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Jul 17, 2021
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oxcoug
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Maggie's Farm - Rage covering Bob Dylan
so good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3euAfNhuR4
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What are your favorite song(s) where the cover was better than the original?
Negative Equity
7/17/21 11:12am
With a Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker
BYUHawk
7/17/21 11:15am
Just gave it a listen. Love it.
Negative Equity
7/17/21 11:20am
All along the watchtower — Hendrix
BlackHawkCoug
7/17/21 11:16am
Turn the page- Metallica. Fast car- Jonas blue. Higher Love- Kygo. Holy diver- killswitch engage.
RdF3
7/17/21 11:17am
Johnny Cash —Hurt
Cosmodiar
7/17/21 11:19am
Mmmmnope
Probable Sacko
7/17/21 11:22am
It is so much better than the NIN version.
BYUtka
7/17/21 11:25am
Most of the music sites and experts I see generally consider it one of the top 5
SoCalCoug
7/17/21 12:12pm
That’s because it is a great cover. It just isn’t better than the original.
Probable Sacko
7/17/21 12:33pm
It is infinitely better. The original is not worth listening to. Just like
BYUtka
7/18/21 9:38am
And there you have it. You have a bias against NIN. That’s okay, but you aren’t being impartial here. I like Cash and I
Probable Sacko
7/18/21 9:51am
Elton John's cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
RC Vikings
7/17/21 11:25am
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Belboz
7/17/21 11:19am
At least until Iron Maiden covers Copacabana
Belboz
7/17/21 12:35pm
Not a favorite, but “I Will Always Love You” was iconic Whitney…and better than
Iman23
7/17/21 11:19am
This was the very song I was thinking. Whitney's version is one of the more...
CougaReb
7/19/21 3:12pm
I agree Whitney's is better, but I do really like Dolly's version
A_blue_car
7/23/21 9:14pm
Maggie's Farm - Rage covering Bob Dylan
oxcoug
7/17/21 11:20am
Neck and Neck w Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley covering Leonard Cohen
oxcoug
7/17/21 11:22am
But Metallica doing the Irish folk classic Whiskey in the Jar is also epic
oxcoug
7/17/21 11:23am
U2 covering the Beatles with Helter Skelter also awesome
oxcoug
7/17/21 11:25am
Or are they covering Charles Manson who was covering the Beatles?
mvtoro
7/17/21 12:56pm
Just fantastic.
kos
7/17/21 12:32pm
Everyone covering Bob Dylan.
russkiejedi
7/17/21 2:21pm
Reality is: most people sing Bob Dylan better than Bob Dylan so it's a good
oxcoug
7/17/21 2:34pm
99 Red balloons- Goldfinger, Hurt- Johnny Cash, Mad World- Gary Jules
BYUtka
7/17/21 11:21am
The original Mad World is so much better. That guy gets way too much credit for
russkiejedi
7/17/21 2:19pm
Pete Townshend’s version of “Save it for Later”
BoiseBlue
7/17/21 11:21am
Tool’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s No quarter
Probable Sacko
7/17/21 11:23am
Who’s Lovin’ You - Jackson 5
BGRTHNUMEGO
7/17/21 11:25am
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
BGRTHNUMEGO
7/17/21 11:26am
This Woman’s Work - Maxwell
BGRTHNUMEGO
7/17/21 11:27am
We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder
BGRTHNUMEGO
7/17/21 11:29am
Boys of Summer, covered by The Ataris
Greg Kite's 'stache
7/17/21 11:26am
I like the song but I don’t think anything compares to Don Henley’s version.
RdF3
7/17/21 11:36am
That one belongs to Don Henley only
RC Vikings
7/17/21 11:43am
Oh me — Nirvana (unplugged)
BlackHawkCoug
7/17/21 11:28am
A lot of good covers in Unplugged
Probable Sacko
7/18/21 9:52am
You were always on my mind, Pet Shop Boys
Kid_A
7/17/21 11:28am
I remember an SNL skit regarding that
Belboz
7/17/21 11:43am
Sound of Silence - Disturbed
Parabellum
7/17/21 11:29am
😬 You're about to get torched
BYUALWAYSNUM1
7/17/21 12:02pm
Respectfully and completely disagree
Clark Addison
7/17/21 12:16pm
That’s hilarious, but a very Hard and emphatic no.
TeeKaa
7/17/21 12:57pm
To each their own, but no.
Zastava
7/17/21 1:17pm
Seems to have become the cool thing to do on CB to hate Disturbed. But this song
PGVikingDad
7/18/21 7:54am
Oh ah ah ah ah!
Jay Rick
7/18/21 9:35am
So it’s not weird and aggressive to tell people the version you like is better
russkiejedi
7/18/21 9:42am
Where in the world did this question come from? Did I say anything like that?
PGVikingDad
7/18/21 6:43pm
Turn the Page, Breadfan and Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
BlackBart
7/17/21 11:30am
Metallica is the best cover band ever.
Blue Cat
7/17/21 11:59am
I do like DM but Smashing Pumpkins' Never Let Me Down
Kilgore Trout
7/17/21 11:30am
Aerosmith's cover of Come Together.
John Doe
7/17/21 11:37am
Nothing Compares 2 U. Both Chris Cornell and Sinead O'Connor versions are better
Cougarmayn
7/17/21 11:38am
All 3 are great. Can’t pick a favorite.
BGRTHNUMEGO
7/17/21 11:41am
I'm not a fan of the original. Too much going on.
Cougarmayn
7/17/21 11:44am
SO’s version makes the original unnecessary.
Jay Rick
7/17/21 11:59am
the Sinead O'Connor version is one of my all-time favorites; the best, IMO.
CougaReb
7/19/21 3:14pm
Superstar, Sonic Youth
Kid_A
7/17/21 11:39am
The album If I Were a Carpenter is full of great covers.
bluesloth
7/17/21 1:05pm
Probably not a popular take, but I liked Himesh Patel’s version of…
Zastava
7/17/21 11:39am
People are Strange- Echo and the Bunnymen, Sgt. Pepper- Jimmy Hendrix
BYUtka
7/17/21 11:43am
Like A Rolling Stone — covered by Anberlin
WorfoSAUR
7/17/21 11:44am
Sweet Caroline. covered by Neil, originally I heard it by Elvis
BlueTooth
7/17/21 11:45am
And then finally, this cover was made and the world has a good version of that song
Cru Jones
7/17/21 3:22pm
Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide.
RalphWiggam
7/17/21 11:48am
Fleetwood Mac's version is one of my favorite songs ever, and I still
SoCalCoug
7/17/21 12:13pm
Taylor Swift. Santa Baby.
Cougazul
7/17/21 12:06pm
Pretty much any of the iterations of Hallelujah other than Leonard Cohen’s
Hambone
7/17/21 12:16pm
True. Jeff Buckley and Rufus wainwright both did it better.
Jay Rick
7/17/21 12:25pm
And Buckley's is number 1.
Loon to the Moon
7/17/21 2:47pm
Cinematic Pop ftw
Negative Equity
7/17/21 1:28pm
I love Cohen's version. It's a dirty, gritty version that I think best captures
SoCalCoug
7/18/21 4:35pm
Anthrax - Got the Time
Jeffacka
7/17/21 12:31pm
James Bond Theme. Movie version much better than the original.
UCLACoug
7/17/21 12:32pm
Cum on Feel the Noize and Bette Davis Eyes. Both examples of covers that
hansel
7/17/21 12:44pm
Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust, Green Manalishi
CougSilver
7/17/21 12:46pm
I’m a total hack, but you nailed it. Good ones.
Probable Sacko
7/19/21 6:30pm
Led Zeppelin’s “In My Time of Dying”
MormonDevil
7/17/21 12:52pm
Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
bluesloth
7/17/21 1:03pm
Venus - Bananarama
BYUBandfan
7/17/21 1:09pm
Eric Clapton’s unplugged version of his own song - Layla
Forest Green
7/17/21 1:28pm
America by Yes
kmcougar
7/17/21 1:29pm
Ritchie Havens - Just Like a Woman
bluesloth
7/17/21 2:32pm
Eva Cassidy fields of Gold.
Cougarclaw
7/17/21 5:08pm
King of Anything - Just Like the Record
Beest
7/18/21 12:56am
Garth Brooks “Calling Baton Rouge”
SpiffCoug
7/18/21 9:40am
Popped up this morning on my shuffle (forgot it was a cover): Diamonds and Rust, Judas priest version (Joan Baez)
Probable Sacko
7/18/21 9:53am
Romeo and Juliet. The Killers version is better than Dire Straits.
BE-WHY-YOU
7/19/21 12:29pm
Train - “Ramble On”
mvtoro
7/19/21 8:00pm
I've heard Train do ramble on in San Diego in a hotel ballroom..
So it goes...
7/19/21 8:11pm
I actually like their version too. It’s a good song. I just wanted to troll a bit, and undervaluing Led Zepplin is a
mvtoro
7/19/21 9:00pm
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