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Old 17-05-2009, 01:21 AM #1
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Anyone have any covers they'd like to share which they feel are better than the original?

Kris Allen's version of 'Heartless' is so much better than Kanye's! I love it so fmuch.

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Kris stole that version from The Fray

I prefer Adam Lambert's 'Ring Of Fire' to the original:
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&&this is WAY better than Estelle's:
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Madonna's American Pie is better than the original.

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i wouldn't say they're better than, but more successful than definitely


'Leona Lewis'' cover of 'Snow Patrol's' 'Run'

and 'Amy Winehouse's' cover of 'The Zuton's' song 'Valerie'!
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Leona with Run (L)
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Placebo are amazing at covers.

PLACEBO - RUNNING UP THAT HILL
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MUSE - FEELING GOOD
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FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - GALAXY OF THE LOST
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KEANE - WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
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LADYHAWKE - WOMANIZER
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Adam Lambert took "Ring of Fire" and shat on it. He murdered that song. Horrible singer and his arrangements are rubbish.

Anyway - Eva Cassidy's version of "Over The Rainbow".
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Ramones cover of Creedance Clearwater Revivals- Have you ever seen the rain? much better

Melanies Ruby Tuesday (Stones cover) she also does Bobs Lay Lady Lay well too but I prefer Bobs I think

Pixies- Winterlong and I've Been Waiting for You (both Neil Young covers and to cover two Neil songs and do them justice proves what a great great band they were!)

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Jeff Buckley- Hallelujah
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Oh I like that version of Womanizer Dezzy

Amy WInehouse - Valerie
Kate Nash - Flourecent Adolecent
Lily Allen - Niave
Girls Aloud - Womanizer
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i like the original though
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if anyone says the saturdays i will personally kill them
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forgot about womanizer.
for me, it goes:

All American Rejects > Lily Allen > Girls Aloud > Ladyhawke > Britney.
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I too disagree no way man!
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none listed all ready.
Can`t think of any at the moment actually.
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I'm sorry, but that is awful.
Of all the covers of that song I've ever heard, that has to be the worst. LOL.
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To be fair it isnt one of her best tracks [american pie]
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The Saturdays - Just Cant Get Enough!

Blue - Get Down On It.
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The Saturdays - Just Cant Get Enough!

Blue - Get Down On It.
*holds back Sia*

RUN! This bitch be packing heat!
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American Pie by Madonna is soo much better.

I don't know how anyone can say that other versions are better than Britney's womanizer it's AMAZING.
Ladyhawke is so depressing I almost made a noose.

Britney Spears - My Prerogative

Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You

Pussycat Dolls - Sway

I cant think of anymore covers...
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The thought that people think Madonna's cover > Don McLean's original, makes me want to kill myself.

I'd say Jimi Hendrix's cover of "All Along The Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) is better, though I love the original.

Also love Adele's cover of "Make You Feel My Love" more than Dylan's again... Placebo's cover of Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" is better, love both again.

Alanis Morissette's cover of Seal's "Crazy".
The Kooks' cover of Ace of Base's "All That She Wants"
Rufus Wainwright's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (though his is better than Buckley's and Alexandra's)

and, and I know this will offend a lot of people, but I prefer the Scissor Sisters' version of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". They're both on my "fave songs ever" playlist though.

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Didnt even know johnny cash's hurt wasn't an origional... well kinda did but ohh well. so that.

The saturdays of course < sorry sia.

And yes that smooth criminal version is much better.

Out of the ones listed they are the ones i actually like / agree with.
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Adam Lambert took "Ring of Fire" and shat on it. He murdered that song. Horrible singer and his arrangements are rubbish.

Anyway - Eva Cassidy's version of "Over The Rainbow".
Argee with Over the Rainbow. One of my all time favourite songs.

Definitely don't argee with people who said Leona with Run. You can't beat Snow Patrol's. Especially the instrumental<3

I think this version of Could it Be Magic is better than the original,not the Robbie version though

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