Songs where other versions were better than the original

[tru3f4n]

Jimi's version of All along the watchtower was better than Dylans.

Damn near everyone who covers Dylan does it better then him.

 

[Oku]

The Kiske version of Victim of fate always come to mind

 

[Andy Capp]

Love this version of Psycho killer by The talking heads...






And I wish Icould find a better sounding version to this song...Love song cover by A perfect circle

Basically, anything by Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower, for example.

 

[Andy Capp]

Damn near everyone who covers Dylan does it better then him.

Dammit beat me to it lol

 

[axstar713]

Judas Priest's version of Joan Baez's Diamonds and Rust on the Unleashed In The East album:

 

[Cid]

original:

 

[Cid]

obligatory for this thread:

 

[HOV]

I love Mudvaynes version of "King of Pain" originally done by The Police

 

[jefferz]

 

[Leonard Haid]

obligatory for this thread:

You get Best Answer. Congratulations.

 

[Leonard Haid]

Musician from Vancouver, Canada...anyone out there even heard of her? I think she's just great. I prefer her version of this Rolling Stones' song to the original.

 

[tru3f4n]

 

[GoldenAzazel]

 

[Rockapotomuss]

If to live is to die were on the black album

 

[Easy The Great]

 

[jefferz]

Have you seen his cover of Space Oddity?

 

[MadSquabbles500]

 

[ssBaldy]

Great band, and they are amazing live.

 

[badascan]

Painkiller by Death (Judas Priest)
Fancy by He Is Legend (Bobby Gentry)
The Promise by Sturgill Simpson (When In Rome)
Pancho and Lefty by Willie and Merle, although Townes version is great... this ones a toss up. (Townes Van Zandt)
Linoleum by Shai Hulud (NOFX)

 

[Luminosity]

Ramones cover of Needles and Pins