what’s a song cover that you think is better than the original?

Yes to Jimi’s "All Along the Watchtower." Two of my favorite covers are below.

"A House Is Not a Home" -- this Bacharach/David tune was debuted by Dionne Warwick, and maybe the most popular cover was by Luther Vandross. Dusty Springfield never recorded it, which is mystifying when you hear her live version w/the composer on the piano and singing the 1st run-through:

"Walk This Way" -- This Scary Pockets/Judith Hill cover pushes all the buttons, especially the super-slow meter (risky but so effective for a slow build) & Judith’s astounding voice lighting up the tune.

Ray Charles doing "Eleanor Rigby".

Ima say Aerosmith “Come Together”

@richopp 
"This is TOTAL HERESY, and I apologize to one of my favorite vocalists, but Linda Ronstadt's ARRANGEMENT of Smokey Robinson's "Ooo, Baby, Baby" is really good."


Have you heard Seal's version from the Soul 2 album? 

@sokogear Guess you missed my earlier posts.  I was going to get after her Buddy Holly stuff, but I just can't say anything against any Buddy song.  To me, as a person who was coming up at the time, Buddy and Elvis and Jerry Lee and Chuck are the masters, period.  You can redo their stuff, but it will never be like it was originally.  It was hard enough for me to pick Linda's version of a Smokey song.  As I posted, it is kind of heretical to one of the all time greats...

@julie_priest I just listened to it and to me, it sounds like the Ronstadt ARRANGEMENT, which is clearly different from Smokey's, and it is good, no doubt.  I guess if you prefer a male version, that would be the one to go to.

Cheers!