Orgys remake of Blue Monday

The Orgy remake ... it's not bad. I remember hearing it in middle school and thinking it was pretty cool, but in hindsight, it's ... okay. Still probably don't enjoy it more than the original, though.

What??? **** that. Orgy's cover is horrible. New Order's original is perfect.

but speaking of which, does this count?


after all, Joy Division originally did it, technically.

New Orders original was ok...admittedly for its time it is quite unique but I just prefer the cover version of it if put side by side. Just has a bit more oomph.

Lillasysters cover of Umbrella. Again, a bit more oomph.

Are you fucking kidding me? Blue Monday is a timeless classic, the cover doesn't even update it in an awesome way, simply because it is a flawless song. It doesn't need more "oomph", and in my opinion it only takes away from the greatness of this song. For it's time? Orgy's version is dated with the taint of the era of rap-rock wankery, the original is the best example of perfectly done synth without coming off as cheesy and horrid as most synth based songs do. Have some respect.

I'm gonna go out and say that both of these covers are better than Bruce Springsteen's original.


Paul Baribeau and Ginger Alford - Atlantic city


The Hold Steady -Atlantic City

Op Ivy's amazing cover of These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

completely blows away Sly & The Family Stone's lifeless original

this along with Aswad's "Don't Turn Around" proved that ragga can be a viable sub-genre

Bruce Springsteen's cover of "War" beats the original.

Karen O, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross: "Immigrant Song" (from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo) [HD] - YouTube

:clap: I thought about posting that, but I haven't heard it enough. Just once on a good audio system, actually. It seems to be at least as good as the original "Immigrant Song," yet I don't believe MTV ever played it.

The multi-artist cover of "Lady Marmalade" beats the LaBelle original.

Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink - Lady Marmalade - YouTube

I've got to agree with you there. These girls did a great job.

Terry Crews-A Thousand Miles (Vanessa Carlton)

Original:


Cover:

Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah is one of the best things I've ever heard.

Not sure if it counts exactly as a cover, but I prefer Elmatic to Illmatic in all honesty.

Just heard this recently. Can't believe it took me until now. Not only is this head and shoulders above the original, but I think I this guitarist better than Jimmy Page. We're looking at like, almost Hendrix-level vibrato here...

*Holds up flame sheild*

:clap: That was awesome!

Elle Varner's Only Wanna Give it To You, covered by Lily Elise.

She's so much better than I saw on The Voice. I watched all her youtubes.

Eva Cassidy really transformed this song.

Manfreds Mann - Blinded By The Light. I find The Boss's original to be dreadful.
Hurt by Johnny Cash definately
Ulver - Solitude (Black Sabbath cover) not sure why I like Ulver's better

Anything from garage inc!!!!!!

it is so hard to pick one

Hurt by Johnny Cash. Nine Inch Nails wrote it but Johnny Cash completely steals it. RIP.

Never realised Kangaroo was a cover. LOL. iTunes review of the Big Star album describes it as "A shambling wreck of an album...". Might have to give it a listen anyway.

I didn't know that was a cover. Funny how many versions of it had been made a few years before then.

but a "brilliant" shambling wreck

Agree. It's a brilliant and emotional shambling wreck that seriously reflected the State of the Star at the time.

Actually, "shambling wreck of an album" is taken from an AllMusic review that deservedly gave it 5/5.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/thirds...s-r1880/review

Seriously THE version for me. Very powerful stuff!

A Perfect Circle - Passive

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi

Speaking of Hendrix, he's also done a definitive version of this...

Not as classic as Hendrix's version, but kind of close...



Never really got into the fast version, made famous by The Leaves (too tinny). The Byrds did a sloppy album-filler version (my opinion) although Love did do a great fast one.

In the capture pic, the short hair was producer Brian Ross. Sean is on the right side of Ross (in hat) while to the left is soon to be mega producer Keith Olsen.

"I Fought the Law" by Dead Kennedys

A cover that made a lousy song great?
 

I was listening to Jimi Hendrix "All along the watchtower" and then listend to Dylan's version. Hendrix won big time for me!!! So i thought is there a chance that a cover can take a lousy song and make it a great song (my example is not so good since Dylan song is not lousy...) ? Couldn't find any, do you have some?

Tricky - Piece Of Me - YouTube

Not a lousy original, but I always loved the cover that a band called The Rogers Sisters did of the song 'Object' by The Cure. Far more energetic and pop-punky