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best cover song ever is it possible to out do the original?

Started by QuietlyDreaming at 3/19/2008 06:05:49. Topic has 110 replies.
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3/19/2008 06:05:49
re: best cover song ever is it possible to out do the original?
I'd have to say that The Gourds rendition of Snoop Dogg's Gin and Juice is pretty awesome if I do say so myself.

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Join Date: 3/4/2008 05:09:16

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3/21/2008 03:32:28
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I like Goldfinger's cover of 99 Red Balloons.

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Join Date: 1/13/2008 04:04:38

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4/2/2008 18:08:06
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Marilyn Manson covering "Sweet Dreams", it's just better, even give the song an entire new direction.

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Join Date: 3/6/2008 06:50:06

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4/3/2008 15:02:37
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I think its all bull you cant have a cover thats better than the orginal.  If you perfer the new artist of course your going lean towards theirs more but it cant beat out the orginal, but Im in the belief when you cover something you are only playing tribute to a great song.
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4/12/2008 02:18:03
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The Doors doing "Gloria"...which almost every band in the world has done a cover of

Widespread Panic covering "Dear Mr. Fantasy"

*Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade covering the entire Pink Floyd album "Animals"

*if you dont have this go and get it

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Join Date: 12/9/2007 18:53:22

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5/9/2008 04:09:25
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I've come across people that just refuse to believe that a cover can be as good or better than the original and I really do like to collect different versions of songs because I have such a wide array of tastes when it comes to music.  Definately one of the stranger albums I've ever come across was a tribute album to AC/DC by some industrial bands called Covered in Black. . . .  just. . .  so weird listening to it.  But Lyle Lovett's version of the Grateful Dead's "Friend of the Devil" is among one of my favorite covers.

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Join Date: 11/14/2007 01:20:53

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5/11/2008 00:06:36
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The Afghan Whigs version of TLC's Creep is great, any of the songs that the Whigs covered really, but creep stands out.

Twilight Singers version of Bjork's Hyperballad is as good if not a bit better than Bjork's (and I love Bjork)

Travis covering Baby one more time is funny but good

I am sure there are others but those come to mind quickly

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5/11/2008 05:35:14
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 Ofterdingen wrote:

I like the version of "September" by Earth, Wind and Fire on Elite Beat Agents better than the original.

 

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Sir, I'd hate to agree with you........but I do. I tried listening to the original again, and it didn't do it for me.

My choice for the best cover song is probably even weirder: Cake's cover of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". Also, how about some folk love for Jonathan Coulton's cover of Sir Mix-a-lot's "Baby Got Back"? :P

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5/11/2008 11:07:18
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vanilla fudge- eleanor rigby... even the beatles were impressed
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Join Date: 11/14/2007 09:59:38

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5/12/2008 06:17:37
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"Always on my mind" by the Pet Shop Boys is a personal favorite of mine. Im not really sure wo did it first but i know Willie Nelson sings it also and even Jonny Cash has a version also if i remember correctly.....
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5/13/2008 06:47:09
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Dio's Holy Diver by KSE.
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5/13/2008 18:59:04
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The Beatles' "Blackbird" as played by Jaco Pastorius, Edgar Winters Band's "Frankenstein" played by Marcus Miller, the Police's "Spirits in the Material World" as played by Michael Manring.  "Frankenstein" and "Spirits" are about equal IMO, and I personally like Jaco's version of "Blackbird" better than the original.

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