What Cover Song is Better Than The Original?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Disturbed cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence"
Funnygir175
Level 7
June 16, 2018
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I definitely agree with that. I was raised with Simon and Garfunkel, I can't stand that sh*t.
I prefer the original by a good margin, but it is the best cover of that song I've ever heard, that I agree. The one part that annoys me is how the sound of the drop of water in the well of silence near the end is completely missing in Disturbed's version - in the original, it sounds like the words are falling and then hit the bottom of the well when the singer says "...and echoed". It's a part that I loved in the original.
Almost any song that Joe Cocker or Ray Charles covered.
Sticks48
Level 9
June 16, 2018
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Re: Joe Cocker.
As much as I liked The Beatles' original,Cocker's cover of "A Little Help..." is superlative.
The other cover that immediately springs to mind is The Byrds' one of Dylan's "It's All Over Now,Baby Blue". I really do like Bob Dylan and have repeatedly defended his technically-poor singing voice by concentrating on the feeling he sings with; the humour,the pathos,the bitterness,the sarcasm...very rarely can anyone sing a Dylan song better than Dylan. But...
...The Byrd's take this song and push emotion right through it and if those yearning,sun-warmed harmonies alone don't bring you to some kind of godless epiphany,I'll buy you an Ed Sheeran album instead and send you on your way...
I have very,very strong opinions about music. Does that come across,or..?
@EdMalarkey Since it is my profession l do too. ☺
@Sticks48
Two of my brothers are drummers! Another was a bassist. I sing.
Many of my best friends are musicians and I owe them a great deal.
@EdMalarkey l always appreciate anyone who has a passion for music. My brother is a singer/songwriter. He was with Willie Nelson publishing in the 70's and 80's. I owe him my career. Playing with family is such a great thing to experience.
Danzig’s version of Trouble is better than Elvis’ version, too.
NothinnXpreVails
Level 8
June 16, 2018
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Yep.
Rob Zombie's cover of Grand Funk Railroad's "We're an American Band."
DharmaBum50
Level 8
June 16, 2018
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Gatovicolo
Level 8
June 16, 2018
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Loved 3 Dog Night-saw them live once.
Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor (vs Prince)
Girls just want to have fun by Cyndi Lauper (vs Robert Hazard)
I Love Rock 'n Roll by Joan Jett (vs. The Arrows)
I won't even touch the various covers of Hallelujah as I like Buckley, Lang, Cohen.
I suspect many like Houston's I Will Always Love You (inspired by Ronstadt's cover) but I find Parton's orginal to be more heartfelt.
RPardoe
Level 7
June 16, 2018
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I totally agree with you on the "nothing compares 2 you" song. Yes I will give credit to Prince for writing that song, as well as many other songs as well, but I think that Sinead O'Connor version was much better.
Gatovicolo
Level 8
June 16, 2018
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Posted this earlier but must have been deleted. Harry was the father of my friend Zak-keyboard player and friend in my ex's band. Here's Harry, Zak his godfatherRingo and 2 band members at Ringo's house 22 years ago.
@sassygirl3869
Harry Nilsson had an amazing voice.
Slayer’s cover of Ina Garda Da Vida, even though I love Iron Butterfly’s original
NothinnXpreVails
Level 8
June 16, 2018
3
Ugh In A Gadda Da Vida. Autofuckup strikes again
Off the top of my head, Foo Fighters covering Baker Street.
AndrewInVail
Level 6
June 16, 2018
2
Don Henley covering Leonard Cohen's Everybody Knows
chalupacabre
Level 8
June 16, 2018
1
Weird Al Yankovic's cover of the following songs in Polka Power:
Wannabe - Spice Girls Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) - Pras Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys Walkin' on the Sun - Smash Mouth Intergalactic - Beastie Boys Tubthumping - Chumbawamba Ray of Light - by Madonna Push - matchbox Twenty Semi-Charmed Life - by Third Eye Blind The Dope Show - Marilyn Manson MMMBop - by Hanson Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground Closing Time - Semisonic WAY MOBY Polka - Weird Al Yankovic
MarcO
Level 5
June 16, 2018
1
Love Weird Al.
And now for something completely different, but very good:
Honeywagon's blue grass cover of Billie Jean/Billy Jean:
RPardoe
Level 7
June 16, 2018
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What a surprise! Really good. Liked it a lot. So glad I thought of doing covers or I never would know this existed.
I would say nirvana' s cover of "the man who sold world" i love Bowie but nirvana did it better
DavidAckerman
Level 5
June 16, 2018
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@Donotbelieve I second that!
@TroyBarber64 i love bowie saw him with duran duran. I am annoyed so many friend played with bowie amd talked to him. I would have loved to met him
@Donotbelieve i love bowie but nirvana s cover awsome i remember seeing bowie with duran duran
@DavidAckerman I was a musician in the Seattle area as Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Nirvana, etc., Rose to fame, it was a great time to be in the right place at the right time. We came on the scene in '89, had some radio airplay, but never left the region.
I agree with you that Nirvana's version is great, but I am a hardcore Bowie fan, I was devastated when he died, it felt like part of me was lost.
@TroyBarber64 i am in portland oregon doing band photos. Portland and seattle bands going back and forth. I want to seattle 3 times with bands. Photos of nirvana opening for mudhuney. It was a great time in the nw
@DavidAckerman yes it was. Do you remember a couple Portland bands: Love On Ice, and Sweaty Nipples? I've seen both a few times, once together - that was an amazing show!
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