Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle's cover of Hollywood by the cranberries

Chilli peppers version of love roller coaster, and the white zombie cover of I'm your boogeyman

I really love the sam fender version of sad but true in the black album thing. Less instrumentation just makes it hit harder for me

Speaking as someone in their jazz enjoying arc, there are loads of covers better than the original, and imho that's part and parcel of how jazz evolved as a genre, from dance/pop music to musical experimentation, and then to its fusion and incorporation into other genres of music. Off the top of my head, some of my favorites are: A Taste of Honey, covered by Vince Guaraldi and Bola Sete, Original by The Beatles Cherokee, covered by Clifford Brown, original by Ray Noble Ai no Jyuryoku, covered by Kari Band, original by Megumi Nakajima Alice in Wonderland, covered by Bill Evans, Original by Disney Milestones, covered by Yoko Kanno (for the Sakamichi no Apollon OST), original by Miles Davis Nutville, covered by Buddy Rich, original by Horace Silver

Every cover motorhead had done, their first album alone was full of them

0:37 PSYCHADELIC PORN CRUMPETS?! You sir truly are a man of deep cuts Love from Oz xx

Our last night are the kings of this at the moment every cover is way better then the original

Cyndi Lauper cover of Robert Hazard's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" should be on the list.

There's certainly a dichotomy for covers in that sound alike/ close covers do have a place, and it's in live sets. if you're playing a gig and doing a cover it tends to be for participation reasons sonkeeping it close to the known versions makes sense, where as if you're recording it, you get a bit more room to play. Insofar as covers I like, here are a few Tina Turner - Proud Mary; the actual history of how the song got to the point it is now is interesting but Tina being able to bring the energy to that song for most of her life remains impressive and it sits with Jonny Cash's Hurt as covers that transfer ownership of the song. Orville Peck - Fancy; he takes down the tone quite a bit, the track starts beautifully ambiant and grows as the story does. Aditionally, with one small lyrics change adds a whole extra dimension to the song that I just love Paul Kelly - Anti-Hero; Paul is the Aussie answer to Bob Dylan and man does that implied weight give the Taylor Swift song some gravitas, it's also a super stripped back cover, as it's only Paul and the Guitar and it really makes the lyrics work Kate Miller-Heidke - Toxic: it's a live recording and I just love how her opera training comes in to do some of the violin trills as vocal runs! She's having such fun and tou really feel it.

My personal all time favorite cover has to be Seether's version of Careless Whisper. The raw emotion that Shaun Morgan puts into his vocals I feel fits the lyrics better than the original

Surprised to not see a mention of the ataris version of boys of the summer. No cover does a better job of capturing the same energy, emotion, and atmosphere while evolving to fit a different generation. Maybe lemonheads mrs Robinson is another good example of this

I'm in to Amigo the Devil. Also love Mylie Cyrus covers, you name it, she sings it, I like it.

Goldfinger's cover of 99 Red Balloons is so good. That main riff goes so hard!

Linkin park's version of wish kicks ass, unfortunately there's only a live version of it

I love Korn. Except for their covers, which all suck. Especially Word Up.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo chilld👌

You should really check out Chonny Jash! He makes some really unique music!

i was very surprised to see a soulive cover on here, and very happy to not see nirvanas cover of the man who sold the world

i personally dont like pantera that much, but im a die hard avenged fan. and i dislike 'walk' because its overplayed and repetitive in rythim. but a7x's cover really stands out to me thanks to the rev's drumming and how raw it is compared to vinnie paul. no disrespect to pantera tho. res in power vinnie and jimmy 🙏

oh my god i wasn't expecting amigo the devil, this is so peak

Paramore's cover of Burning Down the House is worth a listen. It doesn't change the feel of the original too much besides giving it a bit more grit, but Hayley Williams' vocals are unsurprisingly brilliant.

Are you Possum reviews? sound just like that guy :D

All along the watchtower Whiskey bar (Alabama song) Hard to handle Dazed and confused Voodoo chile Viva los Vegas When the levee breaks (hey that’s two for zeppelin)

Can't believe you didn't mention Gary Jules' cover of Mad World that he did for Donnie Darko. It completely transforms the song.

First one i think of is blinded by the light, originally by Bruce Springsteen and turned into a hit by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Another one i love is Yes' cover of Every Little Thing by The Beatles

Ramones cover of "I don't Wanna Grow Up" by Tom Waite is really solid and I love thr music video. Nothing will beat the original, but it's still good stuff

You should check out painkiller by death covering Judas Priest it's amazing

Video Games by The Young Professionals. Better than the Lana Del Rey version in my opinion. It turns a dryly sarcastic song into one that's feels more optimistic, imo

I think one of the best covers ever is Metallica’s cover of Turn The Page

White Lion's version of 'Radar Love' is 100 TIMES better than the Golden Earring version. I also like Lenny Kravitz's version of 'American Woman' better than the original. Van Halen's version of 'You Really Got Me' is better than the Kinks' version... 💯

My favorite is pure hell’s cover of these boots were made for walking, I feel like the song’s lyrics make it fit so well in punk rock

Im a simple man, i see amigo the devil getting love and i subscribe. Great video!

love sacred riechs cover of warpigs with its more thrash style

Easily for me one cover that pops to mind is Bayside's cover of "Megan" by the Smoking Popes. An emo classic stripped down even further than the original to a gentle acoustic song and Anthony Raneri's voice does the part so so well. But what's even cooler is that they even bring Josh Caterer, the original's writer and singer for the Smoking Popes to do the second verse and chorus and he does so well to reprise his part. Genuinely amazing cover

As a huge Ramones fan I must disagree on your favorite Ramones song being like picking toothpaste 💀😭

You NEED to listen to Dinosaur Jr's cover of Just Like Heaven. It is soo awesome.

Queens of the Stone Age have an incredible cover of Romeo Void’s “Never Say Never” that is super punchy. Also Muse and Alt-J both have amazing versions (technically) of “House of the Rising Sun”. Muse’s is just a straight up rock banger and Alt-J’s is more somber and adds in extra lyrics. Thanks for the playlist I’ll give it a listen! Always looking for “new” covers.

I'm a 2,000 Man!

I think I prefer the original version of All Along The Watchtower

Chonny Jash

Every cover that Metallica and Ninja Sex Party have done are better than the original songs imo.

big fan of the list !! surprised they might be giants wasn't on here for "istanbul (not constantinople)" would also be cool to see ty segall's cover of "every1's a winner" on there but he's a bit more obscure

I used to dislike Simple Man, hearing the Deftones' cover made me appreciate the original.

A7X cover of walk by Pantera it’s better in general

Personally I think the cover of Painkiller done by Death is such a creative, unique, absolutely perfect way to close an album. Especially given the fact that The Sound Of Perseverance was already absolutely incredible to begin with.

Megadeth covers This planets on fire by Sammy Hagar that is exceptional.

one of my favorite bands has a cover album and i really like everything on display there, The Cover Up by The Protomen. Some of the ones I like on there are Total Eclipse of The Heart, Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground), In The Air Tonight, and Mr. Roboto, with my personal favorite being their cover of The Trooper.

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Here's some mentions: Santana // Black magic woman Quiet riot // Cum on feel the noize Faith no more // War pigs Alien ant farm // Smooth criminal Girlschool // Race with the devil Black sabbath // Evil Woman Van Halen // You really got me Johnny Cash // Hurt