OT: Covers better than the original
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I don't like to say it was better than Simon & Garfunkle's version but it was different and awesome. Both versions are awesome.
psu_83_drummer
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fixedI just had a debate with a buddy this past week about who did this song better. I say Joe. He says the Beatles. And not to be "that guy" but it's ...a little help FROM my friends
Lucky you I bet it was fantastic. Joe Jackson, IMO, does not nearly get the credit he deserves.
Look Sharp and Night and Day are exceptional albums with some wildly different styles of music. Throw in Body and Soul and you've got about 4 different music genres.
I realize that. My point is that the Social Distortion cover is better than the Johnny Cash cover which is better than the original.
I'm partial to Black Magic Marker, our bar tour theme song covering Santana's cover. Unfortunately it was only a cappella and sung offkey by a bunch of drunks.
On the bright side it was never actually recorded.
I get it, the opening lines sound very similar, but that chord progression was not written by Taurus either. The descending root note through a minor chord appears in many jazz songs and likely originated from a classical composition. Not to mention that Zep resolves it differently and also takes Stairway in 4 other directions. Entirely possible that
If you really want to highlight Zep's thievery, I would go Dazed and Confused. They made that song way better than the original.
Wow. That sent chills up my spine. Just watched the video 3 times in a row.
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Stood at his feet at Roo, so great.
This one will be originals that are better than the well known covers.
Or maybe just songs you didn't know were covers.
Girls just wanna have fun - Cindy Lauper
Hanging on the phone - Blondie
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
the original is amazing hard hitting floor filling soul
I want Candy - Bow Wow wow
I got my Mind Set On You - George Harrison
Or maybe just songs you didn't know were covers.
Girls just wanna have fun - Cindy Lauper
Hanging on the phone - Blondie
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
the original is amazing hard hitting floor filling soul
I want Candy - Bow Wow wow
I got my Mind Set On You - George Harrison
Big Yellow Taxi
Original by Joni Mitchell:
Cover by Counting Crows and a local beauty, Vanessa Carlton
Original by Joni Mitchell:
Cover by Counting Crows and a local beauty, Vanessa Carlton
Almost forgot about Wagon Wheel, take your pick...Bob Dylan with the original, then covers by Old Crow Medicine Show, Mumford and Sons, Darius Rucker, etc.
Another good one. Here is a solo Westerberg cover that completely changed the way I hear the song. His version sounds so desperate.
Wrong on both accounts. Peter Green’s versions are better. And I am a big Judas Priest and Santana fan.
Actually, co-written by Dylan and Secor (OCMS). Dylan recorded a chorus and never finished it. Secor did the verses years later.
