Cover versions that better the originals...

by **Sarah** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:54 pm

Natalie wrote:Fall Out Boy's version of Beat It is better than Michael Jackson's.

Haha I kind of agree. At least right now.

Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" is way better than MJ's though.

by **Sarah** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:03 pm

donnaplease wrote:Garth Brooks ~ Shameless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9gA7gmdg-w

THAT'S A COVER?!

You've ruined my childhood. D:

Also, speaking of Beatles covers, Joe Cocker seems to make Beatles songs better. Of course everyone knows With A Little Help but he also did Come Together for Across The Universe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-T15IDYNE

by **cyndy!** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:09 pm

jeff beck's somewhere over the rainbow

by **Deb** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:34 pm

I like Dwight Yoakam's version of Suspicious Minds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVOlJ9Qg ... re=related

by **Triple S** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:48 pm

Deb wrote:I like Dwight Yoakam's version of Suspicious Minds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVOlJ9Qg ... re=related

Oooo, me too! - use that one on the treadmill a lot.
I like FYC's version also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zUWkEoomTc

by **Since 78** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 1:59 pm

cyndy! wrote:jeff beck's somewhere over the rainbow

That was really cool!! Not that I really like that song :oops:

by **Deb** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:07 pm

StocktontoMalone wrote:
Allied Forces wrote:Rocky Mountain Way - Triumph

I like Triumph just as much as the next guy, but, sorry, you can't top Joe Walsh.....

Speaking of Triumph, they do a good version of Eric Martin's (& Neal Schon) song, Just One Night. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVtsKuj22vQ

by **Don** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:28 pm

A few more covers I like.
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Keep me hangin on- Kim Wilde

by **Rhiannon** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:31 pm

Gunbot wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell

You said 'taint'. Hehe.

by **Aaron** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:36 pm

What is that again ?? :wink:

Rhiannon wrote:
Gunbot wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell

You said 'taint'. Hehe.

by **Rhiannon** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:42 pm

Aaron wrote:What is that again ??

Rhiannon wrote:
Gunbot wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell

You said 'taint'. Hehe.

Well, I'll tell you what it ain't... it taint your balls, and it taint your ass!

by **Don** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:43 pm

Aaron wrote:What is that again ??

Rhiannon wrote:
Gunbot wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell

You said 'taint'. Hehe.

It's the part that keeps you from shitting all over your nuts.

by **Smoothie** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:44 pm

Tito wrote:I like this cover better than the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLKu_dvCp1Y

Rex Smith sounds really good, him and JSS sounds alike actually.

by **(Crazy)Dulce Lady** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:54 pm

Barb wrote:HSAS version of Whiter Shade of Pale is better than the original, IMO.

Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWULu5_nXI

HSAS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpw_Hx-ABrM

a little warning please Barb. oh dear I have schutt myself........

I had NOT seen this video. omgosh. I agree though. better than the original. yup

by **(Crazy)Dulce Lady** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 2:56 pm

Saint John wrote:
Tito wrote:
Deb wrote:Like JSS' edgier version of Crazy more than Seal's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtWJIzKejmU

But prefer JSS' Crazy better than the original.

You better sit down before I tell you this because you won't believe it. I like Soto's version of Crazy better too.

Tito and I both said that when we saw Soul Sirkus. That version is great.

well, you KNOW how I feel about it.
<---------------------------------

I also like Frozen by JSS. i have no link. pardon.

by **cyndy!** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:32 pm

Barb wrote:HSAS version of Whiter Shade of Pale is better than the original, IMO.

Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWULu5_nXI

HSAS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpw_Hx-ABrM

wow, those HSAS concerts were some of my all-time favorites & i've seen a lot of concerts! i love sammy. looks like this was filmed at the warfield in san francisco? omg, 24 years ago. i feel old.

by **ttango1** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:02 pm

IMHO is done better by the band 311

by **Memorex** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:47 pm

Not sure who the original artists are (would love to know). But John Waite's "Fly" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-O2cOhT93o and Rod Stewart's "Weak" are killer. I can't say they are better than the originals, because I have never hear either of them. I just know both are.

by **tammy** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:22 pm

brywool wrote:
tammy wrote:Rufus Wainwright wrote & recorded this song, but Keane's cover is my preference - love this song:

RW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbAQXTwE6r8

Keane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrH4NVRP ... re=related

Keane's a great band. Awesome singer. Ever heard their version Satchmo's "What a Wonderful World"? Great stuff.
I just heard Keane's new song today on their myspace page. Wish I could say I liked it. I don't have this song, where'd you get this?

I prefer the Beatles "Daytripper" but I like Cheap Trick's. I also liked their version of "Magical Mystery Tour".

I just now heard the new song on youtube...um, yeah, I'm not lovin' it either. Hmmm...I've been following their diary on the making of the album and they were talking about "funk" - I thought they were kidding. Tom's voice needs to soar not do discoey rap stuff...yikes. Hope the rest of it grabs me...I know when they released the first single on Iron Sea I didn't care for it, but love the rest of the album.
Oh, to answer your question...I think it is on their DVD I have, at least that is where I first heard a portion of it, then I got it from iTunes, I think....sadly, I am not so great on computer stuff & since hubby updated my computer last year I can't get back to iTunes & I can't bug him about such stupid stuff. I haven't heard "what a wonderful world" by them, but I can't imagine anyone doing it better than Louis Armstrong.

by **tammy** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:33 pm

Since 78 wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
brywool wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
Barb wrote:HSAS version of Whiter Shade of Pale is better than the original, IMO.

Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWULu5_nXI

HSAS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpw_Hx-ABrM
No way No way. Nothing can beat the original .Thats organ part is a masterpiece

THANK GOD, A VOICE OF REASON. Even if it is Stevew2.
Thanks {i think}

No Way Guys!! Sammy and Neal kill on this song!!

No, no way...Procol Harem does it better! That's one of my all time fave songs...leave it alone. lol.

by **Loneman1** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:02 pm

Saint John wrote:
Natalie wrote:Fall Out Boy's version of Beat It is better than Michael Jackson's.

You're out of your fucking tree. Beat It, the original, is a classic and has EVH in it.

True in everything dude. MJ FTW!

by **Loneman1** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:04 pm

finalfight wrote:
brywool wrote:
Arkansas wrote:
X factor wrote: ... I also prefer CHEAP TRICK'S DAYTRIPPER to the original. ...

We could make an entire thread about Beatles' covers.
What about Aerosmith's 'Come Together'?

later~

It's okay.

Jacko's version of Come Together is better IMO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Z8k5ChsX8

I gotta say I agree.

by **Loneman1** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:07 pm

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar. :twisted:

by **finalfight** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:26 pm

Ehwmatt wrote:
Jim Peterik's World Stage - I Can't Hold Back (sort of a cover)

Is that the live recording with Kevin Chalfant on vocals? That version was absolutely storming!

by **Aaron** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:00 pm

LOL Ah, that's what I thought. :wink:

Rhiannon wrote:
Aaron wrote:What is that again ??

Rhiannon wrote:
Gunbot wrote:Tainted Love - Soft Cell

You said 'taint'. Hehe.

Well, I'll tell you what it ain't... it taint your balls, and it taint your ass!

by **Red13JoePa** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:19 am

Stones' Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Aerosmith's You Gotta Move
Motley's Smoking In The Boyz Room
Powerstation's Get It On
Foreigner's Not Fade Away
Poison's Can't You See?

by **Deb** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:42 am

Red13JoePa wrote:Powerstation's Get It On

Good one too.

by **finalfight** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:47 am

Deb wrote:
Red13JoePa wrote:Powerstation's Get It On

Good one too.

Wow Powerstation! I forget about that one. Good call!

by **Angiekay** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:57 am

Fact Finder wrote:
Angiekay wrote:
Fact Finder wrote:Mellencamps version of "Wild Nights" beats Van Morrison hands down.

So does his version of "Rave On"

How about The Black Crowes "Hard to Handle", better than Otis Redding?

Mmmm, yeah, I can go with that. Both have their qualities.

by **UncleKG** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:38 am

Eva Cassidy did a great version of Sting's "Fields of Gold." If you've never heard of her, do yourself a favor and dig around on YouTube. She does a tremendous version of "Over the Rainbow," too. Oh, and "Imagine," and "What a Wonderful World," and pretty much anything else she tackled.

She was taken too young.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDMqFvh5Lcs&feature=related

Here's a link to a special ABC "Nightline" about her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd9pWLrjyUg

Look to the right of the above clip to find the other two parts of the show.[/b]

MR

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