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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

All along the Watchtower - Hendrix I prefer to Bob Dylan's version.

And Tainted Love - Soft Cell can't remember who did it originally but it didn't take off.

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

I shall likely be hanged, drawn and quartered for this but... the Reel Big Fish cover of Take On Me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe a bit left field but...

"If You Could Read My Mind"

Original: Gordon Lightfoot

Cover: Johnny Cash

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disturbed cover of genisis land of confusion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I shall likely be hanged, drawn and quartered for this but... the Reel Big Fish cover of Take On Me."

Get out!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"All along the Watchtower - Hendrix I prefer to Bob Dylan's version.

And Tainted Love - Soft Cell can't remember who did it originally but it didn't take off. "

Gloria Jones did it mid 70s? Imelda May has also done a cover version of this which is well worth seeking out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"All along the Watchtower - Hendrix I prefer to Bob Dylan's version.

And Tainted Love - Soft Cell can't remember who did it originally but it didn't take off.

Gloria Jones did it mid 70s? Imelda May has also done a cover version of this which is well worth seeking out "

Love imelda may

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

Hurt - Johnny Cash

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its not over - the klaxons

And probably controversially

The rythum of the night - bastille

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By *ungdublinguyMan
over a year ago

Dublin/Leitrim

When the levee breaks - led zeppelin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sid viscious--my way

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Not a 'true' cover but, 'I'll be missing you' Puff Daddy.

'Easy' , Faith no More

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Desolation row - my chemical romance (love Dylan, but there's has more oomph!)

And wheatus version of a little respect... Stops it sounding so... 80s

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By *ll 4 herCouple
over a year ago

Bury/Bolton

Gun cover of Cameo 'Word Up'

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By *XmfcoupleXxCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

Careless whispers - seether

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sid viscious--my way"

Vicious*

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"I shall likely be hanged, drawn and quartered for this but... the Reel Big Fish cover of Take On Me.

Get out!"

*runs for the door shouting "Devo's cover of Head Like a Hole, Queen Adreena's Jolene, My Ruin's Tainted Love and The Goops with Build Me Up Buttercup"*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I shall likely be hanged, drawn and quartered for this but... the Reel Big Fish cover of Take On Me.

Get out!

*runs for the door shouting "Devo's cover of Head Like a Hole, Queen Adreena's Jolene, My Ruin's Tainted Love and The Goops with Build Me Up Buttercup"*"

Queen adreena

wasnt she in daisy chainsaw?

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"I shall likely be hanged, drawn and quartered for this but... the Reel Big Fish cover of Take On Me.

Get out!

*runs for the door shouting "Devo's cover of Head Like a Hole, Queen Adreena's Jolene, My Ruin's Tainted Love and The Goops with Build Me Up Buttercup"*

Queen adreena

wasnt she in daisy chainsaw?"

Yeah, the vocalist and guitarist were previously of Daisy Chainsaw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Oasis cover of David Bowie's Heroes.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"All along the Watchtower - Hendrix I prefer to Bob Dylan's version.

And Tainted Love - Soft Cell can't remember who did it originally but it didn't take off.

Gloria Jones did it mid 70s? Imelda May has also done a cover version of this which is well worth seeking out "

I'll have a listen later.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Judas Priest's Version of Fleetwood Mac's Green Manalishi

https://youtu.be/HhYPvaq55Qk

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Joe Cockers version of "With a little help from my friends"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Faith No More - I wanna fuck myself

Nirvana - D7

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whitesnake's version of Price & Walsh's Ain't no love (in the heart of the city)

https://youtu.be/9-0AiRqvpMw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Guns n Roses cover of "Live and let die"

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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crystal castles - i'm not in love, i don't like the original version.

a life divided - perpetual. love both versions but this one more.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I shall likely be hanged, drawn and quartered for this but... the Reel Big Fish cover of Take On Me.

Get out!

*runs for the door shouting "Devo's cover of Head Like a Hole, Queen Adreena's Jolene, My Ruin's Tainted Love and The Goops with Build Me Up Buttercup"*

Queen adreena

wasnt she in daisy chainsaw?

Yeah, the vocalist and guitarist were previously of Daisy Chainsaw"

Daisy chainsaw live on the word

https://youtu.be/_qiXPpwtCxA

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I absolutely love Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence!!

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By *jcmjcCouple
over a year ago

Newport

Agreed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tin Machine's Working Class Hero. Not dissing Lennon but bound to get some stick for that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rainbow's version of Russ Ballard's Since You've Been Gone

https://youtu.be/xfWPqRtozh0

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Aretha Franklin - Long and Winding Road

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By *jcmjcCouple
over a year ago

Newport

Johnny Cash's version cover of Hurt is better than the NIN original.

Also, some swedish ska band do a cover of The Final Countdown by Europe, it's bloody brilliant. I can't remember their name though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Johnny Cash's version cover of Hurt is better than the NIN original"

I have to strongly disagree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I absolutely love Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence!!"

Oh yeah - for those who haven't heard this here's a link

https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like Springsteen's original of Blinded by the light but prefer the version by Manfred Mann's Earthband, especially love. Boss fans all over will be burning effegies of me for this one.

Also like lot of covers of Dylan songs as great writer but not always best vocals and production for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The best easily

Napalm Death - Nazi punks FUCK OFF!

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By *illclimberMan
over a year ago

Bredon

its virtually unheard of for me to prefer a cover BUT I agree that Disturbed's version of Sound of silence is better than the original, also quite like Five Finger Death Punch's version of Bad Company

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

David Watts - The Jam

Police & Thieves - The Clash

Denis - Blondie

Just three great covers that spring to mind...

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

Bleeding love - wombats

Land of confusion- katzenjammer

Raspberry Beret - Hindu love gods(R.E.M. +warren zevon)

Smells like teen spirit- tori amos

Bad blood - Ryan Adams

Take me to the river - talking heads

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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago

Derry

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Travelling wilbury's - runaway

Cast - all that she wants

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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"Bleeding love - wombats

Land of confusion- katzenjammer

Raspberry Beret - Hindu love gods(R.E.M. +warren zevon)

Smells like teen spirit- tori amos

Bad blood - Ryan Adams

Take me to the river - talking heads

listening to raspberry beret now, prefer the prince version still but i only just realised the bosses name is funny, mr mcgee,

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

"Bleeding love - wombats

Land of confusion- katzenjammer

Raspberry Beret - Hindu love gods(R.E.M. +warren zevon)

Smells like teen spirit- tori amos

Bad blood - Ryan Adams

Take me to the river - talking heads

listening to raspberry beret now, prefer the prince version still but i only just realised the bosses name is funny, mr mcgee,"

Whole hindu's album is covers...it's a great album...that's the problem with prince...I have at least 3 'excellent' versions of purple rain...but the original is sublime

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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"Bleeding love - wombats

Land of confusion- katzenjammer

Raspberry Beret - Hindu love gods(R.E.M. +warren zevon)

Smells like teen spirit- tori amos

Bad blood - Ryan Adams

Take me to the river - talking heads

listening to raspberry beret now, prefer the prince version still but i only just realised the bosses name is funny, mr mcgee,

Whole hindu's album is covers...it's a great album...that's the problem with prince...I have at least 3 'excellent' versions of purple rain...but the original is sublime

yeah it's hard to cover him and do better, sinead o'connor is the only one who managed it i reckon.

might check out there other songs, i need some new music/artists. thanks.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

No Oven no Pie - Everly Pregnant Brothers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Joe Cockers version of "With a little help from my friends""

Good call that one! Bravo... it was much ballsier by Cocker (no pun intended, honest)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tiffany. I think we're alone now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

David Gray Say hello wave goodbye.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Tiffany. I think we're alone now.

Wow, as a teenager I was too 'distracted' by Tiffany to realise it was a cover!

MrB

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

311 - Love Song

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"311 - Love Song"

Pfft, Jack Off Jill - Love Song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"311 - Love Song

Pfft, Jack Off Jill - Love Song

Haven't heard that version before, thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/98xNx87hRbU

Bill bailey plays enter sandman on cowhorns

Ok its not better than original

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By *op gooserMan
over a year ago

chester

Roxy music- jealous guy, Wherever I lay my hat- Paul young

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Almost anything Johnny Cash covers.

One

Hurt

Solitary Man

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

I Won't Back Down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Almost anything Johnny Cash covers.

One

Hurt

Solitary Man

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

I Won't Back Down"

Solitary man by HIM?

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By *iffaWoman
over a year ago

wherever

Another vote for johnny cash covers! Jack white has some good ones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A thread that mentions queen adreena and mentions Wipers and Gg Allin (sort of)? Bargain.

Not sure Nirvana's D7 is better, Melvins take on Youth Of America is pretty awesome though...

The Fall - Mr Pharmacist

Johnny Cash - Hurt

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Not necessarily better but certainly 'as good as' the originals:

It Must Be Love - Madness

One Step Beyond - Madness

Tears Of A Clown - The Beat

Try A Little Tenderness - The Commitments

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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tragedy - celldweller.

chain reaction - steps (idc).

personal jesus, get your rocks off, what goes around, kkk took my baby away, - marilyn manson.

somebody to love, needles and pins, birds the word (surfin bird), - ramones.

lol, metallica version of cretin hop (it's weird).

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

Not better but definitely different...

The Toy Dolls - The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

America by Paul Simon is so-so

America by Yes is just soooo damn good, it rocks

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By *ve 66Woman
over a year ago

Blackwood

Much prefer Robert Palmers version of the classic Marvin Gaye song

MERCY MERCY ME

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anybody version of anything by the Beatles is always an improvement

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

"America by Paul Simon is so-so

America by Yes is just soooo damn good, it rocks"

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By *andVBCouple
over a year ago

Wrexham

"Anybody version of anything by the Beatles is always an improvement

Godhead - Eleanor Rigby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anybody version of anything by the Beatles is always an improvement

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Perfect day Duran Duran. Even Lou Reed said it was better.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Smooth Criminal. Alien Ant Farm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tin Machine's Working Class Hero. Not dissing Lennon but bound to get some stick for that.

Cyndi Lauper's live version is awesome too!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And I was going to say Madness' cover of It Must Be Love but I see Gemini Man got there first. **shakes fist** darn you!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tin Machine's Working Class Hero. Not dissing Lennon but bound to get some stick for that.

Cyndi Lauper's live version is awesome too!"

Remind me to check that out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Tin Machine's Working Class Hero. Not dissing Lennon but bound to get some stick for that.

Cyndi Lauper's live version is awesome too!

Remind me to check that out.

Here you go....helps that the look she's rocking is absolute fox too

https://youtu.be/nIzf5-s7LwM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The correct answer is .....

Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disturbed cover of sound of silence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Urge overkills version of Neil diamonds - girl you'll be a woman soon .

Never forget pulp fiction with Mrs Mia Wallace

Still my favourite performance from Uma Thurman

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

"I absolutely love Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence!!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Better is always a contentious issue

A couple of covers I like though which sound different to the originals are

M.Ward - Let's Dance

Sturgill Simpson - In Bloom

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Type O Negative - Cinnamon Girl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Distrubed cover of sound of silance or land of confusion

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Bruce Springsteens cover of Suicide's 'Dream Baby Dream'.

Not a fan of the boss and love Suicide but he outdid them there.

Also...

Magazine - Goldfinger

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the clash "police and thieves"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wishing on a star - Paul weller

And may I say thee ultimate cover ,so much so most people didn't realise it was a cover

House of the rising sun - the animals

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By *uietlyBohemianCouple
over a year ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

Was going to say "Hurt" but already added.

How about:

Papa Was A Rolling Stone, covered by Was Not Was

God Gave Rock And Roll To You, covered by Kiss (and as featured in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey)

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By *eardyBikerMan
over a year ago

nr stonehaven

"Hurt - Johnny Cash"

1000× yes

Hendrix - watchtower too

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Disturbed cover of sound of silence

Bugger, ya beat me to it

I love pretty much anything they do though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tears of a clown by the beat

Tainted love by marylin manson

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh oh and Otis redding's version of can't get no satisfaction. Yess

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When you say nothing at all.

Alison Krauss better than Ronan Keating.

Angelic soprano.

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

Much prefer Rufus Wainwright's hallelujah version

Tom Jones - kiss

Linkin park - rolling in the deep

https://youtu.be/yl0bSmoZynk

Once heard never forgotten...gives me the creeps...Rolf Harris.... .I touch myself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Creep by G4

https://youtu.be/m1LNxAIvifo

Tainted Love by Impedance

https://youtu.be/N-uQA3dlWj8

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

"Much prefer Rufus Wainwright's hallelujah version

Tom Jones - kiss

Linkin park - rolling in the deep

https://youtu.be/yl0bSmoZynk

Once heard never forgotten...gives me the creeps...Rolf Harris.... .I touch myself

kd Lang and John Cale both do ace versions of Hallejah too. I think the former's is better the Jeff Buckley and the latter's version is much older.

I love Jeff Buckley's version, but think Cale deserves more credit for re-inventing the song.

I also think Ananda Shankar's sitar-funk version of Jumping Jack Flash is better than the original!

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

"The correct answer is .....

Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah

I think John Cale's version is the best. Its the one used in 'Shrek'.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Johnny Cash's version cover of Hurt is better than the NIN original

I have to strongly disagree "

Trent Reznor doesn't disagree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jennifer Warnes - First We Take Manhattan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Dead daisies version of midnight moses

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By *on and TammyCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

"Johnny Cash's version cover of Hurt is better than the NIN original

I have to strongly disagree

Trent Reznor doesn't disagree

Trent's actual response when asked how he felt when he first heard Cash's version was that "it was like watching some guy fuck your girlfriend but doing it better than you"

I'm wondering if one or two guys on fab could empathise!

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

Aretha Franklin's version of The Weight. Jawbox's version of Cornflake Girl. The Fall's version of There's a Ghost in My House. And I'll get strung up for this but I love the Nouvelle Vague version of Making Plans for Nigel. Oh, and Kirstie Maccoll's version of A New England.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin or Cat Stevens

I like the Johnny Cash version better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disturbed'cover of Sound of Silence is amazing, however I do like the original too.

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

Kate Bush rocket man.

anyone heard common people by William Shatner? surprisingly good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dread Zeppelin - black dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZHWy6W00oM

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

Killing me softly with his song by the Fugees, far better than Lora Leiberman's and Roberts Flack's versions!

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

Oh yeh, let's not forget Jonny Rotten's version of My Way - brilliant!

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

And, Arthur Millard and Hylda Baker; Your the one that I want.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"Disturbed'cover of Sound of Silence is amazing, however I do like the original too. "

Got to agree

Has anyone seen disturbed give it to the girl in the audience for texting during his show. If not YouTube it its fantastic

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

I quite like Metallicas' version of "The Ecstasy of Gold"

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By *avid0894Man
over a year ago

Paisley

Johnny Cash's version of Bridge over Troubled Water.

Controversial!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Otis Redding's version of A Change Gonna Come...a mean feat because Sam Cooke is a legend!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shirley Bassey - light my fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeE0fpKjbKI

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nico's cover of These Days is fucking iconic. Emily Well's cover of Juicy is so different and eerie. And by the end of that summer in 2013 i was so sick of Get Lucky that Daughter's cover was a welcome change.

I know loads of people have mentioned it but i can't stand Disturbed's version of Sound of Silence. His voice is so throaty and nasal and is a bit too 'rock cliche' for me. its not an uncoverable song either, James Blake's cover sounds like an updated version of the original (then again his covers of A Case of You and Limit to your Love are impeccable).

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over a year ago

Come with me now - kongos

The guy off the voice did it much better

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By *uddlybear2015Man
over a year ago

BEDFORD

"Oh yeh, let's not forget Jonny Rotten's version of My Way - brilliant!"

Except it was sid

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By *uddlybear2015Man
over a year ago

BEDFORD

"Tiffany. I think we're alone now.

2 words...Bill.Hicks

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By *uddlybear2015Man
over a year ago

BEDFORD

"Dread Zeppelin - black dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZHWy6W00oM"

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By *uddlybear2015Man
over a year ago

BEDFORD

"Not better but definitely different...

The Toy Dolls - The Devil Went Down to Scunthorpe"

With a shout out to their cover of blue suede shoes

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over a year ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=b-t5vByIxx4

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By *urreynudistMan
over a year ago

staines

mad world by Gary Jules

all of Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs by the beautiful south (album of cover songs)

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over a year ago

Benton Blount's version of 'Jolene'...even better than Dolly Parton's original:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQ1XLT_1SE

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By *uddlybear2015Man
over a year ago

BEDFORD

Not sure "better"but awesome

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy-California Uber Alles. hip-hop, with angle grinders, take on Dead Kennedys epic

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Lucy in the sky with diamonds .. William shatner

If not for you... Olivia Newton John

The man who sold the world .. Lulu

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Careless whispers - seether

Love this version!

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Caravan of love - Housemartins. One of my all time favourite songs, of all time, ever.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Flying Lizards; Money

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

"Oh yeh, let's not forget Jonny Rotten's version of My Way - brilliant!

Except it was sid

Ooooooops

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By *angerman85Man
over a year ago

preston

Handbags and glad rags - stereophonics

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over a year ago

there's a lot of covers of dr dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit" ..... but this all girl acapella group is the best i reckon .... just superb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oloFLyel3Is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Otis Redding's version of A Change Gonna Come...a mean feat because Sam Cooke is a legend!"

I still prefer The Neville Brothers version.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnny rotten , my way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics.

Much prefer it to Rod Stewart.

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By *eadySteadyCockCouple
over a year ago

Tredegar

Anything by Richard Cheese

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try these;

Prince V Chaka Khan; Sign of the times.

Frank Sinatra V Sid Vicious; My Way.

Take That V Barry Manillo; Could it be magic.

Janet Jackson V Sharon Jones; What have you done for me lately.

Banana Splits V The Dickies; The Banana Splits Theme.

The Sweet V The Rezilloes; Ballroom Blitz.

Alien Ant Farm V Michael Jackson; Smooth Criminal.

Siouxsie and The Banshees V The Beatles; Dear Prudence.

Mark Owen V Radiohead; Creep.

Alysha Dixon V Kings of Leon; Sex on fire.

George Michael/Mary J Blige V Stevie Wonder; As

Johnny Cash V Nine Inch Nails; Hurt

Marvin Gaye V Paul Young; Wherever I lay my hat.

Thin Lizzy V Bob Seger; Rosalie.

No Doubt V Talk Talk; It’s my life.

Nina Simone V Sammy Davis Jnr; Mr. Bojangles.

Sinead O’Connor V Prince; Nothing compares to you.

Johnny Cash V Depeche Mode; Personal Jesus

Metallica V Thin Lizzy; Whiskey in the jar.

Björk V Betty Hutton; It’s Oh So Quiet

The Communards V Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes;Don't Leave Me This Way.

The Bangles V Simon & Garfunkel; Hazy Shade of winter

The Flying Lizards V The Beatles; Money (That's What I Want)

Mary J Blige v Elton John; Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word.

Timmy Thomas V Sade Adu; Why Can't We Live Together?

Tears for Fears V Gary Jules; Mad World.

Scissor Sisters v Pink Floyd; Comfortably Numb.

Soft Cell V Gloria Jones; Tainted Love.

The Beat V Andy Williams; Can’t get used to losing you.

Rod Stewart V Ruby Turner; I'd rather go blind.

Rik Wake man V David Bowie; life on Mars.

The Temptations V Was not was; papa was a rolling stone.

Silvester V Jimmy Somerville; you make me feel mighty real.

David Bowie V Lulu; the man who sold the world.

Joe Smooth V the style council; promised land.

Elvis Costello V the animals; please don't let me be misunderstood.

George Michael/Mary Jane Blige v Stevie Wonder; As.

Chaka Khan v Whitney Houston; I'm every woman.

Biffy Clyro v Justin Timberlake; love sex and magic.

All saints v Labelle; Lady Marmalade.

U2 v The chimes; still haven't found what I'm looking for.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnny Cash - One

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Step on - Happy Mondays.

It's a cover, I'm not twisting your melon, and waaaay better than the original.

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over a year ago

Tory lanez - controlla

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Handbags and gladrags by Stereophonics.

Much prefer it to Rod Stewart."

Try it by Mike D'abo which is the original. Not his best song and if honest I prefer Stereophonics version

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

And Tainted Love - Soft Cell can't remember who did it originally but it didn't take off. "

It's a Northern Soul classic. And far superior.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And Tainted Love - Soft Cell can't remember who did it originally but it didn't take off.

It's a Northern Soul classic. And far superior. "

Agreed!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carter usm - this is how it feels

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