"David Watts" The Kinks ≤ The Jam

The Kinks - -

The Jam - -

There's something about the Jam's version that makes me come back to it more often than the Kinks' original. It might be the slightly "harder" sound, but both are honestly great in my book so it's kind of a toss-up.

"I Started a Joke" - Bee Gees < Faith No More

I think it might just be that I really like the Faith No More video. . . but either way Mike Patton has an excellent voice.

oh no he di'nt

So I absolutely don't agree FOR SURE that Van Halen's cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" is superior to the original. What? What?! And Eric Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" makes me wanna shoot myself after I've taken down the sheriff (but not the deputy.) But I do agree with this list of "10 Covers Better than the Original" on "Hallelujah" and "Hurt"-- while I don't think Johnny Cash's cover is "better," I think he transcended the original material and made it firmly his own. I don't even listen to the NIN original these days.

NOW. On the other hand, coming up, I'll be posting a few covers I think at least rival the original, if not surpass em.