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Old 15-08-2010, 10:02 PM #26
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The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" given a VERY 90's makeover.
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Ok, she modified it quite a bit, changing the lyrics and stuff, but I still think this is an exceptional cover.
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Ok, she modified it quite a bit, changing the lyrics and stuff, but I still think this is an exceptional cover.
To think the original was only a B-side too.
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To think the original was only a B-side too.
I think of covers like I do when it concerns film remakes - the more obscure the better. The odds are more in your favour that way.
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This one is possibly an aquired taste.
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Not quite as good as the original, but an epic cover imo

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Myabe not better but I love this! (originally the Beatles)

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Madonna herself doesn't even like her American Pie cover Harry, sit down.

No shade to Nina's original, but I think that Muse's Feeling Good is spectacular <3
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No shade to Nina's original, but I think that Muse's Feeling Good is spectacular <3
I know she doesnt like it but I do though...
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I'd consider this version about neck and neck with the Muddy Waters original, but it absolutely pisses all over the more famous Etta James version from the Diet Coke ad.
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The thread on Leano Lewis' version of Run got me thinking about the rare occasions when a cover of a song is actually better than the real thing:

Here's a couple I could think of:
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Westlife - What About Now
Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi
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