Original vs. Cover

[HoughMade]

You like the song, but not the version that everyone else seems to like.

For instance- Slade's version beats Quiet Riot.



What are other songs everyone has heard, but you think the best version isn't the one you always hear?

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I really like the Beatles original, but I really like this one, too.

 

[indyartisan]

 

[jbombelli]

Most people like the cover, but have never even heard the original.

Live version:

 

[KellyinAvon]

I'll go with MH over ABB in this case.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'll go with MH over ABB in this case.

I like both. Molly Hatchet for Saturday night, ABB for Sunday morning.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I like both. Molly Hatchet for Saturday night, ABB for Sunday morning.

I think we've had this conversation before I knew I had to post quick to beat you to this one.

 

[blain]

4 Non Blonds cover of Zeppelin's "Misty Mountain Hop"


Iron Horse cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man"


Of course... Chris Stapleton cover of George Jones' "Tennessee Whiskey"


Shinedown cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man"

 

[HoughMade]

Everyone has heard "Calling Baton Rouge" by Garth Brooks, but it's a cover. The Oak Ridge Boys did it first in 1978, but that's not the version I prefer. In 1989, New Grass Revival did a version that is, IMHO, better than the original or Garth's.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

A couple of covers by Phish that have made into a lot of live shows.

 

[wtburnette]

I like the original Kenny Wayne Shepard version as well.

 

[Mark-DuCo]

Five Finger Death Punch's version really hit home with this song. I like the original Offspring's version too, it just doesn't bring out the emotions as much as this version.

 

[marvin02]

Dylan's Man In A Long Black Coat by Joan Osborne



Count Five's Psychotic Reaction by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers



I like this version of James Brown's It's a Man's World by Concrete Blonde

 

[ChristianPatriot]

This is right up there with Johnny Cash’s Hurt as one of the best covers ever.

 

[gregkl]

This is right up there with Johnny Cash’s Hurt as one of the best covers ever.

I agree. I believe I may have listened to this one more than Paul Simon's. And I grew up listening to Paul's on the radio.

I didn't know that Johnny Cash covered Hurt. I thought that was his. It may be one of my favorite songs that Cash ever did.

I wasn't much of a country fan growing up, but I always liked Johnny Cash. Well, and Waylon. And a few others.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Live's version of Johnny Cash's "I Walk The Line". Much darker feel but I like it a lot.

 

[gregkl]

Lot of great covers here. I probably mostly like the original (or at least the most popular), but I do enjoy seeing what other musicians come up with.

One that comes to mind is Metallica's cover of Turn the Page. And I really like Bob Segar being that I am a Michigan native.

 

[bobzilla]

For some reason Creep Covers always get me

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Spiderbait's "Black Betty":



Soft Cell's "Tainted Love:"



And finally Peco's Hanks "Common People":

 

[BehindBlueI's]

For some reason Creep Covers always get me

Oooh, that reminds me of Post Modern Jukebox and this version: