Cover versions that you prefer to the original

[crackerjack]

Heard it Through the Grapevine (though maybe not actually better than the original - which was by Martha Reeves I guess so you could in fact say Marvin Gaye's version surpasses the original)

Actually by Gladys Knight, though it's been pointed out yo me by one pedant before now that Marvin's version was recorded first but sat on the shelves til after the GK one was released. So you could say it's the original one.

What else? Aretha's Respect obviously, Roberta Flack's Compared to What, Patti Jo's Make Me Believe In You.

This is originally a Bee Gees song. I've never heard it, but there's no way it's as good as this.

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[crackerjack]

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[connect_icut]

I think I like Arto Lindsay's version of "Erotic City" best of all.

 

[rivet90210]

@ Idlerich. Yeah it's a funny case that. The way they get the guitar to sound in the cover... I am ignorant of pretty much everything else they have recorded -which I understand are mostly covers? I'll def check that stones one out, ta.

 

[zhao]

I think I like Arto Lindsay's version of "Erotic City" best of all.

yeah me too i think

 

[STN]

Ken Boothe's version of Everything I Own is wicked, and the original (by Bread) is garbz.

 

[zhao]

we also need a thread of songs that no one knows are covers. for instance: You're my Venus.

and isn't Walk like an Egyptian also a cover? and i once heard a pretty hard ragga version of it, been tryna find out what it is ever since.

 

[matt b]

Snuff to thread:

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[Client Eastwood]

The definitive version

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[baboon2004]

we also need a thread of songs that no one knows are covers. for instance: You're my Venus.

and isn't Walk like an Egyptian also a cover? and i once heard a pretty hard ragga version of it, been tryna find out what it is ever since.

Hangin' on the Telephone- no-one ever seems to realise about that.

WLAE - not a cover, but offered to Toni Basil before the Bangles.

 

[bb_rebozo]

roddy frame must have been thinking of "sweet jane".

 

[empty mirror]

 

[swears]

 

[IdleRich]

"Hangin' on the Telephone- no-one ever seems to realise about that."

The Blondie version is very similar to The Nerves' one I think. Wonder if they got any money for that.

 

[blacktulip]

The Nerves had 4 or 5 good songs. Prefer their original to Blondie.

Couple:


Only Will Oldham thing I like except for the Palace thing with "Come a little dog. Woof woof."


Of course, I'm never going to say that I prefer Jenkins', but I will say "Je sooz le grand zombie".

 

[mistersloane]

Of course, I'm never going to say that I prefer Jenkins', but I will say "Je sooz le grand zombie".

With your Owens coat of choizon!

 

[droid]

There's tons more where these came from:

 

[blacktulip]

I guess I can't really take the piss out of Johnny for mispronunciation... don't understand half of that song!

 

[droid]

Indisputable

 

[IdleRich]

I often mention it but I think I prefer the Cher version (with Gilded Splinters I mean).
Heres one where, for what it's worth, I think I prefer the cover. Can't imagine that it will cause a huge controversy cos I doubt anyone will have strong opinions either way.