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Superstition

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Covers That Are Better Than The Original

What are some cover songs you find better than the original versions?

John Legend - Love Won't Let Me Wait (Luther Vandross Cover)


Stevie Wonder - Upside Down (Diana Ross Cover/Tribute - 2007 BET Awards)


Elliott Yamin - Whiter Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum Cover)

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Reply #1 posted 09/02/09 6:42am

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Luther's version of that song, was a cover as well. The original was done by Major Harris and in my opinion, is BETTER that both John's and Luther's version combined. It beats theirs, hands down.



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Reply #2 posted 09/02/09 6:49am

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WHAT IF THERE IS NO TOMORROW? THERE WASN'T ONE TODAY!
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Reply #3 posted 09/02/09 7:17am

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Carpenters - Close To You. Superstar.
Barry Manilow - Mandy
Luther - If Only For One Night
Jimi - Like A Rolling Stone
Stevie Wonder - Superstition (He wrote the original version for Jeff Beck)
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers

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Strawberry Letter 23: Brothers Johnson
House is not a Home: Luther
Creep: Prince
Tutti Fruity: Pat Boone.....just kidding. razz

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Reply #5 posted 09/02/09 8:20am

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The Stones to this day say they try and capture the vibe of the Redding version in their performance of this song.


Maybe not better than the Hendrix cover...but certainly better than the Dylan original, and definitely my favourite version. The Edge plays a great guitar solo in this eek


BETTER than the original? Hmmm, maybe not, but for me equally as good, but in a different way....


*shrugs* I just prefer it to the Beatles version. OK?! razz

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Reply #6 posted 09/02/09 8:56am

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pretty much everything that J5 covered. AND OFCOURSE...


actually every cover of Beatles' songs better than the original

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Reply #7 posted 09/02/09 8:57am

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shorttrini said:

Luther's version of that song, was a cover as well. The original was done by Major Harris and in my opinion, is BETTER that both John's and Luther's version combined. It beats theirs, hands down.



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Reply #8 posted 09/02/09 8:58am

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LightOfArt said:








What is it you like better than the Beatles version on this...?

To me it just sounds like an over-processed, overblown pastiche.

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Reply #9 posted 09/02/09 9:10am

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rocknrolldave said:

LightOfArt said:








What is it you like better than the Beatles version on this...?

To me it just sounds like an over-processed, overblown pastiche.


Where do I begin? lol

main isse i think's gotta be the vocals. MJ is just the superior vocalist.

And I cant rock out to the original. I like how MJ's version turned the bass line into a guitar riff. or is that a slap bass shrug what ever it is it just sounds delishh
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[Edited 9/2/09 18:31pm]

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Reply #11 posted 09/02/09 9:27am

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The Jacksons' version of Blame It On The Boogie is still more popular than Mick Jackson's original: http://prince.org/msg/8/317496
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Tupac "Makaveli" Shakur (RIP 1971-1996) & Michael Jackson (RIP 1958-2009)

2 men that had their lives taken away the moment they were speaking out AND rebelling against the dark side of the music industry once too often.
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Reply #12 posted 09/02/09 9:30am

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Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal






















lol

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Reply #13 posted 09/02/09 9:32am

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LightOfArt said:

pretty much everything that J5 covered. AND OFCOURSE...


actually every cover of Beatles' songs better than the original


give a fucking break.


his cover sucks.. manufactured pop shit

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Reply #14 posted 09/02/09 9:39am

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Sdldawn said:

LightOfArt said:

pretty much everything that J5 covered. AND OFCOURSE...


actually every cover of Beatles' songs better than the original


give a fucking break.


his cover sucks.. manufactured pop shit


yawn Aerosmith version is much better as well

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Reply #15 posted 09/02/09 9:47am

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LightOfArt said:

pretty much everything that J5 covered. AND OFCOURSE...


actually every cover of Beatles' songs better than the original


thumbs up!

Got To Get You Into My Life - EW&F
Lets Stay Toghether - Tina Turner
Whats Going On - Donny Hathaway
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
Light My Fire - Minnie Riperton
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Lauryn Hill

Love is just like the faucet
It turns off and on
Sometimes when you think it's on baby
It has turned off and gone


Lady Day sexy
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Reply #16 posted 09/02/09 9:52am

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Manfred Mann's cover of Springsteen's - Blinded By The Light

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Reply #17 posted 09/02/09 9:53am

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Harlepolis said:



thumbs up!

Got To Get You Into My Life - EW&F
Lets Stay Toghether - Tina Turner
Whats Going On - Donny Hathaway
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
Light My Fire - Minnie Riperton
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Lauryn Hill[/b]


I didnt know those were covers boxed Who by?

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Reply #18 posted 09/02/09 9:59am

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Sdldawn said:

LightOfArt said:

pretty much everything that J5 covered. AND OFCOURSE...


actually every cover of Beatles' songs better than the original


give a fucking break.


his cover sucks.. manufactured pop shit


I agree. Come Together, though a rip off, was a cool rock-bluesy song from 1969, it totally captured the zeitgeist.

MJ's version was just unnecssary, in the film and especially on the album. It doesn't fit. His version features drum machines, and though it suits him more than let's say It Won't Be Long (1963), it's an awful cover.


My choices

Stevie Wonder did a funky cover of We Can Work It Out and I think it's slightly better than the original

George Michael did amazing covers. I really prefer his version of They Won't Go When I Go, Killer, The Long And Winding Road, If You Were There.

Aretha's version of Until You Come Back To Me is better than the original, but it's not really a cover since SW's version was not released at the time, was it?

MJ's version of Wing's Girlfriend is better. Superior production, better vocals. The only thing missing is the cool bridge from the Wing's version.

I also prefer the Beatles's version of Please Mr Postman. Young Lennon sound so cool, still full of excitement, he wasn't spoliled by fame yet. The Marvelette's version sounds too neat.

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Reply #19 posted 09/02/09 10:00am

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Donny did a better cover of "You've Got a Friend" than "What's Going On" but that's the Marvinite in me talking. lol

Anyway this version I'll forever dug over the Beatles':



And of course:



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Reply #20 posted 09/02/09 10:03am

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Yesterday: Donny Hathaway

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Reply #21 posted 09/02/09 10:05am

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Graycap23 said:

Yesterday: Donny Hathaway


http://www.imeem.com/rich...yesterday/

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Reply #22 posted 09/02/09 10:11am

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I miss him cry

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Reply #23 posted 09/02/09 10:13am

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LightOfArt said:

Sdldawn said:



give a fucking break.


his cover sucks.. manufactured pop shit


yawn Aerosmith version is much better as well


now you suck totally lol

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Reply #24 posted 09/02/09 10:16am

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LightOfArt said:

actually every cover of Beatles' songs better than the original

Nice try, but no...


http://www.youtube.com/wa...dRMQTEIORI

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Reply #25 posted 09/02/09 10:18am

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Examples of great Beatles covers





There is an actual music video for this one but I could only find this clip from the movie (which I never remembered seeing)

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Reply #26 posted 09/02/09 10:21am

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You've Got A Friend- Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack

Nature Boy- James Brown


What's Going On- Donny Hathaway
http://www.imeem.com/arti...p-version/

You're Not Alone- R.Kelly (Not necessarily a cover)

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Reply #27 posted 09/02/09 10:23am

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LightOfArt said:

Harlepolis said:



thumbs up!

Got To Get You Into My Life - EW&F
Lets Stay Toghether - Tina Turner
Whats Going On - Donny Hathaway
I Feel For You - Chaka Khan
Proud Mary - Ike & Tina
Young Gifted & Black - Aretha Franklin
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
Light My Fire - Minnie Riperton
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Lauryn Hill[/b]


I didnt know those were covers boxed Who by?



Don't let me be misunderstood, was originally done by "The Animals"

Proud Mary - Credence Clearwater Revival

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Reply #28 posted 09/02/09 10:25am

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The Supremes - People:



They actually recorded this song in 1964 but their live version was boss to me.

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Reply #29 posted 09/02/09 11:22am

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rocknrolldave said:

LightOfArt said:








What is it you like better than the Beatles version on this...?

To me it just sounds like an over-processed, overblown pastiche.


Beatles version its the best.
Ike & Tina comes second imo
Lennon own solo verstion third

MJ... I don´t know.

Didn´t Aerosmith have also a cover of this one?
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