Never heard that song before in my life. Is it really as well known as "Blinded by the Light" and "Doo Wah Diddy" ?

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Originally Posted by SheSaidSheSaid

Never heard that song before in my life. Is it really as well known as "Blinded by the Light" and "Doo Wah Diddy" ?

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It used to get a fair amount of airplay on the oldies station here, back when the station still concentrated on the '50s and '60s. The song was also a big enough concert staple of Mann's that a live version appeared on a greatest hits collection of their '70s and '80s stuff.

Incidentally, "Quinn the Eskimo" is also a cover, originally and less popularly by Bob Dylan.

Metallica's cover of "Die, Die My Darling" - Original by the Misfits

Nonpoint's cover of "In the Air Tonight" - Original by Phil Collins


god, I know there's more that I'm forgetting

It's a catchy song, I can see why it'd be popular. I just never heard it before.

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Originally Posted by DrowGamer77

Nonpoint's cover of "In the Air Tonight" - Original by Phil Collins

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Oh hell yes.

Some off the top of my head -

Transatlantic - The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (original by Genesis)
Godhead - Eleanor Rigby (original by The Beatles)
Star One - Knife Edge (original by Emerson, Lake, and Palmer)
Disturbed - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (original by U2)
Blind Guardian - Spread Your Wings (original by Queen)
Apocalyptica - Helden (original by David Bowie)
Dream Theater - To Tame A Land (original by Iron Maiden)
Between The Buried And Me - Three Of A Perfect Pair (original by King Crimson)
Kittie - Run Like Hell (original by Pink Floyd)
Umphrey's McGee - Girlfriend Is Better (original by Talking Heads, occasionally performed live)

Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

SheSaidSheSaid mentioned "Hurt" already, but other than that one off the top of my head:

Cap'n Jazz - "Take on Me"
The Clash - any song they covered, really
Ramones - "Surfin' Bird"
Dinosaur Jr. - "Just Like Heaven"
Sonic Youth - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"

Note that I also happen to like the original version of all the songs I listed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYixpbff9Y and I really really really like the original version.

The first that comes to mind is No Use For A Name's cover of "Turning Japanese."
A big NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO moment was had when I learned that it was a cover and NOT the version we were getting in Rock Band ;_;

You Keep Me Hanging on - Vanilla Fudge (Originally by The Supremes)
Season of the Witch - Vanilla Fudge (Originally by Donovan)
People Get Ready - Vanilla Fudge (Originally by The Impressions)
All Tomorrow's Parties - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Originally by The Velvet Underground)
I'm Gonna Kill That Woman - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Originally by John Lee Hooker)
Running Scared - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Originally by Roy Orbison)
Free Speech for the Dumb - Metallica (Originally by Discharge)
River Deep/Mountain High - Deep Purple (Originally by Tina Turner)
Here Comes the Sun - Ghost (Originally by The Beatles)
Diamonds and Rust - Judas Priest (Originally by Joan Baez)
Come Away Melinda - UFO (Originally by The Weavers)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Originally by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles)
Plateau - Nirvana (Originally by the Meat Puppets)
Lake of Fire - Nirvana (Originally by the Meat Puppets)
All Along the Watchtower - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Originally by Bob Dylan)


And also I prefer just about all the covers The Beatles did. And an honorable mention to The Big Medley by Dream Theater, thought I can't really say if I prefer all parts of it.

And on the opposite subject of original songs that I think are better than more well known covers, Ready for Love/After Lights by Mott the Hoople, I think, is a billion times better than what Bad Company did. I don't know why Mick Ralphs decided to rerecord it.