Your favourite cover versions.

There are some songs where I like the covers much better than the originals.
Here's some of my favourites.

Thanks for this topic, covers are awesome.


Slayer covering Psychedelic, it's just awesome:



Techno cover of Sonic Youth, far better than I expected:



Not a fan of Marilyn Manson, but he did a decent cover:



Weezer did a few Nirvana covers, they good a good job bad Audio though:



Sonic Youth doing Iggy Pop:

Coheed And Cambria's cover of "Your Love" is lovely. At the time I first heard this, I didn't have an appreciation for acoustic music, and this was probably the first acoustic song I ever really fell for. The vocals might be a little high for some people, but you'll get used to it. Original version by The Outfield.

Originally Posted by Scruffy

Not a fan of Marilyn Manson, but he did a decent cover:
YouTube - Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams [audio]

I agree with this. I would also have to include Tainted Love and This Is Halloween.

I agree with that version of Smooth Criminal being better, hehe.

Anyways, here's a one I absolutely love. The original is soo amazing too, but I think I like this a little more.

Originally Posted by de l'eau salée

I agree with that version of Smooth Criminal being better, hehe.

Anyways, here's a one I absolutely love. The original is soo amazing too, but I think I like this a little more.
YouTube - Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Cover)

Watching that video was how I got into Fleet Foxes in the first place (although now, I'm starting to think the original is better...though the cover is wonderful)

Here's some:

Sonic Youth's cover of The Carpetnter's cover of Superstar by Delaney and Bonnie (sorry for being confusing!) Pretty famous because it was on Juno I believe, awesome awesome. <3



A Perfect Circle's cover of John Lennon's Imagine, I wouldn't say it's better than the original for this one, because it probably isn't. Just a completely different take that I enjoy immensely:



Jeff Buckley's take on Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah:



Gary Jule's Cover of Mad World by Tears for Fears (though I love the original too)



Nirvana's Cover of Jesus Don't Want me for a Sunbeam by The Vaselines:



Probably many more I missed, but those are the ones I love from top of my head.

Buckley's cover of Hallelujah is my favourite cover. Cohen is a master lyricist, and Buckley's voice is just perfect.

I also like his cover of Bob Dylan's farewell angelina.



I like a lot of Bob dylan covers..

Like Hendrix's all along the watch tower
oh and XTC's version

There's of course Johnny cash doing NIN's 'hurt'

John Mayer always does brilliant covers...

Snow Patrol - crazy in love (Beyonce)
Katatonia - nightmares by the sea (Jeff Buckley)
My Vitriol - game of pricks (Guided By Voices)
My Vitriol - static (Jawbox)
Something For Kate - truly (Hazel)
The Faint - mote (Sonic Youth)
Tom Mcrae - sadly beautiful (The Replacements)
Failure - enjoy the silence (Depeche Mode)
Dreadful Shadows - true faith (Depeche Mode)
Dirty On Purpose - send me an angel (Real Life)
Ciccone Youth - into the groove(y) (Madonna)
My Vitriol - oh father (Madonna)
Nirvana - turn around (Devo)
Pyogenesis - africa (Toto)
Nirvana - return of the rat (the Wipers)
Placebo - holocaust (Bigstar)
Dinosaur Jr. - quicksand (David Bowie)
Easyworld - hopelessly devoted to you (John Farrar/Grease)
The Sundays - wild horses (Rolling Stones)
The Breeders - happiness is a warm gun (Beatles)
Jeff Buckley - lilac wine (Nina Simone)