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cover songs that are better than the originals

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greenmatter

molly hatchet ........ dreams i'll never see

eric clapton ........ crossroads

led zeppelin ........ lots of led zeppelin 2
 
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greenmatter

Weird Al did really well with M. Jackson's tunes. WAY better than the originals
 

dagnabit

Game Bred
Veteran
i like this thread...

so ill bomb the shit out of it!


this is hayseed dixie. these cats are straight up stoners! most of their orig. stuff has reefer all over it lol. ROCK GRASS STYLE!!!!
ace of spades
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centerfold
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holiday
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paint it black
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now for other stuff
rusty cage
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king of pain
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ripple
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these are not all "better" than the originals but amazing covers IMO

i love covers.
 

Stoner4Life

Medicinal Advocate
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Desmond Dekker: The Israelites.......

Desmond Dekker: The Israelites.......

The original reached top ten status on the Billboard Charts in June of '69.

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Rerecorded with some hip hop thrown in
for good measure courtesy of Apache Indian.
Apache has a very unique style, worth a listen.

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OK, one last time just for kicks, in this version of
the same song it's an 80's dance show and yup!
white people just can't dance, funniest shit.......

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huligun

Professor Organic Psychology
Veteran
Guns and roses dancing Mr d. A rollin stone song. It ended the movie interview with a vampire.
 

yesum

Well-known member
ICMag Donor
Veteran
Aerosmith version of I'm Down by the Beatles. Aerosmith version of Milk Cow Blues. Of course there are hardly any well known versions of MCB before Aerosmith.
 
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Swan Lee

Member
Wreckless Eric's Whole Wide World is much better than the original version by the Monkees.

http://youtu.be/908MNJnjSiQ

Vs.

http://youtu.be/iy0RFvmubx0

I never knew Whole wide world was a Monkees song
:tiphat: and Yes,Erics versions much better,BUT your Top Link goes to a Dreadful cover by The Proclaimers.Heres a link to Wreckless Erics version - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUFL8WSxTgY&feature=related
My nomination for a great coverwould be Big Black doing (Kraftwerk's)The Model - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP3ge9DGsKU

Oh BTW,High everyone:wave:
 

Smoking Gun

Active member
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's versions of "Somwhere Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg and "What a Wonderful World" by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss though Louis Armstrong was the first to record the song. Neither is better than the original version, but they are every bit as good.
 
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