Music lovers: Original vs. Cover Versions
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The only songs I don't see being covered better than the original is virtually ANY thing from the 55-65
Hard to try and cover most of that stuff!
Best one I can think of is I Fought the Law done by The Clash.
Thats insane....dont get me started.
Y0u Really Got me...it might be the best cover of all time.
The Clash trumps Van Halen. The end.0 -
Hallelujah
Original Leonard Cohen
Cover Jeff Buckley...0 -
Song: I Shot the Sheriff
Original: Marley
Cover: Clapton
I struggle with this one.
Bob Marley for sure, but then again, I can't stand Eric Clapton.
Song: B1tches Ain't Sh1t
Orig: Dr, Dre
Cover: Ben Folds
Ben Folds wins!0 -
Song: I Shot the Sheriff
Original: Marley
Cover: Clapton
I struggle with this one.
Bob Marley for sure, but then again, I can't stand Eric Clapton.
Song: B1tches Ain't Sh1t
Orig: Dr, Dre
Cover: Ben Folds
Ben Folds wins!
Do a youtube search for "redneck version of strait outta compton"
I think you'll like it. :happy:0 -
Heartbeats, original by The Knife, covered by Jose Gonzalez...0
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Willie and Lukas Nelson covering Pearl Jam's Just Breathe is one of my favorites right now. Willie has covered a ton and his will usually be my favorite. He can do no wrong.0
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The Clash had like one good album and they beat VH? KUHHHRAZEEEE0
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Lollipop
Original: Lil Wayne
Cover: Framing Henley
Both are good, just like the touch Framing Henley puts on it. :drinker:0 -
The Clash had like one good album and they beat VH? KUHHHRAZEEEE
Another definitive VH cover...this from Diver Down
Song: Pretty Woman
Original: Orbison
Cover/Definitive: VH
Also fits into the pre-'65 cover challenge0 -
The Clash had like one good album and they beat VH? KUHHHRAZEEEE
VH is the ONLY band that EVERY time I hear them I have to change the station immediately!!!!!
I can not stand more than a few seconds of them. I want to stab my ears with pencils for the seconds it takes me to change the station.0 -
The Clash had like one good album and they beat VH? KUHHHRAZEEEE
Another definitive VH cover...this from Diver Down
Song: Pretty Woman
Original: Orbison
Cover/Definitive: VH
Also fits into the pre-'65 cover challenge
ALso "Ice Cream Man" from VH1 and like half the tunes on Diver Down....Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now0 -
Definitely the NIN/cash Hurt
Most things Bob Dylan are better as covers. I love his words but can't stand his voice0 -
Why cant people just write their own damn music?0
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Reel Big Fish doing 99 Red Balloons!0
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Wicked Games
Original: Chris Isaak
Cover: Corey Taylor.
Love the Corey Taylor cover..kind of haunting.0 -
Definitely the NIN/cash Hurt
Most things Bob Dylan are better as covers. I love his words but can't stand his voice
Coincidentally my favorite Hurt cover is by Sevendust.0 -
The House of the Rising Sun
It's an old folklore song so no one can claim it originally, but Bob Dylan released it before the Animals. Which version do you hear on the radio?
The Animals
Personally though, I think Muse's version of the song kicks the most *kitten*!0 -
Also... Lake of Fire
Originally by the Meat Puppets. Covered by Nirvana.
Nirvana's version is so definitive that I did not even realize that it was a cover until a couple of months ago!0 -
Noticing a trend here with a lot of rock covers. So for us music snobs who go a bit more mainstream.
Make you feel my love
Original: Dylan
Cover: Adele
I don't really feel one is better than the other, but this is good example of how to cover something right. Totally agree with the previous poster's "karaoke" comment.
Put your own spin on a track if you're going to cover it. It's not hard.0 -
Reel Big Fish doing 99 Red Balloons!
Yes!
Obscure one -
Song: Down in the Park
Original: Gary Numan (of "Cars" fame - song not band)
Cover1: Marilyn Manson
Cover2: Foo Fighters
All versions great, but Foo Fighters rock it0 -
Song: A little help from my friends
Original: Beatles
Cover: Joe Cocker
The live version from Woodstock is my favorite song of all time
Song: Scarlett Bagonias
Original: Grateful Dead
Cover: Sublime
Sublime hands down lol0 -
^This. I respect their talent, but David Lee Roth's voice makes me want to choke a baby, and Hagar doesn't even count.The Clash had like one good album and they beat VH? KUHHHRAZEEEE
VH is the ONLY band that EVERY time I hear them I have to change the station immediately!!!!!
I can not stand more than a few seconds of them. I want to stab my ears with pencils for the seconds it takes me to change the station.0 -
Love love LOVE the Manson version of this one.Reel Big Fish doing 99 Red Balloons!
Yes!
Obscure one -
Song: Down in the Park
Original: Gary Numan (of "Cars" fame - song not band)
Cover1: Marilyn Manson
Cover2: Foo Fighters
All versions great, but Foo Fighters rock it
Manson notoriously pulls off a great cover. I know I'm opening myself up to flaming on that one, but he has perfected the art of taking an extremely well known song (Personal Jesus, Tainted Love, Sweet Dreams) and turning it on it's head.0 -
The House of the Rising Sun
It's an old folklore song so no one can claim it originally, but Bob Dylan released it before the Animals. Which version do you hear on the radio?
The Animals
Personally though, I think Muse's version of the song kicks the most *kitten*!
Wow...tough call. I have the Muse version and it is awesome, but The Animals had great success with that one.0 -
Downtown Train
Original - Tom Waits
Cover - Rod Stewart
As a huge Tom Waits fan, it pains me to say, the Rod Stewart cover is certainly the definitive. Doesn't mean it's better :-P0 -
Love love LOVE the Manson version of this one.Reel Big Fish doing 99 Red Balloons!
Yes!
Obscure one -
Song: Down in the Park
Original: Gary Numan (of "Cars" fame - song not band)
Cover1: Marilyn Manson
Cover2: Foo Fighters
All versions great, but Foo Fighters rock it
Manson notoriously pulls off a great cover. I know I'm opening myself up to flaming on that one, but he has perfected the art of taking an extremely well known song (Personal Jesus, Tainted Love, Sweet Dreams) and turning it on it's head.
I actually agree with this.....but I will also disagree, because I'm on the internet and that's what Al Gore invented it for. Manson's 'Tainted Love'....not great0 -
Funny that as I was reading this a cover came on my playlist:
Holy Diver
Original : Dio
Cover: Killswitch Engage
Dio probably wins but the kse cover is good.0 -
I think Johnny Cash's cover of the Nine Inch Nails song - Hurt is a winner in my opinion, The man in black poured emotion into what was already a pretty awesome song0
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Downtown Train
Original - Tom Waits
Cover - Rod Stewart
As a huge Tom Waits fan, it pains me to say, the Rod Stewart cover is certainly the definitive. Doesn't mean it's better :-P
This, massive Tom Waits fan, the original is definitely better!0 -
Also, the Cash version of Hurt is probably one of the best songs ever recorded IMHO. The whole thing is just raw emotion. It feels like you are talking to the guy and feeling his pain.0
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