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    when covers are better than the original.


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    Dylan has as much as admitted Hendrix's version was better than his and now performs the song in Hendrix's arrangement rather than his own.



    Don't get me wrong, I love Dylan, but some of his arrangements are a bit too simplistic for the material he's performing. Some of the other Byrds covers of Dylan I could go either way on.



    I mean duh.

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    Karnivool - Sleeping Satellite [HQ] (Themata bonus track) - YouTube

    Just... so, so, soooo much better. That's not even the band's singer singing either, it's the guitarist. I hate how talented they are.

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    Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie)
    Save Ferris - Come on Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners)
    Cat Power - I Found a Reason (The Velvet Underground)
    Arcade Fire - Naive Melody/This Must Be The Place (Talking Heads)

    And I stand by Brie Larson's cover of Black Sheep (Metric). Haters.

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    No mention of this?

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    Jeff Buckley's covers are pretty much almost entirely better than the originals.

    Also, to be honest, I find most covers of Bob Dylan songs to be superior to Dylan's originals.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Shorty View Post
    Save Ferris - Come on Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners)
    Quote Originally Posted by Laddy View Post
    Jeff Buckley's covers are pretty much almost entirely better than the originals.
    Also...

    Jamie Cullum - "Don't Stop The Music" (Rihanna cover)
    Olivia Ong - "All Out Of Love" (Air Supply cover)
    Olivia Ong - "Love Fool" (The Cardigans cover)
    Pearl Jam - "Last Kiss" (original ...?)
    The Ataris - "Boys of Summer" (Don Henley cover)
    The Fray - "Heartless" (Kanye cover)

    Starting on my left with one, your number comes up, you go.

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    I don't care if you guys think I am lame for this, but to me this is the ultimate example. However, I do love the original a lot.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Sephex View Post
    I don't care if you guys think I am lame for this, but to me this is the ultimate example. However, I do love the original a lot.

    Also this


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    Oh man, I forgot how hilarious that video was. It's also a great reminder that no one truly got that Marilyn Manson showed that he was a parody in general, but no one ever got that (hence, why the people who hated "Mechanical Animals" are idiots).

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    Better than the Husker Du original, albeit very creepy! And they released it as a single...

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    Judas Priest - The Green Manalishi Always causes debate but it was originally a Peter Green song.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laddy View Post
    Also, to be honest, I find most covers of Bob Dylan songs to be superior to Dylan's originals.
    Andrew Bird - Oh Sister (Bob Dylan)

    Yep.

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    Brie Larson is good. I like Metric too, but I definitely prefer her voice over Emily Haines' in Black Sheep.

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