Author Topic: Covers that are better than the original (Read 3946 times)

Blondbraid · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 May 2020, 08:54 »

I'm not sure if "better" is the right word, but this MS Paint Furby cover of Blue by Eiffel 65 really is something, and it sure cracked me up.

TheFrighter · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 May 2020, 18:33 »

Well, if dancemix counts as cover then...

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dactylopus · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 May 2020, 04:10 »

Tronic DX7 - Red Soil (Lower Brinstar)

Yes, a cover of some Metroid music.

dactylopus · « **Reply #23 on:** 22 May 2020, 06:51 »

Here's a good one:

José Gonzalez - Teardrop (Massive Attack cover)

As much as I love the original track (which some may recognize as the opening theme for the show House), I just enjoy listening to this one more. Both are intimate in different ways. And while looking in the comments of the original track on YouTube, I read that this version was used in the recent Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance. So that's neat.

José Gonzalez also does a fantastic cover of Heartbeats by The Knife. It's damn good, but I just don't like it more than the original.

Olleh19 · « **Reply #24 on:** 25 May 2020, 13:53 »

dactylopus · « **Reply #25 on:** 25 May 2020, 16:31 »

Quote from: Olleh19 on 25 May 2020, 13:53

(Cats in the Cradle)

That's a tough one. This is a really good cover, updated for a more modern audience, but I really like the original.

Here's one that is so different from the original that it's really tough to say which is 'better':

The Cardigans - Iron Man

I love the original, no doubt about that, but I often prefer listening to this one. It's really relaxing! I love a cover that totally reinvents the song, and this one definitely does that.

KyriakosCH · « **Reply #26 on:** 25 May 2020, 21:21 »

Cobain's version of "The man who sold the world" is more famous than the original - but I never cared about Bowie.

dactylopus · « **Reply #27 on:** 27 May 2020, 04:56 »

Quote from: KyriakosCH on 25 May 2020, 21:21

Cobain's version of "The man who sold the world" is more famous than the original - but I never cared about Bowie.

Bowie's original is fine, but Nirvana's cover is fantastic:

Laura Hunt · « **Reply #28 on:** 03 Aug 2020, 12:31 »

Siouxsie's "The Last Beat of my Heart" is fantastic, but Devotchka's more passionate reinterpretation just suits the song better than the original's languidness, in my opinion:

Original:

KyriakosCH · « **Reply #29 on:** 04 Aug 2020, 10:47 »

Not exactly a cover, but a reworking to minor key:

Far better than the original. Major key is for normies ^_^

Marcin K. · « **Reply #30 on:** 24 Oct 2020, 11:34 »

Racoon · « **Reply #31 on:** 03 Nov 2020, 23:14 »

I don´t really know if this hits the forums musical taste, but I instantly had to think of this when its about good covers. So much better than the original! And Aurora is just etheral.