ITT: Covers that are better than the original song

[QUOTE=Rake2204]Also, speaking of the Deftones, I prefer their version of The Cure's "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep".

[b]Deftones - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep[/b] (Lyrics kick in around 2:45): [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPSX1BdHstE[/url]

[b]The Cure's Version[/b] (Lyrics kick in around 2:50): [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucbfzjFqbUc[/url]

I felt the Deftones' take was darker and more seductive.[/QUOTE]
Thats a sick performance, back when Chino was fat haha. I saw them recently in Camden, he was jumping around the stage going nuts. Crazy energy. They got 2 new covers I like on the new album:
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ6_WsadBAo"]Do you Believe (The Cardigans cover)[/URL]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqEu700_58Q"]Ghosts (Japan)[/URL]
They also covered Sweetest Perfection by Depeche Mode, I like that one too. However I am biased as hell towards Deftones, not even denying that.

[QUOTE=PHX_Phan]S

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIw0ewEsNHs[/url][/QUOTE]

:applause: love that song

[QUOTE=Hazard]Thats a sick performance, back when Chino was fat haha. I saw them recently in Camden, he was jumping around the stage going nuts. Crazy energy. They got 2 new covers I like on the new album:
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ6_WsadBAo"]Do you Believe (The Cardigans cover)[/URL]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqEu700_58Q"]Ghosts (Japan)[/URL]
They also covered Sweetest Perfection by Depeche Mode, I like that one too. However I am biased as hell towards Deftones, not even denying that.[/QUOTE]
Yessir. I saw them in Grand Rapids last year. It was pretty awesome to see Chino seemingly refreshed and in shape. I was worried about him for a while. But he came out on stage staring out into the abyss, grinning, as if he were reborn. It was a spectacular show.

And I am a big fan of their version of "Do You Believe", though I am unfamiliar with the original. I am not as big a fan of "Ghosts".

[QUOTE=Rake2204]Yessir. I saw them in Grand Rapids last year. It was pretty awesome to see Chino seemingly refreshed and in shape. I was worried about him for a while. But he came out on stage staring out into the abyss, grinning, as if he were reborn. It was a spectacular show.

And I am a big fan of their version of "Do You Believe", though I am unfamiliar with the original. I am not as big a fan of "Ghosts".[/QUOTE]

I just started listening to their latest album. Think the album is phenomenal.

Wow, is this version better than Marvin Gaye's?!?!

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRKSaWrrZf8"]Chi-Lites: Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)[/URL]

Brandon Hines completely OBLITERATES Lil Wayne's original version of "How to Love"

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nhv1R12bcg[/url]

Takes a crappy song and makes it great

[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/megannicolesite/videos[/url]

all of this.

[QUOTE=TennesseeFan]A lot of R&B buffs are going to disagree with me, [URL="http://youtu.be/93S_l0qZrXA"]but...[/URL][/QUOTE]

yea i have to disagree, maybe if you said [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWvwP72FuVg"]Gladys Knight and the Pips[/URL] I'd agree but you are entitled to your opinion because I know a lot of people know the version you posted over the other ones.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]And I am a big fan of their version of "Do You Believe", though I am unfamiliar with the original. I am not as big a fan of "Ghosts".[/QUOTE]Finally got around to listening to the original version of "Do You Believe" by the Cardigans and I think the Deftones' version blows it away.

Cardigans (Original): [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grM7VtVKl0w[/url]

Deftones (Cover): [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ6_WsadBAo[/url]

Off topic but I recently learned that some female singer named Birdy covered Bon Iver's "Skinny Love" and ppl actually prefer it to the original.

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT67liGjZhw"]Birdy[/URL]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssdgFoHLwnk"]Bon Iver[/URL]

The cover is so hollow compared to the original.

/rant

Amish Paradise over the Coolio version all day errday :rockon: :rockon:

Whitney Houston's I will always love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

powerful song....

I can't stand listening to Limp Bizkit anymore but I used to love "Faith" by them. Much better than The Who.

[QUOTE=Akrazotile]Amish Paradise over the Coolio version all day errday :rockon: :rockon:[/QUOTE]

Parody ≠ Cover

[QUOTE=BrownEye007]I can't stand listening to Limp Bizkit anymore but I used to love "Faith" by them. Much better than The Who.[/QUOTE]

Think you've got a couple things mixed up there.

Faith is by George Michaels

Limp Bizkit did cover The Who. Behind Blue Eyes.