Favourite Cover Versions you prefer as much/more than the Original

[Music Head]

Bad Reputation - Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

I thought that was an original

[Tiggi]

^ Allmusic says you're right, Mr Head.

Point to the man with the impressive whiskers...

[zen glen]

I can't believe no has listed Sinead O Conner's great cover of Prince's'Nothing Compares 2 U' !

I also like:
Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life
Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Sade - Please Send Me Someone To Love
Faith Evans - Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Fiona Apple - Across The Universe

[carbon_psycho]

Gary Jules - Mad World

[Music Head]

Not sure if this has been mentioned (possibly even by me) and I'm not going to go back and look.

You Keep Me Hangin On by Vanilla Fudge kicks butt over the Supremes version.

[Jerome]

I think Eric Clapton's acoustic version of 'Layla' is far better than his original offering.

[David Broad]

Funny you should mention that for this is one I never gave it a thought to mention myself . There again is it really a cover ? Or being by the same artist is it just a different version ? Whatever the case I am with you on this one . The original version I hate . But when hearing it the acoustic version once I got into it I found that I do actually quite like . And though I could be wrong I belive that was done by Eric as such . As for the first version many consider it as Eric Clapton , but it was actually Derek And The Dominoes which Eric was in of course . Only one I know of done under that name .

[LeeRain]

The version of "I'm A Man" on the eponymous Chicago Transit Authority album is far better than the Spencer Davis original.

Also, though strictly not a cover as he released it first, Robert Wyatt's "Shipbuilding" knocks the version by Elvis Costello, the writer, into the next countyanal probeEscort Milano
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[Tiggi]

The version of "I'm A Man" on the eponymous Chicago Transit Authority album is far better than the Spencer Davis original.

Also, though strictly not a cover as he released it first, Robert Wyatt's "Shipbuilding" knocks the version by Elvis Costello, the writer, into the next county.

Please explain, in your own words...

[David Broad]

One or two more I might mention when it comes to versions one preferes as much as each other . The song "Your Sixteen" . Like both the version by Johnny Burnetter and the version by Ringo Star .
"Cool Jerk " Versions by both The Capitols and Darts .
"Magic Moments" Like both Perry Commo and Ronny Hilton's versions . Ronny's I think has better lyrics .
"Let's Hang On " Like The Four Seasons , Darts , and Barry Manilow's versions .
"We Can Work It Out" Both The Beatles and Franki Valli & The Four Seasons versions .
"Love Is Strange" Both Buddy Holly and The Everly Brothers
Will think of more no boubt .