Depeche Mode. Not one of JC's better 'modern' covers, but still a decent attempt. THe original, however, is absolutely fucking mint - and comes from possibly the best album ever made
More generally, I'm not sure how a cover of a song can be better than an original - can surely only compare two covers to each other?
All depends on who's doing, who wrote it, what you like and which version the person heard first. That, to them, will be the "original".
Hmm... a bit like saying you prefer someone else's version of the Mona Lisa
Not all all: a few examples where the cover is better:
Tainted Love - Soft Cell Woodstock - CSNY Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones Tambourine Man - The Byrds I fought the law - Clash Twist and Shout - Beatles Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Step On - Happy Mondays Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy
I didn't even know the Monday's version was a cover! Just listening to the original, it ain't bad either...
More generally, I'm not sure how a cover of a song can be better than an original - can surely only compare two covers to each other?
All depends on who's doing, who wrote it, what you like and which version the person heard first. That, to them, will be the "original".
Hmm... a bit like saying you prefer someone else's version of the Mona Lisa
Not all all: a few examples where the cover is better:
Tainted Love - Soft Cell Woodstock - CSNY Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones Tambourine Man - The Byrds I fought the law - Clash Twist and Shout - Beatles Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley Step On - Happy Mondays Whiskey in the Jar - Thin Lizzy
I didn't even know the Monday's version was a cover! Just listening to the original, it ain't bad either...
Yup, it's very good, but I prefer the Monday's cover.
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Didn't know the Marilyn Manson version which is good but too similar to the original to make an interesting cover to cover.
Will do another soon