Covers that are better than the original...
... at least in the posters opinion of pop or rock.
Something really obvious like Soft Cells cover of Tainted Love (written by Ed Cobb & first recorded by Gloria Jones) immediately springs to mind.
How about some more, possibly less obvious;
Donvans "Lalena" by Deep Purple
Crowded House's "Better Be Home Soon" by Andrea Zonn
Plus a gaggle of Bob Dylan songs!
Something really obvious like Soft Cells cover of Tainted Love (written by Ed Cobb & first recorded by Gloria Jones) immediately springs to mind.
How about some more, possibly less obvious;
Donvans "Lalena" by Deep Purple
Crowded House's "Better Be Home Soon" by Andrea Zonn
Plus a gaggle of Bob Dylan songs!
Comments
Joan Baez's "Babe I'm gonna leave you" by Led Zep
Prince's "Nothing compares to you" by Sinaed O'Conner
Enjoyed them all.
When done well, a good cover makes me feel the safety of the familiar with the excitement of the new.
I always think of this one (especially the NWA "Straigh Outta Compton" bit...)
From this compilation album which is one of the best I've come across (possibly the only one ;-) ). Be assured, most all of the other covers are not comical!
The Bad Plus doing Iron Man, surprisingly OK. That reminds me of 2Cellos covering "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC, excellent.
Some more;
Cat Steven's (edit) Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the cradle" by Ugly Kid Joe
Fleetwood Mac's "Black magic woman" by Santana
Re Joan Baez, not really a fan of her singing but Diamonds & Rust is a wrencher which has been much covered but not equalled.
I had assumed Paul Somon's lyrics were a rough translation from the original Spanish language but how wrong was I?!
Anyway, it appears there is no original as it's an old traditional song. However the following is very nice indeed and gives S&G's version a pretty good run!
Add a bit more and you have...
It's up to you what you do.
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I played it to my wife without the preamble last night, and she was in stitches.
It was worth his having a go.
I'll give him that much.
I like that she's made it just different enough, and without a harp in sight.
Name that toon!