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One of Life's Most Important Questions

Posted By: Stick
Date: Friday, 15 February 2008, at 9:48 a.m.

Is it possible for a cover song to be better than the original?

Neil's post of Cheap Trick's Surrender and my counter post of the same song covered by Velvet Revolver got me to thinking. So here I offer up three possible original songs and their excellent, if not better, covers.

Fleetwood Mac's Landslide

The Smashing Pumpkins' version of Landslide

(I am unable to find the Pumpkins' video on MS or YT or anywhere else for that matter for this video, if need be I will upload the damn thing myself, so you'll have to do with just the song)

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Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower

Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower

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JJ Cale's Cocaine

Eric Clapton's version of Cocaine

I could continue on and have you listening to music all day but that's enough for now. I will post more if ppl seem interested and if you have any of your own to post please feel free.

Stick

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• One of Life's Most Important Questions
  Stick -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 9:48 a.m.
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    MandM1951 -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 11:24 a.m.
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      Stick -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 11:33 a.m.
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        MandM1951 -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 12:01 p.m.
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          bob koca -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 1:16 p.m.
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          Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 9:27 a.m.
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    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 2:33 p.m.
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      Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 9:25 a.m.
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    Jim Allen -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 2:40 p.m.
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      Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 9:21 a.m.
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    DC-Ohio -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 4:05 p.m.
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      Stick -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 5:59 p.m.
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    John Little -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 4:33 p.m.
    • And since we're picking on Fleetwood Mac...
      John Little -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 4:56 p.m.
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      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 8:12 p.m.
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    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 8:05 p.m.
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      Dan Pelton -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 7:41 a.m.
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      Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 9:16 a.m.
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        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 10:32 a.m.
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          Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 10:36 a.m.
  • Are you kidding..... ya gotta see Frank Marino play All Along the Watchtower
    frankie d -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 8:41 p.m.
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    Michael Boughton -- Friday, 15 February 2008, at 11:15 p.m.
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      Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 8:50 a.m.
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        Michael Boughton -- Monday, 18 February 2008, at 4:59 p.m.
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    Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 2:55 a.m.
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    Dan Pelton -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 7:32 a.m.
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      Stick -- Saturday, 16 February 2008, at 8:46 a.m.