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Covers better than the original
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crazyrabbits
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No. Just no. The Sixpence version sounds exactly like the manipulative, post-90s radio friendly light rock that's been done tens of thousands of times over by other, better artists. The original is raw and bittersweet in a way this version can't hope to match.
Agent Gibbs
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Whetus - A little respect - a cover of erasure
This one completely surprised me. I dunno how much more mileage you can get out of "Tom's Diner" covers (who hasn't covered the damn song), but turning it into an electronica piece that feels like a modern song and also an incredible throwback to the 90s is certainly an interesting choice. At the very least it's now my favorite cover of the song, and it's certainly much more aggressive at demanding your attention than the original's dreamy quality.
Giorgio Moroder - Tom's Diner (Audio) ft. Britney Spears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dLuNNNk5A
Giorgio Moroder - Tom's Diner (Audio) ft. Britney Spears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dLuNNNk5A
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
I like Metallica's covers of "Whiskey in the Jar" and "Turn the Page" more than the originals.
sakipon
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Original: Lemon Tree by Fool's Garden https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XU6u4nCSuBo
Cover: Lemon Tree by Mellow Motif https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w2HcuP2Zs58
They actually made it sound beautiful.
Cover: Lemon Tree by Mellow Motif https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w2HcuP2Zs58
They actually made it sound beautiful.
Came to post this one, the original is great but the Placebo version was in a really good episode of Bones so it stands out in my mind.
Bearjewpiter
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Shmuppers
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Fluffhead14
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"Covers my favorite band performs that I like over the vastly superior originals"
I mean, someone posted "Yesterday" by Boyz II Men. Come the fuck on.
I mean, someone posted "Yesterday" by Boyz II Men. Come the fuck on.
Not better than the original, but a pretty mind blowing cover nonetheless
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om1U2GlgpIY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om1U2GlgpIY
It sounds like it was produced using a Casio keyboard. The vocals are passable but I don't see how anyone with ears could rate that cover higher than the unplugged performance.
Testicular Sound Express
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ew no
Death Metalist
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Because it's impossible for someone to actually prefer the sound of one song over the other?
As a whole I'd say I prefer the Beatles over Donny Hathaway but that doesn't make Lennon's jealous guy better than his cover.
https://youtu.be/JxUSQC-KAHM
And I flip flop between which version of hard to handle I prefer; the black Crows or ottis Redding's. Im not a big fan of either's full body of work. So yeah you're comment doesn't really make sense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdrAdcxFB9c
Led Zeppelin's cover of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. The original isn't a bad song by any means but damn if Zep didn't take this song to a whole other level and fill it with so much emotion. One of my favorite songs of theirs, its a powerful rendition.
Led Zeppelin's cover of Babe I'm Gonna Leave You. The original isn't a bad song by any means but damn if Zep didn't take this song to a whole other level and fill it with so much emotion. One of my favorite songs of theirs, its a powerful rendition.
TheOrangeKid007
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Talking Head's Take Me to the River
Switch Back 9
a lot of my threads involve me fucking up somehow. Perhaps I'm a moron?
Rage Against the Machine - Maggie's Farm
I've said it once and I'll say it again: Dylan songs are always better when performed by other people.
I've said it once and I'll say it again: Dylan songs are always better when performed by other people.
Prinz Eugn
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Yes! I've always liked their version better.
don't like the disclosure remix of hotline bling too much
this one is amazing though. https://soundcloud.com/lucalush/luca-lush-hotline-bling
this one is amazing though. https://soundcloud.com/lucalush/luca-lush-hotline-bling
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Obadiah Parker- Hey Ya
Edit: Not so much better but really a unique take, plus there are only a few Hip Hop covers that are not trash.
Edit: Not so much better but really a unique take, plus there are only a few Hip Hop covers that are not trash.
Totally forgot I posted in this thread... guess I have a lot of links to catch up on tonight haha.
I want to say they did but now I genuinely can't remember.
There's a soft spot in my heart for 'dirty, heavy'-sounding covers of tracks. Like I said, I'd be hard pressed to call the Orgy cover 'better', but I prefer it simply because of that. My exposure to the original was also primarily to the 12" (7:25-ish length version) which I felt started to drag an awful lot... which is kind of odd given my preference for 12" versions, like Sweet's "Love is Like Oxygen" which has this awesome section in the middle. (Edit: Also funny considering I prefer the 12" version of New Order's "Temptation", I guess haha.)
I want to say they did but now I genuinely can't remember.
There's a soft spot in my heart for 'dirty, heavy'-sounding covers of tracks. Like I said, I'd be hard pressed to call the Orgy cover 'better', but I prefer it simply because of that. My exposure to the original was also primarily to the 12" (7:25-ish length version) which I felt started to drag an awful lot... which is kind of odd given my preference for 12" versions, like Sweet's "Love is Like Oxygen" which has this awesome section in the middle. (Edit: Also funny considering I prefer the 12" version of New Order's "Temptation", I guess haha.)
To each their own of course, but... yikes.
Best cover I've heard of How Soon is Now is this one by Love Spit Love. Neither hold a candle to the original.
Rabbi_Vole
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Laibach - Opus Dei (Life is Life)
Kind of a cover xD
And I love Laibach as well. Their cover of 2525 is also great.
Not sure if anyone's mentioned it but
Royals - ("Sad Clown With The Golden Voice") - Postmodern Jukebox Lorde Cover ft. Puddles Pity Party
Royals - ("Sad Clown With The Golden Voice") - Postmodern Jukebox Lorde Cover ft. Puddles Pity Party
Wow, I had no idea this was a cover. Mind mildly blown.
Metalica's - Tuesday's Gone
But it doesn't beat this live version with Bruce featuring Tom Morello.
Bruce Springsteen & Tom Morello - The ghost of Tom Joad (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2009)
I do like RATM version as well.
But it doesn't beat this live version with Bruce featuring Tom Morello.
Bruce Springsteen & Tom Morello - The ghost of Tom Joad (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2009)
I do like RATM version as well.
Romars202129
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After MGSV, I prefer the cover of Man who Sold the World to the original. Sorry Bowie, rip.
KonradLaw
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Frank Sinatra's One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
The original version is the one performed by Fred Astaire and it just completely pales in comparision to Sinatra's sake. It's also a song that most of old legends have attempted at some point, but nobody ever come close to Ol' Blue Eyes.
The original version is the one performed by Fred Astaire and it just completely pales in comparision to Sinatra's sake. It's also a song that most of old legends have attempted at some point, but nobody ever come close to Ol' Blue Eyes.
ZackieChan
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I'm partial to David Lee Roth's "Just a Gigolo" and "California Girls," as well.
Excellent - this one is in regular rotation. They took this song to another level.
Manfred Mann does a great Quinn the Eskimo, as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K13hH0pJx5s
Amazing. I always thought that the song itself was great, but I just don't like the way the Beatles perform it. This version is excellent, as is the one from the Across the Universe movie with Jim Sturgess singing.
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