Song remakes better than the original

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: HammerCurl

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
Gob - Paint it Black
Stone Temple Pilots - Dancing Days

So not only did STP cover Dancing Days but they blatantly ripped off the same riff for Trippin' on a Hole In A Paper Heart as well?

There are very few covers that are better than the originals in my opinion and the two off the top of my head have already been mentioned. (Watchtower by Hendrix and Little Wing by SRV).

I think I'm the only person on the planet that fucking despises Cash's cover of Hurt.. even Reznor himself adores it. I think he murdered it personally.

I agree.

:heart:

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: broon
How about Social Distortion - Ring of Fire? Or MxPx - Sick Boy? Dare I say it...Run DMC - Walk This Way.

I think those ones are mostly roughly as good as the originals.

 

[Farang]

I liked Cash's cover of "Personal Jesus" and "I Hung My Head."

As a huge fan of both artists, Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" is one of the greatest songs of all time, combining the greatest guitarist ever's greatest work with the greatest lyricist, while Dylan's is merely a second-rate track (by his standards).

Eric Clapton's "Cocaine" is possibly the only cover of J.J. Cale that beats the original. Possibly. Its the live version that gets me.

Guns 'n Roses was really ambitious in their covers, and most of them were relatively crappy with the exception of "Live and Let Die"

 

[broon]

Dave Matthews has done some decent covers. But All Along the Watchtower is not one of them. U2's version of Helter Skelter was better than Motley Crue's.

 

[rbV5]

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)

 

[DiZASTiX]

The Fugees - Killing Me Softly

 

[HammerCurl]

Originally posted by: rbV5
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)

YESSSSSSSSS!

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: rbV5
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)

This is a tough one that could go either way for me.. I love both versions despite my opinion of nirvana.

That cough-syrup chugged strained burnout voice sounds perfect for this song.. same goes for their meat puppets covers from that same concert.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: DiZASTiX
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly

No WAY.
Roberta Flack's rendition is the ultimate.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: broon

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb

Originally posted by: broon

Nobody's - I've Done Everything for You

Who did the original?

Rick Springfield wrote that one.

Nope. That was originally a Sammy Hagar tune, and Springfield's version was a cover, also.

I asked because I couldn't find any reference to anyone called Nobody's singing the song, so I thought it might be another one with the same name.

 

[frostedflakes]

Gotta love Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Gotta love Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal.

Yeah, that's a good recent one.

Liked Disturbed's version of Land of Confusion, too.

And The Ataris on Boys of Summer wasn't too bad.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I'm not a big fan of Godsmack but I'm luvin their cover of Zep's Good Times, Bad Times. Probably the best remake of a LZ tune yet.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: rbV5
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)

This is a tough one that could go either way for me.. I love both versions despite my opinion of nirvana.

That cough-syrup chugged strained burnout voice sounds perfect for this song.. same goes for their meat puppets covers from that same concert.

I should qualify it as Nirvana's Live unplugged cover being superior to Bowies studio version.

I never really cared for Bowies studio version, the pop production with the morraccas and annoying ratchet just kill the soul of the song for me. On the other hand, Cobain's sparse, but extremely effective guitar and incredibly soulfull vocals just made that song (and the others on the unplugged album) come alive like I'd never heard them before.

I do like Bowie's live performances quite alot, whole different song live IMO.

 

[lokiju]

Metallica - Turn the Page

Originally a Bob Seger song.

 

[ognabor]

breaking benjamin - who wants to live forever

 

[abaez]

Cat Power - I can't get no satisfaction
Arcade Fire - Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son

 

[broon]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Nope. That was originally a Sammy Hagar tune, and Springfield's version was a cover, also.

I asked because I couldn't find any reference to anyone called Nobody's singing the song, so I thought it might be another one with the same name.

Pinhead Circuis version

I can't find where Hagar did it.

 

[LordSnailz]

tagged

 

[Coldkilla]

Disturbed - Land of Confusion
Judas Priest - Paint it Black
Judas Priest - Mr. Crowley
Metallica - Die Die Die my Darling

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: anxi80
my favorite: johnny cash - hurt

FAIL!

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Platypus
I think I'm the only person on the planet that fucking despises Cash's cover of Hurt.. even Reznor himself adores it. I think he murdered it personally.

There's 2 of us on the planet.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Sureshot324
*Puts on flamesuit*

Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

This thread is depressing.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Van Halen - You really got me

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: broon

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
Nope. That was originally a Sammy Hagar tune, and Springfield's version was a cover, also.

I asked because I couldn't find any reference to anyone called Nobody's singing the song, so I thought it might be another one with the same name.

Pinhead Circuis version

I can't find where Hagar did it.

All you have to do is try.
Sammy wrote it, and had it on an album. Put the song title in Google and it comes up as the second link, with the Springfield version the first.
Sammy has even made reference to Springfield covering the song and thanked him for making it a bigger hit then it was for Sammy himself.

It was on several of Sammy's albums pre-1981.

Springfield recorded it on Working Class Dog in 1981.

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