Better or worse Cover songs?

[victorbrunswick]

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In my mind the two worst cover songs I can think of were both by Devo (though I'm actually a big Devo fan -- it just wasn't their best work):

Satisfaction
Secret Agent Man

[darren]

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westlifes cover of uptown girl by lionel ritchie is very poor.

[Marabelle]

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Robert Plants version of "Sea of Love" was much better than the original but I can't remember who did it.

[Gothic]

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Good:

The Stranglers - Walk On By

[stuckinthe80's]

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I prefer Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus to the David Bowie version. It sounds more exciting to me where the Bowie version sounds a bit 'flat' in comparison.

[Gothic]

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Good:
Rammstein - Stripped (Depeche Mode)
The Sisters of Mercy - Emma (Hot Chocolate), admittedly The Sisters of Mercy have done many cover versions (including songs by Abba, Stevie Nicks to name a few) but this is one of the few that has actually made it onto vinyl via a recording studio.

Awful:
The Fields of the Nephilim - In Every Dream Home a Heartache (Roxy Music)

[ncpcov]

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M Peoples Itchycoo park - Infinitely Superior to the very dross 60s original from small faces.
Mariah Carey - Without You - showed much more passion than Nilssons original which had no soul to it.
Rod Stewarts version of The First cut is the deepest was better than Cat Stevens.
Just 3 off the top of my head.
Think generally the first version of a song you hear is what you prefer...

[sixtyten]

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Telegram Sam - Bauhaus

Infinitely superior

[Elbmek]

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With A Little Help From My Friends by Wet Wet Wet was good as The Beatles version I think. Though compare it to their version of "Yesterday"I just did'nt rate it at all and this is coming from a very very very ardent Wet's fan who hates them having any criticsm!

Joe Cockers was the best of the best of the covers

[Elbmek]

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Same topic but slightly off topic too. People who release songs using 'old backing tracks'. Nancy Sinatra's 'You Only Live Twice' was stolen by, I think, Robbie Williams. Many bands have stolen classic tracks to make a chart hit, Small Faces comes to mind.

[80sChav]

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With A Little Help From My Friends by Wet Wet Wet was good as The Beatles version I think. Though compare it to their version of "Yesterday"I just did'nt rate it at all and this is coming from a very very very ardent Wet's fan who hates them having any criticsm!

[sixtyten]

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Earth Wind & Fire's version of the Beatles "Got to get you into my life"
Far superior

[80sChav]

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One of my faves is 'Always on my mind' by the Pet Shop Boys. I think a lot of the time it depends on which version you come across first. I'm still discovering cover versions that I always thought were original songs.

Yeah defenitly ... this is a brilliant one, sums up the 80s so well too!

[Trickyvee]

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One of my faves is 'Always on my mind' by the Pet Shop Boys. I think a lot of the time it depends on which version you come across first. I'm still discovering cover versions that I always thought were original songs.

[dwain-dibley]

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best cover versions are

red red wine-ub40...neil diamond
dear prudence-souixie and the banshees.. the beatles
l.a woman-the damned...the doors
johnny b good-peter tosh..chuck berry
im a believer-the monkees..neil diamond
ac/dc-school days..chuck berry
with a little help from my friends-joe cocker..the beatles
mcarthur park-donna summer..richard haris

wont go into bad cover versions as it would take so long