Cover versions you think were better than the originals

[Tuearts right boot]

Covered by loads but these have to be the finest covers of an absolute classic. In no particular order.......

 

[Blue Boy 63]

 

[staffsblue]

 

[ancoats]

 

[Kinkybyname]

almost any Dylan song

 

[Kinkybyname]

starting with this

 

[Deleted member 77198]

 

[ancoats]

Also love this live version of Eddie Floyd BIG BIRD by the jam

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[Deleted member 77198]

 

[staffsblue]

 

[markbmcfc]

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Surely wins this thread.

 

[staffsblue]

 

[Deleted member 77198]

And

 

[Ballymagash Blue]

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Camille O’Sullivan - Wake Up

 

[jimharri]

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Surely wins this thread.

I honestly don’t understand why so many people think it’s better than the original. Absolutely no way is it.

 

[JASR]

And



And (look at the hair!)


And

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[jimharri]

Behave. The T Rex version is way ahead of that version.