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Music/Movie remakes...or Johnny Cash kicks ass (rant)
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posted05/08/2004 02:56 AM (UTC)by
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ShingoEX
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Is it just me, or has there been a massive influx of remakes lately? It seems there's no creativity left in the industry, nor respect for original work. Some say remakes are a tribute to original work, but the recent presentation contradicts that, and it does notihng but bastardize the original

Just saw Jessica Simpson's video for the "Take my Breath Away" remake, and I've finally gotten to the point where it's making me physically ill to watch crap like this. Joss Stone DEBUTED with a remake of the White Stripes' "Fell In Love With a Girl", and called it "Fell In Love With A Boy". Geez, that's pretty sad...the original song is ...maybe...a year old (?)

Don't even get me started on these multi-million-dollar redundancies called movie remakes.

There are hundreds and hundreds of great musician/directors/filmmakers/writers who have great material, and they're struggling just to get a foot in the door, but they can't, 'cuz we have to make room for this crap

The ONLY person I can credit for remakes is Johnny Cash. Some may call me a hypocrite in this sense, but when you have this as a collection of albums, you can do whatever the fuck you want. He's PROVEN to be a true songwriter/singer, and has the records to back it up...

* 1957 - Johnny Cash and His Hot and Blue Guitar
* 1958 - Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous
* 1959 - The Fabulous Johnny Cash
* 1959 - Hymns by Johnny Cash
* 1959 - Songs of Our Soil
* 1959 - Greatest Johnny Cash
* 1960 - Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams
* 1960 - Ride This Train
* 1960 - Now There Was A Song
* 1961 - Now, Here's Johnny Cash
* 1962 - Hymns from the Heart
* 1962 - The Sound of Johnny Cash
* 1962 - All Aboard the Blue Train
* 1963 - Blood, Sweat and Tears
* 1963 - Ring of Fire
* 1963 - The Christmas Spirit
* 1964 - Keep on the Sunny Side
* 1964 - I Walk the Line
* 1964 - The Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash
* 1964 - Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian
* 1965 - Orange Blossom Special
* 1965 - Ballads of the True West
* 1965 - Mean as Hell
* 1966 - Everybody Loves a Nut
* 1966 - Happiness is You
* 1967 - Johnny Cash & June Carter: Jackson
* 1967 - Johnny Cash's Greatest Hits
* 1967 - Carryin' on with Cash and Carter
* 1968 - From Sea to Shining Sea
* 1968 - At Folsom Prison
* 1968 - The Holy Land
* 1969 - At San Quentin
* 1969 - Johnny Cash
* 1969 - Original Golden Hits, Volume I
* 1969 - Original Golden Hits, Volume II
* 1969 - Story Songs of the Trains and Rivers
* 1969 - Got Rhythm
* 1970 - Johnny Cash Sings Folsom Prison Blues
* 1970 - The Blue Train
* 1970 - Johnny Cash Sings the Greatest Hits
* 1970 - Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: Jackson
* 1970 - Johnny Cash: The Legend
* 1970 - The Walls of a Prison
* 1970 - Sunday Down South
* 1970 - Showtime
* 1970 - Hello, I'm Johnny Cash
* 1970 - The Singing Storyteller
* 1970 - The World of Johnny Cash
* 1970 - Johnny Cash Sings I Walk the Line
* 1970 - The Rough Cut King of Country Music
* 1970 - The Johnny Cash Show
* 1970 - I Walk the Line - Movie Soundtrack
* 1970 - Little Fauss and Big Halsy - Movie Soundtrack
* 1971 - Man in Black
* 1971 - Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis Sing Hank Williams
* 1971 - Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music
* 1971 - The Johnny Cash Collection: Greatest Hits Volume II
* 1971 - Understand Your Man
* 1971 - Original Golden Hits, Volume III
* 1972 - A Thing Called Love
* 1972 - Give My Love to Rose
* 1972 - America
* 1972 - The Johnny Cash Songbook
* 1972 - Christmas: The Johnny Cash Family
* 1973 - The Gospel Road
* 1973 - Any Old Wind That Blows
* 1973 - Now, There Was a Song
* 1973 - The Fabulous Johnny Cash
* 1973 - Johnny Cash and His Woman
* 1973 - Sunday Morning Coming Down
* 1973 - Ballads of the American Indian
* 1974 - Ragged Old Flag
* 1974 - Five Feet High and Rising
* 1974 - The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me
* 1975 - Johnny Cash Sings Precious Memories
* 1975 - The Children's Album
* 1975 - John R. Cash
* 1975 - Johnny Cash at Osteraker Pirsion
* 1975 - Look at Them Beans
* 1975 - Strawberry Cake
* 1976 - One Piece at a Time
* 1976 - Destination Victoria Station
* 1977 - The Last Gunfighter Ballad
* 1977 - The Rambler
* 1978 - I Would Like to See You Again
* 1978 - Greatest Hits, Volume III
* 1978 - Gone Girl
* 1979 - Johnny Cash - Silver
* 1979 - A Believer Sings the Truth
* 1980 - Rockabilly Blues
* 1980 - Classic Christmas
* 1981 - The Baron
* 1981 - Encore
* 1982 - The Survivors
* 1982 - A Believer Sings the Truth, Volume I
* 1982 - The Adventures of Johnny Cash
* 1983 - Johnny Cash - Biggest Hits
* 1983 - Johnny 99
* 1983 - Songs of Love and Life
* 1984 - I Believe
* 1985 - Highwayman
* 1986 - Rainbow
* 1986 - Class of '55: Cash, Perkins, Orbison & Lewis
* 1986 - Heroes: Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings
* 1986 - Believe in Him
* 1987 - Johnny Cash: Columbia Records 1958-1986
* 1987 - Johnny Cash is Coming to Town
* 1988 - Classic Cash
* 1988 - Water From the Wells of Home
* 1990 - Johnny Cash: Patriot
* 1990 - Boom Chicka Boom
* 1990 - Johnny Cash: The Man in Black 1954-1958
* 1991 - The Mystery of Life
* 1991 - Johnny Cash: The Man in Black 1959-1962
* 1991 - Come Along and Ride this Train
* 1992 - The Essential Johnny Cash
* 1994 - American Recordings
* 1995 - Highwaymen: The Road Goes on Forever
* 1996 - Unchained
* 1996 - Johnny Cash: The Hits
* 1998 - VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson
* 1998 - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison and San Quentin
* 1998 - Johnny Cash: Crazy Country
* 1998 - Johnny Cash: Timeless Inspiration
* 1998 - Johnny 99
* 1999 - Johnny Cash: Super Hits
* 1999 - Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins: I Walk the Line/Little Fauss and Big Halsy
* 1999 - Just as I am
* 1999 - Rickabilly Blues
* 1999 - Cash on Delivery: A Tribute
* 1999 - The Legendary Johnny Cash
* 1999 - Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash: It's All in the Family
* 1999 - Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
* 1999 - Sixteen Biggest Hits
* 2000 - Return to The Promised Land
* 2000 - Love, God and Murder
* 2000 - At San Quentin
* 2000 - Super Hits
* 2000 - American III: Solitary Man
* 2001 - Sixteen Biggest Hits: Volume II
* 2002 - American IV: The Man Comes Around

These other remake-whores can suck me sideways.
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 •05/05/2004 07:59 PM (UTC) •
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Agreed. Although, I enjoy live or joke covers of songs every once and a while. I love when Tenacious D covers anything. I like their live version of Heaven On Their Minds better than the original.
EDIT - forgot about Dillinger Escape Plan's cover of Aphex's Come To Daddy. That song wails.
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 •05/05/2004 08:03 PM (UTC) •
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ShingoEX Wrote:
These other remake-whores can suck me sideways.

Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel wink
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 •05/05/2004 08:23 PM (UTC) •
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I like the remakes of "Gin and Juice"(If anyone can tell me who really did the remake I will be their friend forever. I have heard Phish,Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney,Cledus T. Judd. Who really did it?) and "Boyz In The Hood" by Dynamite Hack.
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Hyuga
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 •05/05/2004 11:48 PM (UTC) •
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It's Phish. And, yes, that cover of Boyz in the Hood is awesome.
marine_warrior Wrote:
I like the remakes of "Gin and Juice"(If anyone can tell me who really did the remake I will be their friend forever. I have heard Phish,Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney,Cledus T. Judd. Who really did it?) and "Boyz In The Hood" by Dynamite Hack.

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 •05/06/2004 05:04 AM (UTC) •
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....And this is why I like independant filmakers...Anyway, I definatly understand where you're coming from. I thought of driving my car into on coming traffic when I heard that Jessica Simpson covered Cash. But there are some bands out there that when when and where to cover other songs. One of the best out now doing this is Pearl Jam. I know that sounds a bit bias, but their covers of "Baba O'Riley" (originally by The Who) and "Rockin in the Free World" (originally by Neil Young) are really good. And one of the reason these covers are good is because they originally were done at live shows and weren't meant to be put on an album. They had such a good following that they would play at taped shows, and the rest is history. Do what I do, fill up the car with CDs and try to avoid the radio as much as humanly possible.
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 •05/06/2004 05:41 AM (UTC) •
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ShingoEX Praised Johnny Cash:


Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".
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Hyuga
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 •05/06/2004 05:44 AM (UTC) •
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You're dumb.
MKSECRETS Wrote:

ShingoEX Praised Johnny Cash:


Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".

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 •05/06/2004 05:46 AM (UTC) •
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I will agree with all that was said. I don't have the attention span to read your whole shpeel Shingo, but Johnny Cash kicks ass, and I trust you know what you're talking about.

There will always be covers I like, and when you're an established artist, who's proven yourself capable of being creative enough to write your own solid stuff, I think it's perfectly fine to want to cover other songs that you have always really enjoyed.

Yes, Tenacious D does awesome covers. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are shitty, but they do pick good songs to cover, most of the time. I'm a fan of Pearl Jam, so anything they do is good.

Soundgarden does a really pants-blowing cover of Johnny Cash's Rusty Cage. It makes me want to do stuff.

And for the record, I like most Bob Marley covers. Okay, they aren't Bob Marley, but when it's Sublime, or Clapton or someone doing it, it keeps his spirit alive.
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 •05/06/2004 06:06 AM (UTC) •
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Hyuga Wrote:
You're dumb.
MKSECRETS Wrote:

ShingoEX Praised Johnny Cash:


Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".


And you're sexy.

So what else is new??
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 •05/06/2004 06:10 AM (UTC) •
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MKSECRETS Wrote:

Hyuga Wrote:
You're dumb.
MKSECRETS Wrote:

ShingoEX Praised Johnny Cash:


Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".

And you're sexy.

So what else is new??


I bought a bike.
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Hyuga
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 •05/06/2004 06:14 AM (UTC) •
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tru dat
MKSECRETS Wrote:

Hyuga Wrote:
You're dumb.
MKSECRETS Wrote:

ShingoEX Praised Johnny Cash:


Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".

And you're sexy.

So what else is new??

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Prince_Abdul
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 •05/06/2004 06:17 AM (UTC) •
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You discluded my statement, are you saying that I'm lying about buying a bike? furious
ps MKS ur making me jealous!
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 •05/07/2004 05:38 AM (UTC) •
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ah yes, we couldnt have a thread about Cash without the D makes an ass out of himself aspect... in other words the song rocks wink
MKSECRETS Wrote:

ShingoEX Praised Johnny Cash:


Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".

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 •05/07/2004 05:42 AM (UTC) •
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Fucking retarded.
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 •05/07/2004 12:27 PM (UTC) •
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I must agree with MKS. That cover blew. IMO ofcourse. I'm sure plenty enjoyed it.

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 •05/07/2004 04:55 PM (UTC) •
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Wasn't that Tori Amos?

Ironically enough, it was Cash himself who did a (in MY opinion) TERRIBLE cover of Nine Inch Nail's "Hurt".

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 •05/07/2004 05:50 PM (UTC) •
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StonedSour Wrote:
Wasn't that Tori Amos?



She did one also?? It probably sucked as well.
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ShingoEX
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 •05/07/2004 06:37 PM (UTC) •
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Heard Wynonna Judd's cover of Foreigner's "I Wanna Know What Love Is".

The horsemen of the apocalypse are on their way...
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Hyuga
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 •05/07/2004 07:43 PM (UTC) •
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She slaughtered it. Fucking terrible. Funny thing is that Reznor did backup vocals for her on her previous (?) album.
MKSECRETS Wrote:

StonedSour Wrote:
Wasn't that Tori Amos?



She did one also?? It probably sucked as well.

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MKSECRETS
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 •05/08/2004 02:56 AM (UTC) •
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Hyuga Wrote:
She slaughtered it. Fucking terrible. Funny thing is that Reznor did backup vocals for her on her previous (?) album.
MKSECRETS Wrote:

StonedSour Wrote:
Wasn't that Tori Amos?



She did one also?? It probably sucked as well.


He sang backup on a TORI AMOS disc??

Shingo, the Horsemen are even nearer than you think wink
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