Song covers that are better than the originals
K D Lang's version of Leonard Cohen's original "Hallelujah " https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7oZN2eTgvVs Reverse this to original better than the cover version - Glen Campbell's version of "The Highwayman" then performed by Willie Nelson https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iaeGfMeSKX0 |
I am hesitant to comment on Harold’s post, but sheesh! Hendrix not only turns a beautiful, subtle, personal prayer into a crass display of vulgar guitar pyrotechnics (okay, I admit to not caring for Jimi’s playing. I know, a minority opinion), but he also obviously has NO idea what the song is about. Just awful. "Superstition" by Beck, Bogart & Appice better than Stevie’s own?! Wow---I’m speechless. Beck’s worst band, he absolutely butchers a song done magnificently by Mr. Wonder, who plays every instrument on his recording. On this, Harold, I do believe you may be alone in your opinion. Nothing wrong with that (in principle)! |
BDP24, yes you are truly in a minority regarding Jimi's playing and his version of "All Along the Watchtower". On multiple occasions Dylan has acknowledged that Jimi's version is superior to his. "Superstition" is one of my favorite Jeff Beck solos, but his version is not better than the original. There's a story that Wonder wrote the song specifically of Beck. Otis Redding said "the girl stole my song". Aretha's version of "Respect" is probably better. |
I like Marianne Faithfull's "Sister Morphine" more than the Stone's version, but, I don't know which is the cover (Jagger and Faithfull co-wrote the song). Peter Paul and Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" is another decent cover. I like covers that change the tempo and nature of the song radically. Though not better than the originals, I still like My Chemical Romance's uptempo "Desolation Row" and Nouvelle Vague's down tempo "Guns of Brixton." For weird and fun, anything covered by Shonen Knife will be fun to hear once in a while. |
