cover songs that are better than the originals

stonedstoner · Jun 27, 2012

so, a lot of times cover songs really suck...but sometimes they can be hella good and even better than the originals. what covers do you like more than the originals?

here's a few of mine...

TOOL's cover of Led Zeppelin's No Quarter
Puscifer's cover of Elton John's Rocketman
Smashing Pumpkins' cover of Fleetwood Mac's Landslide

HempKat · Jun 27, 2012

Godsmack's cover of Joe Walsh's Rocky Mountain Way

touringfunkband · Jun 27, 2012

Rapeman's cover of ZZ Top's "Just Got Paid"

dagnabit · Jun 27, 2012

Chris Cornell : billie jean

Warped1 · Jun 27, 2012

Pantera and Motorhead both did great work with Ted Nugent's Cat Scratch Fever. I like Enter Sandman by Motorhead as well

VonBudí · Jun 27, 2012

Paloma Faith - Sexy minx

Harry Gypsna · Jun 27, 2012

The Travis version of "Baby one more time" by Britney Spears
Anyone who nominates Metallicas version of Whiskey in the jar-should be kicked firmly in the nuts

Chunkypigs · Jun 27, 2012

Billy gibbons does fleetwood macs oh well, listen free here:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-billy-gibbons-and-co-oh-well-20120621

S_a_H · Jun 27, 2012

War Pigs --- Faith No More

TribalSeeds · Jun 27, 2012

Whatever Sublime was doing was amazing!

Maj.Cottonmouth · Jun 27, 2012

The Gourds - Gin and Juice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakWKHj051I

rasputin · Jun 27, 2012

Hendrix's cover of All Along the Watchtower is a great song, cover or otherwise, and is a great example of how to make it your own.

mexcurandero420 · Jun 27, 2012

Sanctuary - White Rabbit

Sepultura - Orgasmatron

and this one

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Keep on growing

yortbogey · Jun 27, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV4EinW8Oyw&feature=relatedBarry White - Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39mbPPCm5Kg&feature=related

vonforne · Jun 27, 2012

Planet Caravan (Black Sabbath) by Pantera

Weird · Jun 27, 2012

viola lee blues - grateful dead

tangled up in blues - jerry garcia

ride the mighty high - jeryy garcia

same ol river - reid genaur

old obscure metal covers i dig

metal church - highway star

abattoir - ace of spades

motorhead - Louie Louie

so many more i cant seem to dig out of my brain

Hash Zeppelin · Jun 27, 2012

rasputin said:
Hendrix's cover of All Along the Watchtower is a great song, cover or otherwise, and is a great example of how to make it your own.

^same with his cover of "Like a Rolling Stone"

here is the link to the video of it from Monteray.

http://www.myspace.com/video/jordan/jimi-hendrix-like-a-rolling-stone/4835044

vonforne · Jun 27, 2012

Mission Impossible- Limp Bizkit even though Fred is a douche.

Iraganji · Jun 27, 2012

"blinded by the light" Manfred Mann

Imo, not only better but much better.

Smokerman · Jun 27, 2012

Johnny Cash "Hurt" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&feature=my_favorites&list=FLrlLHAlFogNUJEo1cLB-LEA

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