holy sh*t! this is an excellent cover!

i personally really like midge ure's cover of "The Man Who Sold the World". unfortunately i can't post URL's yet but once i can i'll edit this post with a URL

I'm not saying it's better per se, but I really like it...

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I thought I'd bump this thread to remind us all that we have a place to talk about the values and virtues of cover versions.
Here's one that has sparked some chat in another thread:-



...and the original:-



My vote goes to YES as the better version; they make an interesting song out of the original. Not altogether surprising that it's a song that's rather overlooked in the Beatles discography: it's sweet enough, but is just cut so short by today's standards.

I haven't seen music_collector around for ages. If you're out there, please be aware that thanks to your comment, I'm not just logging out now - I'm stomping off the forum in disgust and slamming the door loudly !!

Yeah, I have to admit this isn't one of the Beatles' better songs. Yes does a good version of it though.

And in that spirit,





and of course....

^ I'm confused: isn't that the original?
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Despite The Drifters cover version being the best known, this was the originalest recording I could find of On Broadway:



This treatment from Psychedelic Guitar Circus sounds so different that it's difficult to call one "better" than the other, but the PGC version is the one I keep going back to, so by that measure it wins over The Cookies:

I'd posted the covers of that and Babe somewhere else.

https://www.musicbanter.com/2223863-post25.html

This certainly is, to me at least


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmhl45B4WP8

^ Yes, that gives a whole new dimension to Dylan's song. In fact with her seductive voice, and just the fact that she's a woman, she turns the whole thing upside down, replacing Bob's cynicism with a sincere confessional touch. Nice.

If I were to concede that there was any validity to music_collector's point, I might choose this version of You Angel You - not a stunning song, but an improvement on the original imo:-

That's the beauty of covers, I find. I have heard covers reinvent a song to my ears. There's no awards for that but there ought to be.

On the subject of Beatles covers, one of my favorites is Spooky Tooth's cover of I Am the Walrus. Such a creative reimagining while keeping true to the psychedelic atmosphere.

That freakin rocked! Loved the slow greasy vibe that just keeps building. Great cover for sure.



Not better, just a cool cover imo.

I love Hawkwind and I love the original version of "Silver Machine", but I think the Alien Sex Fiend version is even better:

Metallica -Whiskey In The Jar

Disturbed - Land Of Confusion

Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence

Metallica - Turn The Page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfmQ...nnel=ronneilpb

Alien Ant Farm = Smooth Criminal

More bad takes than an Alec Baldwin western.

Michael Crawford’s versions of ‘Kathleen’ and ‘Gethsemane.’

Polyphonic Spree - Lithium





Shefita - Lithium

at least I currently like them better.
 

Susanna Hoffs - Feel Like Makin' Love (Live Video Cover)






Feel Like Making Love cover by a DK Pardee

This is how we do it by The O, sucks there isn't a studio version, Bring The Pain by Mindless Self Indulgence, Tornado by Switchee, I have so many I could lissstttt :laughing:

Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" (originally by Leonard Cohen).

rumor has it/someone like you - glee cast
womanizer - glee cast

For me it's Perfect Duet - Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé

Louie Louie - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

I think that The Marvelettes version of[ What's Easy For Two ] is better than Mary Wells original version.

That's a good one!

Nice to see you posting again. :wave:

Not sure if you're aware of it but quite a few of the regulars from here are now over here... https://scd.community/

I'm sure you'll be welcome if you'd care to join us over there.

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Barbra Streisand - rainbow connection