As usual, better than the original is the category.
The rules: Share the cover; share the original; commentary optional.
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Iāll start:
Hillbendersā cover of MGMTās āKidsā
The original:
Commentary:
The instrumental theme seems made for the banjo somehow. Much better than the whiny synth organ in the original. Something about the bluegrass harmonies and lyrical themes in the chorus just seem to make the whole thing work. The original feels like a missed opportunity.
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[not a cover song]
From the new Haiduk album āExomancerā [metal]
Welcome to BoingBoing!
This thread is dead enough that I donāt even care if you made an account just to shill your band.
Nice tune.
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Sorry, Iām going to bend the rules a bit. Not better but as close to as good as anything else Iāve heard.
The original, among my favourite tunes. 
ETA: Damn! After listening againā¦maybe the cover is better. Iām not so sure anymore, lol.
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The court of public opinion is against me in deeming this
better than this
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Kinda fun:
Much more fun:
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Better if you like twee versions of electronic songs:
Original:
Cover of a ātraditional southern tune from out of Georgiaā :
Original:
A seriously paranoid and timeless cover:
Of Public Enemy:
Is it considered a cover if the singer is the same?
The original by Horace Andy:
The ācoverā by Massive Attack, with Horace Andy contributing vocals:
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Rare Earth didnāt do the original.
On a related note, Iāve long preferred Rodās version of āDrift Awayā to Dobie Grayās, but Grayās version isnāt the original either.
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What if bands cover themselves, does this count?
If youād say this is weird, Iād agree with you.
It is, however, a very faithful translation of the lyrics.
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Tough choice.
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A medley of covers from the Circle Jerks! What they lack in finesse they make up in volume:
Are the covers better than the originals? Mmmā¦mostly not, but theirs will always be the definitive versions of Afternoon Delight and D-I-V-O-R-C-E as far as Iām concerned.
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While Iām at it, who can forget (or forgive) Sid Viciousā version of My Way?
[TW maybe?] Iād forgotten that he shoots the audience at the end. That hasnāt aged well.
Yeah, even Frankās tie is better. In Sidās defense though, if you gave Frank as much heroin as Sid probably had in his system, he probably wouldnāt have been able to stand up, never mind sing.
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Thanks for the reminder. Iād forgotten that the Temptations did it first.
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Hadnāt seen the Massive Attack video, great stuff! Like a dream. And yeah, parking garages are scary places!
Also makes me think someone should start a thread here ā āDescribe a situation that made you run.ā
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Itās hard to post this one as Iām a huge Dylan fan, butā¦you knowā¦Jimi!
I canāt find the original by itself so this will have to do.
ETA: Also; everybody and his brother seems to have covered it, lol.
Thatās pretty good. That Dixie vibe really suits the song.
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Far superior to the original!
When I was in junior high some friends and I did a cover of Devoās cover at a school music assembly. We were awful. That was my first public performance. It was followed by many many more cringeworthy appearances.
Hereās the vanilla Rolling Stones version.
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