Originals vs Covers

[spiff]

Original - Dull!

Cover - vastly superior version IMO - south Africa band "Circus"

 

[EADC]

Adele rolling in the deep

Linkin Park

 

[Asgard85]

Running Up That Hill. I prefer the cover.

Original: Kate Bush.

Cover: Placebo

 

[Sl8er]

Running Up That Hill. I prefer the cover.

Original: Kate Bush.

Cover: Placebo

...and:

 

[D4N_CPT]

A bit newer one now;
Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

vs
Tiffany Alvord & Chester See - The One That Got Away

I prefer the Cover, obviously.

 

[D4N_CPT]

Also, one that has been much debate recently;
The Cranberries - Zombie

vs
Bad Wolves - Zombie

In this case nothing compares to the original, so much so that the only truly enjoyable part of the cover is the sampling from the original.

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[spiff]

original blues version

nashville teens cover

my personal favourite version

 

[kfc4unme]

The platters - the great pretender:

Freddie Mercury:

 

[Radioboy]

Original:

Cover: (Love this)

Original:

Cover: (Shania can do no wrong)

 

[waterprism]

Original:

Cover:

The original. Love FYC's cover though.

RIP Pete.

 

[waterprism]

Original:

Cover:

Prefer Siouxsie's cover.

 

[Spizz]

Original:

Cover:

The original. Love FYC's cover though.

RIP Pete.

Sad news.

Original wins hands down. FYC cover was nice though

 

[Neoprod]

Song - Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon

Original - Neil Diamond

Cover - Urge Overkill

Prefer - toss-up. Didn't know about the original till after Pulp Fiction was a thing. The cover is pretty faithful to the original - I end up listening to them interchangeably.

 

[Neoprod]

Song - Mad World

Original - Tears for Fears

Cover - Gary Jules and Michael Andrews

Prefer - the cover.

 

[Neoprod]

Song - Sweet Jane

Original - Velvet Underground

Cover - Cowboy Junkies

Prefer - the cover (another one where the original was before my time - didn't realise the cover was a cover).

 

[Neoprod]

Running Up That Hill. I prefer the cover.

Original: Kate Bush.

Cover: Placebo

Placebo's album of cover versions this track is on has some gold on it - Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Smiths), Daddy Cool (Boney M), Jackie (Sinead), Where Is My Mind (The Pixies), 20th Century Boy (T-Rex) - well worth seeking out.

 

[Neoprod]

, found my CD from back in the day when streaming wasn't a thing yet.

 

[waterprism]

Also, one that has been much debate recently;
The Cranberries - Zombie

vs
Bad Wolves - Zombie

In this case nothing compares to the original, so much so that the only truly enjoyable part of the cover is the sampling from the original.

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Yeah, original all the way.

 

[Mars]

True Colors Original - Cyndi Lauper

Phil Collins

Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick

Honestly this is just a good song overall. My favourite is definitely Phil Collins, but I really like both the others.

 

[waterprism]

Original:

Cover:

Prefer Saint Etienne's cover.