Covers that are at least as good as the original

[wood20ks]

 

[Ojb81]

Dr Dre/Snoop Dogg

Big Pun/Fat Joe AKA The Twinz - Big Pun just fuckin killed it on this.

it's a shame big pun died when he did, dude was an extremely talented lyricist

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Original...



Cover....
Sprung Monkey

 

[Mondo Jay]

Bruce original



cover: Manfred Mann

Both are awesome...maybe I am wrong, but MM's cover was the one I grew up with. Didn't even know Springteen wrote it for many years after hearing MM's hit with it.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Original



Covers...

 

[Breed]

it's a shame big pun died when he did, dude was an extremely talented lyricist

I think Pun was right there with Rakim as being the dopest rhyme sayer.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Original from 1976-77

Cover from 1982

 

[wood20ks]

 

[wood20ks]

 

[wood20ks]

This song was done by Kenny Wayne Shepherd first......Didnt realize this till a few mins ago.....

 

[gohusk]

Don't think I'd call it a cover because it's a different interpretation of a traditional folk song but love it:


Love this version. Gary Moore was a boss on the guitar. Also falls under the "hits that the performers didn't like" because they thought it was a one-off sort of thing and not the Thin Lizzy sound they were trying to get out.

 

[wood20ks]

Long live Chester!!!!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Original


Cover

 

[wood20ks]

 

[gohusk]

Always liked this version of this song



Remember a long time ago los lobos was playing the after-party at the bay breakers and they sung "la bamba" to this melody at this pace. Hope I get a chance to see them again.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Always liked this version of this song



Remember a long time ago los lobos was playing the after-party at the bay breakers and they sung "la bamba" to this melody at this pace. Hope I get a chance to see them again.

I was at that Bay to Breakers post race "Footstock" show at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park. It was over 20 yrs ago and it was a good one.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Cover....



Original....

 

[gohusk]

I was at that Bay to Breakers post race "Footstock" show at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park. It was over 20 yrs ago and it was a good one.

That was 1997 I think. They put on a sick show.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

That was 1997 I think. They put on a sick show.

Sounds about right....and yeah they did.

Their cover of the Grateful Dead's "Bertha" was awesome too.

 

[cezero]

I really like Eva Cassidy's version of "American Tune". Paul Simon wrote an amazing song, and I like what he and Garfunkel did with its orchestration for the studio version, and they did some great live versions, but there's something really pure about Cassidy singing alongside an acoustic guitar.