Cover versions

[mrs-leroy-brown.livejournal.com]

Query for Poptimists!

Sometimes - quite often, in fact, I think - cover versions are miles better than the original. I put forth PSB's 'Where the Streets Have No Name'. I like this MUCH better than the U2 version!

Which cover versions do you think surpass the original flavour?

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[petronia.livejournal.com]

I tend to like Smiths covers better than the originals (Low's "There is a Light...", Stars' "This Charming Man", tATu's "How Soon is Now"), for some reason Morrissey's voice and/or singing style makes it hard for me to grok the tunes. Even more weirdly, I don't have this problem with most of his solo stuff.

Neil Young covers: Pixies' "Winterlong", Saint Etienne's "Only Love Can Break Your Heart".

Laura Cantrell's folk version of "Love Vigilantes" is definitive IMO.

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tATu's version is great! Shockingly underrated.