Better or worse Cover songs?

[Elbmek]

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I actually prefer Madonna's American Pie to the original

[KromeDome]

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Read all five pages - not seein' it: Smooth Criminal by ALIEN ANT FARM (both the song and the video) - I'll get hated, but I think it's better than the original. A really close one - too close to call - is FEAR FACTORY's cover of CARS by Gary You-Know-Who. Just awesome cover and video - Numan even cameos in it! What got me was that I thought "Wow! Fear Factory must be cool!" But upon checking their OTHER stuff - it's that gosh-awful thrasher-death metal stuff with the gurgling, shouting demon-voiced "lyrics". OKAY... well, they did CARS right, anyways!

[Elbmek]

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Bit complicated this one....are we allowed to include 21st century covers of 20th century songs....if so then:

I suspect the rule would be the 'golden oldie' revamped any time since.

Slightly off topic, but generally the same theme. I have seen and heard many songs that are allegedy 'new' but the music is a rip off something else. There was one a copule of years ago that was, I think, Robbie Williams, and the music was Nancy Sinatra, 'You only live twice'. I also recall a small faces song in the 60s which used a classical piece as the music.

[scotchmist]

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Bit complicated this one....are we allowed to include 21st century covers of 20th century songs....if so then:

One- Johnny Cash

Hurt-Johnny Cash

I wanna know what love is-Shirley Bassey

Light My Fire-Shirley Bassey

Tainted Love-Soft Cell

Please Release Me- Def Leppard

La Vie en Rose-Grace Jones

Ziggy Stardust-Bauhaus

Born To Run-Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Mr Pleasant-The Mission

Only You- The Flying Pickets

I don't wanna talk about it- Everything But The Girl

Could it be Magic-Take That

It Only Takes a Minute-Take That

I only Wanna be with you-The Tourists

THE STINKERS

Whiter Shade of Pale-Annie Lennox
We Will Rock You-Five
Heart of Glass- Billy MacKenzie
Revolution-The Thompson Twins
Seasons in the sun-Westlife
When The Going Gets Tough-Boyzone
I only Wanna be with you-Samantha Fox

[Elbmek]

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If you have not heard it already, listen to Ozzy Osbourne's cover of Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees


Wonderful!!!!

[mazzer]

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I'll give you Rock'n'Roll/Nightclubbing, but I'm sorry, You've Lost That Loving Feeling blows big time - makes my toes curl in embarrassment!

[sixtyten]

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Its two for the price of one if you include The Human League's great versions of Rock 'n Roll/Nightclubbing..

and not forgetting that great version of You've Lost That Loving Feeling

[mazzer]

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Best cover version in the world, for me, has be the one I listened to today, for the umpteenth time - The Human League's version of the Gordon's Gin music (as found on their Travelogue album).

[sixtyten]

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Better.. Anthrax's versions of Got the Time (Joe Jackson)
Bring The Noise (Public Enemy)
Anti-Social (Trust)

Anthrax - Got The Time Video - pfukc - MyVideo

[mazzer]

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And a worse one -

Wurzels' **** "Combine Harvester" version of "Brand New Key" by Melanie

[mazzer]

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Another cover better than the original-

Urge Overkill's cover of Neil Diamond's "Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" (on the Pulp Fiction OST)

[mazzer]

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Best cover versions:-
Dear Prudence by Siouxsie & Banshees
A Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker
China Girl by David Bowie

Worst :-
So many to choose from, but for me the biggest sin of all was Paul Young trying to cover Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart.


Can't decide which is best :-
"Run" by Snow Patrol, and the brilliant cover by Leona Lewis. Both too recent for this forum though!

[AFBulimia]

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The worst:

YouTube - Celine Dion & Anastacia - You Shook Me All Night Long (Live Divas Las Vegas 2002) HDTV

The Best:

YouTube - Hayseed Dixie - You Shook Me All Night Long

I believe this should put the discussion to bed

[frame]

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I know that people will be dissapointed but on my list of best covers are ....
Love dont live here anymore..Jimmy Nail (Rose Royce)
Crying in the Rain....Ah Ha (Everly Bros)
Frame.

[kazboot]

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This afternoon I heard the diabolical 'Walk This Way' by Girls Aloud and Sugababes.

OMG call the police there's been a murder of a great classic!