ill go first...

Nirvana - The Man who Sold the World clearly pwns David Bowie's original version...

Next!

thats very true

jimi hendrix version of Hey Joe. demolishes the original.

Torn- by Natalie Imbrulia
Love Buzz by Nirvana

Clash - I fought the Law
Beatles - Money, Twist and Shout

Pat Boone - Tutti Fruiti - NOT!

Cibo Matto's "About a Girl" pwns Nirvana's

Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower pwns Dylan's

Jason and the Scorchers version of Dylans Absolutely Sweet Marie

jimi hendrix- all along the watchtower
nine inch nails- physical
robyn hitchcock- more than this
diamanda galas- my world is empty without you
fiona apple- across the universe
the chameleons- tomorrow never knows
sonic youth- super star
jeff buckley- hallelujah
bangles- hazy shade of winter

fyp


I'd also say that the Johnny Cash version of Hurt is probably better then the NIN version

GnR - Knockin on Heavens Door

As a big fan of both of them I have to disagree on that one.

Fear Factory's cover of "cars".

Guns N' Roses' cover of Sheryl Crow's "Sweet Child O' Mine"

I'm So Glad by Creem orginaly by Skip James.

Joe Cocker- With a little help from my friends

Dear Crack,

No.

Sincerely,

Erik

I think I found one that is a tie.

Rebel Yell. Original by Billy Idol (with guitar by Mr. Steve Stevens) and remake done by Children of Bodom.

John Lennon's Imagine is so much better than A Perfect Circle's version.

The Honeydrippers (fronted by sexy Rock God Robert Plant) version of Sea of Love is way better than the orignal by Phil Phillips & The Twilights. Tom Waits version is well, Tom Waits version.

Take on Me - Originally performed by A-ha, their version was totally blown out of the water by Reel Big Fish.

I'm not a big Dylan guy, so I have to agree with Hendrix's rendition of All Along the Watchtower (special mention to DMB, their live version is awesome as well).

Twist and Shout - Originally performed by the Isley Brothers, but pnwed by a little known British band called The Beatles.

Hurt - Originally performed by Nine Inch Nails, and while I appreciate that version for what it is, Johnny Cash's rendition is so hauntingly soulful that I can't help but call it the better version.

Ring of Fire - On the flip side, Social Distortions version of this Johnny Cash classic is the better version, in my opinion.

Where did you sleep last night? - Originally an old-school blues song by Leadbelly, this became Kurt Cobains swan song when Nirvana covered it during their Unplugged session.

Baba O'Riley - Originally a song by The Who, revived by Pearl Jam in the 90's as an awesome cover. I like both versions, depending on the performance. Also covered by Pearl Jam, Rockin in the Free World by Neil Young, Pearl Jam's version is at least on a par with the original, depending on what you're looking for.

I Want you to Want me - Originally by Cheap Trick, the Letters to Cleo version is much better.

I could go on and on, just some of my favorite covers...

I Want you to Want me - Originally by Cheap Trick, the Letters to Cleo version is much better.

ah... NO. Though Letters to Cleo version is catchy, it does not come close to the original. No way, no how.

Neil Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" by Urge Overkill.

http://www.secondhandsongs.com/home/

Superman by R.E.M. originally performed by The Clique.

Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". It was originally performed by Joan Baez.

Till There Was You by the Beatles; originally performed by Barbara Cook.

Eva Cassisy's "Over The Rainbow" originally performed by Judy Garland.

Eva Cassidy is/was awesome.

Gotta go with "Hurt" by Johnny Cash and...

even though I may get flack, I am a huge fan of DMB's live "All Along the Watchtower" pwns all previous versions.

No. This is sacrilege in my book. I would offer to fight you but I know how you do

Disgusting..........GnR's version isn't anywhere CLOSE to Dylan. You can't cover a Dylan song...it's the law.



This is horrific. Dylan > Hendrix in all cases.

cake's cover of "i will survive" dominates the original.

It's A Wonderful World ~ Flaming Lips








also,





what was the song Paul Newman sang in Cool Hand Luke after he found out his mom died? That was AWESOME!

FYP

Agree to disagree Theresa, anything else will just cause us both unnecessary pain...

<grin>

Koop, I'm the biggest Dyklan fan around, but his version is no where close to Hendrix's riffs

I completely agree with you. I hate the GnR's version of Knockin on Heavens Door.
I like the Hendrix version, but Dylan plays it better just about every version he's played it.


As for me, Bruce Springsteen "Blinded by the Light" pwns whoever played it first.

Ugh....no way. Hendrix ruins the song. It is a poor version. Adding "riffs" to a song doesn't mean it is better.

Dylan > Hendrix.

Again, I agree with you. Dylans version has feel to it.

And anyone who says Hendrix's version of Like a Rolling Stone is better than Dylan's should be shot.

I like Mark Lanegan's version of Where did you Sleep Last Night better than Nirvana's. Can't say if it's better than the original though.

I'd take NIN's version of Hurt over Johnny Cash's, but Johnny Cash's version of Ring of Fire over Social Distorsion's.

Metallica's Die Die my Darling is better than the Misfits' one.

Dylan's Like a rolling stone pwns.

Led Zeppelin's "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". It was originally performed by Joan Baez.

I thought I'd point out that Joan wrote this song about Bob Dylan

Orgy's cover of Blue Monday.
Deftones new album has some good covers.
System of A Downs cover of Metro - origonally performed by Berlin I believe.
System of A Downs cover of Snowblind - Black Sabath cover.

Social Distortion's cover of "Pretty in Pink"

Limp Bizkit'z Faith > George Michael's

Summer Time Blues by Blue Cheer orginaly by Eddie Cochran

It should be illegal to cover Dylan songs. They always ruin it. I swear to god, if I hear somebody tell me again that Dave Matthew's version of 'All Along the Watchtower' is better...I'm gonna deliver a devastating knee strike to the face.

Dave Matthew's should be killed. Period. Not just because he covered a Dylan song. Because he sucks.

Van Halen's Girl You Really Got Me is infinitely better than the original by the Kinks.

And NO cover of Imagine is ever as good as the original. EVER.

2nd.

And I won't say it pwned because Reznor gets me hot, but I really liked Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt by Reznor. Cash did a fantastic job with it.

I also like GnR's cover of Live and Let Die.

I agree. I'm not a huge Eagles fan, so I might be biased, but I agree.

Dear Erik,

I'm sorry I like Jimi better than Dylan. Do you still love me?

Nik

Eagles? Paul McCartney wrote that song.

So call me dumb, but I thought Wings did Live and Let Die first?

You're right. Whoops.

Guns N' Roses had a couple good covers, Knockin' on Heaven's Door was pretty good except for the stupid phone call conversation half way thru on the album. Live and let die was also a good cover, imo but better than original. They also did Sympathy for the devil which doesn't compare that great to the Stones version. Ain't it fun and Since I don't have you are both decent covers off their last album the Spaghetti Incident? which was all covers.

The Smash Mouth version of Peace Dog is better than the Doors version. I've actually never heard the Smash Mouth version, but because the Doors suck so much it can't possibly be worse.