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[mcjmetroid]

Are there songs that are you have a feeling you would like a whole lot more if they were sung by someone else? Or performed or produced by someone else?

I find that with a lot of pop songs of the past 2 decades there is an amazing song caught in a mess of modern crappy production or a singer that sounds like they're trying to audition for the voice and overdoing melisma notes and breathy singing. I find these songs in particular would be better off being sung by someone else entirely.
For me my song that I can think of right now is.


The singing is awful to me but the chorus and music is really good and I know I'm right because I've found much better covers of it online.
I will also say almost every single Christina Aguilera song as well.

I didn't hate the original but I by far prefer Kasabian's cover of Lana Del Rey's Videogames


To me It shows the untapped potential of some songs. At least for me.

 

[Soltype]

Madonna the thread, she had some of the best production, but she can't sing.

 

[E-Cat]

Wonderwall

 

[winjer]

 

[Pegasus Actual]

The Offspring have some catchy songs but man I can't deal with the offkey wailing.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Rush - The Thread

 

[AJUMP23]

Madonna the thread, she had some of the best production, but she can't sing.

 

[Days like these...]

Shakira sounds like a bleating goat even moreso when she sings in English and none of her songs are excellent. I said what I said

 

[Spaceman292]

I love The Smiths but Morrissey can suck my anus

 

[Smiggs]

I'll second Rush, and add Zeppelin as well. Hell, throw AC/DC in there for good measure, too.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Dream Theater the thread

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Dream Theater the thread

Came here to say this.

 

[belmarduk]

I'm going to go with Get Lucky by Daft Punk.
Pharrell isn't a bad singer but he sounds so flat on this track.
Would have been WAY better with a different singer.

 

[E-Cat]

The Offspring have some catchy songs but man I can't deal with the offkey wailing.

Tbf, I think that is half the charm

 

[Peggies]

The Offspring have some catchy songs but man I can't deal with the offkey wailing.

I wouldn't mind the offkey wailing if he could keep the time.

Are there songs that are you have a feeling you would like a whole lot more if they were sung by someone else?

Yes, every single song by U2. Fucking Bono.

Shakira sounds like a bleating goat even moreso when she sings in English and none of her songs are excellent. I said what I said

 

[mcjmetroid]

I wouldn't mind the offkey wailing if he could keep the time.

Yes, every single song by U2. Fucking Bono.

Ya agreed on the u2 one as well. I love me some 80s rock but ne er took to u2.

 

[March Climber]

A.I. can fix all of the problems people are listing here.

 

[Trunx81]

Ya agreed on the u2 one as well. I love me some 80s rock but ne er took to u2.

Same. Tried to listen to a good U2 song, but I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.

 

[Fbh]

Dream Theater the thread

Yup.
I just default to Liquid Tension Experiment, same cool instrumental stuff but without the horrible vocals of James Labrie

 

[Putonahappyface]

Michael Jackson.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Wow a lot of LaBrie hate up in here. Ya know who else hated LaBrie? Mike Portnoy. And how did that work out for him?

(Portnoy pictured here backstage at an Avenged Sevenfold gig shortly before being kicked out of the band)

Michael Jackson.

Wait... we're hating on the pedophilia right? Not the actual vocal?

 

[GeekyDad]

A.I. can fix all of the problems people are listing here.

Fix?

I'll go with "change," as sometimes (for me, anyway) there are things about it that can be quite pleasant.

And for me, I'd say Robert Plant. I just never could do it. Idolized Page my whole young life, but Plant's singing, man -- whew. And he has a great, strong voice -- but yeah, his out-of-tune-ness don't work for me personally.

 

[Soodanim]

The singing is awful to me but the chorus and music is really good and I know I'm right because I've found much better covers of it online.
I will also say almost every single Christina Aguilera song as well.

I have never ever paid any attention to that song, mostly because it's sung in such a strange way that I have to put effort into understanding what the fuck she's saying. The song is normally a collection of noises to me.

Even though it's not my sort of song, I went to look some some covers and you're right: they're better than the song as released. The first link below still retains some of the twang of the original, but it's still much clearer.

 

[bitbydeath]

Madonna the thread, she had some of the best production, but she can't sing.

I liked this one, can’t say I know too many more from memory.

 

[jufonuk]

Shakira sounds like a bleating goat even moreso when she sings in English and none of her songs are excellent. I said what I said

But you would smash.

 

[Days like these...]

But you would smash.

I'd go limp as soon as she'd start bleating like a fucking goat/sheep/farm animal

 

[Putonahappyface]

Wait... we're hating on the pedophilia right? Not the actual vocal?

 

[Toots]

I liked this one, can’t say I know too many more from memory.

The music and her voice are nice and all, but everything pales compared to black Jesus and his tears of cum.
Striking imagery is what made Madonna, not music, even though her music is good.

 

[Duellist]

Dream Theater the thread

I somewhat agree now but James was awesome on Images and Words. My favourite album of theirs and imo their best.

 

[Soodanim]

black Jesus and his tears of cum

I'm not googling that

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

Start something by lost prophets. Was used in an Halo 2 montage by Walshy i think...


Well... Hate is an understatement.

 

[jufonuk]

Start something by lost prophets. Was used in an Halo 2 montage by Walshy i think...


Well... Hate is an understatement.

This and anything by Gary Glitter.

I remember the hardy bros having a lost prophets song montage. But yeah. Shit the lead singer well I dont really want to yeah…. Let just say he is a massive peado cunt and I hope he burns in hell

 

[Toots]

I'm not googling that

Just watch at 0:48 in the like a prayer vid on this very thread

 

[jufonuk]

I'd go limp as soon as she'd start bleating like a fucking goat/sheep/farm animal

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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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[Days like these...]

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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I think I'd unalive myself knowing I sound like a farm animal when I sing yet I'm a famous singer. I just couldn't reconcile those 2 things

 

[Ballthyrm]

Probably the best songwriter of all time. I don't like his singing in 90% on his songs.
It's no mystery that he has a lot of covers that are more popular than his versions.

• Make You Feel My Love
• knocking on heaven's door
• All Along the Watchtower
• One More Night
• Girl from the North Country
• You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
• I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
• Forever Young
• ...

and so on and so forth

 

[West Texas CEO]

This Love by Maroon 5.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

Fix?

I'll go with "change," as sometimes (for me, anyway) there are things about it that can be quite pleasant.

And for me, I'd say Robert Plant. I just never could do it. Idolized Page my whole young life, but Plant's singing, man -- whew. And he has a great, strong voice -- but yeah, his out-of-tune-ness don't work for me personally.

John Paul Jones is the best musician in Led Zeppelin IMHO.

 

[PuppetMaster]

The Smashing Pumpkins.

Billy Corgan is a great musician and song writer. But I've always felt his voice doesn't do his songs justice.

 

[jufonuk]

The Smashing Pumpkins.

Billy Corgan is a great musician and song writer. But I've always felt his voice doesn't do his songs justice.

Certain songs just when he gets to high voice wise. Tonight tonight and bullet with butterfly wings work. But do have to agree overall

 

[Rayderism]

Dream Theater the thread

Have to agree with this. Their music is pretty good, but the singer sounds like he should be singing love ballads in a boy band most of the time. The only times he sounds decent is when he would add a raspiness to his voice.

 

[FeralEcho]

Paradise from Coldplay.Most yawn inducing rythm I've ever heard,makes me wanna sleep.Garbage song that idk how It got so popular.
Also any Maroon 5 song really.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

Probably the best songwriter of all time. I don't like his singing in 90% on his songs.
It's no mystery that he has a lot of covers that are more popular than his versions.

• Make You Feel My Love
• knocking on heaven's door
• All Along the Watchtower
• One More Night
• Girl from the North Country
• You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
• I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
• Forever Young
• ...

and so on and so forth

Yep was going to say pretty much the same thing

 

[scoobidoo112]

Anything by Billie Eilish.

 

[Fuz]

Rush - The Thread

I'll second Rush, and add Zeppelin as well. Hell, throw AC/DC in there for good measure, too.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Look, I understand that both the band, and the vocalist are very talented, but there's something about the man's voice that drives me up a wall. I'm not claiming they're objectively bad, just that I can't stand it.

 

[01011001]

a surprising amount of people naming Rush and Dream Theater...

I like Geddy Lee.
and at least on the 2 Ayreon albums he is on, LaBrie is also great , not the biggest Dream Theater fan tho.

 

[Coconutt]

Billy Eyelash

 

[Grildon Tundy]

The Smashing Pumpkins.

Billy Corgan is a great musician and song writer. But I've always felt his voice doesn't do his songs justice.

I love(d) The Smashing Pumpkins and I agree

 

[Tams]

Paradise from Coldplay.Most yawn inducing rythm I've ever heard,makes me wanna sleep.Garbage song that idk how It got so popular.
Also any Maroon 5 song really.

I love Coldplay, but wherever their album after Viva La Vida was (I've deliberately forgotten it) was an absolute letdown. Even more so for me as I let myself get excited for it.

I believe that was the one they got Brian Eno to produce.