Sometimes..it’s the cover that’s the better version!

[MadFrank]

As a sister thread to the thread that’s about the original being perfect, here’s where an artist just raised a song up another level by covering it.

Of course, just in my opinion.

Original

Perfection

 

[MadFrank]

Here’s another one.

Original

Beautiful joyous dreamy perfection!

 

[Sweat]

OK Peter Frampton



Last one because its so much better than the album version

 

[RickV]

Summertime Blues - The Who

 

[wgs1230]

 

[MadFrank]

^ yes.

 

[Hefalump]

As a sister thread to the thread that’s about the original being perfect, here’s where an artist just raised a song up another level by covering it.

Of course, just in my opinion.

Original

Perfection

Love Amy, but that is the first time i heard that original.....i gotta say i really really like it!!!!

 

[Noise Under The Floor]

 

[MadFrank]

OK Peter Frampton



Last one because its so much better than the album version

I really wanted to find something great here, but I’m sorry. That version of Stevie Wonders classic, while a good crack, falls short of his high watermark.

 

[hpharley90]

Joe Cocker's version of "wiith a little help from my friends" much better than the Beatles. My opinion of course!!

 

[MadFrank]

You must really hate the original then!

 

[MrGuitarhack]

Absolutely

 

[Suave Eddie]

 

[Brutus]

Hendrix’ Watchtower is some of his best stuff, I think.

 

[MadFrank]

Hendrix’ Watchtower is some of his best stuff, I think.

That’s a tough one. Personally I think, perhaps because they are so different and so individually beautifully realised, that they are straight down the middle equals. IMO.

 

[Cousin]

Not necessarily better but great.

 

[Fulldrive-1]

Sure. Play Hendrix's Killing Floor, Watchtower, Johnny B Goode against the originals.

 

[FPFL]

Hendrix’ Watchtower is some of his best stuff, I think.

This is THE example as far as I’m concerned.

Jimi transformed the song. Even Dylan was gracious and awed by Jimi in that.

 

[twotone]

 

[BradleyCB]

I immediately thought of two songs.

Hendrix’s version of Watchtower has already been covered here.

The other for me is Jeff Buckley’s version of Hallelujah. Just haunting the way he performed it.