Songs that should have never been covered

[tammyy2j]

Fairytale Of New York
American Pie
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Light My Fire
More Than Words
Walk This Way
All Beatles tracks

[Siobhan]

Jodi.. according to wiki Badfinger was the original version

although this one cracks me up (Ken li)

[Abigail]

Which just goes to show that cover versions can sometimes be better than the originals.

I actually really like the Righteous Brothers version. Gareth Gates, on the other hand...

[parkerman]

This is the best cover version of all time. XTC doing Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower":

[Meh]

This is who sang it first and the way it should sound:

Unchained Melody first reached the British charts in 1955, performed by Jimmy Young along with other versions by Al Hibbler, Les Baxter and Liberace.

The Righteous Brothers version did not reach the charts until ten years later in 1965.

Which just goes to show that cover versions can sometimes be better than the originals.

Yup, same with 'i heard it through the grapevine'