"Big City Nights"

The Scorpions (Original):


Fozzy (cover):


Fozzy's cover is better.

edit: links work, my youtube tags are probably wrong?

I fixed them for you.

You don't need to put the whole address in youtube tags , only the video code.

the beatles- i am the walrus


oasis- i am the walrus


i have to say i love oasis' cover better than the original, i know i'm crazy.

Me too actually, Liam's drunken drawl adds something to it.

Original.



Cover




I think DLR stayed true to the original. The only real change is bringing the song up to 80's rock spec. Depending on my mood, I like both.

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Cover




It wasn't the best song in the first place, but at least the original was original and fun. Krokus put a glam spin on it and made is one of the worst songs ever.

^^

The Damned's version of this is awesome

And the man in the back said everyone attack
And it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said boy I want to warn you
She's got great big tits
Great big tits
Great big tits

:D

I can't find that one on youtube. I found part of it, and I'm guessing its more of a punk version?

Yeah it is

And Lemmy played Bass on it too.
It was released as Motordamned.

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Cover



I think Tesla tried to make the song theirs, but failed. They tried to make a statement that was from a time that had passed. The original is my pick.

dead souls- Joy Division


dead souls- nine inch nails

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Cover



I'm a Motley Crue fan, but I don't think they did this song justice. When I hear the Brownsville Station version, I can actually imagine smokin (or tokin) in the school bathroom. The Motley Crue version just makes me imagine thinking about it without the balls to actually do it.

This one has always stumped me as I could never actually remember whose was the cover & whose was the original.

I know it's a Mary Chain song now.





Don't ask me which I like better.

I love this song, both versions.






I refuse to choose between the two. Queen made an awesome song and NIN made an awesome cover.

Another one that I can't decide on. I have no idea why I like Metallica punk covers as much as I do, but...

Yeah, I really hated that Oasis cover of I Am the Walrus.

Thats my problem with Oasis, they're really more of a disgrace to The Beatles than a tribute, they just water everything down.

yeh sure.....

Al Green (seriously underated vocalist):


Talking Heads Cover:


TH is musically more involving but vocally miles behind.

Another one I thought of is Marilyn Manson's cover of "Down in the park."

Definitely hunt that down, if you can (I would, but crappy dial-up and YouTube do not go together very well).

After "And Justice For All", the only album I can respect that was released by Metallica is "Garage Inc". The entire album was covers from their history. Of course the album was released to make money, but it also showed where most bands make their start. I'm not sure I could find a band that never played music from another band. That said, I am going to list every song on Garage Inc. with both versions. Original on the left, and Metallica on the right.

Disk 1

Discharge:Free speech for the dumb.


Diamond Head: It's Electric


Black Sabbath: Sabbra Cadabra


Bob Seger: Turn The Page


Misfits: Die, Die my darling


Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Loverman


Mercyful Fate/King Diamond: Satan's Fall / Curse Of The Pharaohs / A Corpse Without Soul / Into The Coven / Evil
Since it is a mix of a few songs, Its going to be a bit harder to do this one and I'll link it later.

Blue Oyster Cult: Astronomy


Thin Lizzy: Whiskey In The Jar


Lynyrd Skynyrd: Tuesday's Gone


Discharge: The More I See



Disk 2

Diamond Head: Helpless


Holocaust: The Small Hours


Killing Joke: The Wait


Budgie: Crash Course In Brain Surgery (Sorry, I couldn't find a decent Metallica version.)


Misfits: Last Caress / Green Hell
Misfits is individual songs. Metallica side is both songs.

Metallica side is green hell only


Diamond Head: Am I Evil


Blitzkrieg: Blitzkrieg


Budgie: Breadfan


Diamond Head: The Prince


Queen: Stone Cold Crazy


Anti-Nowhere League: So What?


Sweet Savage: Killing Time


Motörhead: Overkill


Motörhead: Damage Case


Motörhead: Stone Dead Forever


Motörhead: Too Late Too Late




I think that for the most part, Metallica did an awesome job covering these songs. Most were done justice, but, some are crap.
I don't expect anyone to watch every video, but it might be worth your time to listen to a few of them.

I hope at least one member of Music Banter (besides me) enjoys the effort I put into this. Thanks

wow....

james hetfield's butthole just called. you missed a spot near the left butt cheek in your recent lick-fest.

Heavy flow this month?


Why Atreyu should be legally forbidden from performing covers.


Faith No More: Epic


That was awful. I wonder if Atreyu thought it sounded good.

Bon Jovi: You Give Love A Bad Name


It was bad enough by Bon Jovi, then Atreyu came up with the great idea of covering it.

I think Atreyu should stick to making their own shitty songs. Stop fucking up other peoples music.

Atreyu is such a horrid hot topic band.

Bohemian Rhapsody.

Queen




Montserrat Caballe and Bruce Dickinson




I really have nothing to say about this one. Its a matter of watching it yourself and making an opinion.

I've heard that Prince has covered Radiohead's Creep

I NEED TO HEAR THIS

Good reasoning.

Wow...I really do appreciate the effort you put into this! I only listened to "Am I Evil" and "Breadfan", since those are two of my faves. Metallica did a great job on both covers, thought I must say I really liked Diamond Head's version of "Am I Evil". I could take or leave the original version of "Breadfan" though. Thanks for posting those!

"Live and let die" by GNR is the best cover I've ever heard and I prefer it to the original by Wings.
Why? because GNR made the song feel like it should sound... the subject matter is very cold/harsh, I just felt Wings didn't convey that message of "screw everybody else, worry about yourself" as well as GNR did.

My second fav is "Nobody does it better" played live by Radio head, I do like the original by Carly Simon but the Radio Head one is very well done and gives it some well needed balls. I liked the arrangement done by Radio Head, it makes me want to listen to the original again without feeling the original was better... they kind of stand up as good versions on their own.

Other then that I generally feel covers fall short of the original and rather just listen to the original.

The Beatles -Across The Universe




Rufus Wainwright's version



Fiona Apple's



I actually like both of these covers, mainly because neither of them screwed with the song dynamics very much. I like Fiona's version better, Wainwright seems a little bored in his.

Paint it black: original


The Unseen:


****. they tried to do what ALOT of other bands have done before them, in their whiny annoying screamy style, and it's ****.

Judas Priest:


not exactly to my taste, and I most certainly like the original better. But of all the covers, this one is up there with some of the best that have actually been able to mould the song into one of their own. Definitely in keeping with their style, so even though I'm not a huge fan, I like it because they were able to make a good song without butchering the original by doing a strict copy.

if anyone can find a copy of duran duran's cover, post it up. it's amusing.