Just the opposite of pghboemike's songs that should never be covered thread this one is what songs do you think sound better than the originals? I know that this is a very personal choice so please lets keep this civil, that is don't make any discouraging comments about others choices (especially mine ).
Although many think that The Animals sang The House of the Rising Sun first it was a copy of a song that goes way back in time. The original song title was Rising House Blues. This is the first recording of that song.
I always enjoy a cover that sounds different than the original and makes me pay attention to the original even more. Somewhat recent example: Bon Iver’s cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can't Make You Love Me”. Love both versions. One makes me listen to the other.
I think there were quite a few people that did Rising Sun before the Animals did their version. First one I recall was Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger did a version too, I have them both here. And Dylan did it also. Our very own Janice and Bud did a cool version too a while back.
Man, that Roxy Perry version is fabulous! What a voice! Not to mention great harp and guitar playing. Thanks for posting that youtube, I'm going to check into her more.
To answer your question, the first one that comes to mind where I prefer the cover is the Hendrix version of the Dylan song "All Along the Watchtower".
I think one of my all time favorite covers is Joe Cocker’s rendition of “With a little Help from my Friends”. He almost turned it into a different song.
I always enjoy a cover that sounds different than the original and makes me pay attention to the original even more. Somewhat recent example: Bon Iver’s cover of Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can't Make You Love Me”. Love both versions. One makes me listen to the other.
Prince had also done this song in the late '90s. As a big fan of his this was my favorite version.
Harking back to the 60's, I always liked Billy Joe Royal's 1965 song "I Knew You When", but after it was re-introduced in 1982 on Linda Ronstadt's "Get Closer" album, I ended up listening to Linda Ronstadt's version much more.
Joe South also had a 1969 version, but I didn't care for it as much as the other two.
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I enjoy John Denver's +++ Cover +++ of "Mother Nature's Son" from his Rocky Mountain High album better than The Beatles original on the White album. Couldn't find the original so +++ HERE +++ is Paul McCartney covering the Beatles original.
I love Gloria Jones' original, but Soft Cell's cover of Tainted Love gives me chills every time I hear it, and the extended version, medley with Where Did Our Love Go, is even better. It has everything I like about good synthpop: a simple arrangement, just a few well-programmed sounds and lots of space and dynamics in the mix.
I saw Mike Reid in concert as the warm-up act for the Gatlin Brothers farewell tour back in the 1990's (clearly they didn't say farewell for long, as they are still touring and I saw the Gatlin Brothers again a few years ago).
Mike Reid is a big man sitting in front of a digital piano and I thought the piano might go tumbling when he stood up, but he banged on that piano pretty well and the concert was great.
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Just thought of another one, KC White's 1973 version of No, No, No (You Don't Love Me), which is a cover of a cover of a cover (Dawn Penn and Willie Cobbs both recorded versions, based on Bo Diddley's She's Fine, she's Mine).
The band's groove is slow and deep, and KC White's vocals are sincere and soulful. By far my favourite take on this song, and I can't stand still when I hear it.
I did not know that basically Bonnie Raitt did that song as a cover. Evidence of a great song are so many artists covering it. My sister Heather recently did a duet of that one with Josh Kaufman (winner of the Voice a few years back) recently in a concert in Indy.
Well, here's the thing on some of these. The writer writes the song FOR someone else to sing. That band releases it. That band becomes synonymous with that song in the mind of the public. Then the writer releases it on their own and the public thinks THAT is the cover.
If I recall, this particular song WAS first released by Bonnie Raitt in about 1991. They wrote it with Bonnie, Bette Midler or Linda Ronstadt in mind. Also it was originally a faster, bluegrass kind of song.
Obviously slower was better. IMHO this is one of THE best songs ever written.
Look no further than how much the Lennon/McCartney team wrote for others, like Peter and Gordon. Also Prince wrote a ton of stuff other people did first. Manic Monday was given to The Bangles when Apollonia passed on it. He recorded it later at some point but the public likely though he was covering The Bangles.
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I really enjoyed Ordinary World by Red. I heard it before I heard the DuranDuran version. Although I admit they have a similar tone to them. The Red cover will definitely be my favourite of the two, though.
Thelma Houston's version of "Don't Leave Me This Way" was better than Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes' fine effort.
Santana improved Peter Green's "Black Magic Woman"
Tom Jones did "I Who Have Nothing" much better than the wonderful Ben E King version
Mark Murphy improved "Satisfaction Guaranteed" by Michael Franks (Just about anything Mr. Murphy covered ended up being the definitive version). He also improved Joni Mitchell's version of Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat".
The Happenings did a better job than The Tempos in "See You In September"
Johnny Rivers improved Harold Dorman's "Mountain Of Love"
Bobby "Blue" Bland did the definitive version of T Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday Blues" aka "Call It Stormy Monday"
Keb' Mo' took Robert Johnson's "Come On In My Kitchen" updated it and gave it life (although I dearly love the Johnson version as well).
Elvis Presley improved Lowell Fulson's "Reconsider Baby" with a great blues sax solo by Boots Randolph on his Elvis is Back LP (Elvis did two versions, this the better)
The Animals took Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You" and raised it to the clouds.
Aretha Franklin took Otis Redding's "Respect" and did it better than Otis (which was hard to do)
Speaking of Otis, his version of "Try A Little Tenderness" is much better than that of the original Ray Noble recording.
Fats Domino improved "Jambalaya" which was Moon Mullican based on "Grand Texas" and although Hank Williams is listed at the author on the recordings, Mr. Mullican rightly gets all the royalties.
This business is complicated.
I could go on and on.
I often like the originals better, but I also often like the covers better. It depends on my own personal tastes.
A personal favourite of mine is Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. He completely changed the song, and really made it his own. Even Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has admitted that Johnny Cash's version far trumps the original.
I sure this will upset some but although I am a huge fan of The Everly Brothers I love the way Nazareth turned Love Hurts in what I think is the most powerful ballad ever.
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