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  • Wsv771
    Pro
    • Mar 2003
    • 771

    #76
    Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

    Originally posted by elicoleman
    Got a few more to add to this since last posted, so I figured a bump was in order...

    Better Than:
    "Superman" - The Receiving End of Sirens (original - Stereophonics)
    I agree.
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    • Crucial Mike
      MVP
      • Mar 2003
      • 1225

      #77
      Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

      Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" is my favorite cover of all time. Dylan gets the credit for the incredible lyrics though....

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      • Fresh Tendrils
        Strike Hard and Fade Away
        • Jul 2002
        • 36131

        #78
        Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

        Originally posted by Crucial Mike
        Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" is my favorite cover of all time. Dylan gets the credit for the incredible lyrics though....
        I think I prefer the original.



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        • Hooe
          Hall Of Fame
          • Aug 2002
          • 21555

          #79
          Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

          I've been listening to a ton of Lostprophets lately (for better or worse), and I've found by them covers of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River", The Strokes "Reptilia", Duran Duran's "A View To A Kill", and a song "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex", who I don't know performed originally. Whether they are better than originals is debatable, but I like em.

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          • CM1847
            Bacon
            • Jul 2002
            • 5372

            #80
            Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

            Originally posted by Crucial Mike
            Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" is my favorite cover of all time. Dylan gets the credit for the incredible lyrics though....
            It is one of my favorites as well, Hendrix takes it to a new level, even though Dylan's version was already great.

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            • Victor99
              Living The Dream!
              • Mar 2005
              • 1230

              #81
              Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

              Originally posted by Clay_OS
              There's a lot of crack smoking going on in this forum...

              Drop the pipe kids.... drop the pipe.

              I'll almost OK a cover if a Legend wants to cover a great song (e.g. Johnny Cash covering NIN, Marvin Gaye covering the Beatles). But, upstart bands trying to release an Insta-Hit is untalented BS. Do it as a B-side... a hidden track... don't bite a great song for the easy path.

              And...more importantly... you can't do a song better than the original, because music is art.... and the original vision is what the music is supposed to be.

              Damn lazy *** MTV hack generation.
              Agreed 100% Clay. 99% of all covers are horrible. A cheap trick to fill out an album.
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              • bkrich83
                Has Been
                • Jul 2002
                • 71582

                #82
                Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                I actually like the Shinedown version of Simple Man. Better than the original? I don't think so, but I do like it.
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                • ADA885
                  Banned
                  • Jun 2005
                  • 1770

                  #83
                  Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                  No Quarter - Tool (Zeppelin)

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                  • SPTO
                    binging
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 68046

                    #84
                    Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                    If I mentioned this earlier then my bad. It's been a long time for me on here.

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                    I played it to some people and they actually thought it was Marvin singing! That's how good of a cover it was.
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                    • cooldude
                      Please don't go.
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 4091

                      #85
                      Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                      I do like cartels cover of "Wonderwall"

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                      • SPTO
                        binging
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 68046

                        #86
                        Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                        Since this got revived

                        Herbie Hancock's version of "Future Shock" is slightly better then Mayfield's
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                        • Jon22
                          Banned
                          • May 2003
                          • 2514

                          #87
                          Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                          Children of Bodom- Oops I did it again (cover of Brittany Spears)

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                          • Diadem
                            MVP
                            • Apr 2004
                            • 754

                            #88
                            Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                            Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
                            "It's A Business Doing Pleasure With You." - LeGrand

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                            • stAte
                              Pro
                              • Feb 2004
                              • 591

                              #89
                              Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                              Originally posted by CM1847

                              "All Along The Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix(original Bob Dylan, DMB's version is also good)
                              I would say this is the best "cover" of a song, personally; I love both versions (and like DMB's version, decently) but if I remember correctly even Dylan favors Hendrix's version
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                              • Flyboy
                                Daydream Believer
                                • Jun 2003
                                • 11352

                                #90
                                Re: Covers Good or Better Than Original?

                                Mary Beth Maziarz's version of "Daydream Believer". Mmmmm.
                                Originally posted by EWRMETS
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