Yeah…no. The original is orders of magnitude better.

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Name a cover you like better than the original artist’s version.

JoeMamaBesser

1/25/22 11:52pm

First cut is the deepest by Sheryl Crow

Mr. Rumsfield

1/25/22 11:54pm

It's about the only SC song I like

Bill

1/26/22 1:17am

I prefer the Rod Stewart version

TwinsRight

1/26/22 6:22am

I prefer the Cat Stevens version

pink22

1/26/22 7:35am

Knockin on Heavens door - GNR

Jericho

1/25/22 11:55pm

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar

UNLVcougar

1/25/22 11:55pm

"Astronomy" from the same album.

Shore10

1/26/22 12:08am

Honestly pretty much everything they covered. Turn the Page too

Non-mo Coug

1/26/22 12:11am

Turn the page was great, I still prefer Skynyrd. Happy Gilmore vibes🏒⛳😂

Shore10

1/26/22 12:14am

Bob Seager did Turn the Page originally, are you thinking of Tuesday’s Gone?

akmewg

1/26/22 12:27am

Tell me you didn't read a post without telling me you didn't read a post.

Shore10

1/26/22 8:46am

Ah, I didn’t realize there was more to the post above, I apologize I will have

akmewg

1/27/22 12:15am

All good. My response was saltier than it needed to be 🙏

Shore10

1/27/22 3:15am

Hung my head - OG Cash - Cover Sting

BYU Tuba

1/25/22 11:56pm

and I like Bruce's cover of Sting's cover of Cash even better.

BYUFBDAD

1/26/22 12:14am

Cake - I Will Survive

jmorrrrr

1/25/22 11:59pm

Lord Huron cover of Harvest Moon by Neil Young

silentvelcro

1/25/22 11:59pm

Hurt by Johnny Cash (though original is good too)

Non-mo Coug

1/26/22 12:02am

To me this is the answer. Lots of other great ones, but he made the song his.

fulano

1/26/22 7:43am

Last Kiss by Pearl Jam

Non-mo Coug

1/26/22 12:02am

Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys

Jacare

1/26/22 12:04am

Waterfalls - Death Cab for Cutie

BlueMatter

1/26/22 12:08am

Disturbed - the sound of silence

Team Cheese

1/26/22 12:08am

Possibly the worst cover ever made.

kotacoug

1/26/22 7:06am

Paul Simon said he liked it

COUGND

1/26/22 8:13am

WORST cover EVER in the history of all covers. Totally sucks. An abomination.

TeeKaa

1/26/22 7:13am

Yeah…no. The original is orders of magnitude better.

Zastava

1/26/22 7:16am

It’s way better than the original! The original has no emotion.

hardcorecoug

1/26/22 9:04am

It Must Be Love - Alan Jackson

shimmy

1/26/22 12:11am

Lean on Me - Club Noveau

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:11am

He Aint Heavy - The Hollies

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:15am

Is it a cover or just an unfortunate slower release? But yes, it’s better.

TeeKaa

1/26/22 7:16am

Technically, you're probably right. Back then, songs would be shopped out to

RebelScum

1/26/22 5:35pm

Passion Pit - Tonight, Tonight

Kavorka

1/26/22 12:16am

Soft Cell did Tainted Love way better than Gloria Jones did in 1964

BYUFBDAD

1/26/22 12:17am

What Hurts the Most by Aaron Lewis

Non-mo Coug

1/26/22 12:18am

Killing Me Softly With His Song - The Fugees

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:18am

I had tickets to their reunion show in March in Atlanta. So bummed they canceled due to COVID

TEXAS

1/26/22 6:59am

Good one

NorthernLight

1/26/22 7:58am

Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band (just maybe my favorite)

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:20am

If only they could have dropped the reference to feminine hygiene products

UNLVcougar

1/26/22 12:22am

To this day, one of the oddest, non-sensical mix of lyrics ever

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:23am

I didn't even realize until a couple months ago that Manfred Mann actually

UNLVcougar

1/26/22 12:25am

Funny story, one night, we were driving back from somewhere in the car

UNLVcougar

1/26/22 12:29am

That's a good story. Hopefully you get to hang that one on her every once in a

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:30am

Pretty sure it's Duece. Does sound like douche though. So the lyric is good.

BlueTooth

1/26/22 6:44am

Fun fact: Bruce sold 65M albums but his only No 1 hit was this as a songwriter.

JoeMamaBesser

1/26/22 9:17am

Sound of Silence - Disturbed

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:23am

Team Cheese above mentioned this first. I actually really like the Simon

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:47am

Uh, no

TeeKaa

1/26/22 7:23am

Both Sides Now - Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles

cougarsnooty

1/26/22 12:23am

I like it better with sara by herself like when she sung it at that oscars.

GSwarriorcoug

1/26/22 12:49am

Joni's melancholy voice made the song

warp

1/26/22 6:00am

Joni's remake of it when she was much older is even more poignant. I love this

Murray

1/26/22 9:27am

Route 66 - DM

yahtzee

1/26/22 12:23am

Live and let Die….GNR… awesome version

kerm

1/26/22 12:26am

Love Hurts - Nazareth

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:27am

Pretty much any cover of Billy Joel.

BYUpsychom

1/26/22 12:30am

Never heard that before; it's a good one. I've heard another version that I

RebelScum

1/26/22 12:43am

I like Puddles The Clown's cover of Royals much more than Lorde's original.

BYUFBDAD

1/26/22 12:34am

Royals - Mayer Hawthorne

littleRed

1/26/22 12:45am

Quietdrive - Time After Time

BangkokCoug

1/26/22 12:58am

Kygo- higher love.

RdF3

1/26/22 1:08am

To Make You Feel My Love- Garth Brooks, even Adele's version is also better than

Bill

1/26/22 1:35am

The Church’s version of Ultravox’s “Hiroshima Mon Amour” is much better.

geddylee

1/26/22 1:57am

Rush’s version of “Summertime Blues”

geddylee

1/26/22 2:07am

Led Zeppelin's Rock and Roll covered by Heart

warp

1/26/22 6:09am

Hurt- Johnny Cash

Chemish

1/26/22 3:06am

The Killers cover of Shadowplay by Joy Division.

YSMACK

1/26/22 3:15am

Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” and Postmodern Jukebox “Sledgehammer”

Coop

1/26/22 3:30am

Hendrix "Watchtower" is top 5 all time for sure. unbelievable cover

fulano

1/26/22 7:45am

Mad World. Gary Jules

gilbertatty

1/26/22 3:37am

All along the Watchtower — Jimi Hendrix

toadie

1/26/22 4:15am

Ring of Fire - Wall of Voodoo

TheHop

1/26/22 4:48am

“Smooth Criminal” by Alien Ant Farm

Lalau

1/26/22 4:49am

Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins

Marc Spector

1/26/22 5:09am

Bad Guy - The Interrupters

OldTownFan

1/26/22 5:34am

Send me an angel - Thrice

creameryon9th

1/26/22 5:45am

99 Red Balloons - Goldfinger

Pepe

1/26/22 5:47am

Got the Time - Anthrax

Jeffacka

1/26/22 6:02am

All Cried Out - Allure vs Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

Sale

1/26/22 6:17am

Our Last Night covers a bunch and I like almost all their versions better

maxpowers

1/26/22 6:35am

Hallelujah. I love Leonard Cohen, but it's Jeff Buckleys song at this point

A_blue_car

1/26/22 6:39am

K D Lang’s version is waaaay better.

TeeKaa

1/26/22 7:27am

The world’s most misunderstood breakup song

Coop

1/26/22 9:01am

That’s What I Like - Dance Gavin Dance

Onewheeler

1/26/22 6:47am

The boys of summer - the ataris

swimbro

1/26/22 6:49am

Quietdrive- Time After Time. Also, everything from Relient K's Is For Karaoke.

Courtimedes

1/26/22 6:52am

The Climb - Ahmir

CaliWG

1/26/22 7:00am

Bad Romance - Halestorm

LeonMarek

1/26/22 7:12am

Backstreet Boys’ It’s gonna be me and Sean Paul’s Get Busy both covered by Lawrence

backprop

1/26/22 7:14am

Dear Prudence, Morgan James

Florwood

1/26/22 7:30am

Colvin did a Dylan cover on that same album that is great too.

fulano

1/26/22 7:41am

EJ's cover of LITSWD.

RC Vikings

1/26/22 7:46am

Pretty much any cover by Walk Off The Earth

Dangerous

1/26/22 8:22am

"Golden" by Cannons

eoscougar

1/26/22 8:39am

Ring of Fire.....Social Distortion... Great version.

kerm

1/26/22 9:07am

It is a fantastic version, but I can't agree that it's better than the original

Team Cheese

1/26/22 2:01pm

Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm

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