Covers of songs that you like better than the originals?

[sneakypenguin]

Nonpoint- In the air tonight(?) Remake of Phil collins sucky version.

The used and MCR- under pressure.

Breaking Benjamin-who wants to live forever.(originally done by queen)

 

[koga88]

As said by two others before me, I will have to go with Johnny Cash's "Hurt"

 

[Daipire]

Reel Big Fish's Another Day In Paradise

 

[Bernzz]

Disturbed's cover of Land of Confusion, originally by Genesis.
Korn's cover of Word Up!, originally by Cameo.
Dope's cover of You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), originally by Dead or Alive.
Children of Bodom's covers of Rebel Yell, Talk Dirty to Me and Oops I Did It Again, originally by Billy Idol, Poison and Britney Spears respectively.

I could prolly think of more but it's 5:30 pm and I woke up half an hour ago. My brain don't worky quite yet just.

 

[Arcane Azmadi]

A lot of the ones I was thinking of have already been mentioned here, but there are some I have to mention:

*Joe Cocker's cover of 'With a Little Help From My Friends' by The Beatles (which I remember as the opening theme of 'The Wonder Years' when I was a kid)
*Marilyn Manson's cover of 'Personal Jesus' by Depeche Mode
*Orgy's cover of 'Blue Monday' by New Order.
*Apocalyptica's instrumental cover of 'Until it Sleeps' by Metallica.

 

[smudgey]

Johnny Cash- Hurt
Korn- Word up
Ugly Kid Joe- Cat's in the cradle
Disturbed- Land of confusion
Veruca Salt- My sharona

 

[dalek sec]

What, no-one's mentioned Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"? Hell, even Dylan prefers it!

This and I like the cover they did of it for Battlestar Galactica.

 

[The Infinite]

A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine is better in every conceivable way to me.

 

[jezz8me]

Wow i cannot believe i am the first to say Mad World as played by Gary Jules.

Belle's version of It's Oh so Quiet
Keren Ann's Silent Night
John Coltrane's rendition of My Favourite Things

There are many Leonard Cohen covers (Haleleujah, Chelsea Hotel no.2 ect.)that i like eaqual to the origional although it annoys me they use the worse lyrics to Haleleujah.
"You say i used the name in vain
but I don't even know the name
and if I did then realy what's it to you.
There's a spark of light in every word,
it doesn't matter which you heard,
the holy or the broken haleleujah."
is my favourite verse.

 

[pandabear190]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frI8q2GLZI4

 

[kannibus]

Usually I avoid anything associated with Britney Spears like the plague. However, I grabbed the "Davinche Remix" of "Piece of Me" because it was the best "sexy-slow-stripper" music I'd heard in a long time. Tested it out that night with the wife and got, shall we say, "enthusiastic" results.

 

[MuddShark6]

Chris Cornell with Billie Jean. Way better than the original. Or Nirvana with Man Who Sold The World. Or Perfect Circle with the live cover of Bark At The Moon.

 

[Bebosis]

What, no-one's mentioned Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"? Hell, even Dylan prefers it!

This. Its even my favorite song by Hendrix. (Or rather played by since he didnt make the song)

 

[Buizel91]

My style of music is completely different to anything thats been posted so far, im in to chart stuff =P (dont judge me)

and personally i like a cover of Cheryl Coles Fight for this love =) Done by a guy on youtube called Michael Hough, its quite good for someone who dosnt have a record label

 

[Zenode]

Avril Lavinges cover of Chop Suey - System of a Down

it made my ears bleed actually

[link]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twvdypF4pUg[/link]

 

[Bilbo536]

Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the Cradle (Also do a very good 'Sanitarium' by Metallica)
Guns n roses - Sympathy for the Devil
All of Apocalyptica's covers of Metallica songs

 

[NIHILHATE]

Deathstars' White Wedding by Billy Idol------|
Type O Negative's Paranoid by Sabbath-----|-------(Though I love the originals)
Sepultura's The Hunt by New Model Army---|
Children of Bodom's Lookin' out my Back Door by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rammstein's Stripped by Depeche Mode
Marilyn Manson's Everything by Everyone (That dude is awesome at covers)
Grim Dylan's Zombie by The Cranberries.