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Cover songs that are better than the originals.

There is an active thread about terrible cover songs so I thought I'd start one about cover songs that are better than or have completely eclipsed the originals. I'll start:

Randy Newman wrote Momma Told Me Not to Come for Eric Burdon who recored it with the Animals and Newman recorded it too. I have the Newman version and like it but Three Dog Night really seem to capture the mood of the song best in my opinion.
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initforthemusic
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Louie Louie- The Kingsmen.Hurt- Johnny Cash.Have Love Will Travel- The Sonics.Money- Jerry Lee Lewis. (Live At The Star Club). Barrett's original version is great too.Spooky- Dusty Springfield.Sweet Jane- Cowboy Junkies.Disco Inferno- Damian Lovelock.Mr. Suit- New Bomb Turks.Jivin' Sister Fanny- New Bomb Turks.Eleanor Rigby- Zoot.Hush - Deep Purple.Love Buzz- Nirvana.Mad World- Gary Jules.Satisfaction- Otis Redding.Young Man's Blues- The Who.I Fought The Law- Bobby Fuller Four.Goin' Blind- Melvins.The Green Manalishi - Melvins.


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bdp24
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@initforthemusic, great list! Nice to see someone who knows Bobby Fuller's version of "I Fought The Law" was a cover of Buddy Holly's, and who also didn't nominate The Clash's God-awful version ;-) . Though I really, really love Barrett Strong's original of "Money", Jerry Lee's is great too. I liked The Beatles version until I heard Barrett's, which leaves their's in the dust. Wicked guitar tone, and deep, deep groove.
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blueranger
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Good pick for 'Hush" I love turning that one up to 11
initforthemusic
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@bdp24 Thanks pal. Agreed that Clash version of "I Fought The Law" is excruciating. Powder Puff bunch of Poser's. Yep love Barrett's "Money". Fantastic. Somehow "The Killer" found a way to make it his own. The Beatles version is really lame IMO.
initforthemusic
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@blueranger Even better if you can get to 12!
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