{"id":20411,"date":"2014-04-29T16:42:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T21:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=20411"},"modified":"2014-04-30T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T21:03:10","slug":"5-cover-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/5-cover-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cover Songs Better than the Original"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve previously shared with you a similar list of great cover bands<\/a> that you should check out if you didn\u2019t know them already. Today, it\u2019s the turn to recognize cover songs \u00a0that are so great they manage to surpass the original they emulate. At least according to our tastes. Even if you\u2019re a hardcore fan of the original artist or version and you won\u2019t agree that the cover is better, you will at least agree that it\u2019s definitely a nice take on it. Here we go.<\/p>\n

1. \u201cLove is blindness\u201d, U2 cover by Jack White<\/h2>\n

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You all probably know Jack White as the male voice of The White Stripes, at least for their extremely popular song, \u201cSeven Nation Army\u201d. \u00a0Jack has played for years in the band alongside his drummer sister (Isn\u2019t it lovely that she\u2019d a drummer? It\u2019s so hard to find girl drummers \u00a0in rock bands), and then proceeded to also record some solo covers. \u201cLove is blindness\u201d is probably the best one and it was also featured on the most recent Great Gatsby movie adaptation soundtrack. The man has a palpable poetic desperation in his voice and the cover is quite addictive.<\/p>\n

2. \u201cOnce upon a dream\u201d, Tchaikovsky\/Disney cover by Lana del Rey<\/h2>\n

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The original Disney song of the Sleeping Beauty cartoon was already a cover of classic Russian waltz, and Lana del Rey\u2019s re-cover of it, recorded for the new Maleficent<\/a> Disney movie, is simply breath-taking. It gives the original harmonious song a deep hue of deliciously grave undertones without altering its harmoniousness in any way. It\u2019s addictive and wonderful.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0\u201cWrecking ball\u201d, Miley Cyrus cover by Dixie Chicks<\/h2>\n

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It may be a bit hard to look past the vulgarity in the much talked-about video of the original song, in order to notice that the song is actually pretty good. The Dixie Chicks sung a live cover of it in one of their concerts and it sounded surprisingly well and a bit softer than the original. \u00a0To be fair to Miley who still remains a very talented girl (with a few recent style-related controversies added to that talent), let\u2019s mention that the covering was mutual: she recorded covers of original Dixie Chicks songs as well and they sound lovely.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cJolene\u201d, Dolly Parton cover by Miley Cyrus<\/h2>\n

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And since we\u2019re discussing Miley\u2019s ability to cover a song, let\u2019s bring forward a lovely masterpiece: her cover of Jolene, originally sung by Dolly Parton, who also happens to be her godmother. Miley Cyrus actually performed a lot of great unplugged covers during her Backyard Sessions, check them out. Another lovely cover of this song is actually performed by Jack White, the guy on top of the list. \u00a0However, Miley\u2019s is closer to the original, while also taking away a bit of the original\u2019s country edge, which makes it simply an improved version.<\/p>\n

5. \u201cHurt\u201d, Nine Inch Nails cover, by Johnny Cash<\/h2>\n

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Johnny Cash was immensely creative in his younger years, but his final creation period didn\u2019t really add much in terms of his original songs. Compared with the ones composed in his youth, they all sounded a bit\u2026 well, bland. But if there\u2019s one thing that completely redeems his final years as a truly fertile period, it has to be this cover of \u201cHurt\u201d. Not only is it better than the original, but it\u2019s soul-shackingly grave and beautiful.<\/p>\n

Of course, the list may include other extremely valuable covers better than the original; the list to choose from is quite long. Regretfully, epic covers like the \u201cKnocking on heaven\u2019s door\u201d (Guns\u2019n Roses after Bob Dylan) didn\u2019t make it into the list this time. What was included here are more like personal favorites which maybe you\u2019ll listen to if you don\u2019t know them already. Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ve previously shared with you a similar list of great cover bands that you should check out if you didn\u2019t know them already. Today, it\u2019s the turn to recognize cover songs \u00a0that are so great they manage to surpass the original they emulate. At least according to our tastes. 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