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Cover songs that are better than their originals
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posted06/24/2004 07:23 PM (UTC)by
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My votes:

Get Down make Love: NIN version > Queen version

Live And Let Die: G n' R > Paul McCartney & Wings

Sympathy For The Devil: G n' R > The Stones

Tainted Love: Marilyn Manson > Soft Cell

No Time TO Cry: Cradle Of Filth > Sisters of Mercy

Your votes?
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 •06/21/2004 07:32 AM (UTC) •
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I prefer Judas Priest's version of "Diamonds and Rust far more than the original.

Speaking of covers, right now I'm constructing a melodic death metal version of the goonies theme song "Good enough." grin
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 •06/21/2004 09:14 AM (UTC) •
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In Flames "Land of Confusion" (originally by Genesis)
KMFDM "Mysterious Ways" (Originally by U2)
Ugly Kid Joe "Cats Cradle" (Originally by Cats Stevens)
Deadstar Assembly "Send me an Angel" (Originally by Real Life)
Faith No More "Midnight Cowboy Theme" (From the movie Midnight Cowboy)

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MDP "What is Love" (Originally done by Haddaway)
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 •06/21/2004 01:28 PM (UTC) •
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Light my fire By the Doors.> Type o Negative
Possesion by Sarah Mcglughcn(sp).> Type O.
Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young.> Type O.
Jail break by Thin Lizzy?> Six Feet Under.
Spin me by Dead or Alive.> Urainum 235.
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 •06/21/2004 02:05 PM (UTC) •
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Cars by the Fear Factory
Sunday Bloody Sunday by Pillar
Take On Me by Reel Big Fish
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 •06/21/2004 02:44 PM (UTC) •
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Marylin Manson's "Sweet Dreams" (orig. by The Eurythmics)
Iced Earth's "Electric Funeral (orig. by Black Sabbath)
Dimmu Borgir's "Burn in Hell (orig. by Twisted Sister)
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 •06/21/2004 03:45 PM (UTC) •
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Do Weird Al's parodies count?
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 •06/21/2004 04:25 PM (UTC) •
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- - - Marilyn Manson - - -

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away
Madonna - Like A Virgin
You Spin Me Right Round (Not sure who sang it originally)
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 •06/21/2004 05:03 PM (UTC) •
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Tainted Love: Marilyn Manson > Soft Cell
KMFDM "Mysterious Ways" (Originally by U2)
Cars by the Fear Factory
Sunday Bloody Sunday by Pillar
Take On Me by Reel Big Fish


:( I disagree with those. Especially the U2 songs ("Mysterious Ways" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday"). Fear Factory's cover of Gary Numan's "Cars" is good, but I wouldn't call it better than the original. There actually was a re-release of the Gary Numan version which was really good...
BTW, "You Spin Me Right Round" was by Dead or Alive.
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 •06/21/2004 05:31 PM (UTC) •
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TemperaryUserName Wrote:
Speaking of covers, right now I'm constructing a melodic death metal version of the goonies theme song "Good enough."


Awesome, lol, keep up the good work!

By the way, I feel that *Motorhead's version of 'Cat Scratch Fever' is far better than Ted Nugent's or even Pantera's. ("Well the first time that I got it I was 30 years old..." lol)

Everybody who's anybody MUST hear *Rough Cutt's version of Janis Joplin's 'Piece Of My Heart', it's just fucking awesome! They totally change the rythm, but at the same time they don't o_O? I don't know how to explain, but the wa-wa on the guitars is totally RAD too.

Rough Cutt-Piece Of My Heart (No doubt IMO the best cover yet)
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 •06/21/2004 06:07 PM (UTC) •
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I wonder how long it'll be before someone mentions the TERRIBLE (IMO) Johnny Cash cover of NIN's "Hurt". And even if people do like it (which is perfectly understandable), can they honestly say it's BETTER than the original (which is the point of this thread)?? confused

My picks would be the Gary Jules cover of "Mad World", George Michael's cover of "I Can't Make You Love Me", and even though it's generally despised, I thought Sheryl Crow's cover of "The First Cut Is The Deepest" was ok.
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 •06/21/2004 06:13 PM (UTC) •
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I like a lot of Johnny Cash's song covers, like "One" by U2, "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode, and of course, "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. But I like all of the originals better. The "Personal Jesus" cover is really odd.
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Wheatus - Little bit of Respect

This version was actually in tune.
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 •06/21/2004 06:38 PM (UTC) •
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maybe jimi hendrix cover of bob dylans all along the watch tower but like a rolling stone is the best by dylan not anyone else that covered it. and i think it was the thunderbirds that wrote and played it but the song is something in the air and tom peetty and the heartbreakers did a better job
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 •06/21/2004 06:48 PM (UTC) •
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weird al kicks ass!
DrCube Wrote:
Do Weird Al's parodies count?

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 •06/21/2004 06:55 PM (UTC) •
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Johnny Cash- Hurt

Metallica- Turn the Page
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 •06/21/2004 08:51 PM (UTC) •
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DrCube Wrote:
Do Weird Al's parodies count?


Why not? Knock yourself out.

BTW, I also agree that KMFDM's cover of "Mysterious Ways" is better, but only for comedic value. En Esch had the flu when he was singing that.

Also:

KMFDM's Boots > The original singer whose name is on the tip of my tongue now but I cannot recall.

Coal Chamber's Shock the Monkey > Ditto

Pig's Just Like You > Ministry's version
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•06/21/2004 09:01 PM (UTC) •
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I prefer Judas Priest's version of "Diamonds and Rust far more than the original.


I like SOD's version of "Diamonds And Rust" grin
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 •06/21/2004 10:03 PM (UTC) •
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MKSECRETS Wrote:
I wonder how long it'll be before someone mentions the TERRIBLE (IMO) Johnny Cash cover of NIN's "Hurt". And even if people do like it (which is perfectly understandable), can they honestly say it's BETTER than the original?
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I never liked Johnny Cash's cover of 'Hurt'. The original song by NIN will always be the best in my opinion. But to answer the question of this thread, Manson's cover of 'Sweet Dreams' was better than the original, same with the NIN cover of that Queen song.
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 •06/22/2004 01:23 PM (UTC) •
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TemperaryUserName Wrote:

Speaking of covers, right now I'm constructing a melodic death metal version of the goonies theme song "Good enough."


Now that's something i would love to hear smile

for me my fav covers are

Guns N Roses : Live and let die (Wings)
Metallica : Garage inc album (various bands)
Marilyn Manson : Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)


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 •06/22/2004 02:14 PM (UTC) •
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Cradle Of filth: Hallowed be thy name (Iron Maiden)
Children of Bodom: Shot in the dark (Ozzy Osbourne)
Ozzy Osbourne: BLue Suede shoes (damn, forgot the name...)
Graveworm: Fear Of The Dark (Iron Maiden)
Blind Guardian: surfin usa (beach boys)
Children Of Bodom: Somebody Put Something In My Drink (Ramones)
Children Of Bodom: The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
Forgot who did it... but it's not Children Of Bodom: The Final Countdown (Europe)
Angra: Painkiller (Judas Priest)
Megadeth: Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols)
Hammerfall: i want out (helloween)
Sonata Artica: Still Loving You (Scorpions)
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 •06/22/2004 05:52 PM (UTC) •
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BTW, not that these are necessarely better than the original... but they kick some booty none the less!
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 •06/22/2004 07:30 PM (UTC) •
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Sanitarium (Welcome Home): Limp Bizkit > Metallica
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kabal20 Wrote:
Sanitarium (Welcome Home): Limp Bizkit > Metallica

You're serious? wow
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 •06/23/2004 05:39 AM (UTC) •
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Love Is Alive (Gary Wright) - covered by the band Eyes in 1993. Jeff Scott Soto was the singer for the band Eyes. IMO he is one of the greatest vocalists ever.
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