TheGeneral Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 As titled above. Are there any covers you actually like more than the original? For me it's "Sympathy for the Devil". IMO one of the greatest rock songs ever, I prefer every cover of it to the original. Love the GN'R and Ozzy covers for this song. The original recorded version never "clicked" with me but I do like their recent live versions of the song. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussTCB Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, TheGeneral said: As titled above. Are there any covers you actually like more than the original? For me it's "Sympathy for the Devil". IMO one of the greatest rock songs ever, I prefer every cover of it to the original. Love the GN'R and Ozzy covers for this song. The original recorded version never "clicked" with me but I do like their recent live versions of the song. I like the original and the GN'R version equally. One that comes to mind for me is the Everclear version of Brown Eyed Girl. They took a really worn out song and totally made it their own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSeeker Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soon Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I like all the Grateful Deads take's on the Dylan songbook more than the originals. And I think Rambling Jack Elliot made Dylans' Don't Think Twice his own. I think its safe to say that Whitney Houston did the definitive take on Dolly Partons' I Will Always Love You. I like Sarah Harmers take on Dolly Parton a lot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsMainMan Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 Destroys the original by The Boss... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 While I really dig the originals as well... One More Cup Of Coffee - The White Stripes (Dylan) Easy - Faith No More (commodores) This Guy's In Love With You - Faith No More (Burt Bacharach) Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace - Cheap Trick (Terry Reid) California Man - Cheap Trick (The Move) Quite a few Zeppelin tracks.. Levee, Gallow's Pole, etc... And while I wouldn't necessarily say I like it more, Rage's cover of Kick Out The Jams is spectacular, especially being that the MC5 didn't record a studio version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 3 hours ago, TheGeneral said: For me it's "Sympathy for the Devil". IMO one of the greatest rock songs ever, I prefer every cover of it to the original. You are fucking insane. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro GNR Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, TheGeneral said: As titled above. Are there any covers you actually like more than the original? For me it's "Sympathy for the Devil". IMO one of the greatest rock songs ever, I prefer every cover of it to the original. Love the GN'R and Ozzy covers for this song. The original recorded version never "clicked" with me but I do like their recent live versions of the song. I agree, Axl's voice sounds like the devil should sound if he ever sang the song hahah That voice my god, it's unbeatable Edited November 15, 2019 by Alejandro GNR spelling mistake 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estrangedtwat Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Jane's Addiction's Sympathy cover smokes all the other versions by a good margin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Competition Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 5 hours ago, estrangedtwat said: Jane's Addiction's Sympathy cover smokes all the other versions by a good margin. Most things janes does smokes everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hush by Deep Purple covered by Kula Shaker. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dissident Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Distrubed - Sound Of Silence Rainbow - Mistreated GNR - Live and Let Die & Knockin On Heaven's Door Scorpions - Love Of My Life Halestorm - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You, Gold Dust Woman & Bad Romance Heart - The Battle Of Evermore Hollywood Vampires - Schools Out/Another Brick In The Wall pt2 Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You; Gallows Pole; Dazed And Confused; When The Levee Breaks... and so many others Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize Rush - Crossroads & The Seeker Stone Sour - Creeping Death, Children Of The Grave & Love Gun W.A.S.P. - Easy Livin' & Somebody To Love 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journey Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 love hurts - nazareth nothing compares 2 u - Sinead O'Connor Creep - prince One of Us - prince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricA Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 17 hours ago, EvanG said: Hush by Deep Purple covered by Kula Shaker. Deep Purple's itself is a cover. This is the original, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EvanG Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 2 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Deep Purple's itself is a cover. This is the original, Good one, I think I actually knew about this but I must've forgotten. I like this one more than the Deep Purple version, but still like the Kula Shaker version the most because it's the funkiest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dontdamnmeuyi2015 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Love GNR's versions of: Knocking on Heaven's Door Sympathy for the Devil Live an Let Die Recently when Axl added Wichita Lineman to the GNR lineup, I totally loved it, but Glen's version is still the best. I liked Marilyn Manson version of Sweet Dreams Tainted Love Hope I got this one right. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Rock covers of Reggae are generally terrible but The Clash always got by chiefly because they weren’t really trying to replicate reggae but still kinda got the musical spirit of it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChineseDemocracy2004 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Off the top of my head; All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix and If You Have Ghosts by Ghost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Boy Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Good question. Amy Winehouse's 'Valerie' (by the Zutons) Joe Cocker's 'With a lityle help from my friends' (by the Beatles) Aerosmith's 'I'm Down' (by the Beatles) They're all songs which were better when covered imo. Loads more but those spring to mind. As for GnR: I think they made Mama Kin, Nice Boys, Heavens Door (80s live version) more enjoyable than the originals. Sympathy For The Devil and Live n Let Die are fucking awful, in my humbly outrageous opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Guns N' Roses' best cover is ''Whole Lotta Rosie'' from the Marquee 1987, b-side and on that Japanese EP. Not sure I'd say it was better than Acca Dacca's but it is certainly a magnificent beast, dripping in raw undiluted rock n' roll. Let's just say it is en par? Hate their cover of ''Sympathy'' but then I am a Stones chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Johnny Cash - Hurt Creedence Clearwater Revival - Heard it Through the Grapevine Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Dog Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Not better than the original but it’s a damn good try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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