Ike and Tina Turner, "Proud Mary." CCR's version is pretty good on its own merits (and their remake of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is brilliant). But only Tina thought of "We nevah. Evah! Do nuthin'! Nice! and Eeeeeeeasy."
Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
Lorne ,'Smile Time'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Fred Pete - Aug 20, 2010 9:29:29 am PDT #3369 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.
Hayden - Aug 20, 2010 9:34:36 am PDT #3370 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Oh, I prefer Del McCoury's bluegrass cover of "1952 Vincent Black Lightning."
Fightin' words!
Here's a few off the top of my head:
Dinosaur Jr's "Just Like Heaven" is beloved by Robert Smith because it is awesome.
Mike Watt's "Big Train" is better than the Kinman brothers' version.
There's no better version of "The Red And The Black" than fIREHOSE's, and that includes BOC's original and the Minutemen's version.
Any song that Jerry Lee Lewis performs is by definition better than the original.
Any Daniel Johnston song performed by another artist is also better than the original, especially if that artist is Kathy McCarthy or Vic Chesnutt.
Trudy Booth - Aug 20, 2010 9:54:41 am PDT #3371 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Joe Cocker's A Little Help From My Friends is pretty damn wonderful.
OTOH, Witney Houston's Greatest Love of All is a sappy mess compared to George Benson's which it went and drove off my radio...
Jon B. - Aug 20, 2010 10:17:16 am PDT #3372 of 6436
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Blue Cheer's version of Summertime Blues. Husker Du's version of 8 Miles High may not be better than the original, but it's at least its equal.
Kathy A - Aug 20, 2010 10:18:32 am PDT #3373 of 6436
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Janis Joplin's "Summertime."
Tom Scola - Aug 20, 2010 10:18:47 am PDT #3374 of 6436
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Whereas Hüsker Dü's version of Love Is All Around is far superior to the original.
Amy - Aug 20, 2010 10:23:22 am PDT #3375 of 6436
Because books.
The Jane's Addiction cover of the Dead's "Ripple" is one of my favorite things ever.
juliana - Aug 20, 2010 10:28:00 am PDT #3376 of 6436
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Lucero's cover of Jawbreaker's "Kiss The Bottle".
Atropa - Aug 20, 2010 10:35:58 am PDT #3377 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Siouxsie's cover of "Trust In Me".
Lee - Aug 20, 2010 10:40:00 am PDT #3378 of 6436
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hank Williams III's "Atlantic City"
runs away.