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The Ugly

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Re: covers that are better than the originals
« Reply #50 on: February 24, 2017, 03:42:31 PM »
I think Rod does some of the best covers ever.


Cat Stevens




Robbie Robertson




Curtis Mayfield/Impressions




Mike d'Abo (Manfred Mann)




Bob Dylan




Tom Waits

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Re: covers that are better than the originals
« Reply #51 on: February 24, 2017, 04:21:06 PM »
The Commitments (Andrew Strong), all covers:

Mustang Sally




Tenderness




Dark End of the Street

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Re: covers that are better than the originals
« Reply #52 on: February 24, 2017, 04:31:10 PM »
Some that come to mind:

Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy, Blitzkrieg,  Am I Evil

Type o Negative - Summer Breeze, Paranoid

David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo

Aerosmith - Train kept a Rolling

Zeppelin - Lemon Song, Whole Lotta love, I can't quit you babe


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Re: covers that are better than the originals
« Reply #53 on: February 24, 2017, 04:56:28 PM »
Quote from: FREAKgeek on February 24, 2017, 04:31:10 PM
Some that come to mind:

Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy, Blitzkrieg,  Am I Evil

Type o Negative - Summer Breeze, Paranoid

David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo

Aerosmith - Train kept a Rolling

Zeppelin - Lemon Song, Whole Lotta love, I can't quit you babe


Their debut is pretty much all covers/borrowed riffs and whatnot. "Good Times, Bad Times" is the only 100% original tune.

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Re: covers that are better than the originals
« Reply #54 on: February 25, 2017, 10:08:35 PM »
Old Perry Como standard jazzed up for the 80s:

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