Cover song better then original

[RacistBassist]

Know any bands that did a cover better then the real band?
Just two that pop-up in my head:
Mad World-Finch, original done by some guy who I cant remember the name of
Rio-Goldfinger, original done by Duran Duran

[Oppugnant]

At 8/2/07 03:06 AM, Suppose wrote: Reign in blood - Chimaira, pretty good cover actually vocals fit it nicely

Vader's cover is better though :)

Oops! I Did It Again (Britney Spears Cover) - Children Of Bodom
Is a pretty funny cover

[jackmorrison]

Reel Big Fish once did a cover of Morrissey's song 'We Hate It When Our Friends Become Succesful' which was much better than the original.

[Fr0z3nb14d3]

The Guns n Roses cover of knockin on heavens door was good but not better than bob dylans.

[Theslav]

Children of Bodom doing the Europe classic "The Final Countdown".

I love it :)

[Trinidex]

System of a Down's version of "Shame on a N*gga". Originally by the Wu Tang clan. They took a sorta slow, monotone rap song and riffed it up and put a melody behind the lyrics. Good stuff.

Also, my band's version of Dying in Your Arms by Trivium...<_<...>_>

[Gotr]

Finch Is the definition of emo. Black clothes. Acoustic guitar. Black hair. Uncool tatoo on arm. Whiny voice.

Oh, and Tears for Fears and Gary Jules both agree, "THAT SUCKED!"

[cellardoor6]

Tool - No Quarter (originally Led Zeppelin)
Tool - You lied (originally Peach)
Tool - Demon Cleaner (originally Kyuss)

And that's basically it.

[kitty-and-meander]

Ooooooh good thread topic.

Ever heard "Elanor Rigby" by the Beatles? Yeah Thrice redid that so much better, which is weird cause they're the freakin Beatles.

And on that note, John Lennons version of "Stand by Me" was way better than the original.

[Dark-Phire]

Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit (Originally by The Who)

[unowned]

Demon Cleaner (originally Kyuss)

fuck no

[Sexylegs]

Not always...

Kooks - Naive redone/recovered by Lilly Allen.

-_-.

[positively-negative]

At 8/2/07 05:15 AM, Dark-Phire wrote: Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit (Originally by The Who)

I really do want to kill you for that statement. No-one has done any Who cover justice, not even me!

Baby Don't You do it - The Who (originally Marvin Gaye)
Summertime Blues - The Who (Eddie Cocheran)
You Really Got Me - Van Halen (The Kinks)
Too much Yarbirds stuff to list (Even some of the original artists believed this)

[Cherban]

Marilyn Manson's Tainted Love i thought was better than the original

[Lost-Chances]

At 8/2/07 03:02 AM, RacistBassist wrote: Mad World-Finch, original done by some guy who I cant remember the name of

Originally done by Tears For Fears if I remember rightly.

Also, if anyone says Johnny Cash's version of Hurt, I hope they get diabetes and AIDS. At the same time.

[positively-negative]

At 8/2/07 05:58 AM, Cherban wrote: Marilyn Manson's Tainted Love i thought was better than the original

Dude that is like saying Aids is worse than Herpes. Both are crappy but one is far worse than the other.....

[Lord-Zed]

I reckon System Of A Down's "Snowblind" was better than Black Sabbath'

[PhatMatt17]

At 8/2/07 04:40 AM, Theslav wrote: Children of Bodom doing the Europe classic "The Final Countdown".

I love it :)

That was NOT Bodom. Go on Wiki if you don't believe me.

As for best cover, Disturbed did a good job of of Land of Confusion.
Yngwie Malmsteen covered Spanish Castle Magic to a damn fine degree too.

[Russ3ll]

Back in Black -Vines
99 Red Balloons - Goldfinger
Come on Illen - RBF
Pretty much any old song covered by a ska band.

[ZeroAsALimit]

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

That's actually about it.

[EviLudy]

At 8/2/07 05:15 AM, Dark-Phire wrote: Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit (Originally by The Who)

No no no no no NO. That is in fact one of the worst covers, and the original is awesome and they totally messed it up.

Guns 'n Roses - Sympathy for the Devil

[Kbomb13]

I like the song 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger better then whoever made the original

[Idiosyncratic]

At 8/2/07 05:12 AM, cellardoor6 wrote: Tool - Demon Cleaner (originally Kyuss)

And that's basically it.

I may be a Tool fanboy, but I disagree with that one.

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 8/2/07 09:19 AM, EviLudy wrote: Guns 'n Roses - Sympathy for the Devil

Laibach - Sympathy For The Devil

also:
Laibach - Life Is Life

At 8/2/07 09:27 AM, Kbomb13 wrote: I like the song 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger better then whoever made the original

Nena. The original is 99 Luftballoons, which is way better than the english re-recording she made.

[Jesus-Christ]

You guys are forgetting the ultimate one: All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan, covered by Jimi Hendrix.

[Kiddmeizter]

At 8/2/07 03:06 AM, Suppose wrote: Reign in blood - Chimaira, pretty good cover actually vocals fit it nicely

Chimaira Are shit, They could never stand up to Slayer's Greatness.
That cover SUCKED!

I think Metallica's Cover of "Die die die My Darling" by The Misfits was better than the original, Because I despise punk.

[Link50000]

Incubus: I think I'm turning japanese, is much better than the original vapors version, its heavier and faster.

[skatin-andy]

Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit (even a Who fan said it was pretty good).

Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Mad World by Gary Jules.

[Alastor]

Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers

[kusosuke]

RATM's cover of beautiful world, originally by devo. another one that's related is imagine, by perfect circle. both covers that make the originally cheerful songs bitter and dark.