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Is that a cover of the Cranberries song?Originally posted by SMAC Fanatic
Dreams by the Corrs, probably the best.
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"Fire and Rain" and "Sympathy for the Devil", both by Blood, Sweat and Tears."THE" plus "IRS" makes "THEIRS". Coincidence? I think not.Comment
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are you serious?!!?! the song is amazing, they butchered it!!! no one does it anywhere close to as good as the original!!! its almost as bad as saying britney's speare's cover of satisfaction is better!!!Originally posted by Caligastia
Maybe not, but I like it. The original is also very good.
I just remembered another one I like, "Sympathy for the Devil" covered by Guns n RosesI'm 49% Apathetic, 23% Indifferent, 46% Redundant, 26% Repetative and 45% Mathetically Deficient.Comment
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I guess you didnt see "Interview With The Vampire" then. Thats how I first got into the song, it was the perfect ending to the movie. Sorry, but I like GNR's version better.Originally posted by Caesar the Great
are you serious?!!?! the song is amazing, they butchered it!!! no one does it anywhere close to as good as the original!!! its almost as bad as saying britney's speare's cover of satisfaction is better!!!
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To quote Bugs...Originally posted by Caligastia
I guess you didnt see "Interview With The Vampire" then. Thats how I first got into the song, it was the perfect ending to the movie. Sorry, but I like GNR's version better.
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The best version of Sympathy was definitely done by the Stones in the live album Get Yer Ya Ya's Out.
Gotta love that incredibly perfect guitar solo!
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Nope, it's a cover of the Fleetwood Mac classic from Rumours.Originally posted by Caligastia
Is that a cover of the Cranberries song?
But in my last post I forgot my real "best cover that improves upon the original": the two-fer that is Pet Shop Boys' "Where the Streets Have No Name/Can't Take My Eyes Off of You." It's great on it's own, but it gets bonus points because it pissed Bono off so much!
And this may not "really" count as a cover, but on some VHS special I once saw Bruce Springsteen and Melissa Etheridge do "Thunder Road" as a duet. "Wow" doesn't even begin to cover it."I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George CarlinComment
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Oh no he didn't. It was written by Tome Evans and Pete Ham of Badfinger.Originally posted by redbaron
Call me Mr. Picky, but as he wrote it, I find it hard to think of his version as a cover.
Brilliant cover I just heard:
"No Fun" as covered by M. Hederos and M. HellbergVärldsstad - Dom lokala genrenas vän
Mick102, 102,3 Umeå, Måndagar 20-21Comment
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-Just about everything by Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies of course
-99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger
-Mario Brothers theme song by Goldfinger
-Down Under by Pennywise
-Joy to the World by Bad ReligionStop Quoting BenComment
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do remixes count as covers?"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
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ANYTHING "adapted" by The Ramones.Comment
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If you did a "Original songs better than their covers" thread you would bring down Apolyton
For the record, i can think of a few though -
Knocking on Heaven's door by Cold Chisel (live was even better)
Girls on Film by The Living End (not exactly difficult
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Live and Let Die by Guns 'n' Roses
Highway to Hell by The Fargone Beauties (not better than the original, but good all the same)
The Real Thing by Midnight Oil
Most anything else done by the Fargones
Oh, and Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm deserves a mention too.
For a great collection of impressive covers you can't go past The Andrew Denton Breakfast Show - Musical Challenge volumes I & II. Unfortunately, it's only available in Australia due to it's relationship with a radio show. They got bands in to the studio, picked out a song that was totally opposite their style of music, and gave 'em 15 minutes notice Notables include Michael Jackson's Ben by Jon Stevens, Bille Jean by Neil Finn, Creep by Gina Jeffries and Country Boy by The Screaming Jets (not included, but should have been! 
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If it can be found anywhere on the net, it's definitely worth a listen
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I always thought the Ramones were a pretty indifferent cover band. All their covers end up soulding as slightly less inspired versions of the originals, especially Surfin' Bird which is near-identical but without quite the same energy as the Trashmen version.Originally posted by paiktis22
ANYTHING "adapted" by The Ramones.Världsstad - Dom lokala genrenas vän
Mick102, 102,3 Umeå, Måndagar 20-21Comment
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It's like a drug. It transcends logic and aesthetic intepretation.Originally posted by Snapcase
I always thought the Ramones were a pretty indifferent cover band. All their covers end up soulding as slightly less inspired versions of the originals, especially Surfin' Bird which is near-identical but without quite the same energy as the Trashmen version.Comment
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