Cover Me: Best cover songs, some better than the original?

[Uncle-A]

I am sitting in my recliner watching an old Linda Ronstadt concert on WHYY out of Philly and she is doing a lot of covers. She could be the queen of covers. But with her voice she can do many better than the original.

 

[Scruffy]

The O.G.:

 

[neonorchid]

 

[Mothertucker]

^^^The Jimi cover she did the other day was great too.

 

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[Stev]

 

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[Stev]

Fire Saga's version is very different.

 

[neonorchid]

^ Will Ferrell, LOL

 

[Uncle-A]

A friend sent me this link, I hope you like it.

 

[neonorchid]

 

[Philpug]

This circles back to post 1.


Dave Mason has rerecorded his 1968 Traffic classic “Feelin’ Alright'” for the quarantine age with help from Sammy Hagar, Mick Fleetwood, Michael McDonald and the Doobie Brothers.

 

[Tominator]

It doesn't hurt to have Jerry Douglas and Dean Parks playing on your album ... and the bass player is great too!

Edit: Oh wait, the bass part I was thinking of is on her cover of Shawn Colvin's, "I Don't Know Why," from the same album; this one doesn't have a bass part

 

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[Après Skier]

Very beautiful cover of “Somebody to Love“ by Queen with George Michael. Surely @surfsnowgirl will agree.

 

[Après Skier]

And I‘ve always loved Elvis’ version of “Sweet Caroline”

 

[neonorchid]

 

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19-year-old Joni Mitchell cover “House of the Rising Sun,” her first known recording