Jolene

[shari_louise84]

whats your favourite version?

dolly parton
the white stripes

personally, though i respect the original, the stripes version simply kicks the proverbial arsehole. its the kind of song that goes well with a drumkit and guitar- and they just blow it out of the water making it sound so heavy and moving.

yours?

 

[timetogo]

Olivia Newton-John covered it in the 70's and Mindy Smith covered it @ 2 yrs ago. I like her version of it, although I haven't heard the White Stripes version.

 

[~I wish you could smile~]

i think i only heard the white stripes' version.. possibly dolly parton's too but i can't remeraber so... you get the point

 

[♥bay-face♥]

I completely agree with Stu. It's unusual for me to prefer a cover to the original, I just think the White Stripe's version sounded even more pained.

I'm sure many people would say Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah was possibly better than the original too. Are there any others?

 

[cuban star]

Hmmm....Lots of the White Stripes covers are good, I Just Dont Know, and St. James Infirmary Blues...Otherwise, yeah theyre about as rare as a good emo band. Hmmm.... Oh anyone heard The Strokes version of The Clash's Clampdown? Thats a first class cover, though maybe its not better. Same with FutureheaRAB HounRAB Of Love...

Or maybe thats my Kate Bush fetish talking again

 

[Brendon]

Yeah, i like the origional, but the white stripes did a damn good job of it.