Covers that are equal to or better than the original

[craigster59]

Harlan Howard song done by Buck Owens covered by Rodney Crowell with the best steel guitar solo you ever wanted to hear...

[herr_oberst]

[QUOTE=craigster59;12319306]Harlan Howard song done by Buck Owens covered by Rodney Crowell with the best steel guitar solo you ever wanted to hear...

You had me at "steel guitar solo"

[herr_oberst]

Dave Alvin once said that Dwight Yoakum bought him a Porsche when he agreed to cover this song.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

I posted this while back on "what are you listening to" thread, but, one does not simply sing a Steve Winwood cover.
I'm Ron, and this other Ron does it well. Low budget, in his basement as a hobby, adding guitar overdubs like another Ron I know, but most importantly, he brings a new element to the song. At the time, he really was "Near the end" He passed away relatively soon thereafter. It was his swansong.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

I posted this while back on "what are you listening to" thread, but, one does not simply sing a Steve Winwood cover.
I'm Ron, and this other Ron does it well. Low budget, in his basement as a hobby, adding guitar overdubs like another Ron I know, but most importantly, he brings a new element to the song. At the time, he really was "Near the end" He passed away relatively soon thereafter. It was his swansong.

That's a great version. Sounds a bit like Gordon Lightfoot. RIP Ron.

[craigster59]

I like this guy Tony Clef. He records in his room, great acoustic covers. This is an early one..

[pmax]

[rcooled]

Two covers by Hendrix…Hey Joe and All Along the Watchtower

[serene911]

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by craigster59

even Lou Reed said it was the best version...

Margo said that song paid for her house.

“Songs of the Recollection” is all covers I believe. My favorite is a cover of "The Way I Feel," a Gordon Lightfoot song. Their cover sounds so different (and much better than the original):

[herr_oberst]

Speaking of Margo, this version of Supernatural written by Vic Chesnutt is beautiful and haunting, something the CJ's do effortlessly

[Radioactive]

[serene911]

[herr_oberst]

John Doe and The Sadies covering an "X" song, so John Doe is covering his own damn song, ha ha!

[fanaudical]

Some of my favorite kinda-recent covers. Are they better than the original? You decide...

[Por_sha911]

As already mentioned, Hurt done by Johnny Cash
Woodstock - done my CSNY

By Grateful Dead:
I Know You Rider
Iko Iko
Mama Tried
Me and My Uncle
Not Fade Away/Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad

and, a bunch of songs that Led Zeppelin claims as theirs (but that is another thread for a different day)

[Steve Carlton]

One of the most beautiful songs ever. Neil got everything out of it.

[Pazuzu]

Not the first Leonard Cohen song here, and possibly not the last. Dude was like Bob Dylan, a great songwriter but not a greater singer...

Johnette adds a whole heaping pile of viciousness to this song

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by Radioactive

This one is amazing.

Truth be told I could watch her over and over again even with the sound off.

[Bob Kontak]