I actually prefer the Randy Bachman live version of "American Woman" to any others.

Poker Face by Eric Cartman from Southpark is better than the original.

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I thought Wagner did a better job on Bat then the original 1977 version.

but in all seriousness Pointer Sisters Santa Clause is Coming to town is the best cover of that song to date.

Johnny Cash's version of Hurt
On that note Johnny Cash did some amazing cover versions (wouldn't say they were all better than the originals but excellent nevertheless).

Stereophonics version of Nothing compares to You is outstanding also.

Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam's version of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood is better than Nina Simone's original and the better known Animals version.

And if this counts - Richie Sambora's solo verson of I'll Be There For You is better than Bon Jovi's with John singing.

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yep, he's a legend!!!

handbags and gladrags by stereophonics. Imagine by Dolly Parton.

Agreed; I like his version of Further On (Up the Road) at least as much as Bruce Springsteen's: (as well as his version of Highway Patrolman)

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Bruce has done his fair share of great covers, though, and a few he has pretty much made his own, such as Jersey Girl and Trapped. I also love this version of Dylan's I Want You (MUCH better than Dylan's, IMO):

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I also LOVE Metallica's version of Turn the Page, as well as Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

Also, pretty much the whole Seeger sessions cd by Bruce Springsteen is awesome. Hope he does another at some point.

Yep, I could go for that, too. :-) I also love the way he redid many of his own songs for that tour; Growin' Up is outstanding! :D

Within Temptations version of Running up that hill

Pure genius! :mrgreen:

(The original is by Willow Smith, btw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymKLymvwD2U )

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I loved "Open All Night" and "Pay Me My Money Down"

Forever Never - You're The Voice

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These guys recently released a covers EP called "I Can't Believe It's Not Metal" and I think I prefer each of the covers to the originals! The tracklist for anyone interested:
1. You're The Voice (John Farnham)
2. Who Is It (Michael Jackson)
3. Still of the Night (Whitesnake)
4. Boombastic (Shaggy)
5. We Close Our Eyes (Go West)
6. Future Love Paradise (Seal)

That has got to be one of the best album titles ever! :D And a very cool cover- I think I might check them out.

"Pay Me My Money Down" is one of the most infectious songs I've ever heard. I find it nearly impossible not to sing along. :D

It's one of Bruce's best song choices of the last decade, one of the highlights of the SSB tour for me.

When it's done live as well, it just gets the whole crowd going in a massive way.

Janis Joplin singing my favorite version of Little Girl Blue:

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People will disagree with me, however, I prefer the Guns n Roses version of Sympathy for The Devil over the original version by the Rolling Stones.

Most of us know the Jeff Buckley version of Hallelujah but for me Imogen Heap's a cappella version tops that. It's very eerie but beautiful at the same time.

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Nice version. This guy did a good job on it, too (cool guitar solo):

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Wow great version too! Probably the most rock/blues-esque version of that song I've ever heard. That guy is very talented. Crazy to think Alexandra Burke can sell millions of copies fuelled via TV programmes and then there are version like these which in my opinion contain about a billion times the amount of emotion.

That is a great version- excellent guitar work! It's interesting to see how many different styles there are.

It made me think of this song, which is one of my favorite songs ever. It's very hard to cover Hendrix and do a good job, IMO, but I like both of these very much. The first one is pretty faithful to the original, although instrumental; the second one is pretty different:

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Stevie Ray Vaughan: I remember that performance and how he played the guitar behind his back during one of the songs. 1984 Loreley Festival. :cool: I have it on tape somewhere, I recorded it when it was broadcased on TV. How I miss the good old Rockpalast days... and SRV who died too early. :( It's always interesting to watch the great guitar men playing, they all had / have their own, unique styles. It's also cool to see their battered guitars that aged along with them.

The Corrs: Very nice and unusual version, I especially like the flute solo.

SRV is probably the only musician that I am sorry I never got to see live. :(

You can have your very own (official) copy of "Lenny", if you have about $17,000 to spare (probably more by now- neat story, btw):

http://www.fender.com/features/lenny/


Or, you could just get out your mother's nail file...;) :lol:


I like them... I like the flute also, as well as the violin. They did a nice version of "Dreams", also:

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