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08-02-2009 , 03:54 AM
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Posting a song without a Youtube link should be a one-day ban.
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08-02-2009 , 04:04 AM
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Quote:
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Gary Jules – Mad World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
Love this video
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08-02-2009 , 04:05 AM
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Jose Gonzalez' "Heartbeats" is not better than The Knife's
Also, Obadiah Parker's cover of "Hey Ya" is not better than the original.
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08-02-2009 , 04:16 AM
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Gary Jules – Mad World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
Wow, I've always REALLY preferred the original:

Tears For Fears - Mad World
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08-02-2009 , 04:20 AM
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Best cover of a cover: Nickleback -- Ghost of Tom Joad

Not really, RATM's version is obviously amazing though.

I always liked Cake's version of I Will Survive as well.
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08-02-2009 , 04:25 AM
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Beat this with a stick.

Killing Me Softly, The Fugees

EDIT AGAIN: Better yet, here's a live version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F751Y...eature=related

So sad how much I hate Wyclef now.
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08-02-2009 , 04:25 AM
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Does Apotheosis - O Fortuna count as a cover? For comparison.
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08-02-2009 , 04:32 AM
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"I heard it through the grapevine"

The original: (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOFzn_5alVE

The covers:
(Gladys Knight and the Pips) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWvwP72FuVg
(Marvin Gaye) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg
(Creedence Clearwater Revival) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93S_l0qZrXA
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08-02-2009 , 04:53 AM
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every single cover RATM has done tho is better than the original
their cover of Microphone Fiend is awful

I like Rage, but Zach isn't nearly talented enough at rapping to try a Rakim song
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08-02-2009 , 06:06 AM
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Heartbeats - The Knife
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08-02-2009 , 06:18 AM
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At first I thought Metallica's Whiskey in the Jar was a better cover, but that's only because I hadn't heard the cover(?) they covered.

Thin Lizzy's is much more awesome.
Wow, I came here to post this thinking it may be a deep track or something and someone beat me to it only 35 posts in. Bravo.

As far as the Dubliners version goes I can hardly understand a word they're saying cuz they blow through it faster than The Ramones. Although the do include the stanza explaining exactly what his girl did to betray him though.
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08-02-2009 , 06:24 AM
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Wow, I've always REALLY preferred the original:

Tears For Fears - Mad World
Really? it maybe my passionate hate for 80's synthpop or the affiliation of the Gary Jules version to one of my favorite movies but I really like the cover more
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08-02-2009 , 06:49 AM
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Johnny Cash - Hurt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AratTMGrHaQ
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08-02-2009 , 08:03 AM
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Some great suggestions ITT.

Only two points. I think Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is debatable. Also much like RATM, Metallica do a hell of a lot of covers that are better than the original. Garage Inc is a great collection.

Obviously Hendrix is the definitive answer. Fugees are a clear second.
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08-02-2009 , 09:04 AM
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Hanoi Rocks cover of CCR - Up Around The Bend.

Hanoi Rocks cover

CCR original

Johnny Cash - Hurt is also my 2nd candidate.
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08-02-2009 , 09:22 AM
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Drain STH -- Ace Of Spades -- yes, this is a joke
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08-02-2009 , 09:31 AM
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My first vote would be Gary Jules' Mad World, but also:

Bangles' Hazy Shade of Winter >>> Simon and Garfunkel's original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RG3pniflruE
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08-02-2009 , 10:02 AM
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I personally think most covers of Dylan's Don't Think Twice It's Alright are better than the original, the jauntier and cheesier the better.
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08-02-2009 , 10:05 AM
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I personally think most covers of Dylan's Don't Think Twice It's Alright are better than the original, the jauntier and cheesier the better.
I love Dylan's original version of this song, but I always enjoyed Jerry Reed's rendition as well.
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08-02-2009 , 10:12 AM
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Because he is Willie Nelson, any cover, of which there are many, have to be considered.

Even though he foisted upon the world a cover of the godawful "Unchained Melody", the Stardust album remains as one of the great collection of cover songs. Willie's interpretation of these Tin Pan Alley standards are, if not better than the originals, classics in there own right.

His cover of Kermit The Frog's "Rainbow Connection" is also worthy of consideration. A song that has been covered by many, Willie's version is so good that many people feel that he wrote it.
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08-02-2009 , 10:15 AM
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I love Hendrix...

But the late great Stevie Ray Vaughn does Voodoo Chile and then some.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GSpbuFSr2o
I agree but I think it's debatable, just like SRV doing Little Wing.
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08-02-2009 , 10:19 AM
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Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGVdOIeuUQ&feature=fvw

Also, the new Dream Theater bonus album has a cover of Iron Maiden's To Tame a Land that I haven't decided on yet, but it's close.
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08-02-2009 , 10:34 AM
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R. L. Burnside's cover of Dylan's "Everything is Broken"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhKqqYuV9MU
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