covers that slay the original

[dasponyboy]

Pretty much anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, but here's a sample of them doing Heart of Glass by Blondie
http://youtu.be/TQWFK7z6sJ0

[fnord]

Cash's Hurt for godamn sure. I don't know of any music video that makes me tear up every damn time.
My contribution

[srdzevon]

James Blake - A Case Of You

[RupertPupkin]

This one definitely slays the original.

Elbow - Independent Woman

[lightyears2010]

[turnJBup]

Jimmy Eat World aren't fit to shine Springsteen's shoes.

[RupertPupkin]

Agreed on the Sonic Youth cover of Superstar.

I much prefer the Futureheads version of Hounds of Love to the Kate Bush original:

[srdzevon]

Call me crazy, hell, I will call me crazy for saying it, but Warren Zevon's cover of Knocking On Heaven's Door after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer is pretty drymounting amazing to me and just a notch above the original. I know, I know, BOO THIS MAN!

[fnord]

I'd forgotten about that Zevon cover, another one that gets me teary. Damn you

[unbroken1]

donny hathaway - jealous guy

[middayshadows]

I dont necessarily agree that a couple of earlier suggestions beat the originals, but I agree the covers are definitely worthy.

Here's one, off the top of my head :

Pixies' version of 'Head On.' (original by Jesus and Mary Chain).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXSmYHEpn7w&feature=fvwrel

Oh, and Cowboy Junkies 'Sweet Jane.' (Lou Reed himself described it as "the best and most authentic version I have ever heard")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XVJj4jER4

[RupertPupkin]

Edit: I do love the original version too, but the Clash version is my favourite

[downbytheriver]

Solid spin on an old Hendrix staple by my most favorite, least known blues man - not many people are "worthy" of covering Jimi.

If you like blues, and you can catch him here in the states, do it.

Trout has waaaay more skills than will be represented in this cover of Red House ,but it does a pretty good job of introducing his "style" to those of you who may be unfamiliar with him.




I've been fortunate to see him play with Buddy Guy, and another time with Bonomassa. He's always quite expressive and used to remind me of a Chris Farley when he was younger as he'd be all untucked and pouring sweat looking like a wild man living in a van down by the river by the third song into the show

[lightyears2010]

alor of good stuff...this is what I was hoping for.

love me some blues. prolly 10 years ago me and a buddy went to a riverboat casino...a blues band was playing. we ended up spending the night listening to the band and never boarded the casino. 'the blues ain't nuthin but a good woman gone bad'.

[fredo]

SRV cut the definitive Little Wing imo.
And I love early Springsteen!