In your opinion, what’s a cover version of a song that not only holds up to the original but wildly exceeds it? Here’s mine: - ThreadSky

brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s a bit of a throwback but I also really like Neil Diamond’s cover of The Monkees I’m a Believer

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oldohman.bsky.social•11 days ago

Neil Diamond also did a respectable cover of UB40s "Red, Red Wine."

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bixlee.bsky.social•11 days ago

in all seriousness, neil diamond actually wrote that song

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

Lots of people think that but the Monkees version was the original

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bixlee.bsky.social•11 days ago

i'm not going to correct you but instead i am going to post one of the mashups of all time

https://youtu.be/__vv2EhpEK0?si=o-pMLdWIp6jlT1tv

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cecilyjk.bsky.social•11 days ago

Both things are true.

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tcar2000.bsky.social•11 days ago

“I'm a Believer" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded by the American band the Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The Monkees’ version is clearly the best, because that’s the one I’m familiar with.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_a_Believer

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bixlee.bsky.social•11 days ago

pretty sure that was smash mouth

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nanaleanna.bsky.social•11 days ago

George Harrison doing Bob Dylans' "If Not For You".

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goodcitizen.bsky.social•11 days ago

On the Monkees theme, Paul Westerberg and Daydream Believer

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goodcitizen.bsky.social•11 days ago

And sorry, subtlety is just lost on me😁✌️

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noellecook.com•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/H4hGSR5njZE?feature=shared

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jimmy-dapoe.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hendrix All Along the Watchtower. Three different guitar solos.

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

This is what I get for having followers who know my fucking bits at this point, I get a bunch of people just making good suggestions, just contributing valuable conversation. I’m furious.

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wichelangelo.bsky.social•10 days ago

We did get inadvertently funny in my quote tweet.

https://bsky.app/profile/wichelangelo.bsky.social/post/3lhyn32a3g22k

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nerissaknm.bsky.social•11 days ago

How abt an original wildly underperforming its cover

https://youtu.be/HPFCGMZUrLY?si=87mH-0WUrovkXp_F

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ncjen.bsky.social•11 days ago

is this the happy non news hr you promised? thank you!

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spicypeanutsauce.bsky.social•11 days ago

Until I saw this, I didn't think too hard.

But I might have oppressed my memory of that Incubus song, despite hearing it live once, and just took it as a legit cover.

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glopdemon.bsky.social•10 days ago

Suffering from success…

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db-user.bsky.social•11 days ago

I tried

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thedimpsler.bsky.social•11 days ago

The forces of chaos are foiled again

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sparkletights.bsky.social•11 days ago

Well done 😎

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maxtropolitan.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ok, fine. I’ll play your way:

https://youtu.be/GBYaAEPgV-E?si=BVNvdqKqFhdYWua-

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brandonocles.bsky.social•11 days ago

I wasn't gonna slam your incubus love.

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brentano.bsky.social•11 days ago

Haha

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kentblack.bsky.social•11 days ago

Is that from the biopic about Robbie Williams?

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chrismcclinch.bsky.social•11 days ago

Even the Smash Mouth version is very strong.

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abh93.bsky.social•11 days ago

i like that every sporting event in this country opens with a cover of jimi hendrix's "the star spangled banner"

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thedanklark.bsky.social•11 days ago

Nah, it’s all about Bruce Springsteen’s cover of Manfred Mann’s “Blinded By the Light”

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nlsmith.com•11 days ago

I thought Springsteen wrote that one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Gav2Rsucg

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thedanklark.bsky.social•11 days ago

I know, he’s been claiming that for decades and it’s kinda sad. He’s lucky Mann hasn’t sued.

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rhetorusrex.bsky.social•11 days ago

Minor Threat's Stepping Stone goes hard

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davsionnach.bsky.social•11 days ago

He did write it, after all.

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reftpt93.bsky.social•11 days ago

A+ use of alt text

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englishhurler.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/LPOny73WJRQ?si=AyRZ4jZsNBqr3MkH

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fritterary.bsky.social•11 days ago

SIGH

Okay, my humorless contribution is that I love Andre 3000's "My Favorite Things" without reservation and have no particular attachment to the movie version.

I'll try to be less earnest going forward.

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down10.bsky.social•11 days ago

Crispin Glover’s cover of “These Boots Are Made For Walking”

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andycenter2.bsky.social•11 days ago

Bettye Lavette's version of Dolly's "Little Sparrow"

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eatthelurch.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://open.spotify.com/track/4qjqO5m5e5vebk9upd7xUU?si=Kx3OfKyDQDS1zS0VxCSsQQ

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bixlee.bsky.social•11 days ago

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

Truly one of the great vocal performances of all time

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bixlee.bsky.social•11 days ago

trent reznor told me that it's puddle of mudd's song now

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self.agency•11 days ago

i'm not mad

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machete.gay•10 days ago

I'm in your fucking walls.

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bsquiklehausen.com•11 days ago

Live and Let Die as performed by Guns n Roses. Sorry to the Beatles, but it's hard to beat Slash on that lick.

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canaryb1rd.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think you mean Wings, not the Beatles.

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mak0rz.bsky.social•11 days ago

Same album, different song:
https://youtu.be/8R6StQfLNbw?si=7ZR5S-mS-Zc6LRk1

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mak0rz.bsky.social•11 days ago

Also: I need to learn how to read the actual content posted in these prompts apparently

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jxkstraw.bsky.social•11 days ago

Tainted Love by Soft Cell. Here's the original by Gloria Jones from 1965.
https://youtu.be/zJTuWp4kK9c?si=vQIbfZhMMdWHEw50

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tommytimp.bsky.social•11 days ago

It's always Alien Ant Farm's Smooth Criminal

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idontknowmanmaybe.bsky.social•11 days ago

Mambo Number 5 by Lou Bega

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zombiscribe.bsky.social•11 days ago

Running up that Hill by Placebo

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ballpeenhammer2.bsky.social•11 days ago

the incubus version was charting during 9/11 so you know it was likely playing on at least 1 radio station somewhere when each of the twin towers got hit

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loislowe.bsky.social•11 days ago

Not including Hurt, right? Because that would one is too obvious.

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nugsbunny.bsky.social•11 days ago

Cash was sending a message I think. He did rusty cage and he did hurt; taken in conjunction, I mean. The decision to cover those two songs in his old age says something about how he felt about dying (edit)

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katwithav.bsky.social•11 days ago

If you haven’t seen the video for Hurt you should definitely take a trip over to Youtube

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loislowe.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh I have. It’s one of my break up songs. I’ve seen it plenty.

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blandphilosophy.bsky.social•11 days ago

man Hurt is so fucking good.

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s fine to mention it, it’s a really good cover!

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loislowe.bsky.social•11 days ago

It’s better than the original. Even Trent Reznor has said as much.

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deaconblues1979.bsky.social•11 days ago

The original is better than I remembered though!

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chiefbulkofficer.bsky.social•10 days ago

well, even trent can be wrong sometimes
even johnny cash couldn't touch this live version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQRmCy6LfjI

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loislowe.bsky.social•9 days ago

I do like this!

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trevorcavanagh.bsky.social•11 days ago

yeah, i think that this can be true but the original shouldn't be dismissed because of this. it's not like it was reworking a cheesy song to make it heavy - it stood well on it's own

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rhetorusrex.bsky.social•11 days ago

That entire Cash album owns. Hurt, obviously, but Rusty Cage and Personal Jesus are amazing covers.

On that tip Slayer did an album of punk covers that I probably listen to more than any of their originals.

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katwithav.bsky.social•11 days ago

This question shouldn’t have a correct answer, but this is it.

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meddle98.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://youtube.com/shorts/uzfG7-rU438?si=H1VBEuYUbQzrlYm6

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smazak.bsky.social•10 days ago

May I be the first to nominate

https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4?si=jOuuAp3o0GZLMW9Z

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freecialis.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://open.spotify.com/track/5FzBxhIsZBFXDTVGWtV4IQ?si=MwyIpLF7SjKsjpo3UUH8qA

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dmckenna.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/0JrlKcoD1Qw?si=XuDW_fNdwuBuA4dv

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thewilliamgeorge.bsky.social•11 days ago

People can cry about this pick to their mums because I'm too busy dancing to care.

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formulae.bsky.social•11 days ago

Huge fan of Slayer’s cover of Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf

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marlowechris.bsky.social•10 days ago

It doesn't exceed Elvis, but John Cale's "Heartbreak Hotel" is a remarkable cover
https://youtu.be/ep0ACAQK76g?si=WImCwhv4Kb7NswSC

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ianthewonderdog.bsky.social•11 days ago

I can't say it's objectively better, but I really like TØP's cover of MCR.
https://youtu.be/yw6i1SAHetc?si=n4Az1Z1drLriLCNU

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pairofclaws.bsky.social•11 days ago

The Alison Mosshart cover of The Passenger is so much better than Iggy Pop's version that it feels like a completely different song.

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sparkletights.bsky.social•11 days ago

🖤 Alison Mosshart/The Kills, etc - thx for the reminder 🖤

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krantul.bsky.social•11 days ago

Can even suggest one of the same song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YpSzKHX0TY&ab_channel=FatahRuark%27sRareMusic

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melari.bsky.social•11 days ago

A lot of the obvious ones seem to be here already, but Patti Smith’s version of “Gloria”

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free2b56.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hurt by Nine Inch Nails was a great song but Johnny Cash redid it and stole that song forever.

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nancyworld.bsky.social•11 days ago

I don't know whether anyone can perform "Hallelujah" BETTER than Leonard Cohen, but after seeing k.d. lang perform it in concert, Cohen said "I think we can put that song to rest now". https://youtu.be/tcOQSk_cMO0?si=1Dd049Sw64h-8Rdz

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rikabel69.bsky.social•11 days ago

Jeff Buckley did a good one

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nancyworld.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's lovely. Thanks.

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nancyworld.bsky.social•11 days ago

Disturbed's cover of "The Sound of Silence". https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4?si=vuBudMSpYo6yx-P9

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bullwark.bsky.social•10 days ago

Once you hear Metallica with a talented drummer you can't go back
https://youtu.be/hvHKFEFX4Gw?si=G3NzgpxJydIbqOry

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astral66.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/Kb-vGnzmWjY?si=YiVrRmBqSEN3Bxsq

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rxfrenchfries.bsky.social•11 days ago

I see nobody's talking about Nothing Compares 2 U and the resulting slap fight between Prince and Sinead O'Connor

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zerodrip.bsky.social•11 days ago

Trickster

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kiranayt.bsky.social•11 days ago

“Billie Jean” by Civil Wars. I can’t say it exceeds the original (heresy) but it takes it to a different level.

https://youtu.be/TlWUh3E17N8?si=squJ752wuPbVK7HW

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kiranayt.bsky.social•11 days ago

And I’d like to have an honorary mention: “Big In Japan” by Ane Brun

https://youtu.be/dMia7HJR2l4?si=nov7xjubV2W7nxI_

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4livingtheory.bsky.social•11 days ago

Along these lines, I loved Alien Ant Farm’s cover of Smooth Criminal, idk if it exceeds the Original, cuz I love that too- but it’s pretty awesome

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jennyemelie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Lol! But in all seriousness...

Johnny Cash doing "Hurt" is amazing.

I somehow missed Sara Bareilles covering "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" until last year when I could have been enjoying it since 2013.

Also Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" is the best and I will die on that hill.

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jennyemelie.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/Ozd2ja7mAgM?si=ElXMzV4SW9dqjnl6

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doogie2k.bsky.social•11 days ago

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wcpetree.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/YUOuJJdjFHc?si=4D1hlEK32Lo4iGnt

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seanyboi29.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower

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klippenstein.bsky.social•10 days ago

Twist and Shout.

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tadog.bsky.social•11 days ago

most anything Scary Pockets puts there hands on
https://youtu.be/hu1_b6aLtyM?si=RbeCvVrEpEmeAF6_

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irontuna.bsky.social•11 days ago

Nick Cave’s cover of By the Time I Get To phoenix or his cover of Helpless

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codyw.bsky.social•10 days ago

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kerithburke.bsky.social•11 days ago

Once I saw Kevin Durant wearing a Wish You Were Here shirt and nearly asked him what’s his favorite Pink Floyd song…thankfully a young person told me WYWH was a Travis Scott tour before I embarrassed myself.

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msp4real.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/UnC2wl2kL7c?si=KPxqLFIzN5q2Jfzd

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msp4real.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/H4hGSR5njZE?si=CLXjlS_4gWI20tkF

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weedlordbonerchamp.hellthread.vet•11 days ago

Band of Heathens covering Hurricane by Leon Everette. Completely changed the whole song.

Also the mountain goats covering "I saw the sign" plays in my head

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weedlordbonerchamp.hellthread.vet•11 days ago

Seriously: check it out

https://youtu.be/75X4bWf5fIs?si=JYTEhs6Bnw3jA1nl

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librarydust80.bsky.social•11 days ago

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librarydust80.bsky.social•11 days ago

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yoganerd.bsky.social•11 days ago

possibly controversial but i stand by it
https://youtu.be/HaAI3jI7uCc?si=r-5hVAvyqbwn2H0N

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goodcitizen.bsky.social•11 days ago

PJ Harvey- Highway 61 (Revisited)

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dingleb.bsky.social•11 days ago

TLC’s version of Radiohead’s Creep

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dingleb.bsky.social•11 days ago

TLC’s version puts Stone Temple Pilots to shame

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jturgasen.bsky.social•11 days ago

Have you heard the Prince cover of it?

https://youtu.be/NFXZNt4oLkE?si=Tqd0DhRi4U5Oy95Q

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4livingtheory.bsky.social•11 days ago

I love this. I miss him & his creativity! Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.,

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jturgasen.bsky.social•11 days ago

There was a big controversy about the video too! Prince DCMA'd the video and Radiohead stepped in and said it was their song & Prince didn't ask permission to play it, so it stays up.

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4livingtheory.bsky.social•11 days ago

Wow. Wild! I was not connected or in the U.S. at that time…. Such a good share. Thanks!
In late 90s I went to see a friend from HS play at a pub about an hour and change from where I’d moved - opening for Radiohead, small pub. I was occupied but it was cool.

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4livingtheory.bsky.social•11 days ago

I’ve not heard any of these. Must do so.

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ellie.thecancellations.com•11 days ago

No

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y-o-y.bsky.social•11 days ago

Janis Joplin's epic version of Me and Bobby McGee was a cover of a dorky song written by Kris Kristofferson and released by Roger Miller

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wtfsurprisedoll.bsky.social•10 days ago

Not just KD Lang performing Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, specifically the time she sang it at the Vancouver Olympics. Her cover of Helpless is also a banger.
https://youtu.be/tcOQSk_cMO0?si=Fka7bI5rnd-VBU46

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spicypeanutsauce.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etSbOs3aUqI

Another for the "the original artist likes the cover better" file

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mikeginmd.bsky.social•11 days ago

IYKYK

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jeanpauldifranco.bsky.social•11 days ago

Alt text here is 🔥🔥

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acleveland10.bsky.social•11 days ago

Slothrust cover of sex and candy

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markhoofnagle.medsky.social•11 days ago

Stevie Ray Vaughn’s “Little Wing”. Not many people could outplay Hendrix but for Little Wing, he really flushed out what was kind of underworked. https://youtu.be/An4uDegHB8s?feature=shared

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markhoofnagle.medsky.social•11 days ago

But now I have found and listened to that Incubus cover and learned you’re fucking with us. Well played.

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g.litch.art•11 days ago

Mike Flowers Pop's Wonderwall

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adactivity.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZMgMc1T2HQ
Junior Byles covering the old standard “Fever”

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johnathanmulroony.bsky.social•11 days ago

is hurt by johnny cash too obvious and overdone?

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maxthyme.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/tOmKGjy-Ct0

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davidmsim.bsky.social•11 days ago

I have a whole playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lEkE7BzNmdQD5DhVwTFmo?si=jCO1IuxFR4SG-ZkAFB6FrA&pi=B96x4jgNTIqWQ

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jruitjakepacnw82.bsky.social•11 days ago

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everythingnothing.bsky.social•10 days ago

1) That’s not a cover, just a shared song title, you troll.

2) Dinosaur Jr’s cover of Just Like Heaven makes me so happy every time I hear it.

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everythingnothing.bsky.social•10 days ago

3) I also adore Guns N Roses version of Knockin on Heavens Door.

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long-sigh-studios.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2nRwQysNA&pp=ygUcdml2YSBsYXMgdmVnYXMgZGVhZCBrZW5uZWR5cw%3D%3D

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ryanwildo.bsky.social•11 days ago

Donny Hathaway - "Jealous Guy"

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shimmellema.bsky.social•10 days ago

Lawl

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nouveaubougee.bsky.social•11 days ago

Metallica’s cover of U2’s One

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mike.puterbaugh.net•11 days ago

Chris Cornell’s cover of One/One

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polkagoat.bsky.social•11 days ago

Under my thumb by Shemekia Copeland and Went for a ride by Adia victoria

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andyhunt296.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://youtu.be/jEqI72RLSd4?si=p_E12wF29mb_X7qg

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eschneider.bsky.social•10 days ago

How did I not know Falco covered this?! Oooh.

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eschneider.bsky.social•10 days ago

Offers back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9fsFyZh2Yk

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robinfromwork.bsky.social•10 days ago

Iron and Wine's cover of This Must be the Place

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edzitron.com•10 days ago

lol

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noculottes.bsky.social•11 days ago

Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes."

Of course it's not hard to exceed the original when it sounds like the sound track to a clown doing a strip show.

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turnage.digital•11 days ago

That Incubus song isn't a cover is it? they just share the same song title. The lyrics are different from what I remember aren't they?

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

You’re right. I was trying to make people mad with that but everyone was either nice or just ignored me trying to make them mad.

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turnage.digital•11 days ago

🤣 Do an experiment, go try the same thing on Twitter.

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hatkidsays.bsky.social•11 days ago

The rightest answer is Devo's cover of Satisfaction. I think of it as a Devo song before I even think of the Stones.

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hatkidsays.bsky.social•11 days ago

Additionally the In Flames cover of Everything Counts is fun if inessential

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

Great pick. Otis Redding also had a good one but Otis Redding always has good ones

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hatkidsays.bsky.social•11 days ago

Otis Redding is always good

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acinonnap.bsky.social•11 days ago

Cat Power's cover dispenses with The Riff

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hatkidsays.bsky.social•11 days ago

I need to listen, then. That sounds intriguing.

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acinonnap.bsky.social•11 days ago

Also check out her version of "New York, New York"

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hatkidsays.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh now that sounds fun

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robmcfadden.bsky.social•11 days ago

controversial but i think the cover puts the original to shame

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

You know it’s a contentious topic but I agree

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peoriabummer.bsky.social•11 days ago

Look at this

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jennyemelie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pfft. Ed Sheeran's version is obviously superior.

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robmcfadden.bsky.social•11 days ago

it feels good to come out and say it, i've been hiding for so long

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dreamsarefreemf.bsky.social•11 days ago

I prefer the Verve Pipe version

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megamanchego.bsky.social•10 days ago

I loved Prince’s cover of one-hit novelty Sinead O’Connor’s one good song “nothing compares to you”

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brentwaggoner.bsky.social•11 days ago

Incredible post.

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fitziejj.bsky.social•11 days ago

Charles Bradley’s version of Stay Away is better than Nirvana’s.

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mearn.me•11 days ago

Gotta be U2’s cover of “One” by Metallica

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concoloris.bsky.social•11 days ago

I don't know that it's "better" but Nina Gordon doing "straight outta Compton" with an acoustic guitar and no changes to the lyrics has to be one of the funniest things I've ever heard

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hoptimusprime.bsky.social•10 days ago

Hurt is the gold standard here.

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ijspurcell.bsky.social•10 days ago

Nothing Compares 2 U is the gold standard. Hurt doesn’t improve on the original, it just reimagines it

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pxtl.ca•10 days ago

Half-trolling answer: Faith, by Limp Bizkit.

Yeah, not a fan of George Michael, and even less a fan of Limp Bizkit... but it's a stupid and fun cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-EdCNjumvI

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pxtl.ca•10 days ago

I have no idea who Meg Myers is but I love her cover of Running Up That Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7iVWK2W48o

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ephusophus.bsky.social•10 days ago

I got the joke but since people are being sincere, my sincere pick is Grace Jones doing Private Life.

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ephusophus.bsky.social•10 days ago

another good one is Grace Jones doing Use Me

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moosic.bsky.social•11 days ago

Ozzy’s version was good but nothing beats the original

https://youtu.be/sl7rkIc9b24?si=ib24Sb5vc_W0W0Dt

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reverendraff.bsky.social•11 days ago

You trolling right? 🤣

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chrislay.bsky.social•10 days ago

Highway 61 Revisited always wanted to be a manic metal waltz and PJ Harvey set it free.

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parr.org•11 days ago

Heartbreaking:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mEUl4DThSwE

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numet.al•11 days ago

top tier

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toolazytofail.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pomplamoose: Blinding Lights. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJnqq7Ibscw

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ohwhoa.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hurt originally written by 9 inch nails Jonny cash covered it and I think somewhere along the lines they let him keep the song (also not completely sure if I’m misquoting)

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wild-one.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/PEHs2WbPac0?si=VClHQiLEI3gv7CFC

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largesseadultson.bsky.social•11 days ago

Refugees in the house tonight
Everybody gonna be all right

God damn. One good album, one generationally great album, then poof, dandelion seeds on the breeze

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jackq.bsky.social•11 days ago

This one is probably too obvious to mention but oh well imma do it anyway

https://youtu.be/Xu2xVG_utRs?si=XgPRWEkCPNXoAAjK

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jackq.bsky.social•11 days ago

Here's one I don't see mentioned as much. Blind Melon actually has a couple of great covers.

https://youtu.be/JQUNigVcBB8?si=RTGXDFED5XhSjPpL

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jackq.bsky.social•11 days ago

Here's the other one

https://youtu.be/LVfe6rdHRKI?si=32dbJCr0nWd1z0W-

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matt78.bsky.social•10 days ago

This happens to Pink Floyd a lot because Danzig’s cover of “Mother” crushes the Floyd version

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artwells.com•11 days ago

Devo's cover of Rolling Stone's Satisfaction

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cyaneyed.wtf•11 days ago

This is the most excellent rage bait I've ever seen. My spouse was sputtering when I showed them

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boozegetsmethrough.bsky.social•10 days ago

Gary Jules' cover of Mad World. This is mainly because its use in the Gears of War trailer was the coolest thing in the world to me as a teenager

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castronaut.bsky.social•10 days ago

I agree but it's the Donnie Darko song to me

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airedalesrule.bsky.social•11 days ago

In terms of making the creepiest stalker song ever even creepier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLQPgrSfWY&ab_channel=ricdmt101

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mrpaulymac.bsky.social•11 days ago

Judas Priest, Diamonds & Rust
Nazareth, This Flight Tonight

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paulsmith5446.bsky.social•11 days ago

Manfred Mann and The Earth Band's version of blinded by the light

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dopjon.bsky.social•11 days ago

Personal Jesus, Johnny Cash over Depeche Mode. Little Queenie, The Stones over Chuck Berry.

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dopjon.bsky.social•11 days ago

Also, Don’t Look Now, Minutemen over CCR.

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shealagh.bsky.social•11 days ago

The version of Simply the Best from Schitts Creek made me realize the lyrics were much more romantic than I’d ever imagined of the song from the Pepsi ad

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oscarxray.bsky.social•11 days ago

Franz Nicolay's cover of 'Balthazar, Impresario' by Frank Turner is better.

Frank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8F9WsBO7CI

Franz: https://franznicolay.bandcamp.com/track/balthazar-impresario-frank-turner-cover

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oscarxray.bsky.social•11 days ago

Switcheroo answer: 'I Think We're Alone Now' by Tiffany is great, and most people don't realise that it's a cover of a vastly superior version.

Tiffany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6Q3mHyzn78

Tommy James & The Shondells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFWhTqLSVzE

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soilcreep.bsky.social•10 days ago

I was mad about this all day yesterday and I came back to be mad some more today

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wingedhussar.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/MH9FyLsfDzw?si=VGqiFpMKuvuMchDe

I'm a sucker for metal covers of pop songs.

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sssiiiggg.bsky.social•11 days ago

"Dancing in the Dark" by Hot Chip. Only one I can think of, only one I need

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forbadb.bsky.social•10 days ago

Crash Test Dummies improved Androgynous by being mostly sober while recording.
https://youtu.be/eby-I7hA9nc?si=vrgIV9fG6VdKEORv

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dahoovster.bsky.social•11 days ago

No joke, but to me Siouxie and the Banshees covers of the the Beatles “Dear Prudence” and Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger” meet your criteria

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wowcoolrobot.bsky.social•11 days ago

Whitney Houstons I will always love you, sorry Dolly, but it's the superior version

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4livingtheory.bsky.social•11 days ago

Dolly loves it & was pretty impressed! She writes good songs!

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sparkletights.bsky.social•11 days ago

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sparkletights.bsky.social•11 days ago

We were on the same mission at the same time 😂
🤝

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wowcoolrobot.bsky.social•11 days ago

lol, great minds 🤝

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suept.bsky.social•11 days ago

UB40’s Red Red Wine is much better than Neil Diamond’s.

Bananarama’s "Venus.”

Cyndi Lauper, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”

Soft Cell, “Tainted Love.”

Tina Turner, “Proud Mary.

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db-user.bsky.social•11 days ago

I prefer Avril Lavigne's cover

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enormousboon.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/qR8jgFGmqvU?si=aPjwN7N-I1nIB6e3
The whole album though

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glasseyetiger.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/w4oZXfrf18Y?feature=shared

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legalcat.bsky.social•11 days ago

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nowarbutclasswar.bsky.social•11 days ago

Unfollowing.

Also, any time Joe Cocker covered the Beatles

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maxtropolitan.bsky.social•11 days ago

He did “I get by with a little help from my friends” in front of the Royal Family and ad libbed “I wanna get high with my friends!” several times. King shit.

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dacowan.bsky.social•10 days ago

Keeping with the same song

https://youtu.be/DPMsH0bbhF8?si=WSGfQbjbB-a6Fp7n

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mazerat.bsky.social•11 days ago

Okay but this is my non-ironic one.

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ccantu.bsky.social•11 days ago

legit banger that I'm surprised more people don't know about

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jturgasen.bsky.social•11 days ago

I prefer the Dinosaur Jr. version personally.

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jeremymasters.bsky.social•11 days ago

Goldfinger's cover of Nena's 99 Red Balloons. It helps that the English lyrics are significantly better than the original German, but it's still the better English language version of the song.

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jeremymasters.bsky.social•11 days ago

Okay, no, I didn't get the joke, but I'm definitely right.

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werebadger.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yah that’s a fantastic cover. Good one.

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onezero.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xwtobqTQnQ

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mgraalum.bsky.social•10 days ago

An entire thread and not a single entry from the greatest cover band of all time.

https://youtu.be/4gT63xovuWE?si=D_l3_Q1QDR5WBW55

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mgraalum.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://youtu.be/JM3fodiK9rY?si=BG1YDaRuHjhp2rrR

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dopestatistics.bsky.social•11 days ago

Im not falling for this people will yell at me if I answer

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sparkletights.bsky.social•11 days ago

Safe place.
Spill.

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stuartgreer.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/k_oOc3Zj0KU?si=xYmgK8Dl2XofQJiY

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mars-moon.bsky.social•11 days ago

Green Day day covered "working class hero" and besides the fact that any cover of Lennon is better than Lennon, Green Day and BJA specifically have the perfect musical sound to match the song. it's awesome.
https://youtu.be/UPPgeDhGzKY?si=3puPD_SZydQgM8ef

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mars-moon.bsky.social•11 days ago

speaking of Lennon, got to see Stevie fucking Wonder cover "Imagine" live at Outside Lands in SF. Everyone was in tears, including Stevie himself.

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sandra361.bsky.social•10 days ago

teenage me loved this when it came out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO1qcWa6blQ

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acinonnap.bsky.social•11 days ago

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mrmunchman.bsky.social•11 days ago

Animals - Ice Nine Kills

Makes me actually want to listen to it lol

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claiborne.bsky.social•11 days ago

Wait that Incubus song was a cover?

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andrewfranklin.bsky.social•11 days ago

John Cale’s version of All My Friends by LCD Soundsystem

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chrismcclinch.bsky.social•11 days ago

Obvious choices:

R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Aretha (Otis Redding original)
All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix (Dylan original)
Sunday Morning Coming Down by Johnny Cash (Kristoffersen original)
Turn the Page by Metallica (Bob Seeger original)
Hurt by Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails original)

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joshcrowley.bsky.social•10 days ago

I know this is a bit but my sincere answer is Celine Dion's Power of Love.

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josebobski.bsky.social•11 days ago

Well this is the original that no one even knows about

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erniebufflo.bsky.social•11 days ago

Listen, Brandon Boyd was a major teen years crush for me and you’re not fooling me with this one.

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erniebufflo.bsky.social•11 days ago

Do love all the replies just taking for granted that Incubus’s song was a cover tho.

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docstock.bsky.social•11 days ago

In the same spirit, I also like Incubus’s cover of the REM song “Drive” from Automatic for the People.

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fritterary.bsky.social•11 days ago

Congratulations, I am gullible

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docstock.bsky.social•11 days ago

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alexremington.bsky.social•11 days ago

Absolutely Sweet Marie by Jason & the Scorchers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cF40OWeak

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alexremington.bsky.social•11 days ago

(Also Respect by Aretha Franklin and Torn by Natalie Imbruglia, obviously)

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stopcallingmefrank.bsky.social•11 days ago

Love this. He tours solo these days.

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rytism.bsky.social•11 days ago

Glad you came- we came as Romans

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josephusbrown.bsky.social•11 days ago

Mine is also a cover of the exact same song:

https://youtu.be/7DSwyCHIPgQ?si=ji8ycNMZvpSWbySN

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fleerultra.bsky.social•10 days ago

I know this is a bit and I'm still furious about it

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machete.gay•10 days ago

We can and will hunt the deadliest game.

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erocy.world•10 days ago

You’re right tho, this is an actual good one

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erocy.world•10 days ago

No shade to Cardi- she’s wonderful and a truly excellent rapper

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andhewolf.bsky.social•10 days ago

It's true, also this is better than "real" radiohead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edNNvg-NBzY

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cdollarsign.bsky.social•10 days ago

Me too. Kind of pissed, if I’m being honest.

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brentwaggoner.bsky.social•10 days ago

Michael, let us have this one beautiful thing.

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brendelbored.bsky.social•10 days ago

🎵 can-o-pay with holes punched in it 🎵

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dankeevy.bsky.social•10 days ago

Did y'all know that The Clash stole should I stay or should I go from INXS?

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michaelpg.bsky.social•10 days ago

Incubus rules

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castronaut.bsky.social•10 days ago

Who sang about "digging my toes into the sand" better? Third Eye Blind or Incubus?

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jhb.bsky.social•10 days ago

You just need to cool down, friend.

https://youtu.be/OBmM79YadYM

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jaffaja.bsky.social•10 days ago

Obligatory Australian submission:
1. Horses- Daryl Braithwaite
2. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

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jhb.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://youtu.be/VgGBB0hTqo0

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jhb.bsky.social•10 days ago

Wait no, I thought of a better one.

https://youtu.be/DCmqyk62RWs

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violetc.bsky.social•10 days ago

Summer Breeze by Type O Negative (1994) is better than Seals & Crofts (1972)

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rayggonzalez.com•11 days ago

Aretha’s version of Respect by Otis Redding

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brendelbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

I was amazed learning it was a cover. I had always assumed it was an original by her because she owns it. She does a really good cover of The Weight by the Band as well.

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rayggonzalez.com•11 days ago

Otis’ version was actually a really big hit: top 5 R&B and crossed over to #35 pop, but it’s Aretha’s song now and Otis knew as much in his intro to the song at Monterey

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unrealgord.bsky.social•11 days ago

Sinead O’Connor, All Apologies

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gleaningsage.bsky.social•11 days ago

Yes and Tori Amos's cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit is also excellent!

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gpike.bsky.social•11 days ago

It's Infected Mushroom's cover of Foo Fighters' "The Pretender", for me.
https://youtu.be/jTbCHkx5J0A?si=Fjg-tVJHiwcyIpRF

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richardjleone.bsky.social•11 days ago

Lemonheads version of Mrs Robinson. Where’s @eve6.bsky.social stand on this?

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aladnamedbrad.bsky.social•11 days ago

YOU MONSTER

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bobson-dugnut.bsky.social•10 days ago

Hurt, obviously.

Nin is good, Cash is iconic.

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pxtl.ca•10 days ago

I get where you're coming from but no. The OG is still better.

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ijspurcell.bsky.social•10 days ago

Neither is better. They’re both phenomenal examples of their respective artist’s talents

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pxtl.ca•10 days ago

I can respect that opinion. I still prefer NIN's version. Either way, definitely not a case where the cover massively eclipses the original.

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forbadb.bsky.social•10 days ago

That is shit basic people say

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bobson-dugnut.bsky.social•10 days ago

Good morning to you too

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sarahfr.bsky.social•11 days ago

📌

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tommyoblivion.bsky.social•11 days ago

diabolical

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danmentos.com•10 days ago

Few will disagree that Madonna's version of NWA's "Express Yourself" truly outshines the original

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oldmanontario.bsky.social•11 days ago

I think the Band's cover of Atlantic City does the difficult job of surpassing an already great song

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venjs.bsky.social•11 days ago

Oh and I don't know if 'wildly exceeds' it but Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is always good

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jennyemelie.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's the definitive version as far as I'm concerned, but there are heated debates in my house about it.

On the bright side, no one is crazy enough to suggest Cohen sang it best.

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rickinnis.bsky.social•11 days ago

I’m here for Leonard :-)

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venjs.bsky.social•11 days ago

Lenny Kravitz American Woman

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largesseadultson.bsky.social•11 days ago

Even though only 10 years had elapsed, I thought P.O.D.’s version of Pearl Jam’s “Alive” brought a refreshing verve, a nü metal oomph, and yes, a welcome little touch of Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ to the grunge classic.

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panterapal.bsky.social•11 days ago

Mick Ronson’s cover (with David Bowie) is my favorite version of Like A Rolling Stone

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spacewaffles.online•10 days ago

you did it. you made me mad

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aneilan.bsky.social•11 days ago

manfred mann's earth band's cover of blinded by the light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzk3x3HZbJI

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stonedsean.bsky.social•11 days ago

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grungogrungo.bsky.social•11 days ago

Blinded by the light by Manfred Mann is my go to

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dijonclod.bsky.social•10 days ago

God damn you

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vacca.bsky.social•11 days ago

“Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” by They Might Be Giants.

(I’m assuming the only reason nobody’s mentioned it yet is that they don’t know it’s a cover.)

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jaredlwhite.bsky.social•11 days ago

That's nobody's business but the turks.

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keyuzo.bsky.social•10 days ago

damn, beat me to it...

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justbored.bsky.social•11 days ago

I went and listen to both songs only to realize this post was a joke and I wasn't musically inclined to pick up on that right away

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darkervision.com•10 days ago

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZoyCSffM7I&si=7vwQYUo1Jd2HCgoA

And I the original is a song I really love.

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cannedlizard.bsky.social•10 days ago

No shade on the Dolly version, but the White Stripes truly knocked Jolene out of the park. Beyoncé’s version is fine too, but hits what is a critical sin to me which is changing the lyrics to turn it from a song full of pathos and feelings of inferiority to threats and bravado

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castronaut.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yeah, it's a song of vulnerability and speaks to us uggos who encounter prettier people, which is amazing because Dolly is perfect in body and soul.

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ccantu.bsky.social•11 days ago

If you're trying to make me mad about Incubus' Wish You Were Here, keep trying. That's a certified banger in its own right.

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jtyler.bsky.social•11 days ago

😂😂😂

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crystalpepsi.bsky.social•11 days ago

The Mountain Goats doing Goldfinger’s Superman

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westerberghs89.bsky.social•11 days ago

Honorable mention

https://youtu.be/8jN8SII8ytI?si=A1Zuda0eX8Eb6vLc

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slickpoetry.bsky.social•11 days ago

Rural Alberta Advantage--"Eye of the Tiger"

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sonofherby.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/Rj_NUS9hwxA?si=BWoaIS98ILLwI18t

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sonofherby.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/-hbpHxIqQQA?si=VPPWAIkV6Lm4qcgX

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werebadger.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pretending this is an earnest post

I won’t make the claim it “wildly exceeds” the original but I love

https://youtu.be/v-5RLwKSKCo?si=xTonfkSW1SmVZ7TW

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sooziecuzie.bsky.social•10 days ago

TLC’s Creep > STP’s Creep > Radiohead’s Creep

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bobooten.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://youtu.be/l5Fb4K8pNmg

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erininkentucky.bsky.social•11 days ago

Seriously though

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tiggystardust.bsky.social•11 days ago

Joe cockers cover of I shall be released.

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4livingtheory.bsky.social•11 days ago

That’s good. Try Nina Simone’s cover too!

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dugenotsofresh.bsky.social•11 days ago

Damn near everything on the covers albums by Susanna Hoffs and Mathew Sweet

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slickpoetry.bsky.social•11 days ago

I didn't know this existed, but it matches all my interests perfectly. Will check it out.

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dugenotsofresh.bsky.social•11 days ago

I think there's 3.. a 60s, 70s and 80s. So damn good. Few things make me smile more than Hoffs voice

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socio-steve.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV-7BfP02os

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excrubulent.bsky.social•11 days ago

Mine are both covers of Sting songs, Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy and Fragile by Idea of North.

https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE

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foundmusic.bsky.social•11 days ago

Came here to say this

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excrubulent.bsky.social•11 days ago

https://youtu.be/fMmGmAQQ6Ac

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nlsmith.com•11 days ago

Everything by Nillson

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nlsmith.com•11 days ago

Back in the High Life Again by Warren Zevon.

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marquismorse.bsky.social•11 days ago

i think it’s become an honest question by now so https://youtu.be/c5Yyo4zGKiA?si=CpdOBj-j_0S__vZ1

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kevinfoy.bsky.social•11 days ago

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plainsdriftwood.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pretty much every cover Joe Cocker did starting with A Little Help From My Friends

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boombutton.bsky.social•11 days ago

I get the joke but am surprised to see Tainted Love hasn't come up yet among the earnest answers

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boogie.bsky.social•11 days ago

Easy for me but YMMV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LGbhD9ZJC8

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guiltypanacea.bsky.social•11 days ago

Pet Shop Boys version of Always on My Mind

Scissor Sisters version of Comfortably Numb

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sparkletights.bsky.social•11 days ago

Hell yes Scissor Sisters

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jamesmacaulay.online•11 days ago

IMHO

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bibliotequetress.bsky.social•11 days ago

Another one. There are so many good covers of this sometimes I have to remind myself it's a Jackson Browne song. This one is the best, with Paul Westerberg's as a close second
https://youtu.be/cshox0bwa0Q?si=wcKD1_1mcZyvIQPL

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jimmy-jim-james.bsky.social•11 days ago

I saw the Golden Palominos at Metronome in Burlington in 94

I was so in love

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bibliotequetress.bsky.social•11 days ago

I bet! I never saw them live, but every album is like a beautiful garden

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