Cover songs that in your opinion are better than the original

[Alan Stallion]

Iko Iko

Original by The Dixie Cups


Cover by The Belle Stars

 

[Alan Stallion]

Liar Liar

Original by The Castaways


Cover by Deborah Harry

 

[Alan Stallion]

Hazy Shade Of Winter

Original by Simon & Garfunkel


Cover by The Bangles

 

[Alan Stallion]

Don't Know Much

Original by Barry Mann


Covered by Bill Medley and Better Midler individually (titled as "All I Need To Know")
Eventually covered by Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville (under the original title)

 

[Muhammed]

 

[Alan Stallion]

I Knew You When

Original by Billy Joe Royal


Cover by Linda Ronstadt

 

[Alan Stallion]

Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Original by The Four Lads


Cover by They Might Be Giants

 

[Alan Stallion]

He's Gonna Step On You Again / Step On

Original by John Kongos (as "He's Gonna Step On You Again")


Cover by Happy Mondays (as "Step On")

 

[Ridgerunner]

Mr. Stallion you just schooled me on some music (covers) that I had no clue about...

Thank you sir...

 

[Alan Stallion]

I'm Free

Original by The Rolling Stones


Cover by Soup Dragons

 

[Alan Stallion]

Higher Ground

Original by Stevie Wonder


Cover by Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

[Alan Stallion]

The Real Thing

Original by Russell Morris


Cover by Third Eye

 

[Alan Stallion]

Everybody Knows

Original by Leonard Cohen


Cover by Concrete Blonde

 

[Alan Stallion]

Ring Of Fire / (Love's) Ring Of Fire

Original by Anita Carter (June Carter's sister and Johnny Cash's sister-in-law)


Cover by Johnny Cash

 

[Alan Stallion]

Kingston Town

Original by Lord Creator


Cover by UB40

 

[Alan Stallion]

Now That We Found Love / Now That We've Found Love

Original by The O'Jays


Cover by Third World


Then covered by Heavy D & The Boyz featuring Aaron Hall

 

[Alan Stallion]

Heart Full Of Soul

Original by The Yardbirds


Cover by Chris Isaak

 

[Alan Stallion]

The Passenger

Original by Iggy Pop


Cover by Siouxsie and the Banshees

 

[Alan Stallion]

She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)

Original by 13th Floor Elevators


Cover by The Judybats

 

[Alan Stallion]

It's A Fine Day

Original by Jane


Cover by Opus III