Cover Or Original.

[CP/M User]

Here's a couple more involving Bruce Springsteen:

Which Manfred Mann's Earth Band Covered:

Everyone loves the Cover one for that, though hearing the original helps with hearing the lyrics a bit clearer.

A lesser known Springsteen song from his 2nd album (before his breakthrough Born to Run Album) called 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy):

I thought The Hollies did a wonderful cover version of it:

 

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Nirvana - "Here She Comes Now" (Velvet Underground cover)

 

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Saw someone else posted a cover of a Schoolhouse Rocks! song, so here's my favorite, by the guy that did the "I Wish" song ("I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller...")

Skee Lo - "The Tale of Mr Morton"

 

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NOMEANSNO - "Forward to Death" (Dead Kennedys cover)

 

[dr wu]

'Needles and Pins' -The Searchers (1964) theirs was the biggest early version and the one I knew on 45 rpm....(originally recorded by Jackie Deshannon in 1963) then Smokie in 1977.
the Searchers

Live version by Petty and Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks 1986

 

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Failure - "Enjoy The Silence"

 

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The Goops - "Build Me Up, Buttercup" (The Foundations cover)

 

[Old Nick]

 

[Magic]

The best instrumental cover I have heard of Hey Jude by Floating Bridge……shame the Beatles couldn’t play like this!

 

[Nai Noswad]

....3 bangers here....why do tunes like this wanna let me loose in Wallmart with a 9 iron on a golf cart and a bull horn??

Elton Motello.

The Damned.
and my absolute fave cover of:Jet Boy Jet Girl.

Chron Gen.