Cover Versions from Heaven and Hell!

Cover versions are almost always worse than the original. This tends to work as a general rule when listening to a cover. There are some very notable exceptions though. Johnny Cash’s version of Nine Inch Nails song, ‘Hurt’, is so good in fact, that Trent Reznor (NIN front man) doesn’t even consider the song as his anymore.



However, my favourite cover version has to be Nirvana’s cover of ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’. The song is a traditional American folk song, most often associated with the American musician Lead Belly, who recorded several versions in the 1940s. Yet, Kurt Cobain and Co. brought a completely different dimension to the song, creating a haunting and incredibly sinister version on the band’s MTV Unplugged in New York album. Cobain’s intensity bubbles over throughout the song, culminating in the screamed final verse.