The cover version is better...

[MagicKiwi]

The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana, first by David Bowie.

Blaspheme.... ah well.

Roxy Music's "Jealous Guy" was better than the original John Lennon for mine.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Frankenbok - Don't call me baby

[gadj1976]

I have another blasphemous one .... I wasn't game to post earlier but Goat Herder has inpired me ... I prefer John Farnham's version of "Help" to the Beatles original.

I admit, I like the version but they're completely different. To say it's "better" is a big stretch.

[Mr66]

'Wild Thing' - Cold Chisel
'Aint It Fun' - Guns 'N Roses
'Summertime Blues' - Rush
'Dancing Barefoot' - U2

[Pseudo]

'Wild Thing' - Cold Chisel

Meh. It couldn't be a patch on The Goodies' version

[Leaping Lindner]

'Wild Thing' - Cold Chisel
'Aint It Fun' - Guns 'N Roses
'Summertime Blues' - Rush
'Dancing Barefoot' - U2

HEATHEN!!!!!

[Leaping Lindner]

I reckon The Screaming Jets version of Eve of Destruction runs rings around Barry McGuire's original, as too their version of Shivers, as opposed to the Nick Cave's Boys Next Door version.

......

Just to be pedantic The Boys Next Door is a cover of the Young Charlatanns and NOTHING gets close to the original.

[Mr66]

'Wild Thing' - Cold Chisel
'Aint It Fun' - Guns 'N Roses
'Summertime Blues' - Rush
'Dancing Barefoot' - U2

HEATHEN!!!!!

Guilty your honor.
Problem is for me, is when I hear the cover before the original, I have a hard
time liking the original.

[Ingall]

Bizarre Love Triangle - Frente!
Tangled Up In Blue - The Whitlams
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
A Hazy Shade Of Winter - Bodyjar
No Surprises - Regina Spektor


Honourable mention to Tori Amos' version of Smells Like Teen Spirit. It's not necessarily better than the original, but done as a cover should be - i.e, very different to the original.

[Strawb]

Ck can we use living doll with Cliff Richards and the young ones?
also I prefer Foo Fighters Version of Band on the Run over Wings.

[Wizard of Oz]

Frankenbok - Don't call me baby

[ORDoubleBlues]

Even though I'm a Marvin fan.........

Wherever I lay my hat - Paul Young, first by Marvin Gaye
Down on my Knees - Christopher Williams, first by Trisha Yearwood

[Booney]

Grin spoon doing "don't change"

[Turbo]

Grin spoon doing "don't change"

Not even close on that one I'm afraid

[zipzap]

'Wild Thing' - Cold Chisel
'Aint It Fun' - Guns 'N Roses
'Summertime Blues' - Rush
'Dancing Barefoot' - U2

HEATHEN!!!!!

The Church used to do a stellar version of this live...dunno if they ever recorded it?

Rammstein - Stripped

[Leaping Lindner]

'Wild Thing' - Cold Chisel
'Aint It Fun' - Guns 'N Roses
'Summertime Blues' - Rush
'Dancing Barefoot' - U2

HEATHEN!!!!!

The Church used to do a stellar version of this live...dunno if they ever recorded it?

Rammstein - Stripped

Don't remember the Church doing it. The Celibate Rifles did a cracking version, a live version of which was on something...(Platters Du Jour from memory)

[overloaded]

I think Pseudo Echo improved "Funky Town".

Are you serious Hondo or taking the p!ss?

[overloaded]

Jimmy Barnes' version of Split Enz's Message to My Girl

[zipzap]

The Church used to do a stellar version of this live...dunno if they ever recorded it?

Rammstein - Stripped

Don't remember the Church doing it. The Celibate Rifles did a cracking version, a live version of which was on something...(Platters Du Jour from memory)

[southee]

Jimmy Barnes' version of Split Enz's Message to My Girl

Never heard that!!

That could get ugly!!!