Cover songs you think are better than the original

boo boo · 07-29-2010, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamTheater

Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica (Covered Thin Lizzy's which covered The Dublins or something like that)

What is wrong with the Thin Lizzy version?

nylonsmile · 07-29-2010, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by downwardspiral

i much prefer placebo's version of running up that hill. no disrespect to kate bush, but it just ain't my bag.

I agree with this. No insult to Kate Bush's original, but to me Placebo's version is light years better.

Raust · 07-30-2010, 12:22 AM

Much better than the Kurt Weill Ooompa version.

One of Led Zeppelin's great covers. The Jake Holmes version is much to slow for my taste they really transformed this song into there own.

I never liked Michael Jackson's original version of the song this one sounds much more edgier.

scottsy · 07-30-2010, 12:24 AM

I prefer that Alien Ant Farm version myself.... good call!

boo boo · 07-30-2010, 12:43 AM

I thought the Jack Holmes original of D&C is good but anyone who says its better than Zeps version is just being a pretentious twat I think.

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Originally Posted by Raust

I never liked Michael Jackson's original version of the song this one sounds much more edgier.

Hell f*cking no, that version is a funny novelty but in the end they took a great pop song and turned it into a generic nu metal thing, blaaaaaaaaaah.

Jackson version wipes the f*cking floor with it.

Heavier =/= Edgier =/= Better

DreamTheater · 07-30-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

What is wrong with the Thin Lizzy version?

Ehh, nothing really it's just I'm more of a Metallica fan that's all.

scottsy · 07-30-2010, 12:58 PM

RE: Smooth Criminal... I just think they took a pop song and made it into... another pop song. Nothing monumental, just a pop song that appeals to me more than it's orignal.

**Frownland** · 02-14-2012, 10:51 AM

I'm an avid Simon and Garfunkel fan, but there's no way that I can turn away from Yes's ten minute plus prog version of America.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 02-14-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I'm an avid Simon and Garfunkel fan, but there's no way that I can turn away from Yes's ten minute plus prog version of America.

ha my city is mentioned in America.

also:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> original songs

The Fascinating Turnip · 02-14-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Paloma

ha my city is mentioned in America.

also:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> original songs

Blasphemy. It's a great version, but it's not at all ">>>>>>>>>>>... the original song".

07-30-2010, 12:24 AM	#374 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	I prefer that Alien Ant Farm version myself.... good call! __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

07-30-2010, 12:58 PM	#377 (permalink)
scottsy Untalented Drummer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sussex, Wisconsin Posts: 2,900	RE: Smooth Criminal... I just think they took a pop song and made it into... another pop song. Nothing monumental, just a pop song that appeals to me more than it's orignal. __________________ "If you're like me, then it's possible you're a clone generated from my stolen DNA. I suggest you turn yourself in for destruction immediately" - Shaun Micallef.

02-14-2012, 10:51 AM	#378 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I'm an avid Simon and Garfunkel fan, but there's no way that I can turn away from Yes's ten minute plus prog version of America. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x Last edited by Frownland; 02-14-2012 at 10:53 AM. Reason: Posting fail because I'm really high

07-30-2010, 12:22 AM	#373 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Much better than the Kurt Weill Ooompa version. One of Led Zeppelin's great covers. The Jake Holmes version is much to slow for my taste they really transformed this song into there own. I never liked Michael Jackson's original version of the song this one sounds much more edgier.