Poll of the Day > cover songs that are better than the original
| Topic List |
Page List:
1, 2 |
|---|---|
|
Krazy_Kirby 06/30/19 10:10:49 PM #1: |
    --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
SpeedDemon20 06/30/19 10:28:43 PM #2: |
 --- http://orig14.deviantart.net/59f8/f/2009/047/4/9/rylai_crestfall_by_eyue.jpg Crystal Maiden... gal could break your heart in a thousand pieces. -Rucks ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DrCidd 06/30/19 10:31:06 PM #3: |
 --- I used to think my brain was my favorite part of my body...Then I realized what was making me think that! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
blibber1 07/01/19 12:14:04 AM #4: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Red_Frog 07/01/19 12:22:48 AM #5: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DevilSummoner1 07/01/19 12:36:35 AM #6: |
cky - bite it you scum
can't link video cause i'd get modded --- featuring dante from the devil may cry series ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
KeijiMaedaTiger 07/01/19 12:43:49 AM #7: |
 --- Why are tigers strong? Because they're born that way! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
LOLIAmAnAlt 07/01/19 1:56:26 AM #8: |
 --- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
kind9 07/01/19 9:18:32 AM #9: |
As much as I love Portishead's "Roads", I like MDB's cover more.
 Mushroomhead - Crazy (Seal cover)  --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
retro_9980 07/01/19 9:45:18 AM #10: |
I made a playlist on Spotify of covers that are better than the originals. I have over 100 songs and still adding more. Added a lot on my own, but secondhandsongs.com has been very useful.
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
kind9 07/01/19 11:55:40 AM #11: |
Cult Leader - You Are Not My Blood (Desertshore)
 Original:  --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Mead 07/01/19 12:28:56 PM #12: |
 --- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Ferarri619 07/01/19 12:50:04 PM #13: |
I wish people would finally realize nobody actually comments on anything posted in these type of threads.
--- ~Nintendo 64. Get N or Get out. Coming Fall 1996~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Mead 07/01/19 1:08:25 PM #14: |
Ferarri619 posted...
I wish people would finally realize nobody actually comments on anything posted in these type of threads. He says while ignoring multiple comments in the thread --- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
CaptainStrong 07/01/19 1:33:36 PM #15: |
       SpeedDemon20 posted...
Why do people love this version of the song so much? The Nine Inch Nails version is way better. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Nichtcrawler X 07/01/19 1:36:28 PM #16: |
CaptainStrong posted...
Why do people love this version of the song so much? I could ask you the same about your fifth one. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
SkynyrdRocker 07/01/19 1:37:18 PM #17: |
CaptainStrong posted...
Why do people love this version of the song so much? The Nine Inch Nails version is way better. Trent Reznor disagrees with you, so... ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Mad_Max 07/01/19 1:41:27 PM #18: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
CaptainStrong 07/01/19 1:57:18 PM #19: |
Nichtcrawler X posted...
CaptainStrong posted...Why do people love this version of the song so much? Because Jimi Hendrix's voice and guitar playing are much better than Bob Dylan's. SkynyrdRocker posted... CaptainStrong posted...Why do people love this version of the song so much? The Nine Inch Nails version is way better. Trent Reznor lost his mind after the 90s. He's wrong. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
CedarPointcp 07/01/19 2:00:13 PM #20: |
you might think, cars, weezer. Walking in memphis lonestar
--- "Ah, you most likely know it as Myanmar but it'll always be Burma to me" ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Aculo 07/01/19 2:05:24 PM #21: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
argonautweakend 07/01/19 2:17:54 PM #22: |
"sweet emotion" originally by aerosmith, cover by the mighty mighty bosstones
 and now for my favorite cover of all time, "eight miles high" originally by the byrds, cover by husker du.  ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 07/01/19 2:23:35 PM #23: |
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
Inferior original - Roy Acuff  Superior cover - Willie Nelson  --- "I swear to god, you could say the grass is green and someone on this site would argue you're wrong because its brown when it dies >_>" ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Nichtcrawler X 07/01/19 2:27:36 PM #24: |
CaptainStrong posted...
Because Jimi Hendrix's voice and guitar playing are much better than Bob Dylan's. Which would be your opinion, just like there are people of the opinion that Cash's version of Hurt is very good. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Someguyonfaqs 07/01/19 2:30:43 PM #25: |
Holding out for a hero - Jennifer Saunders
Not even joking I legitimately prefer this version so much more than the original  --- Notorious for salt, wannabe completionist Currently replaying: breath of the wild, octopath traveler, pokemon soulsilver ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 07/01/19 2:46:25 PM #26: |
Nichtcrawler X posted...
CaptainStrong posted...Because Jimi Hendrix's voice and guitar playing are much better than Bob Dylan's. It was also Dylan's opinion. "It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day. I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way." --- "I swear to god, you could say the grass is green and someone on this site would argue you're wrong because its brown when it dies >_>" ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Mad_Max 07/01/19 2:47:47 PM #27: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 07/01/19 3:02:50 PM #28: |
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain"
Inferior original - Roy Acuff Superior cover - Willie Nelson Nichtcrawler X posted... CaptainStrong posted...It was also Dylan's opinion.Because Jimi Hendrix's voice and guitar playing are much better than Bob Dylan's. "It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day. I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way." --- "beat that ass with these toothbrushes I got listed on Letgo my friend gave me a couple days ago." -- lincoln002 ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Nichtcrawler X 07/01/19 3:03:28 PM #29: |
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
It was also Dylan's opinion. And? Why should that matter? --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 07/01/19 3:04:54 PM #30: |
Nichtcrawler X posted...
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...It was also Dylan's opinion. Hm, should the opinion of the guy who wrote the covered song count for more than anyone else's? Man, that's a puzzler, there. --- "beat that ass with these toothbrushes I got listed on Letgo my friend gave me a couple days ago." -- lincoln002 ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
argonautweakend 07/01/19 3:06:19 PM #31: |
No, realistically it shouldn't.
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
OmegaM 07/01/19 3:20:28 PM #32: |
I think Michael Jackson's "Come Together" is so much more energetic than the original.
  ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Johnny Eagle 07/01/19 3:26:10 PM #33: |
Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around:
 Original by Tina Turner:  --- "Life's a game. It's meant to be played." "Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic." ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Nichtcrawler X 07/01/19 3:45:05 PM #34: |
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
No, whether I enjoy a song is only decided by my taste, not by any "authority". And I happen to utterly despise the Hendrix cover, while loving the original and the McCreary cover to bits. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 07/01/19 4:19:54 PM #35: |
Nichtcrawler X posted...
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted... To each his own. --- "beat that ass with these toothbrushes I got listed on Letgo my friend gave me a couple days ago." -- lincoln002 ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
LOLIAmAnAlt 07/01/19 4:45:18 PM #36: |
argonautweakend posted...
"sweet emotion" originally by aerosmith, cover by the mighty mighty bosstones Props for Bosstones love! Shoutout to Enter Sandman and Ain't Talkin About Love Where'd You Go? was a good EP --- lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Garlands_Soul 07/01/19 4:50:02 PM #37: |
 Johnny Cash's version is probably better to most but I like this one too:  --- "I, Garland, will knock you all down!" ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
argonautweakend 07/01/19 4:50:02 PM #38: |
Those are all good but sweet emotion is next level.
I love the bosstones, though pretty much Let's Face It and before. Its a nice mix of ska, horns, metal and hard rock kinda. Plus I really do love Dickey Barret's voice. Boston swagger all the way. Though after Let's Face It they kinda toned it down and aren't nearly as interesting, imo. However I hardly care because you got 5 albums+ some EPs and other stuff before they went soft so whatever. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Nundulan 07/01/19 5:28:57 PM #39: |
      Sublime had some fuckin fantastic covers --- Serenity now, insanity later ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
argonautweakend 07/01/19 5:40:43 PM #40: |
covering one of the best bad religion and decendents songs.
i like it. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
ParanoidObsessive 07/01/19 5:47:22 PM #41: |
Ferarri619 posted...
I wish people would finally realize nobody actually comments on anything posted in these type of threads. If I commented on anything, it would probably be to just point out that 99% of the people are blatantly wrong. I generally feel like people who think the cover is better likely only heard the original later, so their brain's nostalgia bias is firmly in favor of the one they heard first. Or the original was in a genre of music they don't personally like, while the cover so their perspective is too skewed to mean much. It's probably extremely rare that someone hears the original, really likes it, then hears the cover years later and likes it even more. I'd say you can probably count the number of covers that were better than the originals on one hand, and most of them were made in the 80s (and even that's more my own personal biases showing). CaptainStrong posted... Why do people love this version of the song so much? The Nine Inch Nails version is way better. Trent's version is teen-angst anger and impotent rage, Johnny Cash sings it more like a broken old man who's seen too much and been through some harsh shit, and who just doesn't have the strength left to fight the dull sense of futility and despair. I personally prefer the NIN version, but I can also understand why some people (including Trent himself) get more out of the other version's interpretation. It's the last sorrowful dirge of a man too tired and worn down to feel anything other than wistful sadness. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
AnnoyedCops 07/01/19 5:48:06 PM #42: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
ParanoidObsessive 07/01/19 5:58:51 PM #43: |
DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC posted...
Hm, should the opinion of the guy who wrote the covered song count for more than anyone else's? Man, that's a puzzler, there. argonautweakend posted... No, realistically it shouldn't. Nichtcrawler X posted... No, whether I enjoy a song is only decided by my taste, not by any "authority". Now we're getting into "death of the author" territory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_the_Author Should a creator's intention matter to the value and interpretation of the work, or does how a given audience receives and perceives the work trump all other considerations? As a culture we arguably tend to vacillate between the two - except in cases where the author's original intent is unknown, where we essentially HAVE to interpret based solely on extant canon. Does it matter if JK Rowling says Dumbledore is gay if she never actually wrote it into one of her books? Does George Lucas' constant editing of the Star Wars movies mean the most recent version is always the "officially correct" one, or can we ignore the ravings of an old madman and just enjoy the version we all knew and loved for nearly 20 years? Does the fact that Tolkien saw Lord of the Rings as an indictment of industry and a love letter to pastoral English life really matter if you just want to view it as a kick-ass fantasy movie with magic rings and evil monsters? DOES a musician's changing view of their own life and works automatically alter how we should all see music we've loved for decades? If a musician says they're embarrassed by their early work and wish they could only be judged by their most recent performances, should we accept that? Conversely, if a musician or band performs well into their old age until their performance begins to suffer and they seem less creative and less praiseworthy, should that later decay retroactively diminish their earlier achievements? How much CAN we divorce a creator from their work? And do their opinions matter at all once the work is released and part of public awareness/culture? --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Mead 07/01/19 6:00:40 PM #44: |
The Johnny Cash cover of Hurt is much better than the original imo
--- If they drag you through the mud, it doesnt change whats in your blood ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Krazy_Kirby 07/01/19 10:18:37 PM #45: |
marvin gaye's grapevine is clearly the best version.
come together isn't supposed to be energetic, that isn't what the song is about. --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Joelypoely 07/01/19 10:40:13 PM #46: |
   --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
Nichtcrawler X 07/01/19 10:40:42 PM #47: |
ParanoidObsessive posted...
Now we're getting into "death of the author" territory: DotA is the interpretation of something, not the enjoyment of something. --- Official Teetotaller of PotD Dovie'andi se tovya sagain! ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
SpeedDemon20 07/01/19 10:51:08 PM #48: |
I love Dota!
--- http://orig14.deviantart.net/59f8/f/2009/047/4/9/rylai_crestfall_by_eyue.jpg Crystal Maiden... gal could break your heart in a thousand pieces. -Rucks ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
sabin017 07/01/19 11:43:14 PM #49: |
... Copied to Clipboard!
|
|
captpackrat 07/02/19 6:22:16 AM #50: |
The 59th Street Bridge Song was originally recorded by Simon & Garfunkel, but I prefer the version by Harpers Bizarre.
Simon & Garfunkel  Harpers Bizarre  --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. ... Copied to Clipboard!
|
| Topic List |
Page List:
1, 2 |
