Diamonds and Rust by Blackmore Night. Originally by Joan Baez

Fire - by Alice Cooper.
All You Need is Love - by The Undead.
Lay Lady Lay - by Ministry and Co Consirators.
I´m Looking Through You - by The Punkles.
Highway Star - by Tropico Q.
Kick Out the Jams - by Guitar Wolf.
I Am the Walrus - by Oasis.
All Along the Watchtower - by Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Paranoid - by Hellsongs.
Stairway to Heaven - by Gregorian .
My Generation - by Patti Smith.

Congratulations. This list is hilarious. So you decided to put down Dylan, Beatles, Who and Zeppelin at the same time :clap:

^ And why not?
I'll put down Bowie, while everyone's at it...

Do standards count? I don't think I prefer any of the original jazz standards apart from Ornette and Satchmo's work to what artists have interpreted them as in the years following.

Well, they're his opinions, which is allright for me. It is always good that your opinions are original and you are just not following the public opinion. At least when you truly believes those covers are better. It is stupid just to be different cos it is cool.
What made his list hilarious was just that he insulted many artists without any shame.

Yes and yes to the Bauhaus version of that song.

I did not mean to imply that the originals were not great also. Its just that I like the way the covers "tweak" and "twist" the originals into something different and interesting. "Variety is the spice of life".

This cover of Britney Spears' "Hit Me One More Time" by August Burns Red is hilarious :D


August Burns Red - Hit Me Baby One More Time - YouTube

Speaking of Britney Spears covers, this one of "Everytime" by Yashin is also pretty damn awesome :D


Yashin - Everytime - YouTube

This cover of Goteye's "Somebody I Used To Know" by Mayday Parade certainly livens it up a bit:


Mayday Parade - "Somebody That I Used To Know" feat. Vic Fuentes (Punk Goes Pop 5) - YouTube

ADTR did a great cover of Kelly Clarkson's "Since You Been Gone":


A Day To Remember - Since U Been Gone - YouTube

This cover of Imagine Dragon's "Radioactive" by A-cappella group Pentatonix [along with violinist Linsay Stirling] is absolutely awesome:


Radioactive - Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix (Imagine Dragons Cover) - YouTube

Linda Ronstadt regularly did covers I thought were much better than the originals. She's the only singer I'd say did that on a regular basis, too.

infinitely more enjoyable..

311´s cover of Lovesong by the Cure ;)

Somewhere only we know- Lily Allen.

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding - Elvis Costello & the Attractions
More Than This - 10000 Maniacs
Different Drum - Lemonheads
Step On - Happy Mondays

I Follow Rivers by Triggerfinger.

That's great.

Is he shaking a bottle of prescription pills?

Given the song it should probably be Viagra.

Theres also an egg involved. So I guess it could be all about pro-creation?

Johnny Cash is awesome but Social Distortion do a fine job of 'Ring Of Fire'.

All along the watchtower,by Jimi hendrix

Oh man, that QOTSA blurred lines is way better than the original.

I always liked this version of Head on better:

Pixies - Head On - YouTube

imo Disturbed did Land of Confusion better than crappy 80s Genesis could.
also I happen to much prefer cap'n jazz's version of Take on Me even though Tim Kinsella sings it pretty badly...

I really like the Pixies version but I think the original is better.


Here's Mountain Goats covering a song that was totally unimportant to me before. I love it when that happens

Has anyone mentioned Motorhead's version of Sandman - brilliant.

Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus

Yes, it's Bonnie Tyler...


Band of Gold

(Unfortunately, not the best quality recording...)

Another one from Bonnie Tyler...


Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Only Jim Steinman could pull off something like this...

Dave Mason - "All Along the Watchtower".

Marseille - A Picture Postcard

Tim Kinsella - A Picture Postcard


Not sure if either one of those are better than the original Promise Ring version, but I think both of them are pretty good, especially the first one. Those guitars..!

Hurt by Johnny Cash. The agony and pathos in the song massively overwhelms the Nine Inch nails version for me

I would have accepted Hendrix but this one? No way.

really?

Formby>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dylan

So? you prefer, this to Dylan? I am lost by all the >>>>>>>