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Title: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 05:00:04 PM
This is something people tout. “Bet you can’t find a cover better than the original”

Yet it’s so, so easy. Let’s post em.

Obvious choices:

https://youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY

https://youtu.be/3JWTaaS7LdU

https://youtu.be/xL5spALs-eA

https://youtu.be/rXwMrBb2x1Q

https://youtu.be/vt1Pwfnh5pc

https://youtu.be/H-RBJNqdnoM

Not so obvious:

https://youtu.be/DXruO39UHVo

https://youtu.be/OwtVkoim2zg

https://youtu.be/6BjqqrDNtIA

https://youtu.be/H7_sqdkaAfo
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 05:03:12 PM
Hurt is not better than the original, get out
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 05:12:51 PM
Quote from: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 05:03:12 PM
Hurt is not better than the original, get out

I thinks it’s on par with the original,  it necessarily better.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Mandark on August 08, 2018, 05:17:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auAK-PEEiW4
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 05:29:28 PM
https://youtu.be/5HmeLARiZiA

Still better
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 05:34:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5bznN76xRY
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 05:38:54 PM
albini's post punk industrial drum machine scuzz improves both of these IMO. "he's a whore" also works incredibly well in the context of Songs About Fucking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2dEc7HaX88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP3ge9DGsKU
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 05:40:50 PM
http://youtu.be/03MXhKZqG9Y

esparanza’s voice adds so much soul to the track, topping the original. 
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 05:41:06 PM
I think the way Metallica approach covers is masterful. I won't say they're better than the originals, because art is in the eye of the beholder. But they put so much effort into maintaining a level of faithfulness, while adding their own touch, attention to detail and arrangement. They really do justice for all the artists they cover and their love for them really comes through in their covers.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: toku on August 08, 2018, 05:43:59 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gObFOPYhVGg
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 05:49:39 PM
i dunno if i've ever thought of deftones as good but they do totally nail the aggro-shoegaze niche really well.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 05:54:53 PM
I like deftones in gulps. I’ve never heard that cover. I like it.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 06:00:16 PM
https://youtu.be/YS1Tz6dzcjU

This is one of my favorite songs. “Stolen” or not, it massacres the original.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 08, 2018, 06:03:37 PM
It ain't better than the original, but:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkP3urtYCkc

OG song is better, but the music video is perfection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSnLGdpjWf4

I love the mix of 70s disco and 80s synth-pop:

https://youtu.be/uE-itlGNap4
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 06:18:50 PM
This isn’t a cover but it kind of counts. In all my years listening to hip hop I can think of very few songs better than the original sample. Ice Cube’s It Was A Good Day stands as one of the few exceptions. I love Isley Brothers but any time I hear Footsteps in the Dark I’d rather listen to Ice Cube’s “version”. Usually, if a funk or soul song had Parts I and II like Footsteps does, it indicates the song is amazing. But Footsteps is just above average. Good Day is so much more fun for me to listen to. I’m hardly an Ice Cube fan and barely know any of his songs but it’s how I feel. :idont Pooh knocked it out. The drums are :lawd

https://youtu.be/h4UqMyldS7Q
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: toku on August 08, 2018, 06:19:21 PM
deftones probably my favorite band ngl  they have an entire album of covers and b-sides:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltOctYJujFA

they covered sade too but i dont expect anyone here to appreciate it but me lol:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1hwitltOQ4
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 06:23:17 PM
Nah we have a lot of Sade fans here. The queen :lawd I have her on my wall.

I have to listen to that cover. I doubt anything can top the original though!
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Himu on August 08, 2018, 06:31:08 PM
I think it’s a solid cover. The vocals are good but it lacks audio ambience of the original which makes less emotional to listen to. When you listen to the Sade’s you can visualize the story due to the softer guitar and drum work.

It’s definitely not a bad cover but doesn’t resonate with me as much as the original.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: CatsCatsCats on August 08, 2018, 06:50:28 PM
GnR’s Live and Let Die is vastly superior.

Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: CatsCatsCats on August 08, 2018, 06:51:37 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 06:52:43 PM
Axl :lawd
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: CatsCatsCats on August 08, 2018, 06:53:16 PM
Also, this:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1luhn-L9J0w


OP nailed some of the best ones
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: CatsCatsCats on August 08, 2018, 06:56:34 PM
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: headwalk on August 08, 2018, 07:04:48 PM
https://youtu.be/w4oZXfrf18Y

https://youtu.be/SgnOJXIvu6s
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Tasty on August 08, 2018, 07:17:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrgfeTjbQCg
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 07:33:43 PM
Soft pink truth should be in this thread ofc

https://youtu.be/k2EEU5dA7FA

https://youtu.be/t8R9AvPQp4M

https://youtu.be/zNGyJok0YDI

https://youtu.be/G-WocKhwJRs
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: chronovore on August 08, 2018, 07:47:10 PM
Quote from: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 05:03:12 PM
Hurt is not better than the original, get out

WRONG.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Coax on August 08, 2018, 07:51:50 PM
Robert Glasper Experiment's live cover of Say Yes (Floetry) with intro of Lady In My Life (Michael Jackson)

Begins at around 0:58 since timecodes break on embeds

https://youtu.be/_p1XvNXThao?t=58
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 07:52:21 PM
Quote from: chronovore on August 08, 2018, 07:47:10 PM
Quote from: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 05:03:12 PM
Hurt is not better than the original, get out

WRONG.

yes, you are.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TVC15 on August 08, 2018, 08:36:50 PM
Quote from: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 05:34:06 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5bznN76xRY

GTFO

Quote from: headwalk on August 08, 2018, 07:04:48 PM
https://youtu.be/w4oZXfrf18Y


GTFO

https://youtu.be/m-O_r-vJ1CY
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 08:40:46 PM
See, I don't think War Pigs is such an amazing cover. Sure, they play it perfectly. But aside from Patton's obviously different vocals, it just sounds like a really good tribute band did the cover. It's too note-for-note perfect. I am not a fan of Black Sabbath, but if I was, that cover would give me absolutely no reason to listen to the cover. Since I am not a Black Sabbath fan, however, I prefer the FNM version since Patton has a better singing voice and the production is a little cleaner on it.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Joe Molotov on August 08, 2018, 08:42:11 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRC7IeJv8IU
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 08:52:11 PM
Children of Bodom does great covers (fuck you right in two if you disagree)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0L-gUzmnvU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrX2DHysKOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntL4uNVHIXY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTOlRIQ2KUA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Rz79SeTsE


Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TVC15 on August 08, 2018, 08:57:02 PM
At least this largely shitty thread got me to put on Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret for the first time in a few months. One of the top 5 albums of the 80s, easy. Maybe top 3.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: seagrams hotsauce on August 08, 2018, 09:57:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxoRHqc1iDk
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TVC15 on August 08, 2018, 10:01:07 PM
https://youtu.be/wHAEkWcgBD8
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TVC15 on August 08, 2018, 10:08:19 PM
I’m a GNR fan and I never really liked that one. I suppose the awfulness of the original is difficult to overcome.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 10:09:56 PM
Pretty much any cover of Bob Dylan is better than the original, you guys are aiming for low hanging fruit
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TVC15 on August 08, 2018, 10:21:31 PM
Bob Dylan gets too much shit. Song for song, John Wesley Harding is better than any Hendrix album, for example.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 08, 2018, 10:27:30 PM
His delivery is not for everyone (me being part of everyone)
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Assimilate on August 09, 2018, 12:42:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDHqywS6un0

definitely better than the original by Joy Division. They're very similar but Trent updates it a bit and does it better i think.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: nudemacusers on August 09, 2018, 12:44:32 AM
Makes sense; joy division is mad overrated.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Assimilate on August 09, 2018, 12:47:40 AM
Quote from: nudemacusers on August 09, 2018, 12:44:32 AM
Makes sense; joy division is mad overrated.

the hype is a bit warranted though, they have such fantastic songs but their sound is incredibly dated.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Transhuman on August 09, 2018, 05:06:59 AM
https://youtu.be/NSWdug1HiCg
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Raist on August 09, 2018, 05:57:18 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDBfZl6ZSFg
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Maiden Voyage on August 09, 2018, 07:20:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK07k-JQKig
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: bork on August 09, 2018, 09:15:59 AM
Let's go weeb for a second.  Not better, but just as good in a different way:

Sugarbabe (Tatsuro Yamashita) - Downtown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4WI-HCT440

Maaya Sakamoto: Downtown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCvNuzwL8Pw
Full song: https://www.jmusicitalia.com/maaya-sakamoto/video/down-town-pv/10/
(It's really, really hard to find this song for some reason.  Not even the anime opening it was used in comes up in searches.)

:expert
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: bork on August 09, 2018, 09:22:55 AM
Quote from: Cindi Mayweather on August 08, 2018, 05:00:04 PM
This is something people tout. “Bet you can’t find a cover better than the original”

Yet it’s so, so easy. Let’s post em.

Obvious choices:


Had no idea that I Love Rock N Roll was a cover!  :o And I think I like the original more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Bebpo on August 09, 2018, 11:47:42 AM
https://youtu.be/tOmKGjy-Ct0
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TVC15 on August 09, 2018, 12:58:54 PM
Quote from: Assimilate on August 09, 2018, 12:42:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDHqywS6un0

definitely better than the original by Joy Division. They're very similar but Trent updates it a bit and does it better i think.

I’m not even sure what you posted because Safari mobile sucks, but I can tell it’s bullshit from the bullshit comment.
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Tasty on August 09, 2018, 01:14:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVe-9VWIcCo
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: benjipwns on August 09, 2018, 03:49:50 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8gVmD39AmI

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i remember thinking how does what feel?  i am still confused as to what is being referred to in these lyrics.  for the past 21 days 7 hours and 32 seconds i have been listening to this song, desperately trying to understand.  i am tired now and need to sleep.  if anyone out there could please explain i will forever honor them as my homie.  peace out
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Heather Homner
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lol thank you ...
now that I know the meaning of this song I can move on to one of my fav bands the Pixies and there song this monkeys gone to heaven.  I am afraid of what type pf monkey they are referring to.....if its a nasty baboon I want no part of that....they are nasty from their pissed off faces to very very red bunghole....
stupid crap baboons
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Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Tasty on August 09, 2018, 03:51:10 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDdTz3Kxn5M

Original song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R4Y2otQGRo
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Brehvolution on August 10, 2018, 08:51:59 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPeOMHcsUJ4

RIP Lemmy
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on August 10, 2018, 11:14:45 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIb6AZdTr-A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s__rX_WL100

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OwQOb6bd1M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcKkuiOcsaU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcyCQLewj10
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Tasty on August 10, 2018, 12:17:07 PM
So do Weird Al songs go here or
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: Tasty on August 11, 2018, 02:18:26 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PprQOCoGHjU

:heyman

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUH-xk2MxAE

:heyman :heyman
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Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 12, 2018, 08:26:52 AM
https://youtu.be/inpbS2JpMRA
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 14, 2018, 04:37:32 PM
https://youtu.be/qQjf0KEkUCg
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 14, 2018, 05:28:09 PM
don't @ me
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 14, 2018, 05:30:07 PM
did Assi share his steroid stack with you, what's up your ass today
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: agrajag on August 14, 2018, 05:33:29 PM
that's just like your opinion, man
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: toku on August 23, 2018, 12:53:46 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhat3oUbNkw


better than the original maybe
Title: Re: Covers better than or equal to the original
Post by: TEEEPO on August 23, 2018, 03:06:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHzB8KAuEr8