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Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 12:46 amby panther
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
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:06 amby Interceptor
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
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:36 amby The Real Number 3
Tainted Love - Soft Cell & Marilyn Manson covered it. MM version the best
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:50 amby gadj1976
Simple for me...
"All Fired Up"
Rattling Sabres - original
Pat Benetar - cover
Rattling Sabres by PLENTY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4iIVNzbdrMhttp://m.songfacts.com/detail.mobile.ph ... ail_page=2
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:52 amby LBT
The Real Number 3 wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell & Marilyn Manson covered it. MM version the best
No!!
The Living End version is the best!
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:36 pmby MightyEagles
Smooth Criminal - M. Jackson original
Cover - Alien Ant Farm.
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sun Feb 01, 2009 7:06 pmby Snaggletooth Tiger
SHAM 69: Borstal Breakout (probably the most covered song in punk rock)
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:56 pmby BAZZA13
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...
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 6:10 pmby Leaping Lindner
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!
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:10 pmby leftlegger
Rage Against The Machine's cover of Dylan's 'Maggies Farm'
Fukn Rawks!
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:29 pmby JAS
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 8:43 pmby GWW
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:53 pmby Leaping Lindner
Worse??? Many folk think it craps on the original!!!
Although not as good as DAAS and Barry Crocker doing it.
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:42 pmby Pidge
Something for Kate did a 'Like a Version' of Rock the Casbar. That was pretty good
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Fri Feb 06, 2009 6:49 amby gadj1976
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.
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:06 amby Snaggletooth Tiger
Another Punk track that's been covered ad-nauseum is
GANG GREEN: Alcohol
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:26 pmby FattyLumpkin
No Fun - Iggy Pop & Sex Pistols
Not sure which one I prefer
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:46 pmby Pag
Didn't mind Ryan Adams' version of Wonderwall.
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sat Feb 07, 2009 2:31 pmby topsywaldron
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!
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_pagehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJLUA9iy9ts
Re: Cover Hits for better or worse
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Sat Feb 07, 2009 8:33 pmby Barto
Leaping Lindner wrote:Worse??? Many folk think it craps on the original!!!
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.
