Covers of songs that are better than the original

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  1. RU-Omega Potato

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    The name of the Duran Duran song you guys think you're talking about is "Hungry Like THE Wolf"
     
  2. Drew

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  4. It'sAlwaysSunnyInAthens

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    The MGMT cover is pretty good but Weezers poker face is easily better than lady Gagas.
     
  5. Roisin Dubh

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    Laughed so hard the first time I heard this. Alexi Laiho.
     
  6. Charlie Conway

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    Not better than the original but I like it

     
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  7. KJROD20

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    some of them i either couldn't find a live version or the audio was awful, but here are some of mine:







     
  8. i am a bammer

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  9. jimmy butler stan account

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    ah hell naw
     
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  10. CocknBalls

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    Someone showed me this cover of Rihanna - Disturbia the other day. I like it much better than the original.

     
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  11. Todd Bonzales

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    I was about to say Weezer's cover of Velouria by the Pixies. Then I relistened to the Pixies version. Pixies win.
     
  12. UODuck69

    UODuck69 I am not a fucking new member.

    Thought this was a thread about covers that were better, or more well known than the originals, not just listing covers.

    /thread All along the Watchtower & Black Magic Woman

    to consider

    You Shook Me (original Muddy Waters and yes better than AC/DC)



    Statesboro Blues (ABB with Duane original Blind Willie and no you jack shits Dickey & Dereck are not better)




     
  13. BleedinGreen

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    Bruce's Atlantic City still wins IMO. Great song either way.

    Keeping it in the Bruce family, 10,000 maniacs do it better than Patti Smith and Bruce himself IMO.

     
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  14. osuteke2

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  15. gus_chiggins

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  16. Clown

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    That Seven Nation Army cover is fantastic
     
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  17. Moxin24

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    If you're going to post a cover of this song at least pick the best one

     
  18. Fat Bitch

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    I wont necessarily say that these are better than the originals, but Thrice does some great Beatles covers.





     
  19. RUJCB

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  20. jimmy butler stan account

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    Definitely not better than the original (:dealwithit: UODuck69), but great nonetheless.

     
  21. I <3 bama cock

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    Not better because the original is one of the best songs of all ime, but this is a great cover.

     
  22. KokoKrisp

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  23. I <3 bama cock

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  24. Aaron Hernandez

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    :aero:
     
  25. Black Falcon

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    There's a chance this has already been posted. There's a chance I posted it. Please forgive me if so.

     
  26. Norm Peterson

    Norm Peterson I never met a beer I didn't drink.
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    Not sure if all of these are better, but solid versions nonetheless.



     
  27. Shinedou

    Shinedou tick tock ya don't stop
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    Rolling Stones "Sympathy or the Devil"



    Lou Reed's "Rock and Roll"

     
  28. GoodForAnother

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    yep, imo the best cover ever
     
  29. eHo

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    I hate that cover. The old fart changed the words.
     
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  30. Can I Spliff it

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  31. Longhairdntcare

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    This chick has some good covers

     
  32. Longhairdntcare

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    This little kid is amazing

     
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  33. CC

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  34. The Banks

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  35. Penguin The Duck

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    You guys should check out his other videos. Went to school with this kid.
     
  36. 00:06:00

    00:06:00 Didnt like me then, gonna hate me now
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  37. Longhairdntcare

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    This cover is def better than the original
     
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  38. the Weimar Beer Belly

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    All the Pretty Horses (lullaby)

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    "Hush-a-bye" redirects here. For a lullaby with the same line, see Rock-a-bye Baby.
    "All the Pretty Little Horses" (also known as "Hush-a-bye") is a traditional African American lullaby from the southern United States.




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    [edit] Meaning

    It was originally sung by an African American slave who could not take care of her baby because she was too busy taking care of her master's child. She would sing this song to her master's child (Lacy 1986, p. 76). Originally, the lyrics were "birds and butterflies, peck at his eyes" but were changed to "birds and butterflies, flutter 'round his eyes" to make the lullaby less violent for younger children. This theory is backed by the reference to "wee little lamby...cried for her mammy" as slaves were often forcibly separated from their own families in order to serve their owners. This verse is in a very different emotional tenor to the rest of the lullaby, suggesting a particular significance.
    [edit] Lyrics

    The oldest surviving set of lyrics are as follows:
    Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
    Go to sleepy little baby.
    When you wake, you shall have,
    All the pretty little horses.
    Blacks and bays, dapples and greys,
    Go to sleepy you little baby,
    Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
    Go to sleepy little baby.
    Daddys boy mamas joy
    go to slumberland my baby
    When you wake, you shall have,
    All the pretty little horses.
    hush your crys
    close your eyes
    dream of pretty little horses
    hush a bye dont you cry go to sleep my little baby
    darkness falls sand man calls
    go to sleep my little baby
    When you wake, you shall have,
    All the pretty little horses.
    up and down round and round
    dream of pretty little horses
    hush a bye dont you cry go to sleep my little baby
    go to sleep my little baby.
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  39. Virgil Caine

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    I'm not saying that all of these are necessarily better than the originals. Just that they're really good.







     
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  40. CC

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  41. BP

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    Didnt want to look thru 7 pages but Timberlake's better

     
  42. undrtow

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    I didn't listen to Timberlake's version but I feel confident he's not in the same stratosphere as Buckley
     
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  43. Can I Spliff it

    Can I Spliff it Is Butterbean okay?
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    I did.

    Timberlake doesnt come close
     
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