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Who Did It Better? Original vs Cover
- Thread starter DeafTourette
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Ike & Tina Turner > The Rolling Stones
MacReady13
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Never realized there was a cover of Wicked Game before! Good version. Still prefer the Isaak original but good stuff!
Would it be NeoGAF suicide by stating that I LOVE Chris Isaak? I've seen him live 4 times and he is just superb.
Also, where are the William Shatner cover versions in here? No love for the grumpy old man???
Helscream
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TylersProphecy4.0
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Tame
Original: The Pixies
Cover: Tera Melos
Original: The Pixies
Cover: Tera Melos
Maiden Voyage
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I_D
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I like Megadeth's version more too.
Similarly,
The original "Evil Woman" was better than Sabbath's cover.
(Sabbath is still fire, though)
God Enel
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Original
Cover, kind of. Can't believe they gave Serj the N-word pass.
I’m digging the soad version. Sad it’s not on Spotify
Cha
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I am enjoying this thread! Some quality posts here.
"What?!! A FUNK cover of Fix you?!! LOL, this is gonna be utter tra-..." *watches video* "Well...that was actually a pleasant cover."
Interesting, and unexpected to say the least. Though, I feel like the emotional weight gets lost with the tempo around the "lights will guide you.... ....fix you." part, which is also probably why they cut the song early. But not bad.
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The Animals take the cake here! What a majestic voice!
In addition to them, I quite enjoy 2 Japanese covers of this song. The language and lyrics may differ, but both are great covers in my opinion.
May I also present, Micheal Jackson vs. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal.
They both have their merits.
MJ's voice is top class!
AAF is mental! (<-- is it still okay to use this as an expression?)
And finally Cameo vs. Korn - Word Up
For years I thought this was a Korn original. Much prefer the actual original now. But they're both good.
"What?!! A FUNK cover of Fix you?!! LOL, this is gonna be utter tra-..." *watches video* "Well...that was actually a pleasant cover."
Interesting, and unexpected to say the least. Though, I feel like the emotional weight gets lost with the tempo around the "lights will guide you.... ....fix you." part, which is also probably why they cut the song early. But not bad.
Hmm, my thoughts are quite the opposite on this one. I much prefer the conflicting beat and lyrics of the original. Feels balanced and something that I would listen to again. Something just feels sly about it, and i love it
.The Animals take the cake here! What a majestic voice!
In addition to them, I quite enjoy 2 Japanese covers of this song. The language and lyrics may differ, but both are great covers in my opinion.
Maki Asakawa - The house of the Rising Sun (similar in style to leadbelly)
Chiaki Naomi - The house of the Rising sun (similar? in style to The Animals)
Apologies for the atrocious quality on this one.
Chiaki Naomi - The house of the Rising sun (similar? in style to The Animals)
Apologies for the atrocious quality on this one.
May I also present, Micheal Jackson vs. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal.
Micheal Jackson (long ver.)
Alien Ant Farm
Alien Ant Farm
They both have their merits.
MJ's voice is top class!
AAF is mental! (<-- is it still okay to use this as an expression?)
And finally Cameo vs. Korn - Word Up
For years I thought this was a Korn original. Much prefer the actual original now. But they're both good.
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holygeesus
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I really like M Ward's cover of 'Let's Dance'.
HE1NZ
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SpartanN92
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The Sound of Silence cover by Disturbed is 1000x better than the original.
THE:MILKMAN
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There are quite a few great covers on Youtube but will post this kid for a contender for Never Enough:
And this one as a bonus:
And this one as a bonus:
Loke
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Absolute heresy.
lrt75914
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Song: Mad World
Original Artist: Tears for Fears
Covering Artist: Gary Jules
I think Gary Jules vocal style and the somber tone fit the lyrrics much better than the
original version.
Song: Tainted Love
Original Artist: Gloria Jones
Covering Artist: Soft Cell
Can't say I am a big fan of the cover. I really like the original's Motown-influence.
Song: Immigrant Song
Original Artist: Led Zepplin
Covering Artist: Trent Reznor
Amazing cover, amazing way to open your movie. Can't say which version I
like more
Song: Drink to the Dead
Original Artist: Clutch
Covering Artist: Clutch
How to cover a clutch song? Don't, Clutch will do a better job of it anyway.
I really, really, really hate Simon and Furuncle, but the original version is
style a thousand times better.
Original Artist: Tears for Fears
Covering Artist: Gary Jules
I think Gary Jules vocal style and the somber tone fit the lyrrics much better than the
original version.
Song: Tainted Love
Original Artist: Gloria Jones
Covering Artist: Soft Cell
Can't say I am a big fan of the cover. I really like the original's Motown-influence.
Song: Immigrant Song
Original Artist: Led Zepplin
Covering Artist: Trent Reznor
Amazing cover, amazing way to open your movie. Can't say which version I
like more
Song: Drink to the Dead
Original Artist: Clutch
Covering Artist: Clutch
How to cover a clutch song? Don't, Clutch will do a better job of it anyway.
I really, really, really hate Simon and Furuncle, but the original version is
style a thousand times better.
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I_D
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That just simply isn't true.
I love the cover. I saw Disturbed live, and saw them perform the song from 10 feet away.
But c'mon now.
One cover that is definitely better the original, though, is this one...
Cradle of Filth got all kinds of shit for covering this song. It damn near ruined their career. Mind you, there were already kinda "meh" to begin with, but they put out some bangers from time to time. They have released a few albums since this song released, but they've never been the same.
And yet, their version of the song is infinitely better than the original:
Heaven 17's "Temptation"
vs
Cradle of Filth's "Temptation"
I_D
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Two more for you guys.
Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" is quite good.
But Crosby, Stills, and Nash's version is better.
And another one is that Buffalo Springfield's "Questions" is amazing.
And Crosby, Stills, and Nash's "Carry On / Questions" is also amazing, but somehow lacks some of the pizzazz of the original.
And, yes, I realize that both of those are cheating.
They're still technically covers, though, dammit!
Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" is quite good.
But Crosby, Stills, and Nash's version is better.
And another one is that Buffalo Springfield's "Questions" is amazing.
And Crosby, Stills, and Nash's "Carry On / Questions" is also amazing, but somehow lacks some of the pizzazz of the original.
And, yes, I realize that both of those are cheating.
They're still technically covers, though, dammit!
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Shadowplay1979
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DeafTourette
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I actually love this cover of Smoking out the window as performed by Nicque Marina
TaylorSwiftFan
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I am sorry but so many crap songs in this topic, starting with the one in the OP.
InfiniteCombo
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This is a tough one (since the original is so good), but:
"Crossroad Blues"
The Robert Johnson original is absolutely legendary, one of the greatest Delta/acoustic blues songs of all time.
But the Cream version (the Live one on their album Wheels of Fire) takes it up about 20 levels. Arguably Clapton's finest moment on guitar -- but let's not forget that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are also spitting hot fire during the entire song.
I'll link YouTube videos of each later, too lazy to do it right now.
"Crossroad Blues"
The Robert Johnson original is absolutely legendary, one of the greatest Delta/acoustic blues songs of all time.
But the Cream version (the Live one on their album Wheels of Fire) takes it up about 20 levels. Arguably Clapton's finest moment on guitar -- but let's not forget that Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker are also spitting hot fire during the entire song.
I'll link YouTube videos of each later, too lazy to do it right now.
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InfiniteCombo
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"All Along the Watchtower"
The Bob Dylan original is an A+ song (well... That could be said for A LOT of Bob Dylan songs).
The Jimi Hendrix cover is better. So much better that Dylan himself has gone on record saying that after he heard the Hendrix version, he played it more like Hendrix from then on.
The Bob Dylan original is an A+ song (well... That could be said for A LOT of Bob Dylan songs).
The Jimi Hendrix cover is better. So much better that Dylan himself has gone on record saying that after he heard the Hendrix version, he played it more like Hendrix from then on.
Tschumi
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if i had heard of the song, if i had heard of the film, if i had heard of either singer, i might have had something to put up here.
johnny cash > NIN for 'hurt'.
The animals > Bob dylan for 'house of the rising sun'
Bruce Springsteen > Tom Waits on Jersey Gi---, actually no, i prefer Waits' version of Jersey Girl.
johnny cash > NIN for 'hurt'.
The animals > Bob dylan for 'house of the rising sun'
Bruce Springsteen > Tom Waits on Jersey Gi---, actually no, i prefer Waits' version of Jersey Girl.
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Shao Kahn
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doesnt make sense
its either better or not
we are not discussing which artist is better but for that particular rendering of song
trikster40
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Don’t forget Sympathy for the Devil, I think that’s better than the Stones version.
InfiniteCombo
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As a huge Guns n' Roses fan... None of the major songs they covered are better than the originals.
FunkMiller
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This is the better version.
It just is.
It just is.
EverydayBeast
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Originals are the best, don’t lob passes out there saying covers are better don’t do that to the creators.
Raven117
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Even Trent Reznor said Cash owned that song.
I think Cash's Hurt is much more impactful. "Better" is a weird to describe music of this caliber, but the NIN version does nothing for me...The Cash one....man...it makes you feel it....for a host of reasons.
Men_in_Boxes
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Shadowplay1979
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I like em all for different reasons
SuperBabyMethod
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Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
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