Good Cover Versions of a Favourite Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMZNpxKrdXk

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Boycott remasters, please!!!

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Big fan of Gary Jules’ version of Mad World

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp017Crrx7I

The Cure’s version of ‘I Wish It Could Be Xmas Every Day’ from the Disintegration outtakes is a favourite, as is Japan’s cover of ‘Greased Lightning’.

Here’s a weird version of a great song…

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Stumbled into this topic this morning for some reason, can’t believe this one hasn’t cropped up, it’s one of those rare “cover is better than the original” efforts.

Original by Soft Cell.

https://youtu.be/NSXQWj0HEBE

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Not better than the original, but certainly different, and in my humble opinion, excellent. This one may divide opinion.

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Definitely better than the original. Made it into a completely different song. The Soft Cell original is very camp. Good but camp.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjz5bzSOzKg

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That’s great. But I have to argue that Placebo’s cover is even better
https://youtu.be/d-mYX0qKkB8

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Blasphemy.

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Placebo actually make very nice cover songs. I’ve always liked Where Is My Mind? and Jackie in particular.

I really like Placebo but when it comes to being original Kate Bush is the Queen. Yes you can make a nice cover but never better than the Queens original.

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https://youtu.be/kv74eawtHrk

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I don’t usually mess with the King of Pop but this song kicks ass. my 7yo actually prefers the cover over the OG.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE

this is an old friend of mine, jazz singer/instructor and huge George Michael fan. I thought she did pretty good on this one.

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I know, you can’t beat Smokey and the Miracles version, but The Beat’s ska version is a worthy listen and good cover.

https://youtu.be/5peHauXtYsA

Bjork, she is unique
https://youtu.be/htobTBlCvUU

Jeff Buckley, a genius, underrated artist, gone too soon.
https://youtu.be/y8AWFf7EAc4

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Had to look things up as @Maria 's ‘it’s oh so quiet’ didn’t work for me, so, original English version (1951) not bad at all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ojarj6nTM4
and a version of Swedens entry that works for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLF-_Z8TK1k

Thanks for that Maria, great memories of the Bjork version playing it to my then very young daughter.

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Your welcome Flobs oh, :+1:

I have just recovered from the trauma of listening to Nikola’s selected cover versions. Oh my word! Its different :scream_cat:

I played ‘it’s oh so quiet’ to my daughter on my new stereo just the other day. She, at 26 now, still grips my arm when she hears the first notes and says ‘no not the scary song’ it’s just so funny I can not help putting it on. :rofl: That’s traumatism!

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