Covers that are better than the original

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Rolo Tomassi, Jun 12, 2015.

  1. Rolo Tomassi

    Rolo Tomassi Well-Known Member Thread Starter

    What covers > original? A few to get started.

    The Clash - I Fought The Law
    The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
    Willie Nelson - Blue Skies
    David Bowie - Sorrow
    Harry Nilson - Without You
    Johnny Cash - Hurt
    Love - Hey Joe
    Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
     
  2. Surly

    Surly Bon Viv-oh-no-he-didn't

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    The Mighty Lemon Drops - "Another Girl, Another Planet"
     
  3. L.P.

    L.P. Forum Resident

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    There are Dylan-covers that reach the status of being so good, that they are classics in their own right (Byrds, Hendrix), but none are better than the original. They can only be "as good as"!
     
  4. Drifter

    Drifter AAD survivor

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    The Byrds' "My Back Pages" is better than Dylan's version.
     
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  5. dconsmack

    dconsmack Senior Member

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    KISS - 2000 Man
     
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  6. OobuJoobu

    OobuJoobu Forum Resident

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    All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
    It Must Be Love - Madness
    Tainted Love - Soft Cell
     
  7. kingrommel

    kingrommel Forum Resident

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    Led Zeppelins first album....:hide:
     
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  8. Dude111

    Dude111 An Awesome Dude

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    Crosby Stills and Nash - Woodstock (I heard this BEFORE I HEARD JONI's (When I heard hers,i thought it sucked))
     
  9. Mr-Beagle

    Mr-Beagle Ah, but the song carries on, so holy

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    The Beach Boys - I can hear music.
     
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  10. Thomas Casagranda

    Thomas Casagranda Forum Resident

    1. Richard Thompson: Oops I Did It Again
    2. Jerry Lee Lewis: She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye
    3. Jerry Lee Lewis: Me & Bobby McGee
    4. Ray Charles: You Don't Know Me
    5. Frank Sinatra: Send In The Clowns
    6. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: Killing The Blues
    7. Jeff Beck Group: Goin' Down
    8. Elvis Costello: A Good Year For The Roses
    9. Miles Davis: Time After Time
    10. BB King: Don't Get Around Much Anymore
     
  11. Andy Smith

    Andy Smith .....Like a good pinch of snuff......

    Yep, deffo getting deja-vu here....but I'll throw 5 beauties in the ring:

    The Damned: 'Eloise'
    Def Leppard: 'Rock On'
    Bryan Ferry: 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall'
    Imelda May: 'Tainted Love'
    Tracey Ullman: 'Move Over Darling';
     
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  12. dino77

    dino77 Forum Resident

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    But who did the "original" version?
     
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  13. dino77

    dino77 Forum Resident

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    Checked it out - it was decent, but not a patch on the original imho.
     
  14. Chris C

    Chris C Music was my first love and it will be my last!

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    In my opinion, The Byrds "add song title here", is better than Dylan's version!

    I also LOVE Emmylou Harris's take of "Here, There & Everywhere" better than the Beatles original.
     
  15. Classicrock

    Classicrock Senior Member

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    Joe Cocker. A Little Help From My Friends.
    Roxy Music. Jealous Guy.
    Tori Amos. Smells Like Teen Spirit.
    The Stranglers. Walk On By.
     
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  16. dennis the menace

    dennis the menace Forum Veteran

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    A guy named Billy Roberts wrote the song and recorded the first version which I admit I never heard of. Tim Rose did the first "known" version in 1965 and that's the version that influenced Jimi to record his two years later. Love's came last.
     
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  17. Daz

    Daz Forum Resident

    Gloria. Patti Smith. Clearly, the greatest, most definitive cover version ever.
     
  18. ReggieTheVaper

    ReggieTheVaper Forum Resident

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    Paul Weller did a fantastic cover of "My Whole World Is falling Down", the old William Bell Number.

     
  19. Dave Hoos

    Dave Hoos Nothing is revealed

    Here's a few (11) that come to mind...

    Elmore James - "Dust My Broom"
    Howlin' Wolf - "Sitting On Top Of The World"
    The Rolling Stones - "Little Red Rooster"
    Otis Redding - "Chain Gang"
    Cream - "Spoonful"
    Elvis Presley - "Tomorrow Is A Long Time"
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "All Along The Watchtower"
    The Who - "Summertime Blues"
    The Who - "Shakin' All Over"
    Jerry Lee Lewis - "Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O Dee"
    Elvis Presley - "Promised Land"
     
  20. Andreas

    Andreas Senior Member

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    The Leaves recorded and released the first version.
     
  21. dino77

    dino77 Forum Resident

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    The November 1965 version by The Leaves pre-dates Tim Rose's version, as does Love's version, which was released in March 1966. The Byrds' version was released in July 1966.

    So The Leaves' version is as close as we come to an "original" recorded version. If Billy Roberts indeed did write the song (doubtful), he didn't release any recording of it prior to 1966.
    Jimi Hendrix's version is the best for me.
     
  22. Andreas

    Andreas Senior Member

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  23. duggan

    duggan Senior Member

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    • Mama you been on my mind, Dylan song covered by Rod Stewart
    • Statesboro Blues, Allman Brothers
    • Lady Lynda, Beach Boys cover Bach
    • I Only have eyes for you, Art Garfunkel
    • I get a kick out of you, Gary Shearston
     
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  24. JozefK

    JozefK Forum Resident

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    >>>Willie Nelson - Blue Skies<<<

    Jolson and Crosby can sing, unlike Willie

    >>>David Bowie - Sorrow<<<

    Are you comparing it to the McCoys' or Merseys' version?

    >>>Love - Hey Joe<<<

    What exactly is the "original" of this? Has anyone heard the alleged Billy Roberts tape from 1961?
     
  25. dennis the menace

    dennis the menace Forum Veteran

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    While claimed by the late Tim Rose to be a traditional song, or often erroneously attributed to the pen of American musicianDino Valenti (who also went by the names Chester or Chet Powers, and Jesse Farrow), "Hey Joe" was registered for copyrightin the U.S. in 1962 by Billy Roberts. Scottish folk singer Len Partridge has claimed that he helped write the song with Roberts when they both performed in clubs in Edinburgh in 1956. Other sources (including singer Pat Craig) claim that Roberts assigned the rights to the song to his friend Valenti while Valenti was in jail, in order to give him some income upon release. (Wikipedia)

     
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