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"Covers" that are better than the original
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:43 am
by j
This might be an interesting Topic..who knows. I'll start it off with a recent no-brainer (IMO).
Song - The First Cut Is The Deepest
Artist - Sheryl Crow
Original Artist - Rod Stewart
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:56 am
by TexasStooge
Song - Smooth Criminal
Artist - Alien Ant Farm
Original Artist - Michael Jackson (The King of plop)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:08 am
by GalvestonDuck
Song - To Make You Feel My Love
Artist - Garth Brooks
Original artist - Bob Dylan
Song - Shameless
Artist - Garth Brooks
Original artist - Billy Joel
Song - Dixie Chicken
Artist - Garth Brooks
Original artist - Little Feat
Song - Right Now (interpolated mix of Get Together and If It Were Up To Me)
Artist - Chris Gaines (Garth Brooks, actually)
Original artists - The Youngbloods, Cheryl Wheeler
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:56 am
by JCT777
Song - Always Something There To Remind Me
Artist - Naked Eyes
Not sure who did the original, but I heard it once and thought Nakes Eyes did it much better.
Stooge - I actually like both versions of "Smooth Criminal", but agree that AAF's version is a little better.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:48 am
by j
Here's another 2:
Song - I heard it Through The Grapevine
Artist - Marvin Gaye
Original Artist - Smokey Robinsom and The Miracles
Song - Cocaine
Artist - Jackson Browne
Original Artist - Reverand Horton
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:55 am
by weatherluvr
One of my all-time favorites:
Song: Stone Cold Crazy
Artist: Metallica
Original Artist: Queen
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:38 am
by TexasStooge
Song - It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)
Artist - The Suicide Machines
Original Artist - R.E.M.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:16 pm
by JCT777
TexasStooge wrote:Song - It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)
Artist - The Suicide Machines
Original Artist - R.E.M.
No way. Nobody can do a better version than R.E.M.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:19 pm
by TexasStooge
JCT777 wrote:TexasStooge wrote:Song - It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)
Artist - The Suicide Machines
Original Artist - R.E.M.
No way. Nobody can do a better version than R.E.M.
I still like the R.E.M. version better.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:29 pm
by GalvestonDuck
JCT777 wrote:Song - Always Something There To Remind Me
Artist - Naked Eyes
Not sure who did the original, but I heard it once and thought Nakes Eyes did it much better.
http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/yo ... nd-me.html"(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" was first performed by Lou Johnson in 1964. The most well-known remakes are those of Sandie Shaw (1965), Dionne Warwick (1967), R. B. Greaves (1970), and Naked Eyes (1982).
Click the link and you can see an entire list of performers who have recorded or performed the song.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:34 pm
by TexasStooge
A Couple More:
Song - What's Goin' On?
Artist - All Star Tribute
Original Artist - Marvin Gaye
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Song - Baby I Need Your Lovin'?
Artist - The Four Tops
Original Artist - Johnny Rivers
Re: "Covers" that are better than the original
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:45 pm
by OtherHD
j wrote:This might be an interesting Topic..who knows. I'll start it off with a recent no-brainer (IMO).
Song - The First Cut Is The Deepest
Artist - Sheryl Crow
Original Artist - Rod Stewart
Excellent choice j! Here's another Crow cover that I like better than the original:
Song - "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Artist - Sheryl Crow
Original Artist - Guns 'N Roses
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:54 pm
by TexasStooge
Oh, did anyone mention...
Song - Proud Mary
Artist - Tina Turner
Original Artist - Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:19 pm
by JCT777
Shawn - thanks for that link. I had no idea there were so many versions of that song!
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:01 pm
by CaptinCrunch
Song - The real Me
Artist - -WASP
Original Artist - The Who
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:02 pm
by CaptinCrunch
Song - Brick House
Artist - Rob Zombie
Original Artist - Rick James