Covers that are better than the original.

[Dorsum Oppel]

None of that 'Lol i jst liek dis wun moar' shit. Explain why it's better.

For mine, I'll do Starstrukk by 3OH!3. Just typing that made me vomit a little.

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Then covered by Marina and the diamonds:

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My reasoning: It doesn't take a genius to point out that the original is an absolute douchefest. It just radiates douche. They even do what I call 'douche-dancing' in which you don't actually dance, but bend your knees and lean over while swinging your hands at the ground with what appears to be vague 'gang-sign' like gestures. Marina slows it down, and adds meaning and heart to this normally shallow song. I feel like it was for almost ironic intentions. She once stated in an interview that she couldn't stand 3OH!3. This cover was to make a statement.

[Obscene Eyedeas]

Run joey run by glee i think they just have a better vocal range and rachel has a softer more feminine quality to it. and the multiple male vocals gives the song i nice twist

[Clawhammer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjV8SHjHvHk This one's the original, it's good, but the latter is better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHK_HoOM1xo The cover by Sonata Arctica.

[The Madness.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBfHwUxHIk Umbrella by Rihanna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y25SgIwy2BE Cover by All Time Low.

[Peace God]

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[Sith Lord 13]

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[JunkBondTrader]

Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower. I've come across a lot of people who think he wrote it but it was actually Bob Dylan. I'm a bigger fan of Dylan than Hendrix but his version beats it by far.

[Wtficus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDU0b2PY_Ro&feature=related this version seams more catchy and punk then the version by Josie, so yeah

[fystr]

"红豆“ Original by 王菲

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRoA4EtNedQ

“红豆” Cover by 方大同

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRoA4EtNedQ

Both sing the song very well, but i think 方大同 version is better because the instrumental part doesn't sound as empty as the 王菲 version. Mostly the drum part because the cover has more bass in it than the original.

[fystr]

Another one

"The Lady is a Tramp" One of the original versions by Lena Horne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rClOD3UUtFI

"The Lady is a Tramp" Cover by Tokyo Jihen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QlopIW1Qg

To me it seems like this is supposed to be a funny song and the Lena Horne instrumental seems to serious as opposed to the Tokyo Jihen version if more fun. Lena Horne is a much better singer though (excluding the fact that she's a native English speaker).

[misery_business]

Evanescence's cover of Torniquet
It sounds so much better.

[JunkBondTrader]

"The Lady is a Tramp" Cover by Tokyo Jihen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0QlopIW1Qg

Ah, Tokyo Jihen! I've got to say, I'm not massively into Japanese rock but I've got one of their CDs somewhere and it's pretty damn good. I'm not very well aquainted with jazz either, but I had a feeling that one wasn't an original.

[fystr]

Ah, Tokyo Jihen! I've got to say, I'm not massively into Japanese rock but I've got one of their CDs somewhere and it's pretty damn good. I'm not very well aquainted with jazz either, but I had a feeling that one wasn't an original.

the Tokyo Jihen one was a cover. the Lena Horne one was also a cover but it came out about a year after the original (1938) so i figured i'd put that up

[Dorsum Oppel]

Next person to post songs with out an actual explaination get's negative rep. ;D

[badger93]

this is a reeli cool cover by the script,, enentho its like a completel y diifferent genre they du it reel good
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yiwqfx5Op2k

[Stallion]

i prefer pink singing bohemian rhapsody Queen just really annoys me when they sing this song and pink just makes sound that much more interesting

[Chris95]

Bon Jovi's version of Hallelujah, by Leonard Cohen. They really did well with this, even if it's a live-only cover. Especially on this recent tour, Jon Bon Jovi just goes all out with it, it sent chills down my spine when I saw it live, with him a few feet away. :)

[NeverTooLate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBfHwUxHIk Umbrella by Rihanna.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y25SgIwy2BE Cover by All Time Low.

i agree, they did it way better..

[JackOfClubs]

I love Social Distortion's cover of "Ring of Fire" originally by Johnny Cash.

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I find it better because its faster paced and I prefer the rock genre.

[Dorsum Oppel]

Can no one read directions? I don't give a shit that you like something better. I want to know why the cover is better. How does the cover artists style suit the song better? What components dwarf the original?

[Rutherford The Brave]

Can no one read directions? I don't give a shit that you like something better. I want to know why the cover is better. How does the cover artists style suit the song better? What components dwarf the original?

All the covers named sucked. Other then Hendrix's sunshine of your love and all along the watchtower. Everything else is crap.

[deadpie]

Nine Inch Nails cover on joy division's song, "Dead Souls" for the awesome movie, "The Crow".


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Because Coyote wanted a reason for 1 song to be better then the original, here's my reason: Because.

[Peace God]

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hip hop cover of Guns of Brixton...not as good as the original but still good

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lauryn hill's (the fugees) cover of this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpNdMIAnKko) song
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i like the cover better because it brings back memories of growing up in NYC

[hrecknoall]

I like theGlee covers of most of their songs, like I dreamed a dream and Proud Mary :)

[CantBeTamed]

some covers are better than the originals some arnt

[deadpie]

Can no one read directions? I don't give a shit that you like something better. I want to know why the cover is better. How does the cover artists style suit the song better? What components dwarf the original?

Only a crazy hipster would write a paragraph why one song is better then the original.