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Title: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on June 02, 2016, 02:04:59 pm: Quote from: Poser on June 02, 2016, 03:33:59 am
Money (That's what I want) The Babys did it best, Barrett Strong did it first. Many others including The Trashmen, Stones, Beatles, great White and Levon Helm did it well

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq7xss9ud44&app=desktop
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: bolobaby on June 02, 2016, 04:37:49 pm: Let me throw a curve ball into the mix:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxV9tIlpN94

Violent Femmes doing Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah!
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: bolobaby on June 02, 2016, 04:44:12 pm: And here is one that is just amazing...

Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix doing Radioactive. I like the original, too, but this remake is simply amazingly good. (130MM views, so if you haven't seen it already, where have you been?)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE2GCa-_nyU
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Sighlass on June 06, 2016, 01:29:40 am: In 1938 we got "Jeeper Creepers" (where'd you get those eyes)...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hZySbS2_Dw

In 1988 we got a cover with Siouxsie and the Banshees called Peek-a-Boo that I thought was quite an original take on the song...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PjUY8IXvnA
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on June 06, 2016, 02:14:20 am: :smokin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QFDsUgjqIo
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: pookie18 on June 07, 2016, 02:42:10 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43vOAw2sAFU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn6ho_R4soA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz2CXDFmz5w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsEHrhiwY8A
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: pookie18 on July 18, 2016, 03:07:02 pm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK72A_eV8Lg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v81n4915C9A
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on July 18, 2016, 08:21:37 pm: If your song's gonna be remade, you best do it yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwt15IwwTdw
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: pookie18 on July 18, 2016, 08:26:36 pm: Quote from: uglybiker on July 18, 2016, 08:21:37 pm
If your song's gonna be remade, you best do it yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwt15IwwTdw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM1B9G_Z-VI
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on July 18, 2016, 08:55:06 pm: Pookie is on a roll!
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: pookie18 on July 18, 2016, 09:19:22 pm: Quote from: Wingnut on July 18, 2016, 08:55:06 pm
Pookie is on a roll!

I only learned about the Glenn Miller original last Friday while listening to a radio show...

& it took me 2 1/2 days to remember to put it in this topic/thread...
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on July 18, 2016, 09:27:40 pm: Quote from: pookie18 on July 18, 2016, 09:19:22 pm
I only learned about the Glenn Miller original last Friday while listening to a radio show...

& it took me 2 1/2 days to remember to put it in this topic/thread...

Okay. A slow roll...but a roll just the same!
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on July 18, 2016, 09:41:52 pm: Animals? Overrated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUUyFrHERpU
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: pookie18 on July 18, 2016, 09:57:39 pm: Quote from: uglybiker on July 18, 2016, 09:41:52 pm
Animals? Overrated.

You'll probably hear from PETA, ASPCA, etc...
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on July 18, 2016, 10:17:00 pm: They'll have to talk to the cat. :smokin:

(http://users.commspeed.net/guzzi/bikershots/EVLKAT%203a1a.jpg)
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: pookie18 on July 18, 2016, 10:40:07 pm: Quote from: uglybiker on July 18, 2016, 10:17:00 pm
They'll have to talk to the cat. :smokin:

(http://users.commspeed.net/guzzi/bikershots/EVLKAT%203a1a.jpg)

Hope he rips 'em up...
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on July 20, 2016, 07:00:48 pm: And some remakes are just........odd.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jo8YUunbI8
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on July 20, 2016, 07:07:50 pm: Good Lord.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAWl5peI8HY
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on July 20, 2016, 07:15:17 pm: Would you prefer Weird Al?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RcEhSOLUPY

Or the drunk Canadian version?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqymcJRSbxI
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on July 20, 2016, 07:34:29 pm: Drunk guy by far.... Winning! lol
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: libertybele on August 19, 2016, 03:02:41 am: IMHO Best cover ever - Sounds of Silence ... Disturbed Absolutely amazing. David Draiman even received a complimentary text from Paul Simon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg#t=11

...and Draiman did another absolutely incredible version with Myles Kennedy -- the new Simon and Garfunkel!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3By4DZyTNM
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: geronl on August 19, 2016, 06:46:50 am: I guess it never caught on but check out "literal versions"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL6_t-cdgLI
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Cripplecreek on August 19, 2016, 09:54:35 am: I don't know if its better but its certainly just as good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_VsvZmIWxY
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Gefn on August 19, 2016, 01:17:22 pm: Don McLean wrote "And I love you so" on his first album.

Frank Sinatra covered it. It's a no brainier to say Sinatra did it better.

IMHO, I wasn't fond of Sinatra's cover of "Something" - I prefer George Harrison.
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: The_Reader_David on August 30, 2016, 02:08:02 am: Within Temptation's cover of Passenger's "Let Her Go".

Come to think of it just about anyone with a reasonably rich voice can improve on Passenger's singing of his own material.
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on August 30, 2016, 02:10:32 am: Quote from: Cripplecreek on August 19, 2016, 09:54:35 am
I don't know if its better but its certainly just as good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_VsvZmIWxY

agreed.!
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: dfwgator on August 30, 2016, 02:26:57 am: Quote from: uglybiker on June 06, 2016, 02:14:20 am
:smokin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QFDsUgjqIo
I've got that right next to my copy of 5 Neat Guys' Neatest Hits.
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: ABX on August 30, 2016, 02:30:42 am: I'm sure I'll catch hell for this one, because nothing beats the original. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a cover versus tribute.
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on August 30, 2016, 02:38:45 am: Quote from: AbaraXas on August 30, 2016, 02:30:42 am
I'm sure I'll catch hell for this one, because nothing beats the original. I'm not sure if this qualifies as a cover versus tribute.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LFxOaDeJmXk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

No. That was bad ass.

Found this surfing youtube. Simple man by the Deftones! Not better but good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Th0HT2i-T4

and this which is really good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHiP3_-N0Vc
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: RoosGirl on August 30, 2016, 02:44:17 am: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOyST2vMlP0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6bW69zCGSM

Hard not to out-sign Dylan. :)
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: ABX on August 30, 2016, 02:59:13 am: ...and now for something completely different.
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on August 30, 2016, 03:10:10 am: Shaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMT-oEIQuo
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on August 30, 2016, 03:17:09 am: Prince goes country!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HBGn-jw3EM
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: massadvj on August 30, 2016, 03:27:15 am: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SFNW5F8K9Y)
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: uglybiker on August 30, 2016, 03:32:03 am: Quote from: dfwgator on August 30, 2016, 02:26:57 am
I've got that right next to my copy of 5 Neat Guys' Neatest Hits.

Have you finished that addition to house your Gordon Lightfoot collection?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlrrwUIwcE
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on August 30, 2016, 03:40:37 am: Quote from: dfwgator on August 30, 2016, 02:26:57 am
I've got that right next to my copy of 5 Neat Guys' Neatest Hits.

Classics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjtvSABQ3Q
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: RoosGirl on August 30, 2016, 03:42:43 am: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_1Rhq874tk
Title: Re: Music Thread- Song Covers that are better than the original Part III
Post by: Wingnut on September 03, 2016, 07:05:09 pm: Is everyone seeing "(Embedding disabled, limit reached)" next to the youtube HTTP// addy?