Friday night is... cover versions as good as or better than originals?

[GM]

 

[Jenkins]

Featuring the amazing voice of Jimmy Somerville, the Communards version of "Don't Leave Me This Way"

 

[raleighnut]

Gotta have a Jackie Leven track,


View: https://youtu.be/k0y14d3PFDY

 

[raleighnut]

Or two,


View: https://youtu.be/8RjjgGeI1ac

 

[raleighnut]

View: https://youtu.be/DlMMe3ksfew

 

[DaveReading]

 

[cyberknight]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6fyhZ0G5E

 

[AndyRM]

How have we reached 13 pages without mentioning Weezer? The Teal Album is absolutely peak. This is my favourite:

 

[AndyRM]

Nearly as good but some might disagree :


View: https://youtu.be/y8AWFf7EAc4

Happy to disagree. Nobody has come close to the original. Nowhere near.

 

[craigwend]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6fyhZ0G5E

Following my theme of what Cash did later in his career on American Records ...

 

[Alien8]

 

[User6179]

View: https://youtu.be/AL8chWFuM-s

 

[Alien8]

 

[Sniper68]

FYC absolutely massacred that IMO.
Roland Gift had a terrible voice.

 

[Kempstonian]

Albert Lee - guitar genius and one of the nicest people in music - playing an acoustic cover of a Duane Eddy instrumental