That cover is sort of great because it's comedically bad.
Music Remixes or covers better than the original songs
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That is absolutely awful.
Same singer/songwriter. Original is with his band. Cover is much different and absolutely fantastic.
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That reminds me of Phil Collins covering a Genesis song on his first solo album (early 80s, before they both turned a bit stale). The Genesis version is good but lacks a little oomph (I like Duke but the recording and sound isn't the greatest):
I like how Phil Collins then totally funks it for his debut album, and I might actually prefer that version:
This is an absolute banger.
This is probably the best.
Absolutely butchered a classic
It's no stairway to heaven I'll have you know
Kurt/Nirvana's rendition of The man who sold the world was pretty good though, I personally prefer it to David Bowie's version. Speaking of Bowie, I also prefer Ice Ice Baby to Under Pressure - Under pressure is 100% the better song, but the other one is such a banger.
Argh that's a hard one to pick between those two, and which version I play depends on the mood, they're both excellent.
I feel the same way about Elvis's Can't Help Falling in Love and UB40's version.
Strong strong opinions in there.
Ice Ice baby isn't exactly a remix but truly iconic in its own right
Yeah I admit I can't categorically state that it's better than the original, it's mostly just a cover that I think is really good.
Paul Simon really likes it too, so that's nice.
I quite like the Metallica version of this Enrico Morricone classic, it's only performed live so there's no studio version, first song I play when I head to the gym.
The Arctic Monkeys' covers of Hold on we're going home by Drake and Feels like we only go backwards by Tame Impala are quite good too?
The Arctic Monkeys' covers of Hold on we're going home by Drake and Feels like we only go backwards by Tame Impala are quite good too?
Oh for sure it's controversial - I love Bowie, but I just prefer this one version by Nirvana, probably subjective because I had that Unplugged Album when I was a kid.
And yeah I guess it's more of a sampling, so doesn't exactly count?
Yeah same like not better, but just refreshingly different.
The Rod Stewart cover of Downtown Train by Tom Waits is an utter car crash. However the Everything About The Girl version is great. Not as good as the original of course.
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I remember challenging a massive Bob Dylan fan to find me any example where the original Bob Dylan song hadn't been improved / bettered by another artist. They weren't able to provide me with a satisfactory example. Anyone else want to take up the challenge?
I'm not a Dylan fan, but I can't see Blowin In The Wind being improved. It's just right, for what it is.
They used to do a girls aloud cover back in the day.
I think Jimi Hendrix has about two albums worth of Dylan covers that would present an immediate problem.
I am not a Dylan fan, but I do not think "Knock on Heavens door" has been improved by others. His version is the best one for me. I know Led Zeppelins cover is okay. But I like Dylans more.
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Halcyon On & On by Orbital samples It’s a fine day by Opus III. Both are bangers! I’d often mix them up back in the day.
Best sample usage is a whole other ball game!
I used to think it was his best performance and I acknowledge that the Neal Young & crazy Horse version on "Weld" is not to everyones taste...but then I heard Stevie Wonder's version from 1966...on the verge of his own greatest period and at a time of turmoil in America...and this version in the 90's too.
or Sam Cooke too
I'll concede that that's probably the track that has never been bettered in terms of performance as I can't stand the Guns and roses version with it's pomposity. I think this version musically is about equal to Bob's...just the sadness of knowing it was recorded just before his death -
or call it a draw if you include the tom petty collaboration
One where the cover (blondie) is definitely superior
It obviously comes down to personal choice. I'm not saying Stevie Wonder wasn't a massive talent, but that style of warbling makes me cringe immensleee, ee, eeee, ee, eee. The other two versions are just too long.
Trent Reznor definitely lifted the bar. I love Joy Division but Reznor made a better version
Yep. That’s terrible.
Jokerman.
My absolute favourite song of his and I don't think it'll ever be bettered by another artist or improved.
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Anything by Bill McClintock seems to improve the original of both songs.
Rod Stewarts is iconic because of when it was released and that whole era but for me this is a much better version.
In every aspect!
Get. Out!
Perhaps a slight tangent, but in a similar vein this I believe to be the king of mashups. It rocks.
Great cover
Yeah, I'm in the mood for girls singing radiohead.