Covers that are better than the originals... or just covers

[Night Prowler]

More accurate than Kirk.

 

[JudasMyGuide]

Also, for the sake of comprehensiveness - many people like Nilsson's Without You much more than the Badfinger original (though not me).

 

[Perun]

Du Hast by Rammstein, covered by a Mongolian folk metal band. These guys also did Master of Puppets, Symphony of Destruction and others, but strangely enough not Genghis Khan.

 

[Number 6]

Maiden's "Cross-Eyed Mary" (fight me).

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

How could I have forgotten this gem:

 

[GhostofCain]

This might have already been posted... Sorry if that is indeed the case.

 

[Black Abyss Babe]

This knocks the Yardbirds original dirge into the proverbial cocked hat. The title no longer makes any sense however ...

 

[Magnus]

Nomad

 

[phantomoftheicarus]

Metallica's cover's of Last Caress and Die Die My Darling by The Misfits
Pantera's Planet Caravan is really good, I often think it's better
And All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix

 

[Night Prowler]

Eric Clayton on vocals.

 

[Black Bart]

This knocks the Yardbirds original dirge into the proverbial cocked hat. The title no longer makes any sense however ...

The version from On Stage (though edited... or rather 'thanks to the fact it is edited') is even better. The lyrics and ...that keyboard solo

 

[Kalata]

Priest - Diamonds and Rust, Green Manalishi and maybe Johnny B. Goode

Maiden - WIU, I've Got The Fire, Juanita, That Girl (I like both versions), Doctor Doctor, Space Station No. 5, Roll Over Vic Vella (with different lyrics, but this cover is ace)...... everything that Maiden touches turns to gold, even a weak song.

Krokus - American Woman

 

[The Dissident]

Rainbow - Mistreated

 

[Edington]

^ Speaking of which, Yngwie Malmsteen does a cracking version.

I'm torn about saying it's better than the original, but I absolutely love Placebo's take on Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.

And this killer cover of Maiden's Speed of Light by my favourite new band, Reigning Days. So good I can actually forgive the breakdown.

 

[srfc]

A few good ones have been mentioned already, including the obvious best ever one, jimi's version of All along the Watchtower.

This one is up there as well.

 

[Night Prowler]

Great video too.

 

[KidInTheDark666]

Limp Bizkit-Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

 

[Night Prowler]

You didn't

 

[Number 6]

Limp Bizkit-Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

Somebody ban him already.

Spoiler

 

[Diesel 11]

Limp Bizkit-Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

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