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Songs that are better as a cover
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Why not.
I can only think of two right now, but Blue Monday is much better done by Orgy, its hardly the same song really. And I just head a "punkish" for lack of a better word, version of Ice Ice Baby. Excelent. And also the same type version of back that ass up and gin and juice and they all rock.
I can only think of two right now, but Blue Monday is much better done by Orgy, its hardly the same song really. And I just head a "punkish" for lack of a better word, version of Ice Ice Baby. Excelent. And also the same type version of back that ass up and gin and juice and they all rock.
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Generally, cover versions are nowhere near as good as the previous incarnations. Nothing comes to mind immediately...
I love his "Sweet Dreams" one, much better than original I think.
The original is okay, it's just slower and not as funky! Prefer the cover.
Dashboard Confessional - Jamie (originally by weezer)
its awesome.
Me First & the Gimme Gimmes - Wild World, Walk Like an Egyptian, The Longest Time
Johnny Cash - One, The Beast in Me, Hurt
Jeff Buckley - Lilac Wine
Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better
Er, can't think of anymore at the moment.
I should go back to the other thread for this, but today on VH1 we saw Celine Dion (yes, she of Titanic fame) covering You Shook Me All Night Long originally by AC/DC. Surely a sign of the apocalypse.
On 'sweet dreams', I like the version by Shiny Grey - Why. And also the Angello+Ingrosso remix of the original
I fought the law and, I won.
i thought they did it better than iron maiden, though some may disagree
I like it when greenday do it too
I love the album of covers that Placebo did on their special edition of sleeping with ghosts. Not sure i prefer them to originals, but i still love them.
I really like John Cale's version as well.
Beatles version of please mr postman
Ilora x
If You See Her, Say Hello - Jeff Buckley
Drown in my own tears - Jeff Buckley
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Gloria - Patti Smith
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - Nirvana
Love Machine - Arctic Monkeys
N.B - I once saw Stephen Malkmus cover "Heart of Glass" by BLondie and "Yellow" by Coldplay in the same medley. Also, wanky remixes shouldn't count as covers either.
Independant Women - Elbow
Take Your Mama - Shayne Ward
I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Shayne Ward
Angels - Journey South
I prefer Foo Fighters cover of 'Have A Cigar' to the original by Pink Floyd (well, the version I have of it which I think is the Foos)
Another one that came to mind was either Queens Of The Stone Age's version of 'Never Say Never' by Romeo Void.
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
Joe Bonamassa - Had to Cry Today
Eric Johnson - Are You Experienced?
Gov't Mule - Simple Man, What is Hip?, Helter Skelter, pretty much every cover they've ever done........
yeh its the Foo's. Primus have done a version of it too, and thats ace
anyway;
ataris - boys of summer
nofx - radio
sonic youth - superstar
limp bizkit - faith
system of a down - the metro
Yeah deff.
Alien Ant Farms smooth criminal i also thought was better, marilyn mansons tainted love, and i like most things by my first and the gimme gimmes as they make most of the songs they do sound more interesting.
And yes, the Primus version is bloody good.