvelle Vague's covers.

[a.posteriori]

[heart shaped box]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah.

[NJA]

(Original post by heart shaped box)
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah.

don't start that again

[jammythedodger]

Generally no... but some are!

[ArtGoblin]

(Original post by + polarity -)
Sometimes.

For example, I quite liked Sam Sparro's Live Lounge cover of American Boy; it sounded nice, even though he changed some of the lyrics...

200 posts!

Ellie Goulding's version of Black and Gold is better than the Sam Sparro original...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQJ2CC4B_NI

(Original post by GoblinSoul)
Most of Manson's covers are better than the originals; Sweet Dreams, Personal Jesus, Tainted Love...

Also, Wax and Wayne - Deftones.

It's mostly a matter of taste, and which version you heard first.

But Soft Cell's version is better than the original and Marilyn Manson's...

[corney91]

All covers of Bob Dylan's songs that I've heard (I've not heard many though to be honest) are better than the original in my opinion - great songwriter but I don't like his voice

[DavidR1991]

(Original post by corney91)
All covers of Bob Dylan's songs that I've heard (I've not heard many though to be honest) are better than the original in my opinion - great songwriter but I don't like his voice

I think Hendrix's all along the watchtower is a Dylan cover - never heard the original, but yeah, it's hard to imagine the cover being worse than the original

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(Original post by ArtGoblin)

I couldn't see myself dancing/prancing to this , but I quite like its upbeat-ness.

Never heard of Ellie Goulding before, but I shall investigate next time I feel like 'updating my library'

[kamc]

The Beatles' Twist and Shout is much better than the original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_59n86U3Dvs

[corney91]

(Original post by DavidR1991)
I think Hendrix's all along the watchtower is a Dylan cover - never heard the original, but yeah, it's hard to imagine the cover being worse than the original

Yeah, it is, and it's definitely better

[ToeRag]

(Original post by NJA)
I have liked Lost Prophets but their version of "cry me a river" just doesn't work.

It's got to improve the original, just repeating their trademark riffs & sounds is cheap.

Step On by the Happy Mondays is a cover and better than the original

Step On is a cover of a John Kongos song called "He's Gonna Step On You Again, it's not great..

[Dumdedoobie]

(Original post by kamc)
The Beatles' Twist and Shout is much better than the original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_59n86U3Dvs

Thisss.

[matrix15]

Original Hallelujah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttv5dyvtF4o

Jeff Buckleys cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AratTMGrHaQ

Bon Jovi's cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMRPfCRV2xI

For me the 2 covers are far superior, however, it depends on the song and the listeners preference.

[Stalin]

I quite like The Boys Are Back In Town cover by Huey Lewis and The News, I won't say it's better than the original as Thin Lizzy really did a great job, but it shows you how different the song can be.