Cover songs that were better than the original

[Hypnotix]

Guns N Roses "Mama Kin" - originally done by Aerosmith

[thepaywindah]

Agreed on lots of these. Someone already mentioned this, but this video MUST be seen (and how about the added layer of cool you get with GREEN LANTERN?!)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3l8q5Bi4cw

And if anyone can find a clip of Devo covering "Sweet Home Alabama", I will love you forever.

["Playboy" Don Douglas]

I have to strongly disagree as it pertains to the Who's "Summertime Blues" (though I'm a total Cochran/rockabilly mark) as well as Metallica's Misfits covers. I'm a huge Misfits fan, and those just sounded horrible to me.

[Macho Dude Handy Damage]

any song Braid has ever covered.

and Nirvana's version of "Love Buzz"

edit: I also want to add Foo Fighters' version of "Baker Street" to that list. I don't remember who had the original though.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

I see Madison's stealing thread ideas from The Clash.

To add to this, I recently discovered Kimberly Locke's cover of "Band of Gold", and I've found myself liking it even more than Freda Payne's.

[The OP]

joeyonly said:

I have to strongly disagree as it pertains to the Who's "Summertime Blues" (though I'm a total Cochran/rockabilly mark) as well as Metallica's Misfits covers. I'm a huge Misfits fan, and those just sounded horrible to me.

Are we by any chance the same person?

[Janitor From Mars]

I like No Doubt's cover of "It's My Life".

I have to agree with the poster on G-N-R covering Aerosmith. Good stuff.

[Blindkarevik]

Everything Ten Masked Men has ever done as well as Northern Kings.

Blind Guardian "Hallelujah" (Deep Purple)
Behemoth "Until You Call On The Dark" (Danzig)
Behemoth "Deathcrush" (Mayhem)
Cannibal Corpse "No Remorse" (Metallica)
Demons & Wizards "White Room" (Cream)
Demons & Wizards "The Trooper" (Iron Maiden)
Cradle Of Filth "Sleepless" (Anathema)
Cradle Of Filth "No Time To Cry" (Sisters Of Mercy)
A Perfect Circle "Diary Of A Lovesong" (Ozzy & The Cure)
Moonspell "Mr. Crowley" (Ozzy)
Faith No More "War Pigs" (Black Sabbath)
Pantera "Hole In The Sky" (Black Sabbath)
Pantera "Cat Scratch Fever" (Ted Nugent)
The Nixons "Heaven Tonight" (Cheap Trick)
To/Die/For "Died In Your Arms Tonight" (Cutting Crew)
Susperia "Wild Child" (W.A.S.P.)
Sepultura "Orgasmatron" (Motorhead)
Dark Funeral "Remember The Fallen" (Sodom)
Vader "Raining Blood" (Slayer)
Nightwish "Over The Hills And Far Away" (Gary Moore)
My Ruin "Tainted Love" (Soft Cell)
Black Label Society "Snowblind" (Black Sabbath)
Metallica "Am I Evil?" (Diamond Head)
Metallica "So What?" (Anti-Nowhere League)

[The Wraith]

withteeth said:

oh and killswitch's version of holy diver. made an absolutely horrible song worth listening to, IMO

I respectfully disagree.

Although I do like the Killswitch version...all they really do is add screaming and maybe some extra guitar riffs.....not saying it's a bad thing, though.

Though I was surprised that my mom and dad liked the Killswitch version, considering they aren't fans of "screaming" in songs.

[Solid Stryk-Dizzle]

Richard Cheese. Anything.

[Head Detective Aaron Enigma]

Hungry Like the Wolf and MmmBop by Reel Big Fish. The MmmBop cover really isn't a song, but it's loads better than Hanson lol

[Matt Dunn]

Anything by Lounge Against The Machine...

[Just a Guy]

Nirvana's cover of Kiss's Do You Love Me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmcba34GMtg

[DASH 243✅]

Mojo Nixon's cover of Girlfriend in a coma is sweet
bullets and octanes rebel yell
the dan band total eclipse of the heart
jell-o biafra plastic jesus
anal c*** three's company theme