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Covers that are better than the original.
- Thread starter Mike Money
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Coming from a guy who literally wore the grooves out of CCR records when I was young and a total Fogarty fan, I loved "Fortunate Son"
... My band Blackkat Bone takes elements from both in our version
Coming from a guy who literally wore the grooves out of CCR records when I was young and a total Fogarty fan, I loved "Fortunate Son"
... My band Blackkat Bone takes elements from both in our version
Jason and the Scorchers version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads"
Aimee Mann's remake of "One" (Three Dog Night)
Aimee Mann's remake of "One" (Three Dog Night)
Mr. Ringenberg and his band of merry maniacs also rock the socks off of Absolutely, Sweet Marie
Good Thread!!
Viva Las Vegas by Bruce Springsteen
Shakin' All Over by Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO was actually a fun cover band!!)
Papa Was a Rolling Stone by David Lindley / El Rayo-X
Get Rhythm by NRBQ
I like it when someone tips their hat to the original but also manages to make the song their own.
Viva Las Vegas by Bruce Springsteen
Shakin' All Over by Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO was actually a fun cover band!!)
Papa Was a Rolling Stone by David Lindley / El Rayo-X
Get Rhythm by NRBQ
I like it when someone tips their hat to the original but also manages to make the song their own.
Devo - Satisafaction
OK, so maybe it's not better, but it's frickin' awesome.
It's better.
Also Fishbone's Freddie's Dead and Shakey Ground.
RHCP- Subterreanean Homesick Blues
Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Flip, Flop, Fly
I would not necessarily say it's better than the original, but The Bad Plus' version of Karma Police is really good.
Actually, a lot of their covers could make the thread.
Actually, a lot of their covers could make the thread.
- I like this version of "Heard it through the grapevine" more then original, this version is from "Standing in the shadow of motown" movie.
The Bad Plus - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
GNR - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Johnny Cash - Hurt
And everyone who said that RHCP's version of Higher Ground is better than the Stevie Wonder original, kill yourself. I like the Peppers too, but... no.
Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
GNR - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Johnny Cash - Hurt
And everyone who said that RHCP's version of Higher Ground is better than the Stevie Wonder original, kill yourself. I like the Peppers too, but... no.
im not sure if anyone said it yet, i skimmed through the pages
but Faith No More doing War Pigs was just ridiculous. I've only heard it live i dont know if they have a recorded version but live it was just sick.
o and mike portnoy, paul gilbert, neal morse and matt bissonette, doing while my guitar gently weeps. im not a big fan of the singer but check out paul gilbert. seriously watch him through the whole song. i dont think youll ever see/hear any feel that song like he does. i think it was literally perfect. gives me chills. check it out.
but Faith No More doing War Pigs was just ridiculous. I've only heard it live i dont know if they have a recorded version but live it was just sick.
o and mike portnoy, paul gilbert, neal morse and matt bissonette, doing while my guitar gently weeps. im not a big fan of the singer but check out paul gilbert. seriously watch him through the whole song. i dont think youll ever see/hear any feel that song like he does. i think it was literally perfect. gives me chills. check it out.
Demond Wilson's cover of "Pour Some Sugar On Me" is far better than the original. It can be found on MySpace and video on YouTube. Come to think of it, Demond is better than everything!!!!
Alvaro Martín Gómez A.
TalkBass' resident Bongo + cowbell player
Well, for this post, I must clarify something first: I've never been a fan of the band Journey. When they were at their prime, the only thing I heard from them at the time were bland ballads that never caught my attention. So that's why I hardly know about their music, but I guess that "Line Of Fire" is a very well-known song among Journey fans.
This recently discovered video shows a now defunct band from my country (born in Medellín) called Nash. Taken from a TV broadcast around '82 or '83, so you can imagine how corny this video is. The main portion of the video is dedicated to their version of Uriah Heep's "Weep In Silence" and it's a great version in my opinion, but the song doesn't fall in the category of "terrific" to me. On the other hand, the (regretfully incomplete) version of "Line Of Fire" at the beginning is simply awesome
! Never heard that tune before and it really impressed me (totally stuck in my head all these days). Never heard about Nash either and, after some research, I found that they recorded an LP in the early eighties and of course they are lip-synching over their own recording.
I've just heard the original version and still like Nash's much better. Maybe because it was the first one for me? I'm curious about your opinions.
This recently discovered video shows a now defunct band from my country (born in Medellín) called Nash. Taken from a TV broadcast around '82 or '83, so you can imagine how corny this video is. The main portion of the video is dedicated to their version of Uriah Heep's "Weep In Silence" and it's a great version in my opinion, but the song doesn't fall in the category of "terrific" to me. On the other hand, the (regretfully incomplete) version of "Line Of Fire" at the beginning is simply awesome
! Never heard that tune before and it really impressed me (totally stuck in my head all these days). Never heard about Nash either and, after some research, I found that they recorded an LP in the early eighties and of course they are lip-synching over their own recording.I've just heard the original version and still like Nash's much better. Maybe because it was the first one for me? I'm curious about your opinions.
me 1st and the gimmie gimmies': jolene
spider bait: ghost riders in the sky
children of bodom: final countdown
turisas: rasputin
there's loads of cover songs out there but these are the only one's i would say are better than the original
spider bait: ghost riders in the sky
children of bodom: final countdown
turisas: rasputin
there's loads of cover songs out there but these are the only one's i would say are better than the original
Elmore James "dust my broom" done by ZZ Top and Otis Redding's "hard to handle" done by the Black Crowes
White Zombie's cover of "God of Thunder"
Marilyn Manson's cover of "Tainted Love" and "Personal Jesus" and "Sweet Dreams"
A Perfect Circle's combonation/cover of "Diary of a Madman" and "Love Song", making "Diary of a Love Song". Also every cover on Emotive was better than the original.
Metallica's cover of "Turn the Page"
Disturbed's cover of "Shout" and "Land of Confusion" and "Fade to Black"...yes it IS better than Metallica's...I was shocked as well.
Marilyn Manson's cover of "Tainted Love" and "Personal Jesus" and "Sweet Dreams"
A Perfect Circle's combonation/cover of "Diary of a Madman" and "Love Song", making "Diary of a Love Song". Also every cover on Emotive was better than the original.
Metallica's cover of "Turn the Page"
Disturbed's cover of "Shout" and "Land of Confusion" and "Fade to Black"...yes it IS better than Metallica's...I was shocked as well.
Soft Cell's version of "Tainted Love" was a cover of an old Gloria Jones song, and wasn't drastically different in the arrangement.
