Covers That Are Better Than The Originals

JKH

Jan 27, 2020
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There's a lot out there, top of my head:

-Dylan's "One Too Many Mornings" covered by Jerry Jeff Walker on A Man Must Carry On
-Dylan's "If Tomorrow Wasn't Such a Long Time" covered by Kingston Trio
-Paul Simon's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" covered by Elvis Presley
-Kevin Farrell's "Sonora's Death Row" covered by Robert Earl Keen
-Burt Bacharach's "Walk on By" covered by Diana Krall
-Prince's "Nothing Compares 2U" covered by Sinead O'Connor
-Henry Glover "California Sun" covered by the Ramones
-David Bowie "The Man Who Sold the World" covered by Nirvana
-JJ Cale "Cocaine" covered by Eric Clapton
-Top Notes "Twist and Shout" covered by The Beatles
-The Beatles "Get by With a Little Help From My Friends" Joe Cocker

Up for debate?:
Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac (original) vs Santana
Me and Bobby McGee - Roger Miller (original) vs ...everyone
 
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Dan Sartain cover of "Pass This On" by The Knife
Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy cover of "Thunder Road" by Bruce Springsteen
DEVO cover of "satisfaction" by the rolling stones
Nirvana cover of "love buzz" by shocking blue
Ice T and Jane Addiction cover of "dont call me whitey" by sly and the family stone
George Benson cover of "white rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane

...off the top of my head