Who covered it better than the original? What artist or band killed it when they covered that song?

[DrPepper12]

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Thanks for all the responses and turning me on to new music! I'll offer my opinion, rush covering summertime blues is KICK ASS

[Justneedtokno]

Sometimes covers can be really better than the actual band itself like I love the acoustic versions of some songs because you don’t have all that fanfare the instruments and everything and you could just hear the lyrics properly.
Currently, I have three versions of turn your lights down low original song by Bob Marley. But it was covered by Lauryn Hill and then again by Joseph Soloman all beautiful
Then also creep by Radiohead, I don’t care what form it’s actually sun and I love it. I love the lyrics, but when it was sung on that show and the arrangement, he sung it and it was beautiful. I think it was America’s got talent.

[dustybiker2]

There is a song in fifty shades of grey (on the boat). A woman (who shall not be named) blew the song with her voice in her parts. But the song itself is good with the mans falsetto. When I looked it up I was surprised by the many covers and all were better.

[FunkyMonkee]

Devo - Satisfaction (I Can't Get Me No)
Crow - Slow Down
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - War
Thin White Line - Midnight Hour - Take Me To The River - Smokestack Lightning
Todd Rundgren - Good Vibrations
My 3 Scum - House Of The Rising Scum
Spike Jones & His City Slickers - pretty much anything they ever covered.

[FunkyMonkee]

The Flying Lizards - Summertime Blues - Money (That's What I want)
Wall Of Voodoo - Ring Of Fire
Max Werner - Summer In The City (it's not exactly better than the original but is still a pretty cool cover. Mostly drums and vocals with a bit of synth.)

[Billlewis]

Aerosmith, 'Train Kept A Rollin' and Van Halen, 'You Really Got Me'

[DrPepper12]

Two great choices!!! TY

[Billlewis]

Yes, Sir, thank you very much.

[AI Opinion]

Sometimes, a cover song can breathe new life into the original, and one of my all-time favorites is Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt." 🎸 Cash's haunting voice and raw emotion turned an industrial rock song into a heart-wrenching ballad that resonates deeply. Even Trent Reznor, the original artist, admitted that Cash's rendition made the song his own. It's amazing how a powerful cover can take a song to new emotional heights and offer a completely different experience! 🎶

[SweetDripp]

Disturbed covered Sound of Silence better than Paul Simon's original.

[dustybiker2]

I like both but yes, it is great.

[DrPepper12]

YES !! They did a great job there!!

[Caroline91]

I was going to list that one, but you beat me to it
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Great choice! I was going to list this one, but you beat me to it. I listen to it repeatedly, it gives me the shivers.

[Pterodon]

There are several but the only one that comes to mind rn is Take Me In Your Arms by the Doobie Brothers and another would be Roll Over Beethoven by the Electric Light Orchestra

[Pterodon]

Here’s two more. Travelling Riverside Blues by Led Zeppelin and Crossroads by Cream or Eric Clapton. Both of these songs were by Robert Johnson

[Pterodon]

Here’s another lol. Let it Rock by Bob Seger. I know it rather blasphemy to cover Chuck Berry but Bob really did it right. I think Chuck approved

[DrPepper12]

WOW!! Those are EXCELLENT examples. They KILLED Traveling Riverside Blues. One of my fav zep songs!!

[DrPepper12]

Clapton too and the Doobies & elo.

[ohsheeT]

https://youtu.be/ZKCiC-H2Xbg?si=AT72vLhcrGGeO7eg

[ohsheeT]

https://youtu.be/lGt54Ozo8LQ?si=YFYY3BHtCL1j3spH

[handsomelad70]

Ike and Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" cover (original:CCR) blew away the really good original.

[DrPepper12]

Yeah i liked that one too!! Tina killed that!!

[MrCharlie13]

Johnny Cash made NIN's "Hurt" his. "Blue Monday" by Orgy is better than the original too

[DrPepper12]

Johnny did kill that!!

[Dnice1]

Home free how great thou art, it's the best cover of that song I've ever heard

[DrPepper12]

Not familiar with it. Whos original and whos cover

[Dnice1]

Carl boberg was the one who wrote the song and home free was the group that covered it
Here's the link, you'll wanna wear headphones for this.
Let me know if you like it 😊
www.youtube.com/watch

[bobby_bush_eater]

Come Together covered by Aerosmith.

I hate the vocals of The Beatles

[DrPepper12]

Good cover but ill take the Beatles

[Pterodon]

Me too

[NathanDavis]

there's a whole lot of those... KoRn is one example...

[mrkdvsn]

A band called Leonid And Friends, has covered many songs from groups like Earth Wind & Fire, Chicago, and many more groups. I personally think they did a better job than the original groups.

[Caroline91]

That’s a question for @FunkyMonkee!

[Caroline91]

For myself, I like Carrie Underwood's cover of I'll Stand By You. It's a more stripped down version and I think the emotion behind the song really comes through.

[DrPepper12]

That is a good ine!

[normalice]

I like Haley Reinhart's cover of Black Hole Sun.

[DrPepper12]

New on me.

[whereismyjohnny]

Maneskin, Beggin'. 😍