Cover songs you like better than the originals

[FujiSkunk]

This. Not a huge fan of the original, but this cover is awesome. It puts the right amount of seething anger into the song, something the original was sorely lacking.

Yeah, Gotye's original could use a little more emotion. I prefer Walk off the Earth's cover myself, or perhaps the Bad Lip Reading treatment.

[a21schizoidman]

Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu did a full-album cover of Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures. Their versions of Shadowplay and New Dawn Fades rival the originals, if not surpass them in my eyes.

I know Xiu Xiu covered Ceremony when I saw them live, and they covered Suicide's Frankie Teardrop, which was phenomenal

[MRNINJA]

Pat Benatar's Helter Skelter

Nirvana's Man Who Sold The World

Johnny Cash's Hurt

Paul McCartney's All Shook Up

Creedence Clearwater's Proud Mary

[SenseiLeRoof]

I can't officially add this to my list, since it's not a concrete decision, but I have a hard time deciding between Michael Jackson's original and Ray Stevens' semi-bluegrass comedic cover of "Bad".

[FlyGuyLXI]

Creedence Clearwater's Proud Mary

That was a cover?

[LegendofRock3021]

That was a cover?

No, CCR's version is the original.

[Rocket2Russia]

"Boys Don't Cry" by The Gerogerigegege. I think he captures the human element of the song a lot better than The Cure were able to and in the process creates a far more resonant, impactful experience.

[SuperTigerMario]

Rush - Seven and Seven Is

[Runesmith]

"Boys Don't Cry" by The Gerogerigegege. I think he captures the human element of the song a lot better than The Cure were able to and in the process creates a far more resonant, impactful experience.

Oh, humor.

[RosaFloydGuy]

Earth's cover of "Peace in Mississippi" is just amazing. It really captures the Hendrix element, all while making it their own with loud droning guitars and bass. Awesome.