Covers that are Better than the Original

I would have presumed Hendrix’s version of All Along the Watchtower would be the first song up on here. Absolutely monumental and Dylan even said he preferred Hendrix’s cover.

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Richard Hawley - Some Candy Talking

Before the deluge. Moving hearts version. Best. Song. Ever.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4c2kO5ZE38

Carter The unstoppable sex machine cover of Pet Shop Boys - Rent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1omqMqpyj4Y

The Monkees version of I’m A Believer is better than Neil Diamond’s.

I prefer Dylan’s version.

Me and Bob Dylan prefer Hendrix’s version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pZi7CXE2ac

@Colin Montgomerie

The Kooks do a great version of MGMT Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psk09J-ZqXU

This one clearly arguable but I love Billy Braggs version of Tracks of my tears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_JboeBtj5E

Jagwar Ma covering Solagne’s Losing You

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

Too many words in it.

There was some amount of shite posted in the first page of this thread.

You are showing yourself up as a philistine in the manner of the Austrian emperor who told Mozart that his opera had too many notes *

  • [SIZE=3]this may have been made up by the screenwriters for Amadeus, but the point still holds. [/SIZE]

[QUOTE=“flattythehurdler, post: 1028229, member: 1170”]You are showing yourself up as a philistine in the manner of the Austrian emperor who told Mozart that his opera had too many notes *

  • [SIZE=3]this may have been made up by the screenwriters for Amadeus, but the point still holds. [/SIZE][/QUOTE]

I know what I like.

Can’t argue with that.
Still it is the best song ever.
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