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Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby panther » Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:46 am

About 90% of the time artists covering hits are seemingly inferior sounding.
Sometimes it irks me when nobody artists cover a hit and have success.
Occasionally the cover artists give a wonderful rendition of the original hit.

The theme of this thread is to relive some of those covers

Beatles
Song :Eleanor Rigby
This hit was covered by a South Aussie band about the late sixties called Zoot
Daryl Cotton and his band[including Rick Springfield] in my opinion sang the song better.


Beatles
Song : Help
This hit was covered by the Australian iconic king of pop Johnny Farnham
I reckon JF was a great singer but his version of Help was awful
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Interceptor » Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:06 am

Agree with Zoot cover of Eleanor Rigby -a great harder rocking version.

A couple of other good ones I'd nominate are

'Mad World' (original Tears for Fears) by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules.
'Real Love' (original John Lennon) by Regina Spektor
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby The Real Number 3 » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:36 am

Tainted Love - Soft Cell & Marilyn Manson covered it. MM version the best
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby gadj1976 » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:50 am

Simple for me...

"All Fired Up"

Rattling Sabres - original

Pat Benetar - cover

Rattling Sabres by PLENTY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4iIVNzbdrM

http://m.songfacts.com/detail.mobile.ph ... ail_page=2
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby LBT » Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:52 am

The Real Number 3 wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell & Marilyn Manson covered it. MM version the best

No!! :lol: The Living End version is the best!
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby MightyEagles » Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:36 pm

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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:06 pm

SHAM 69: Borstal Breakout (probably the most covered song in punk rock)
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby BAZZA13 » Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:56 pm

Listen to the Guns n' Roses album - The Spaghetti Incident...

That will turn you off of cover songs...

It's a clusterf**k of a album...
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Leaping Lindner » Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:10 pm

BAZZA13 wrote:Listen to the Guns n' Roses album - The Spaghetti Incident...

That will turn you off of cover songs...

It's a clusterf**k of a album...


Agreed. But at least it made Brian James a millionaire overnight! 8)
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby leftlegger » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:10 pm

Rage Against The Machine's cover of Dylan's 'Maggies Farm'

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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby JAS » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:29 pm

'for worse'...this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgsH1pdWJ84

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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby GWW » Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:43 pm

Or how about this :twisted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQGyTKoB ... =1&index=9
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Leaping Lindner » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:53 pm

JAS wrote:'for worse'...this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgsH1pdWJ84

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Worse??? Many folk think it craps on the original!!! :lol: Although not as good as DAAS and Barry Crocker doing it.
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Pidge » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:42 pm

Something for Kate did a 'Like a Version' of Rock the Casbar. That was pretty good
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby gadj1976 » Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:49 am

Sixpence None The Richer did a cover of "The La's" There She Goes. The original was much better.

I've just heard The White Stripes cover of "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" by Dusty Springfield and I reckon it's pretty good. Different, but good.
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Snaggletooth Tiger » Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:06 am

Another Punk track that's been covered ad-nauseum is
GANG GREEN: Alcohol
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby FattyLumpkin » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:26 pm

No Fun - Iggy Pop & Sex Pistols

Not sure which one I prefer :?
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Pag » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:46 pm

Didn't mind Ryan Adams' version of Wonderwall.
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby topsywaldron » Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:31 pm

Leaping Lindner wrote:
BAZZA13 wrote:Listen to the Guns n' Roses album - The Spaghetti Incident...

That will turn you off of cover songs...

It's a clusterf**k of a album...


Agreed. But at least it made Brian James a millionaire overnight! 8)


And Charles Manson as well.

Here are two of my favourite covers, both by the same band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlN77M3v ... annel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJLUA9iy9ts
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Re: Cover Hits for better or worse

Postby Barto » Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:33 pm

Leaping Lindner wrote:
JAS wrote:'for worse'...this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgsH1pdWJ84

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Worse??? Many folk think it craps on the original!!! :lol: Although not as good as DAAS and Barry Crocker doing it.


Is he the Crocker Shit? No! Is he the Crocker Barry? Yes!

I had all that on video and got a tidy price on eBay.

And FWIW: Rolf's version was brilliant. Plant was too precious about it.
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