2006-09-12 03:54:31 · 18 answers · asked by mary_marlene65 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
lots - a partial list, from an "older ppl":
"Respect" - Aretha Franklin - originally Otis Redding
"Train Kept A'Rollin'" - Aerosmith - originally The Rock'n'Roll Trio
"Woodstock" - CSN&Y - originally Joni Mitchell
"Crossroads" - Cream - originally Robert Johnson
"You Shook Me" - Led Zeppelin - originally Muddy Waters
"Who Do You Love" - George Thorougood - originally Bo Diddly
"You Really Got Me" - Van Halen - originally The Kinks
"Please Mr. Postman" - The Beatles - orignally The Marvelettes
"Stepping Stone" The Sex Pistols - originally The Monkees
"Sunshine Of Your Love" - Jimi Hendrix - originally Cream
"All Along The Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix - originally Bob Dylan
"May This Be Love" - Joe Satriani - originally Jimi Hendrix
2006-09-12 04:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by World Famous Neffer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of my all time favorite songs is Manfred Mann's Earth Band covering Bruce Springsteen's 'Blinded By The Light'.
There are lots of great covers of Bob Dylan songs that I like better than the originals...
All Along The Watchtower -- Jimi Hendrix
It's All Over Now Baby Blue -- Grateful Dead
She Belongs To Me -- Greatful Dead
Senor -- Jerry Garcia Band
Absolutely Sweet Marie -- Flamin' Groovies
Tears Of Rage -- The Band
All I Really Want To Do -- Cher
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere -- Byrds
I Pity The Poor Immigrant -- Judy Collins
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right -- Eric Clapton
The Mighty Quinn -- Manfred Mann
I Shall Be Released -- Max Creek
One other that I thought of... I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn perfom an instrumental cover of Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' that was absolutely epic.
2006-09-12 11:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Tony M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Death Cab For Cutie's version of 'All Is Full Of Love'. I don't think it's better than the original done by Bjork, but comes the closest I've ever heard for a cover.
A cover I hate is Sixpence None The Richer's version of 'There She Goes'. The original done by The La's was a diatribe against Margaret Thatcher and it was hacked to pieces by Sixpence.
2006-09-12 11:01:45 · answer #3 · answered by placebo_effect 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with carolina girl about Metallicas version of Turn the Page. I also think HIM did an awesome job of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak. Rage Against the Machines version of How I Could Just Kill A Man by Cypress Hill too.
2006-09-12 11:03:03 · answer #4 · answered by echo13ng01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's My Life by No Doubt is a much better version than the original by Talk Talk and Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm is a lot better than Michael Jackson's version.
2006-09-12 11:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by PlainLana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whitney Houston's version of I Will Always Love You was absolutely incredible! Even Dolly said so-high praise from the lady who wrote & originally recorded it!
2006-09-12 11:07:34 · answer #6 · answered by Rhonda S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lewis Taylor's version of Jeff Buckley's song Everybody Here Wants You. So beautiful!
2006-09-12 10:57:25 · answer #7 · answered by His Best Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green Day's version of 'Tired of Waiting for you by the Kinks better than the original from the 60shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgdnwd9EX2c
2006-09-12 11:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by Suspended 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't get me wrong, even though i am 26, I ABSOLUTELY love Seger, but I think Metallica done a great rendition of "Turn The Page"... and not that it beats the original, but Limp Bizkit's remake of "Wish You Were Here" was pretty sick. (that means awesome, to some of the older ppl.) "I will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, and how about "Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam???
2006-09-12 10:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by carolina_girl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, Route 66
2006-09-12 10:56:44 · answer #10 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋