OT: You Like the Cover More Than the Original Song

[Scud49]

Post a cover version of a song you prefer over the original.

This one pops to mind for me - David Bromberg's version of Mr BoJangles.

The original was written and first recorded by Jerry Jeff Walker.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

 

[Kaizen]

Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You"

 

[Kaizen]

Linda Ronstadt Blue Bayou over Lynn Anderson

 

[TheFarmFan]

While I love the Patti Smith original, I absolutely adore the 10,000 Maniacs cover of Because the Night:

 

[Fastbreak]

When the Levee Breaks ​

 

[SalinasV]

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Who knows who was the original on this, but this metal singer sang this classic in a way that it needed to be sung:

 

[nwhoopfan]

The original by Britney I can't even listen to, it's just a horrible song. This virtually unheard of singer rescued it.

 

[MSGRET]

Pentatonix's cover of The Sound of Silence

 

[MSGRET]

Jewel - Whole Lotta Love - Live

 

[nwhoopfan]

Among other things, this thread is going to be illuminating about who the original artist of some songs actually is. I think the version of Mr. Bojangles I know is by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, didn't even know Jerry Jeff Walker was the original. Same with Blue Bayou, I thought it was Roy Orbison (I don't even know Lynn Anderson). I love the Linda Ronstadt version, here's another I really like.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I've always preferred this to the Stones' version.

 

[MSGRET]

Sina and Avonalea - Something

 

[uconnfan68]

Maybe my favorite song, and I like almost every cover of it I’ve ever heard, and I love the original too.

 

[MSGRET]

Pink - Me and Bobby McGee the 2003 version

 

[Centerstream]

Pentatonix's cover of The Sound of Silence

Another version by Disturbed

 

[Centerstream]

Halestorm covers Heart

 

[MSGRET]

LeAnn Rimes - Crazy - Patsy Cline Tribute at ACA's in 2013

 

[Scud49]

Beyond the Sea - first recorded by a French artist back in the 40's, it became an uber classic after Bobby Darin recorded it with that classic big band sound of his in 1959:

 

[Aluminny69]

There are many times people are unaware of the original version of a song. I have personally been surprised many times. Did you know this was originally a Motown song?

 

[Bigboote]

Ball and Chain. I love Big Mama Thornton’s version, but Janis and Big Brother just knock it out of the park on this recording.

 

[CL82]

 

[nwhoopfan]

Speaking of Pink, here's a cover of one of her songs that totally blew her away when she heard it.

 

[Aluminny69]

How could you not love her?