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Old 08-29-2011, 07:54 AM   #188 (permalink)
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We've all heard certain bands or artistes do certain cover versions and thought “WTF??” There are covers that have been attempted by artistes who, on the face of it, should not have any interest in, or connection with, the original. Sometimes they work, a lot of the time they don't.

This section will feature a cover version and its original, both to highlight the differences (if any) in the two versions and also to either show how well the artiste did in covering the song, or how utterly they failed, and should have stayed away.


First up, a band who were known for their hard rock and uncompromising sound. Faith No More had big hits with singles like “Epic” and “Midlife crisis”, and their type of cover song was more in the line of Black Sabbath's “War pigs”, which they immortalised on their album “The real thing”. But rather amazingly, the song which has become one of their biggest and most recognisable hits was a cover of a hit single by a smooth soul group from America, who served as the launching platform for the solo career of one Lionel Ritchie. An odd choice, indeed, but it certainly paid off for them commercially.

Below, then, are the two versions, first the cover by FNM and then the original by the Commodores. Make up your own mind as to whether it was genius, luck or chart savvy that led Faith No More to cover the Commodores' “Easy”, and how well they did with it.

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