Cover songs that were more known/better than the original

[MTG]

Just name some cover songs that were more popular than the original



All Along the Watchtower By Jimi Hendrix
(originally sung by bob dylan)

American Woman by Lenny Kravitz
(originally sung by the guess who)

Backdoor Man by the Doors
(originally sung by Howlin Wolf)

Black Magic Woman by Santana
(originally sung by fleetwood mac)

Hard To Handle by the black crowes
(originally sung by ottis redding)

Havana Affair by the RHCP
(originally sung by the kinks)

Jolene by the white stripes
(originally sung by dolly parton)

Mad World by gary jules
(originally by tears for fear)

The Man Who Sold The World by nirvana
(sung by david bowie)

 

[Enigma22]

holy diver by Killswitch Engage
(originally sung by dio)

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

Just name some cover songs that were more popular than the original

Havana Affair by the RHCP
(originally sung by the kinks)

Havana Affair was done by the Ramones.

I would check out "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Atreyu

 

[Soulpower]

You really got Me by Van Halen originally sung by The Kinks

House of The Rising Sun by The Animals Written by Georgia Turner.

Hush by Deep Purple. Written by Joe South

All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hedrix. Originally sung by and written by Bob Dylan.

Cum on Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot. I believe the band Slade sung the original version.

Crossroads by Cream. Robert Johnson sung the original

After Midnight by Eric Clapton. Written and performed originally by JJ Cale

Cocaine by Eric Clapton. Written and performed originally by JJ Cale

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. Originally written by Leonard Cohen

Hurt by Johnny Cash. Written by Trent Reznor and perfomed by Nine Inch Nails.

Knocking on Heaven's Door by Eric Clapton. Written by Bob Dylan

I Fought The Law by The Clash. Written and performed originally by Sonny Curtis


I'll probably come up with some more later.

 

[Weebo]

Best I Ever Had by Gary Allan (Original by Vertical Horizon)

Shook Me all Night Long By Big And Rich (Original by ADCD)

Life Is A Highway By Rascal Flatts (Original by Tom Cochrane)

Space Oddity by Adam Sandler(From Mr. Deeds) (Original by David Bowie)

 

[phantomgerald]

Most of New Found Glory's covers were pretty good.

 

[J]

Agree'd wit Chuck...Atreyu's cover of Shoot Through the Heart is awesome...

 

[Australian Badass]

Knocking on Heavens Door - Guns'N'Roses (Originally by Bob Dylan)

Can't think of any others atm

 

[csi24/3:16]

Most if not all of Stevie Ray Vaughan's covers were as good if not better than the original

 

[Kris P. Kareem]

im not 100% sure but isnt new york by sinatra a cover

 

[monkeystyle]

Can't believe that no one has mentioned this one yet.

Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson (The Eurythmics)

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

Yeah, that was pretty good. I'm really loving Stone Temple Pilots cover of "Dancing Days" originally by Led Zeppelin. I don't know how old it is (at least 4 or 5 years since that's how long I've known it)...but they've started playing it regularly on the radio around here. I've known.