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Greatest cover songs (better than originals)

Marquee Moon said:
Short list

Be judicious

All along the Watchtower--Jimi

I heard it through the Grapevine--CCR
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First of all, Marvin's I Heard It Through the Grapevine is better than CCR's

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There is All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix then there are pretenders

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There is All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix then there are pretenders."

:)
 
Earth Wind & Fire: Got To Get You Into My Life

Allison Krauss & Union Station: Baby, Now That I've Found You

Santana: Black Magic Woman
 
Best? who can say?


this leaps to mind as my favorite:



and this one:





I love Leonard Cohen's version, but Buckley's Hallelujah is better.

Always liked this Townshend English Beat cover:

 
Probably feel the same way about Whipping Post that you feel about Tangled Up In Blue.
 
WakeandBake beat me to this one, but it always immediately comes to mind for me.



I would also vote for:



And other than Watchtower, one of the only Bob Dylan covers I can abide:

 
The Band never really did it for me. Which is odd since most people who love the GD also love The Band.
 
worth watching for the DLR show alone...it reminds me of when Iron Maiden did the lip sync thing for Wasted Years on some German TV show and swapped instruments in the middle of the song

 
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