Estil | 1,265 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Okay so we all know how sometimes different artists will do remakes/cover versions of songs right? Well for this topic we'll spotlight remakes/cover versions of major hits that are WAY better than the original (the ground rule being that the original song must've been a major hit). I'll give you a few to get started: Now this one is gonna be a controversial one but I honestly do like Whitney's power ballad take: C'mon, who better to sing Along Came Jones than...well, Jones? Edited September 15, 2022 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 That's one of my favorite FNM videos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,778 Administrator · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 The Gerard Way cover of Happy Together improves on the original without really changing it in any drastic way, mostly just bumping it up a notch: Apparently it was made for a Netflix show I've not seen, but it's my favorite version now of one of my favorite songs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Well he wrote Umbrella Academy so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,778 Administrator · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Well he wrote Umbrella Academy so... It's all coming so clear to me, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,667 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Somehow this one feels even more 80s than the 80s version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aguy | 772 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Awesome soundtrack and Tamia's cover of Wham's Careless Whispers (great song to begin with) is the best track on the album. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 These two don't really eclipse the originals - just put a much differents spin on them: The originals: And these covers (there were plenty of them - not just these): The Reba cover is particularly interesting since the men in the bar were mostly actors from some of the older tv westerns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-type | 2,482 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Here's another one - while I like the original better the cover was certainly more popular/influential. (From 1968) (From 1970) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,846 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesmaster14 | 435 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 (edited) Fun thread! I'm not a huge Nirvana fan, but their take on Man Who Sold The World would probably qualify: How about some Streets of Rage: (original) Edited September 15, 2022 by nesmaster14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Here's one that's most metal elitists would probably find rather blasphemous It blows the doors off the MF version. Come at me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeldaFreak | 3,600 Events Team · Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,317 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 This is an odd story about covers - which were surprisingly common in the fifties and early sixties. "The Man in the Raincoat" was originally released by Priscilla Wright in 1955 - somewhat unusual in that she was just 14 at the time. There were four covers released in 1955 - at least one of which charted as well as the original. (This was an era when releases were mostly on 45s since LPs were just hitting the market.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 961 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 4 hours ago, ZeldaFreak said: I don't know if NIN even bothered doing this song themselves or if it made the charts if it did but this certainly deserves an honorable mention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) Not exactly the usual ground rules as these are classic 19th century American folk songs but I gotta bend the rules a bit and include them... As for our state anthem (and I think UK is the only college basketball team that has a distinctive closing/"flag lowering"/after game song) nobody did it better than Happy... Edited September 16, 2022 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,056 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) I don’t know how many of these were hits originally, though Im sure Sympathy for the Devil was, I just think GNR does every cover song better then the original. Metallica is close second with that Edited September 16, 2022 by LeatherRebel5150 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 11 hours ago, Estil said: I don't know if NIN even bothered doing this song themselves or if it made the charts if it did but this certainly deserves an honorable mention! I think they released Hurt right after Closer (the monster hit from that album). And my contribution to the discussion: The fact that most Abba songs work great as metal covers is a testament to how much musical talent Benny and Bjorn have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, captmorgandrinker said: The fact that most Abba songs work great as metal covers is a testament to how much musical talent Benny and Bjorn have. And what are the girls, chopped liver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted September 16, 2022 Author Share Posted September 16, 2022 A few more somewhat controversial picks; I wouldn't say they blow away the originals but I happen to like these even better... As for this one hit wonder, I like the creativity of the video and I just love the drums: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,739 Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 I've always enjoyed the Metallica version of Turn the Page, even though I really enjoy the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captmorgandrinker | 1,649 Administrator · Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Estil said: And what are the girls, chopped liver? Talented singers, but not songwriters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_ABBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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