Cover songs you think are better than the original

Mrd00d · 03-02-2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Automaticchaos

Rage Against The Machine- The Ghost Of Tom Joad(Bruce Springsteen)
Lake Off Fire- Nirvana(meat puppets)
The Man Who Sold The World- Nirvana(david bowie)
Sumertime Blues- Rush(blue cheer)

Nice choices! Rush has some killer ones. The whole Feedback album is excellent!

Rush:

Summertime Blues
Heart Full of Soul** so damn good
For What It's Worth
The Seeker
Crossroads

The Budokan Disciple · 03-07-2012, 08:38 PM

I actually prefer Frankie goes to Hollywood's version of "Born to Run" to the Springsteen original.
Bruce Spingsteen - Trapped (J. Cliff)
Nirvana - Man who sold the world. (D. Bowie)
Megan Washington - Straight Lines (Silverchair)
Ash Grunwald - Smokestake Lightening (Howlin' Wolf)

Scopitone · 03-10-2012, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

If a song can be made 'good' by covering it then surely that means the song was good in the first place and it's only the original performance of it that was bad.

Unless of course it means good as in the cover has a comical or satirical slant on the original in which it's still a bad song anyway regardless of how good you think it is, otherwise why parody it?

Just what I was going to say.

I think even a song like "Oops, I Did it Again" can show its value as a fun pop song when it's given personal interpretation by other artists. All you have to do is surf a bit of youtube to see all the bands who have covered it to realize it's a decent song under all that teenybopper production. (Or maybe I am confused, and it's "Hit Me Baby One More Time" that I mean. . .)

Phantom Limb · 03-10-2012, 12:50 PM

I don't know if someone already posted this, but it probably deserves to be posted twice regardless just because it's that good.

sopsych · 03-11-2012, 10:06 AM

Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest - Set The Night To Music - YouTube
The original, by Starship, is album filler.

I was tempted to cite Downtown Train, but the song is fine except for the vocals.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 03-12-2012, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortcutToLast

Have you guys heard the cover of True Faith by Anberlin? Good cover/bad song!

Leave and never come back.

True Faith = awesome song by an awesome band
Anberlin = no1curr

Bloozcrooz · 03-13-2012, 08:25 PM

How bout a bad cover of a good song? LMAO!! Im sorry but this vid cracks me up

Mr November · 03-13-2012, 08:43 PM

Incognito covered by The Lost Fingers originally by Celine Dion.

Lost in the 80s is basically a bunch of good covers of crappy 80s songs.

Salami · 03-14-2012, 01:23 PM

I know this may seem like a plug for my hero Chris Thile, but he and the Punch Brothers did an absolutely fantastic job on improving an old classic by Jimmy Rogers called "Brakeman's Blues". The original has the merit of being old, respectable and classic, but it pales into insignificance when compared with the 2006 version from Chris and the lads. Jimmy has been outplayed, outclassed and even outyodelled. Of course, Jimmy wrote the song initially, but I think the newer version is phenomenally better.

Here's Jimmy's:

And here's Chris:

DoctorSoft · 03-14-2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mondo Bungle

Hell yeah.

03-07-2012, 08:38 PM	#392 (permalink)
The Budokan Disciple Groupie Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7	I actually prefer Frankie goes to Hollywood's version of "Born to Run" to the Springsteen original. Bruce Spingsteen - Trapped (J. Cliff) Nirvana - Man who sold the world. (D. Bowie) Megan Washington - Straight Lines (Silverchair) Ash Grunwald - Smokestake Lightening (Howlin' Wolf)

03-11-2012, 10:06 AM	#395 (permalink)
sopsych Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: indoors Posts: 722	Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest - Set The Night To Music - YouTube The original, by Starship, is album filler. I was tempted to cite Downtown Train, but the song is fine except for the vocals.

03-13-2012, 08:43 PM	#398 (permalink)
Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	Incognito covered by The Lost Fingers originally by Celine Dion. Lost in the 80s is basically a bunch of good covers of crappy 80s songs.

03-14-2012, 01:23 PM	#399 (permalink)
Salami Get in ma belly Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,385	I know this may seem like a plug for my hero Chris Thile, but he and the Punch Brothers did an absolutely fantastic job on improving an old classic by Jimmy Rogers called "Brakeman's Blues". The original has the merit of being old, respectable and classic, but it pales into insignificance when compared with the 2006 version from Chris and the lads. Jimmy has been outplayed, outclassed and even outyodelled. Of course, Jimmy wrote the song initially, but I think the newer version is phenomenally better. Here's Jimmy's: And here's Chris: