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dublinben · 4605 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Hubski: What cover version of a particular song do you think exceeds the original version?
I think that Rufus Wainwright's take on Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is superb.
The original version of Tainted Love by Gloria Jones isn't nearly as interesting as the covers by Soft Cell or Marylin Manson. Bob Dylan himself even preferred Jimi Hendrix's cover of All along the watchtower.