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From Hendrix To Social Distortion: Ten Covers That Are Better Than The Originals

June 6, 2011 6:00 PM

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Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit (Simone Joyner/Getty Images)

I’m fully aware that I’m going to get slammed for this. That for every song on this list, someone will say, “SACRILEGE! THE ORIGINAL IS UNTOUCHABLE!” I give you this knowing that’s going to happen.

I also know that without the original, the cover wouldn’t exist. That, however, doesn’t mean I wouldn’t rather hear the cover.

[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Limp Bizkit[/lastfm] covers [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Who[/lastfm]‘s “Behind Blue Eyes”

Every time I tell someone I like this version better, a little part of them likes me a lot less. I’m sorry, at least I’m honest.

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From Hendrix To Social Distortion: Ten Covers That Are Better Than The Originals

Matt

Metallica’s cover of “Turn the Page” and Social Distortion’s cover of “Ring of Fire” weren’t better, just different. Old school, but should be on this list; Mitch Ryder and Detroit’s cover of The Velvet Undergrounds “Rock and Roll”, The Hindu Love Gods cover of Prince’s “Raspberry Beret”

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