Author Topic: Covers better than or equal to the original (Read 4191 times)

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:

Not so obvious:

agrajag · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:03:12 PM »

Hurt is not better than the original, get out

Himu · « **Reply #2 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.

Mandark · « **Reply #3 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:17:20 PM »

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:29:28 PM »

Still better

nudemacusers · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:34:06 PM »

nudemacusers · « **Reply #6 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.

Himu · « **Reply #7 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:40:50 PM »

esparanza’s voice adds so much soul to the track, topping the original.

agrajag · « **Reply #8 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.

toku · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:43:59 PM »

nudemacusers · « **Reply #10 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.

Himu · « **Reply #11 on:** August 08, 2018, 05:54:53 PM »

I like deftones in gulps. I’ve never heard that cover. I like it.

Himu · « **Reply #12 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:00:16 PM »

This is one of my favorite songs. “Stolen” or not, it massacres the original.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #13 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:03:37 PM »

It ain't better than the original, but:

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

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

Himu · « **Reply #14 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.

Pooh knocked it out. The drums are

toku · « **Reply #15 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:19:21 PM »

deftones probably my favorite band ngl they have an entire album of covers and b-sides:

they covered sade too but i dont expect anyone here to appreciate it but me lol:

Himu · « **Reply #16 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:23:17 PM »

Nah we have a lot of Sade fans here. The queen

I have her on my wall.

I have to listen to that cover. I doubt anything can top the original though!

Himu · « **Reply #17 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.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #18 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:50:28 PM »

GnR’s Live and Let Die is vastly superior.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #19 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:51:37 PM »

https://m.

nudemacusers · « **Reply #20 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:52:43 PM »

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #21 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:53:16 PM »

Also, this:

https://m.

OP nailed some of the best ones

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #22 on:** August 08, 2018, 06:56:34 PM »

https://m.

headwalk · « **Reply #23 on:** August 08, 2018, 07:04:48 PM »

Tasty · « **Reply #24 on:** August 08, 2018, 07:17:06 PM »

nudemacusers · « **Reply #25 on:** August 08, 2018, 07:33:43 PM »

Soft pink truth should be in this thread ofc

chronovore · « **Reply #26 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.

Coax · « **Reply #27 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

agrajag · « **Reply #28 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.

TVC15 · « **Reply #29 on:** August 08, 2018, 08:36:50 PM »

Quote from: nudemacusers on August 08, 2018, 05:34:06 PM

GTFO

Quote from: headwalk on August 08, 2018, 07:04:48 PM

GTFO

agrajag · « **Reply #30 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.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #31 on:** August 08, 2018, 08:42:11 PM »

agrajag · « **Reply #32 on:** August 08, 2018, 08:52:11 PM »

Children of Bodom does great covers (fuck you right in two if you disagree)

TVC15 · « **Reply #33 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.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #34 on:** August 08, 2018, 09:57:16 PM »

TVC15 · « **Reply #35 on:** August 08, 2018, 10:01:07 PM »

TVC15 · « **Reply #36 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.

agrajag · « **Reply #37 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

TVC15 · « **Reply #38 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.

agrajag · « **Reply #39 on:** August 08, 2018, 10:27:30 PM »

His delivery is not for everyone (me being part of everyone)

Assimilate · « **Reply #40 on:** August 09, 2018, 12:42:43 AM »

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

nudemacusers · « **Reply #41 on:** August 09, 2018, 12:44:32 AM »

Makes sense; joy division is mad overrated.

Assimilate · « **Reply #42 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.

Transhuman · « **Reply #43 on:** August 09, 2018, 05:06:59 AM »

Raist · « **Reply #44 on:** August 09, 2018, 05:57:18 AM »

Maiden Voyage · « **Reply #45 on:** August 09, 2018, 07:20:41 AM »

bork · « **Reply #46 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

Maaya Sakamoto: Downtown

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.)

bork · « **Reply #47 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!

And I think I like the original more.

Bebpo · « **Reply #48 on:** August 09, 2018, 11:47:42 AM »

TVC15 · « **Reply #49 on:** August 09, 2018, 12:58:54 PM »

Quote from: Assimilate on August 09, 2018, 12:42:43 AM

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.

Tasty · « **Reply #50 on:** August 09, 2018, 01:14:12 PM »

benjipwns · « **Reply #51 on:** August 09, 2018, 03:49:50 PM »

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Heather Homner
1 year ago
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
1 year ago
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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Tasty · « **Reply #52 on:** August 09, 2018, 03:51:10 PM »

Original song:

Brehvolution · « **Reply #53 on:** August 10, 2018, 08:51:59 AM »

RIP Lemmy

I'm a Puppy! · « **Reply #54 on:** August 10, 2018, 11:14:45 AM »

Tasty · « **Reply #55 on:** August 10, 2018, 12:17:07 PM »

So do Weird Al songs go here or

Tasty · « **Reply #56 on:** August 11, 2018, 02:18:26 PM »

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agrajag · « **Reply #57 on:** August 12, 2018, 08:26:52 AM »

agrajag · « **Reply #58 on:** August 14, 2018, 04:37:32 PM »

agrajag · « **Reply #59 on:** August 14, 2018, 05:28:09 PM »

don't @ me

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Author Topic: Covers better than or equal to the original (Read 4191 times)