10 Cover Songs That Are Better Than The Originals

[@terrygause29653]

It’s a shame that you guys can’t hear my shower versions of all of these. They’re epic.

[@mrnobody1958]

@@keeneem5194 how is that not a band gimmick already?

[@heavyherti8892]

😂😂😂👍got a cd out?🤘

[@BeeBumper]

I have heard them, you just don't know it, Muahahahahahhahaha

[@arnoldcaines9012]

NO VIDEOS PLEASE

[@suddenswarm5944]

@Curt Christensen look up leprous Restless. Got a moment in the video of a guy having a shower with a fish. Should be close enough

[@CaptRich-bi3gp]

Actually "Whiskey in the Jar" is a cover, of a cover, of a cover going back to 1870.

[@frrascon]

Yes. It's basically a folk song.

[@fitzmcfitzy4340]

Dubliners version is best

[@leoowes2234]

@@fitzmcfitzy4340 yes you are correct.

[@dominikweber4305]

@@fitzmcfitzy4340 Yeah man youre fuckin right

[@stefanschmid2129]

And the Thin Lizzy version is better than Metallica's.

[@Krzyszczynski]

Whiskey (NOT "Whisky") In The Jar is a traditional song from Ireland, so in a sense all versions of it are covers.

[@michaelcrowley9923]

Older than all of Shitallicas fans combined

[@5p3ckyf0ur3y3d833k]

It is a traditional song. Phil Lynott & Lizzy didn't know the entire song. There's actually 7 verses in the song & Lizzy's is completely wrong. Metallica covered Lizzy's version & Lizzy's version is unique to them... Because it's completely wrong. Not hating. I love Tin Lizzie, just Phil didn't actually know the lyrics as it was originally meant to be a filler B-side rather than their biggest hit!

[@badab555]

No Doubt

[@djinndevyl7077]

@@5p3ckyf0ur3y3d833k well, it was a b side cd for metallica

[@djinndevyl7077]

@@michaelcrowley9923 get fukt boomer

[@rowanmelton7643]

Jimi Hendrix's cover of Watchtower was so good I didn't even know it was a cover until watching this video

[@chris-su8ns]

Bob Dylan is a good songwriter but a lousy performer. That's why most of his songs covered by other artists are better than the original.

[@tsohgallik]

@@chris-su8ns 😭🔥🙈 that's fair

[@idfk9578]

​@@chris-su8ns ratm Maggie's farm is proof

[@blppt]

@@chris-su8ns Not just good, GREAT songwriter. One of the absolute best of all time. But he can't sing worth a damn. Although there is a charming hokeyness to his voice on Like a Rolling Stone.

[@mikekolokowsky]

Dylan admitted Hendrix’s version was better and started to try to sound more like Jimi when he was playing it in his own shows.

[@BonesTheCat]

Jimi's Watchtower is the greatest cover in history.

[@jefffiore7869]

Definitely! I still also like Bob Dylan's version

[@orion5456]

Respect by Aretha Franklin is up there.

[@BonesTheCat]

@@orion5456 - Definitely

[@jefffiore7869]

@@orion5456 Yes definitely!!!

[@Hoefnerman]

Joe cocker With a little help ???

[@mikemack9701]

Even Bob Dylan agrees Hendrix does "Watchtower" better than him.

[@jacksimo5943]

Mike Mack I didn't even know it was a cover 😂😂

[@mikemack9701]

@@santiagoalonso7257 You do realize, though, that The Rolling Stones have never recorded a version of "Like a Rolling Stone" and GNR's cover of "Knocking on Heaven's Door" sucks, right? Other than that, you're entitled to your opinion, I guess.

[@IndigoJo]

@@mikemack9701 The Stones had a big hit with a cover of Like a Rolling Stone in the early 90s. (Unless you mean it wasn't really the Stones, like Mr Tambourine Man wasn't really the Byrds.)

[@colemarie9262]

It's *so much better* that Bob Dylan should have just given up playing it so as not to kill the crowd.....Imagine the place getting all hyped at the recognizable start of the song and then disappointed by Dylan's half spoken, bumbling meanderings into the lyrics lol Poor guy.

[@jamesbaker8653]

Dylan never was much of a performer, he's a songwriter first and foremost

[@theicedevil]

Metallica's "Whiskey In A Jar" is really a cover of a cover. It's actually a traditional Irish folk song that Thin Lizzy rearranged into a Rock song. And FYI, I actually think the Thin Lizzy version is the best version of the song.

[@carljohnson4691]

Agreed,

[@DevinHeida]

Thin lizzy versions is miles ahead of Metallicas. Same with original turn the page, Metallica butchered it.

[@alexanderwaldeck6778]

not whiskey in the jar-ooo is the better version- truly phil lynotts version

[@wizerd58]

Except for All along the Watchtower I am not sure the covers are definitely better

[@daxxaa238]

Nope

[@kastelnaudary]

"10 covers that are HEAVIER than the originals" would be a more appropriate title

[@urbanegorilla6005]

Dead right. This is a bad taste selection. I reckon they got 2 out of 10 right.

[@BDHO73]

The original Dazed and Confused sounds like it was way ahead of it time. Kudos

[@KyleDesharnais]

1967?

[@riptideog8783]

Yeah I was thinking that it sounds like a modern song in an old style

[@lucaswallo8127]

How so

[@mikekolokowsky]

The words aren’t the same. Is it really a cover?

[@citydock3047]

I was very surprised to know that Dazed and confused wasn’t an original song of Led Zeppelin !

[@lordmanshaft1112]

To be fair, led zeppelin did not do a sufficient job of attributing credit. to the point that they were sued and updated their attribution

[@johannesschneider2367]

Google on it, a lot of Led Zeppelins songs are "inspired" by other songs. That was quite a shock to me, cause I am a big fan.

[@titorialiano2419]

Some say led zeppelin is a thief but idc cuz led zeppelin better than original

[@rowanmelton7643]

Same here with Watchtower and Hendrix

[@shayanq3895]

Well which song they haven't covers, u know. Lol

[@Celtchief]

I don't even think Type O would dare say their version of Summer Breeze is "better" then Seals and Croft's.

[@brynduraz]

The audio for type o negative they're using is for summer girl, not their cover of summer breeze. Both use the same tune, but the lyrics for summer girl aren't radio friendly. " can't wait to get inside of you" etc.

[@marcusjohns5166]

I'd never heard of the lot before I watched this video. And will never hear of them again! What a shower of SHIT!

[@ethansblue3studioscreat134]

kzbin.info/aero/PL2WEZxALDm4XJwx5gvcPmC025lm6-gAX_

[@chriskeating2262]

The version by the Isley Brothers is -- by far -- the best.

[@MrCopenhagen113]

Type O Negative was great.... but yeah that audio quality was shit.

[@GenXmusiclover74]

Need to Disagree with higher ground , stevie is a legend, love RHCP but it sounds better with original soul funk

[@Ranger-1132]

I like The Blind Boys of Alabama's version more

[@OrangeAnt00]

Y’all tripping on the Stevie Wonder one.

[@archol6596]

Jimi's version of All Along the Watchtower is absolutely better

[@mobilizaropovo5176]

I got goosebumps just by knowing it would be played next, so definitely, YEAH!

[@davidkleiner530]

Even Dylan said the first time he heard it. Jimi owned the song...

[@kylebatteson9572]

Jimi was a big Bob Dylan fan.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

Archol 1 million f*ckin percent.

[@jonbojsenkvrndrup8180]

It's a pretty crappy live version of Dylan's version, vs. the studio version of Hendrix'. Dylan's studio version is awesome.

[@bigburgersounds]

No one can do a Stevie Wonder's song better than Steve Wonder

[@metalinyourhead3604]

Agreed. Some of these were a little ridiculous.

[@dragonfan2815]

Both versions are great!

[@iamme4184]

except for the chili peppers

[@alexandergrahambell517]

Agreed

[@mattyfox_]

Red hot chilli peppers higher ground?

[@moldy13]

You were doing fine until you said the RHCP did it better than Stevie Wonder.

[@chases7896]

I can agree with basically all of them but that one. Stevies version is undoubtedly the best

[@travcollier]

RHCP's version is pretty great... But not better than Stevie Wonder. That said... I'd bet the RHCP covered that song because Flea wanted to play the epic baseline... which he absolutely nails.

[@iamme4184]

@@travcollier for me the bassline is why i prefer it

[@voiyemorales8998]

You are SO Right!

[@voiyemorales8998]

It is totally CRAP to say that the Red Hot Chilli Peppers version of " Higher Ground" is better than Stevie Wonders! Also, the Original "Summer Breeze" is better than the Type Negative remake!

[@marilyncatterall402]

Clearly you're using the word "better" in a way I haven't previously encountered.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

I love the chili peppers.... But better than Stevie? You’re out of your damm mind...

[@heem8814]

dude no one can 1up stevie boy

[@Fel1xF7W]

i read this as StevieT for some reason i don't even watch him xD

[@Whateverfloatsyourgoat12]

And Metallica better than Thin Lizzy?! Sorry, ummm....no.

[@RobertHeadley]

Thanks. Steve's keyboards make this song. The cp cover is ok. Not better.

[@TheKoyotetracker]

Exactly

[@my-back-yard]

I'd say "um, I'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you on that one" for Stevie Wonder and Seals & Crofts. Lol

[@freyamikilson6511]

Those were the two that I also disagreed with.

[@sethott2770]

Exactly the same for me as well.

[@funnyfarmband4410]

Brent Woolard everything Metallica covered was better than the original

[@sethott2770]

@@funnyfarmband4410 no. Especially Queen's Stone Cold Crazy, the original was better. But that's my opinion I guess.

[@rolandet]

did you take my stapler?

[@MNMNM1111]

Fact: Thin Lizzy's Whiskey in the Jar is also cover version.

[@navyregrets]

I'm not sure that you understand what "better" means...

[@Meritocrate]

All the originals are better just because they are, well, original. With one exception - Renegades Of Funk is pure trash so it doesn't matter.

[@thesaints-7-andrew.]

I don't agree entirely.can you explain what you mean please?

[@Sajomo]

Better is subjective. "More popular" might have been a better descriptor.

[@josh.c9733]

Cliché

[@BDHO73]

Agreed.

[@electricwizard3000]

Most of this is highly debatable.

[@johnafirth]

Nah, don't be polite. It's a shit list.

[@gamedudeyo662]

Smoking in the boys room by Mötley Crüe

[@Johnboy33545]

Hence the comment section. Every comment here is an opinion even when declared as fact.

[@TheMattc999]

electricwizard3000 All Along the Watchtower is probably the only one I'd agree with.

[@DMSProduktions]

MASS debatable?

[@GiveUsMusic]

Stevie and Phillip Lynnot still do it best in my book

[@designer1970]

Yeah, no way is the Metallica version even near it

[@craighenry2351]

Interestingly, those are the very twin I mentioned.

[@danielsonnv]

Stevie Wonder's version of "Higher Ground" was definitely better!

[@WonHakWoon]

100%

[@Happylink75]

I agree to disagree

[@danmseattle975]

Absolutely. What I don't like about this video is that these are opinions presented as facts. Also... If you want to show The Clash performing I Fought The Law, you should have shown the performance from the 1980 film Rude Boy, not some terrible black and white homemade video.

[@theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

Slap bass = better, eat shit loudwire

[@anthonymarques5666]

A thousand times

[@Shawn-pk8qc]

I'm a fan of rhcp, but their cover was not better than Stevie Wonder's

[@ComaAlpha]

Shawn Salim Smithy yes, it was.

[@emilfeddersen5677]

It might not be, but I think that their cover of Teenager in Love was way better than Dion and the Belmont's version.

[@hendrystevo]

Shawn Salim Smithy I think it is personally and this is coming from both a RHCP fan and Wonder fan

[@ccorman1]

I'd agree

[@jimadams8182]

Not even close!

[@BIGBOYGAMING03]

The one i personally don't agree with is Summer Breeze since I love the nice slow tone of Seals and Crofts version

[@jlyvren89]

Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" was great...

[@parabuus]

I believe Reznor agrees. I know i do.

[@misternasty2216]

Was great. Not better

[@autisticscreech7143]

J Lyvren not better though

[@Frostisatrap]

@@parabuus my friend he did not agree he said it was like getting your girlfriend taken away from you

[@sandradefosse213]

How about Callmekevin's cover of ring of fire ? More like Bore Ragnarok

[@chumugi1130]

David bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" cover by Nirvana in MTV Unplugged is the best too.

[@doctorfaustxvi]

Diamonds And Rust by JUDAS fucking PRIEST!

[@MrMrmody1996]

Faust Da Vinci yesss

[@MyBrainIsPrettier]

Yup yup yup yup yup

[@PaXOfficial]

indeed was waiting for that one

[@skovol007]

Even Joan Baez said that was her favorite cover version of it.

[@Briansgate]

I really like the cover by Blackmore's Night. Candace Night has a beautiful voice.

[@jefffiore7869]

Just because a song gets "rock-ized" or "metaL-ized" doesn't make it better, just different.

[@donjorge4052]

Butt Better

[@Deborahtunes]

That's true. But metal heads always believe a redone "metalized" track is better than the original...

[@emperorpalpatine3021]

AAAAAAAAAND thats where you‘re wrong kid

[@alexjohnston8889]

Agree

[@paratussentidos7180]

Hahaha seriously? You just didn’t say that.

[@worldofpleasure2838]

Love the RHCP version but Stevie Wonder Higher Ground is definitely better.

[@Perry2186]

i disagree

[@stuartmendez9217]

Stevie Wonder is talent But is Fake

[@benjamingalligan9028]

Agreed, but flea has better bass

[@davorbrijacak]

I like covers like those that don't just blindly duplicate the original, but also don't ruin it either and keeps the core essence there, where you can listen to both versions and enjoy them almost as separate good songs. Tbf, title of this video should probably have been "List of good covers" but that doesn't generate views.

[@shaneweldon]

“10 Covers of Songs” There, I fixed the title for you!!!

[@SalvvOrtiz]

Can't beat Seals and Croft, theirs is the best version.

[@nycfunk]

The Isley Brothers version was not too shabby as well.

[@konnod321]

Nothing beats Thin lizzy's Whiskey in the jar

[@luluskywo]

Yeah as much as I love Metallica I don't think the cover is better. I would've gone with the Am I Evil cover which is better than the original imo

[@emmetmyles]

Same with me

[@radumotocescu2721]

thin lizzy's whiskey in the jar is a cover too

[@blek6708]

False, the Dubliners kicks the shit outta every version

[@luckydominguez2654]

Whiskey in the jar is not even a Thin Lizzy song, is a traditional Irish folk song that has been covered by many artist

[@charliemonsanto1336]

Hendrix flat out stole watchtower and made it his.

[@Dankster-yo8xv]

*insert the 'hes black' joke*

[@BenMcloogly]

yet Bob Dylan adapted Jimis way of playing it

[@antimaxsmacks]

Supposedly, Bob Dylan approached Jimi after seeing him play it live and told him the song is now his.

[@charliemonsanto1336]

antimax DOESNT surprise me. His interpretation does the song true justice. Dylan is a phenomenal songwriter but he’s limited as a singer and instrumentalist. Hendrix is the greatest rock guitarist ever and he took that song to a higher plane.

[@nickdotjpg]

I thought he wrote it honestly

[@banjoyogurt1798]

0:47 This is an irish traditional song, not a metal or rock song by Metalicca or Thin Lizzy

[@BushcraftingBogan]

I was going to comment on how lame this click bait was, but looks like everyone has it covered.

[@ree445]

What About... The Kinks - You Really Got me Van Halen - You Really Got me

[@The-Punnkk]

STFU pendejo

[@paasonesara]

Rodrigo I think original is better

[@hunteradams3818]

Kinks is better but Van Halen did good though

[@mrgeorge621]

@@hunteradams3818 Ghost sucks

[@jamespowell1175]

Thank you Bob Dylan for writing 'Watchtower", thank you Jimi for making it exceptional!

[@samgardner333]

I LOVE Priest! That being said, Anyone that doesn't understand Peter's Green Manalishi is THE ALL TIME DO NOT understand where the song came from and why Priest covered it in the first place.

[@davorbrijacak]

I love both original and Priest version. They don't interfere with each other at all, both are amazing in their own right, and I like how Priest made the song their own by changing it a lot while not ruining it either. And Peter Green was the real Fleetwood Mac, even if later era is good pop rock, but completely different band.

[@RagnarokMic]

I've always preferred the lighter, upbeat version of "I fought the Law," something about it just works.

[@faust13301]

The original is leagues better than The clash's version.

[@joelroy7713]

I agree

[@danielmaher7108]

I agree- it is a great version, and I like The Clash's version too. But I must say who ever wrote that Metallica does a better of Whiskey In The Jar than Thin Lizzy couldn't be more wrong.

[@nicemusic3432]

I think the Dead Kennedys did it the best

[@danijelujcic8644]

The Bobby Fuller version is also a cover, big mistake. The true original was done shortly after Buddy Holly's death by his band.

[@yanges]

Led Zep’s Dazed was definitely THE BEST!

[@CresswellTim]

@ They might have the same title but they are different songs ,the lyrics are different.

[@ianwalshaw1274]

CresswellTim the tunes are the same. The Yardbirds version had different lyrics to Zep.

[@craighenry2351]

Especially the Live Version on The Song Remains the Same. Watching Page shred that violin bow was incredible.

[@paguy1]

Sorry, Thin Lizzy’s version of Whiskey in a Jar I the standard the others should aspire to be!

[@abutts02]

paguy1 I know that’s a traditional song in Ireland

[@ednicholson7839]

Metallica is the most overrated band of all time. Any decent cover band could top Metallica’s version of this song if they put in just a little effort.

[@trit89]

Non Irish versions of Whiskey in the Jar are just bad karaoke

[@johnmccubbin9688]

They got this one wrong!

[@erichenry2286]

Amen!!

[@Sarrge]

The only one missing is Holy diver - Dio (og) Holy diver - Killswitch Engage (cover)

[@deaconblooze1]

RHCP better than Stevie Wonder? C'mon man.

[@deaconblooze1]

Also, Summer Breeze was the first song I heard by Type O 20+ years ago. I instantly became a fan, and it gave me an appreciation for the original.

[@zombiTrout]

NamelessHere Forevermore I wish they had a better clip for ToN.

[@deaconblooze1]

I hear ya, but I think they use live clips because otherwise they wouldn't be able to monetize them.

[@l4n1301]

Yup..that was ridiculous

[@hinjurock]

Chili's rocked that song, but you can't top a Stevie Wonder original.

[@vb2388]

Hurt - Johnny Cash The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson

[@vb2388]

lol...I was 100% sure these 3 songs will be in this list...WTF Loudwire??

[@Gabriel-mw5ro]

Nirvana's cover ain't even close to David Bowie's version

[@tonicesar3704]

VB MUTT I prefer Eurythmics original Sweet Dreams

[@dankley9969]

Apprentice of Satan that's just like your opinion

[@reNNDinclusus]

Operative word here in the title is BETTER. The only one of these three that is legit enough to be at least on par with the original is Johnny Cash's version of Hurt. Also, I'm a bit about how Judas Priest's cover of Green Manalishi is on this list, yet their cover of Diamonds and Rust isn't.

[@stevedoggart2805]

I only agree wi the Led Zep & Hendrix covs.

[@alcalu]

Covs and wi, huh? You omitted two whole letters from each word; what did you do with ALL the time you saved by spelling like a third grader, clown?

[@arjay9998]

@@alcalu Your mom

[@codyb1909]

@@alcalu yes because every word mustn't be misspelled and lingo is a byproduct of the laziness of this generation.

[@tkbadgirl]

I agree.

[@jediroya6810]

Does it count as a cover version if you don’t credit the original and pretend it’s your own?

[@bendaniels1213]

Also important to mention 99 red balloons by goldfinger, cover of 99 luft balloons by the german group nena

[@brianyule1289]

Metallica's version is no way better than Thin Lizzy's and Thin Lizzy's in no way the original

[@teemusid]

Metallica covered Thin Lizzy's arrangement of the folk song.

[@benjaminconrad3674]

But the Thin Lizzy Version is better :D

[@teemusid]

@@benjaminconrad3674 I agree; I only wish that Thin Lizzy had access to a better recording studio when they recorded the song.

[@benjaminconrad3674]

@@teemusid yeah

[@thanarak666]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/np26hXSJo9OZqpY This Original

[@bindardundat454]

I remember hearing Sinead O’Connor’s cover of Princes “ Nothing compares 2 you” and was blown away ! Then Chris Cornell told Sinead , “ hold my beer “

[@strangevisions5162]

and then Sinead told Chris, "hold my rope"

[@MrJeepsters]

Prince l'a écrite exprès pour elle. Comme "manic monday" pour les Bangles.

[@skunkdogmcgee5038]

I think they meant to title this "Louder Covers of Other Songs". That's the only thing that makes any sense.

[@LadyStrzygaDiscoversThePast]

Whiskey in the Jar is an Irish folk song. Before Thin Lizzy, it was performed by The Dubliners, founded in 1962.

[@daveminers3404]

Along with "Hurt", one of the best ever is UB40's cover of Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine".

[@trishave5639]

The Johnny cash cover of Hurt was good. I didn't know Neil Diamond wrote Red Red Wine though.

[@markhunter8554]

I thought that UB40 turning Diamond's song into reggae was innovative. Then I discovered that turning other songs into reggae was their whole schtick. Devoid of an original thought.

[@danijelujcic8644]

Ray Charles - Yesterday

[@YesMan-uy4cj]

@@trishave5639 Are I am the only one that prefer NIN:s version of Hurt??

[@trishave5639]

@@YesMan-uy4cj I prefer NIN's version to Johnny Cash but as a country cover it was pretty damn good and I detest country music.

[@raymondhmuifoo11]

The only thing better about RHCP's Higher Ground was the bass.

[@roberts.5136]

Yes it's a cover , just not metal

[@abutts02]

I always say some covers stand out

[@sequerajorge4464]

Stevie Wonder is fake

[@sequerajorge4464]

@@roberts.5136 Punk Rules And Pop Music is fake Stevie Wonder not blind

[@rileyman213]

You can't beat Stevie. Ya just can't. And fuck the guy saying stevie is fake.

[@sandylman8219]

7/10. Thin Lizzy, Stevie Wonder and Slade are by far the better versions.

[@superman40batman98]

Agreed. Prefer original

[@gordonmcinnes8328]

Way better.

[@cademandrums2586]

Agreed

[@dowvidz]

correct

[@stevenskorich7878]

Also Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze" beats the cover version.

[@pobelix5803]

You forgot Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt". In my opinion one of the best covers of all times.

[@Dissolved-Into-Shadows]

...and the video...

[@christian9146]

The NIN version of hurt is such a nail in a chalkboard Johnny cash version is such a beauty

[@pobelix5803]

@@christian9146 I heard NIN gave the rights to this song to Johnny, because they were so amazed by his version. "This is no longer our song". I don't know if it's true

[@cobrahotly]

Not metal, but Earth, Wind and Fire's cover of The Beatles' "Got to Get You Into My Life" is amazing.

[@Bigchet1223]

Carly Booth joe cockers version of a little help from my friends is better than the Beatles version.

[@vaca_velga_puta]

@@Bigchet1223 yes it is, Joe cocker done it better, but the beatles is amarzing too

[@maddogct]

That’s such a good version!

[@markhunter8554]

@@Bigchet1223 I'll agree. Cocker's version of She Came in through the Bathroom Window gives the Beatles a run for their money as well my

[@SnowTheJamMan]

Where did you sleep last night - Nirvana

[@aidan18]

HaliniSnow great song but not better than the original

[@adamlougheed3986]

HaliniSnow I agree 100%, leadbelly wrote the song when you pretty much only used major chords and that sound doesn't fit with the song at all, nirvana played it the way it always should have been.

[@michaeledwards6683]

Shit, that's really good, but better? I'm not saying it's not, but I'm still debating with myself.

[@scotty7229]

Joan Baez "diamonds and rust" is okay... BUT HAVE YOU HEARD THE JUDAS PRIEST VERSION?

[@thesmogmankills1]

Agreed the Priest version kicks was

[@markcofer2464]

How about the SOD version??

[@MrDriverofDirt]

@@thesmogmankills1 Hell Yes

[@TheFlypress]

"diamonds and rust "was covered by both Judas Priest and Blackmores Night ,matter of taste but both a different spin on the original version

[@bol15z57]

Don’t forget Hurt by Johnny Cash, is a cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

[@jonny555ive]

NIN's version was better. R. I. P. Johnny❤️

[@fxcsuhkme9157]

At least they were smart enough to know Johnny Cashs Rusty Cage was better than Soundgardens, but I do like them both, but Johnnys more.

[@stephenbest7204]

It stopped being a cover when trent said its no longer his song Johnny did it better.

[@badab555]

TRUE

[@DocHogan]

Sad Kermit is still the best version

[@erikbrantly4015]

That last one is a fail. What the hell did they do to "Summer Breeze"?!

[@chriscasseday7707]

I thought they would show Phil Collins version. But Loudwire has a Type'O fan boy doing these videos.

[@enderstalker7278]

original is way better

[@NeverwaY]

Hi really big Type-O fan here. They picked the absolute worst video of their cover... BUUUUT.. Isley Brothers was the best version. ToN made a really awesome cover which stands up against the original, but its not quite as good. RIP Peter.

[@rocketman6478]

Fucking butchered it. And any group that could sound that horrible doesn't deserve to be playing music. Or , I should say attempting to play music, in this case.

[@henrythomas8273]

The Isley Brothers cover of Summer Breeze is much better than this!

[@sethsalahadin]

sorry but Obi-WAn Kenobi is still the best when it's about higher ground

[@jesusflores398]

HAHAHAHA Good one bro may the whiskey be with you

[@Treyvlog]

sethsalahadin that is probably the worse line in a movie ever, but that's a great reference

[@itsmyutubechannel3332]

Ha! I get it

[@taquitoperez3311]

xD

[@heatherglover7789]

The Jimmy Hendrix and Led Zeppelin were my favourite from this list.

[@yissssss]

Wait. You think the RHCP version of Higher Ground was better than the original? HAHAHA

[@sangmang7058]

@@user-zb8tq5pr4x Nope. Stevie Wonders version is objectively better.

[@user-zb8tq5pr4x]

@@sangmang7058 lol that version is shit

[@wadecooler7496]

I know. What a joke right 😂

[@tcanders123]

@@user-zb8tq5pr4x The RHCP are a god awful band, period.

[@PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy]

same thought, come on...!!

[@pxofpxof7782]

MORE LIKE: *10 COVER SONGS THAT THE GUY THAT MADE THIS LIST LIKES BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS*

[@MarkerInTheSand]

A lot of these are spot on, but even though the RHCP version of Higher Ground is great, to say that it's better than Stevie's is sacrilege.

[@Willj2407]

In my opinion thin lizzys version is tons better than metallica, for a start thin lizzy's drummer is actually good at drumming.

[@brewzor4059]

Disagree with Higher Ground...Stevie did it better!

[@4ksubswithnovideos568]

Idgaf

[@jamescroy9464]

agree

[@olabergvall3154]

Ooh yes

[@jean-baptisterosse8860]

yep, agree @@jamescroy9464

[@BookofTerrors]

Amen!!

[@floridamatty]

Oh please, quiet riot practically copied everything from the lyrics to how it was sung by Noddy Holder

[@painkillerjones6232]

I liked Slade's version better, anyway.

[@wulf-3596]

I first heard the originals of the songs that QR covered, and they didn't just cover them, they pretty much copied the musical singing style too.

[@lewismcgeoch9315]

The Oasis version is great too

[@---pn4je]

So... Firstly i heared QR version in GTA Vice city. And I was totally in love... Since that it's the best from the best versions of this song for me

[@floridamatty]

Lol, as I said. Slade's version was pretty much plagiarized by QR.

[@RagnarokMic]

I like the Clash's, but something about the original "I Fought the Law" just hits it. Thin Lizzy also had the better "Whiskey in a Jar."

[@valhalla7408]

Meme Iselfaneye Totally agree!! The Clash are great but Bobby Fuller Four totally nail it ... Even Jello agrees, the DK version is just a platform for their outrage about Dan White getting away with murder

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

The original I Fought the Law is actually by The Crickets.

[@Phoenix-wd8rx]

DK version of I fought the law beats all the others in my opinion

[@stevedowney4056]

Phoenix Roberts I was thinking the same thing

[@LL1752]

Stevie's original "Higher Ground" IMO hits harder than RHCP's version.

[@Bobcat937]

You didn't even show the original Peter Green Fleetwood Mac version of Green Manaleeshi. You showed a cover, then another cover dummy.

[@maraul334]

BobCat that was exact I thought, Peters Green's Fleetwood Mac is a great psychedelic piece, and is very heavy, also the solo on the Boston Tea Party live record is awesome. Judas Priest just do the song on their own way but no worse or better than the original

[@kevinhasch3097]

Whoa I didn't know that

[@kevinhasch3097]

The same thing goes for Whiskey in a jar

[@Lonetree567]

Yeah ya did.

[@F4Wildcat]

Still judas priest did it the best.

[@stuartwilson6939]

Metallica and Thin Lizzy is an evan split. But Stevie wonder and Seals and Croft are better than the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Typo-O-Negative.

[@JackTheripper911]

Type O negative. Not typo.....

[@stuartwilson6939]

@@JackTheripper911 typing too fast on my phone

[@deangullberry5148]

@@stuartwilson6939 They used a terrible sample for Type-O. The album version, and the two concerts I was at were damn good.

[@johnsimmons3055]

In regards to thin lizzy and metallica I agree,both are equally good in their own way.

[@sureshrampersad912]

Those in Loudwire who did this compilation need to have their head's examined... Type O Negatives' version of Summer Breeze is no way better than Seals and Crofts version... You guys hear music, you don't listen...

[@robpierce9340]

I must be old, I like the all the originals better, Except for the Hendrix cover

[@zakkcollier6923]

Your not old

[@Johnnytahoe19]

The original of I fought the law is better

[@cesarmartinioli1904]

All along the watchtower ,the house of rising sun, maybe your a fanboy, but Bob Dylan was boring

[@wim2445]

You're not old, just pretentious. Not for preferring the originals, but for feeling the need to point it out.

[@adamhill2288]

You do know after Dylan heard Jimmy's cover of all along the watchtower..he told him that he van have the song cause it was better then he did it and it deserved to be preformed like that ..you. might hate cause??...racist by any chance

[@7313micropigz]

Great list but what about Black Crowes Hard to Handle?

[@jawsrock1]

Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder is a lot better than Chili Peppers.

[@raymondbullock3505]

have to agree sorry rhcp

[@IronheadOfScroteus]

I think Anthony has said as much, himself. Testament to how cool the guy is.

[@Gfawkes77]

It had to be Flea's bass

[@pepsimax6671]

Honestly there both pretty damn good.

[@therealbricker]

I like Red Hot Chili Peppers version more, but Stevie wrote a damn good song!

[@themrnoname2945]

holy shit i didnt even know all along the watchtower was a cover by jimi hendrix

[@TurtletTanker]

Dude

[@StormWildSpace]

Dylan actually said, after he heard Hendrix's version that he wished he would have just written it for Hendrix.

[@jayrodm643]

TheMrNoname bruh

[@hinjurock]

That's because Jimi fucking OWNED that song.

[@maxmustardman298]

compared to mumbling Dylan's version this one punches in the face like a wake up call ;)

[@raymondbrower7894]

Some of these "originals" were actually covers themselves.

[@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129]

Yup. Whiskey in the Jar - Traditional Folk Song California Sun - Joe Jones I Fought the Law - The Crickets

[@jediroya6810]

And the Green Manalishi was by a different incarnation of Fleetwood Mac with different people in the band

[@creativefireflies6611]

I guess that lists like these should be called "xx songs played in a genre I prefer more"

[@leerocheleau1465]

Thin lizzy is better than metalica's version

[@alcalu]

It's Metallica, you illiterate dipshit.

[@gavinkyle9252]

No.

[@rhodriwilliams2599]

I’ll agree with you on that, I like Metallica but Thin Lizzy’s style is pretty unique. Just my opinion though

[@abramring2801]

jerry garcia's is better than thin lizzy's... ;) metallica sux

[@philipgwyn8091]

Metallica's version is good. Thin Lizzy's is better.

[@EDsavant]

Were the hell is "If you Have Ghosts?

[@Bluuu3]

EDsavant ding ding ding! Found the comment I was looking for so I wouldn't have to comment this myself.

[@branch119]

Ghosts cover is good, but the two songs are so vastly different in every way that its pretty hard to compare. I still like Roky Eriksons version the most. Legendary.

[@Bluuu3]

Branch Brothers definitely true that they are hard to compare.

[@brandonio_granger]

EDsavant. Don't give me that shit,nothing and I mean nothing will ever beat Roky Erickson's original version.

[@jfkskdksskndskkxjsislapdkc6200]

Or Bible.

[@devolve42]

In no possible reality is the RHCP version of "Higher Ground" better than the original. GTFOH.

[@HughHarding46]

OK so I'm not the only one. This one made me loose all respect for this list.

[@paolacastillo9521]

I think that they just do it right, like it wasn't bad, you know? 😂😂

[@rimmersbryggeri]

same for me and maybe the rage against the machine one. But that was pretty poor both ways.

[@bl4cky89]

Man I'm so glad. Immediately thought: "Are you fucking kidding me. No God. No God, plase no. NOOOOOO!" - Steve Carell Scream intensifies.

[@ethanmaliszewski9646]

Bruce Burnett two good songs???? You obviously haven’t heard a lot of their songs

[@acd505]

Honorable mentions: You really got me, Oh Pretty Woman, and Ice cream man - Van Halen Man who sold the world and Love buzz - Nirvana Knocking on Heavens door - Guns N’ Roses Last kiss - Pear jam Surfing Bird - Ramones

[@hermask815]

As a rule of thumb: every song written by Bob Dylan is performed better by anyone else.

[@Titsmyopinion4u]

Aaaaa ya! Don't forget GnR ...knockin on heavens door.... Great song writer.

[@BeastlyMussel61]

Maggie's Farm by RATM. Its a lot better than the Bob Dylan original version

[@RobertWilton]

hahaha! Absolutely agree!

[@marksimpson7527]

He’s definitely a great musician but mostly he’s more of a song writer than a performer

[@bassman5123]

That's just stupid!

[@bazdorrans3216]

Only one I agree with is Jimi Hendrix cover, even Dylan said it was better and that speaks volumes

[@Wargsy]

I have to admit I love Bob Dylan but I actually didnt know All Along The Watchtower was originally from Dylan.

[@mrgeorge621]

And Led Zeppelin too better

[@jayhay8]

Don’t agree with rhcp’s version of higher ground being better than Stevie wonder’s, but otherwise I mostly agree with the choices.

[@jorgesequera7533]

RHCP > Stevie Fuck Wonder

[@loboblanco4426]

Whiskey in the jar wasn't originally a Thin Lizzy song. It was an old Irish folk song.

[@BigSchizah]

Add Peter Griffin's version of Shipoopi

[@Quattro79]

And iraq lobster

[@sidgar1]

And Bird is the Word

[@Tool_jira_shugg]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light (cover) > Bruce Springsteen - Blinded By The Light (original) Come at me

[@brendana7xlambrechts749]

Tool jira shugg Sadly true. All the covers of Springsteen's songs are better

[@interstellartravel]

Holy shit! I didn't even know Bruce wrote that song! Now that I am listenin to Bruce's, I totally agree! This should have been number 1.

[@dbeast03]

interstellartravel yup

[@africanfartingfrog]

Also, the Pointer Sisters version of "Fire" is way better than Bruce's

[@dettigs]

what about "spirits in the night" MMEB > springsteen

[@ironhammer8935]

Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust

[@kevin34ct]

Bob Dylan changed the way he sang All Along the Watchtower after hearing Jimi Hendrix sing his song.

[@sapodetenis]

Hurt? The Man Who Sold The World?

[@ComaAlpha]

Sophia Kurt Shitty Cobain can't even carry Bowie's guitar as a stage hand. That and as much as I hate Hurt no matter who it's by, Trent's version is better. Especially live. Nails is awesome.

[@rogerflop6193]

Sophia plateau lake of fire

[@sapodetenis]

Roger Flop yeaaaah, Lake of Fire is excellent!

[@adamkeaton175]

ComaAlpha are you gonna write that on every persons comment about the man who sold the world? Youre just repeating yourself.

[@hatebreeder7771]

RHCP version of "higher ground" has nothing on the original

[@rtarraza]

totally....Stevie hands down always!

[@vajabri]

some of these are not "better" just more "modern".. Personally I think Stevie Wonders version was/is better than the Red Hot Chili Peppers

[@echomemorys559]

Way better

[@sgt803]

Agreed, however, I like Stevie Ray Vaughan's cover the best.

[@nigelpufkin6352]

Also, Stevie Wonder's version had more power in the context in which it was written. For many of these songs, both versions have their merits.

[@leinzchuckey9924]

vajabri yup

[@garethedwards9129]

vajabri I agree. I like Metallica's version of Whiskey but you can't beat Lizzy

[@mrpurple9581]

you missed Johnny Cash's cover of hurt and White Lion's cover of radar love

[@WonHakWoon]

No no no, Golden Earring's version of Radar Love remains superior

[@jameswright5572]

How could you leave out Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt? Or Led Zepplin's cover of when the levy breaks? Both are better than the Type O Negetive or RHCP covers.

[@caitistired8279]

nine inch nails’ version is still better

[@kanalithviper4744]

cait 666 I respectfully disagree as they are equal. They have different meanings, emotion and represent different parts of life

[@marcelboogaard5449]

I’m a massive RHCP fan but no way is their version better than Steve Wonder. As for whiskey in the jar, that was a cover already.

[@shawnhutchison7959]

What about Land of Confusion by Disturbed originally by Genesis

[@DownFallNetWork]

Shawn Hutchison thats completely incorrect. the original is better and yu should be evicted from this planet for even considering that

[@shawnhutchison7959]

DownFall it's a matter of preference you dingbat

[@mophead0766]

DownFall I have to take shawn's side here. I prefer the disturbed cover

[@jordantierney6495]

Shawn Hutchison dingbat. Imma have to use that sometime

[@julienverveer748]

original is waaaay better

[@ryplay5430]

‘Whiskey In The Jar’ is actually a very old Celtic song that was the Irish drinking anthem and The Dubliners covered it first, the Thin Lizzy did a cover of it, then Metallica did a cover of it, so basically Metallica did a cover of a cover

[@markhunter8554]

Of a cover of a cover.