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Spork4000

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Oct 27, 2017
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Hurt by Johnny Cash

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Johnny Cash - Hurt

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ElectricBlanketFire

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Oct 25, 2017
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So a cover? I took it to mean by the same artist.

For example, here's two different versions of "Cautioners" by Jimmy Eat World:

2000:



2001:

 

Border

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's My Life - Gwen Stefani

All Through The Night - Cyndi Lauper

Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees
 

HustleBun

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TiC

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Dylan made an earlier version without Cash, but it's better as a duet.

Also this old song of his was a perfect fit for the country music phase he was in at the time. The original version was a good folk song, but it was always meant to be a country song.
 
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Kroze

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Oct 28, 2017
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Time for some HOT (Michael Jackson) TAKES (tm):






BUT the biggest one of such is when good ol' MJ did it to HIMSELF:



 

SimonSimon

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Mar 26, 2020
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I think I get this thread. Let's see if I do.





And this one is cheating, but:



Edit: I think OP wants songs that an artist performed at one point in their career, and then returned to later. Not covers by other artists.
 

TiC

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Jul 12, 2019
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A wiser older woman singing a song she wrote as a younger one.
Nicks wrote this song as a young woman, but it deals with aging and turbulent changes in growing older. Between 1975 and 1997 she dealt with a whole landslide of troubles with the band and with her love life. That baggage gives the song more weight and her voice really blossomed with extra mileage.
 

TiC

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Men at Work frontman Colin Hay had a minor resurgence in the early 2000s due to his music being used on Scrubs (apparently Zach Braff was a fan of his solo work). This acoustic rendition of one of his old hits was used to great effect in the season 2 premiere in which he even made a cameo. I prefer this version due to my association of it with Scrubs.

Here's one without the episode framing:

 

Rogue Kiwi

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May 5, 2019
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Smooth Criminal:

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Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Official Video)

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Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Official Music Video)

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Dancing in the Moonlight:

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Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight (Official Video)

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Guess I just love late 90s/early 2000s covers.
 

Psychonaut

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Jan 11, 2018
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I actually strongly dislike Sonic Youth and enjoy The Carpenters, but this cover is just better.
I will add a +1 to Hurt and It's My Life
 

Jobbs

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Oct 25, 2017
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Every Bob Dylan song ever covered is better than the original.

I'd also nominate Landslide by The Dixie Chicks which is better than the original.
 

Cyclonesweep

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Oct 29, 2017
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Muse - Feeling Good (Video)

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Imo best version of this song, and there are a ton
 

DTJAAAAM

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Oct 25, 2017
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Listened to the non-WWE versions of Metalingus and Cult of Personality for the first time several days ago. They didn't sound as good to me.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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Smooth Criminal:

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Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal (Official Video)

The short film for Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" was the centerpiece of the feature film Moonwalker, and featured the debut of Michael's iconic "anti-g...

www.youtube.com

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Official Music Video)

REMASTERED IN HD!!Official Music Video for Smooth Criminal performed by Alien Ant Farm.Follow Alien Ant FarmInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alienantfarm...

Dancing in the Moonlight:

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight (Official Video)

Toploader's official music video for 'Dancing in the Moonlight'. Click to listen to Toploader on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ToploaderSpotify?IQid=TopDITMAs ...

Guess I just love late 90s/early 2000s covers.

 

Replicant

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I don't think it was the OP's intention of this being a cover thread.