I can't think of any off the top of my head that are better, but a couple that I think are really good are the Dixie Chicks' Landslide and Johnny Cash's Hurt.. mainly because he got rid of that godawful buzzing. I still like the NIN version better, though.
Oh, I love the Dixie Chicks' version of Landslide (but I still like the original better). We played it at my dad's funeral. <3
Post by lightbulbsun on Jan 9, 2013 11:37:45 GMT -5
Usually I hate covers. We had a band play at our wedding, and I almost asked them to play a mp3 of LZ's Thank You (our first dance), but I didn't and I thought they did a good job.
I love the van morrison cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb that they play in The Departed.
Post by discogranny on Jan 9, 2013 11:38:44 GMT -5
This is kind of a random one, but Colbie Callait (whom I usually dislike) does an acoustic cover of the Script's Breakeven combined with Tracy Chapman's Fast Car that I love.
I prefer the 10,000 Maniacs version of "Because the Night" to Springsteen's. I also prefer Bowie's version of "Hard to be a Saint in the City" to Springsteen's.
I love Springsteen as a songwriter, but his vocals almost always leave me wanting.
Oh! GNR Live and Let Die. I'm sure Boobs will agree on this one.
I agree, too. And their covers of "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and "Since I Don't Have You."
I can't believe, though, that I seem to be the only person who thinks Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" was godawful and that the shame of such a bad cover should follow him into the afterlife.