Cover songs better than the originals

[Joe_5859]

Yes. Basically, anything Van Canto does is pretty great:

Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark
Manowar - Master of the Wind
Europe - The Final Countdown,

I thought if anyone here had heard of Van Canto, it would be you.

 

[M-Dent]

If we’re going for unique covers, here’s an (almost) a capella cover of Metallica’s “Battery”.

It was more the humor, while maintaining a sense of integrity to the arrangement/structure that I was highlighting.

 

[Johann_du_Toit]

Seether’s cover of “Careless Whisper” is much better than the original by George Michael. Youtube it.

 

[Lost_Sheep]

Jimmy Buffett’s cover of CSN&Y’s Southern Cross.

Social Distortion’s cover of Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire.

Antigone Rising’s cover of Queen’s Fat Bottom Girls

 

[adrift]

Blue Suede Shoes
Cover Elvis
original Carl Perkins

 

[jimmy]

The Beatles cover of Rock and Roll Music by Chuck Berry is far better than the original. I think Chuck Berry’s version is boring.

 

[DlandFan06]

I heard it through the Grapevine ~ Marvin Gay.