Cover songs

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  1. zillagod

    zillagod Member

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    Ok, name a song which a band covered that was better than the original version. Here is one:
    Blackfoot doing Free's Wishing Well. I think Blackfoot's version is better.
     
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  3. dollydagger

    dollydagger Needle to the Groove

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    You all know I love my man Jimi.....but SRV did Little Wing like whoa.....
     
    dollydagger, Jun 14, 2008
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  5. zillagod

    zillagod Member

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    Good choice. Ok, here is another one. I like Eric Clapton's version of Cocaine better than the original of Bob Marley's.
     
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  7. dollydagger

    dollydagger Needle to the Groove

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    Do you mean "I Shot The Sherriff"?
    Cocaine was also a cover song...originally done by J.J. Cale
     
    dollydagger, Jun 16, 2008
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  9. zombiewolf

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    Frank Marino's live version of "Purple haze". Jimi is god, I know..., but I just dig the hell out of Frank's (and the rest of the band's) energy on this one.
     
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  11. zombiewolf

    zombiewolf Senior Member

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    Yea, a reggae version of cocaine would have been cool!

    Oh! Here's one... Zappa's reggae version of "Bolero" from the "Best band you never heard" tour.


    P.S.(For those of you who didn't know...Maurice Ravel's "Bolero")
     
    zombiewolf, Jun 16, 2008
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    check out rush's version of the seeker by The Who its amazing
     
    Tanman35, Jun 16, 2008
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    nonpoint - in the air tonight
     
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    The Beatles - twist and shout
    The Band - When i paint my masterpiece
    Kris Kristoffersons original version of sunday morning coming down is so much better than Johnny Cash's cover
     
    fireantD1984, Aug 8, 2008
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  19. steve-peace

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    Well there's the obvious "all along the watchtower" I like Jimi's better than Bob's
    I also like Eric Clapton's version of "knockin' on heaven's door", can't say I like it better though.

    Again not better but well done is Green Day's (I hate to admit this) rendition of "working class hero" for anmesty international
     
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    Grateful Dead's psych version of the classic blues song "Good morning little schoolgirl";
    Axiom Funk's STRIKINGLY funkadelic version of "If 6 was 9" by Jimi!
     
    timewarp, Aug 15, 2008
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  23. alice_d_millionaire

    alice_d_millionaire Just Do It©

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    janis does 'ball & chain' waaay better than big mama
     
    alice_d_millionaire, Aug 16, 2008
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    Kiss doin the stones 2000 man
     
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    Highly A-PProved :)
     
    offset, Apr 10, 2009
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  29. Willy_Wonka_27

    Willy_Wonka_27 Surrender to the Flow

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    I like mott the hoople's version of 'all the young dudes'(bowie)
    I like phish's version of 'loving cup'(rolling stones)
     
    Willy_Wonka_27, Apr 10, 2009
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    Tool's version of Zep's No Quarter is amazing, i'd say on par with the original possibly better.
     
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    the cover of black betty by spiderbite. and gnrs version of heavens door.
     
    MatchboxAwakening, Apr 20, 2009
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    Blue Cheer's version of Summer Time Blues
     
    StayuYona, Apr 20, 2009
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    Sublime doing scarlet begonias.......Love it!!!
     
    stoneyJasmine, Apr 20, 2009
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    I'm sorta stuck on The Killer's version of "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits. Excellent cover of it.
     
    agentslander, May 1, 2009
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