Cover songs you think are better than the original

dwill123 · 02-01-2014, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Moss

I would have accepted Hendrix but this one? No way.

I hope you know that Dave Mason plays guitar on Hendrix's version of the song.

**Frownland** · 02-01-2014, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Prospero

Hurt by Johnny Cash. The agony and pathos in the song massively overwhelms the Nine Inch nails version for me

The original is also a Nine Inch Nails song so the Cash one wins by default.

RoxyRollah · 02-01-2014, 01:32 PM

Screen13 · 02-01-2014, 02:25 PM

Writer: Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Original Hit Version: Dionne Warwick

Hayes' version was edited down to turn into a Top 40 hit.

Moss · 02-01-2014, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dwill123

I hope you know that Dave Mason plays guitar on Hendrix's version of the song.

So that makes his ****ty version somehow better than Dylan's?

MarliQQ · 03-21-2014, 10:25 AM

I was listening to this song by Jaymes Young and could not figure out where I heard it from at first--but then it dawned on me that this his song "What is Love?" is a blatant cover of Haddaway. Now Haddaway's original is not my cup of tea--and not because of all the "owhoo whoooh whoaaa ohh" 's in the song. But it got me to thinking, if others had covers in their libraries, for songs that otherwise would not have made the cut, if left up to the original artists.

Black Francis · 03-21-2014, 11:08 AM

Dylstew · 03-21-2014, 11:55 AM

Slayer:Filler/I Don't wanna hear it. Cover of two Minor Threat songs.
Streetlight Manifesto:Linolium, cover of NOFX.

Paul Smeenus · 03-21-2014, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dylstew

Slayer:Filler/I Don't wanna hear it. Cover of two Minor Threat songs.

I love every song on Undisputed Attitude except the final, only non-cover gawdawful song, forget the name. I posted the Dr. Know cover from that album earler in the thread, in honor of the sad passing of Jeff Hanneman

Dylstew · 03-21-2014, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I love every song on Undisputed Attitude except the final, only non-cover gawdawful song, forget the name. I posted the Dr. Know cover from that album earler in the thread, in honor of the sad passing of Jeff Hanneman

I discovered Dr.Know because of that album. It's a good band ^.^.
I think I'm one of the few that actually loves undisputed attitude, it gets a lot of hate.

03-21-2014, 10:25 AM	#646 (permalink)
MarliQQ Groupie Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Cheesesteak Posts: 19	Great Covers For Otherwise "Awful" Songs I was listening to this song by Jaymes Young and could not figure out where I heard it from at first--but then it dawned on me that this his song "What is Love?" is a blatant cover of Haddaway. Now Haddaway's original is not my cup of tea--and not because of all the "owhoo whoooh whoaaa ohh" 's in the song. But it got me to thinking, if others had covers in their libraries, for songs that otherwise would not have made the cut, if left up to the original artists.

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Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Writer: Burt Bacharach and Hal David Original Hit Version: Dionne Warwick Hayes' version was edited down to turn into a Top 40 hit.

03-21-2014, 11:55 AM	#648 (permalink)
Dylstew Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,366	Slayer:Filler/I Don't wanna hear it. Cover of two Minor Threat songs. Streetlight Manifesto:Linolium, cover of NOFX.