I just heard a re-make of one of my favorite songs from the 70's, done by one of my all time favorite bands. Metallica's version of Bob Segar's "Turn The Page" |
That would be Alien Ant Farm's remake of MJ's "Smooth Criminal". Sounds damn close to the original but with a heavy metal flavor and sped up. It kicks a$$ and is just good fun to listen to :-) |
"ring of fire" by both ray charles & wall of voodoo |
Sounds damn close to the original but with a heavy metal flavor and sped up. It kicks a$$ and is just good fun to listen to :-) |
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"somewhere" by tom waits - it's from west side story
"a case of you" diana krall, prince does a nice one too
"like someone in love" by bjork
"nothing compares 2 u" sinead oconnor's version of the prince song |
Bonnie Raitt doing Guilty by Randy Newman
Bonnie Raitt doing Dylan's It's All Over Now Baby Blue from some soundtrack to a movie I never saw. Steal this Movie...maybe.
Absolutly great covers |
In 1992, Elektra Records celebrated their 40th anniversary with Rubaiyat, a 2 disc set that had all their current artists covering their older artists. See the Amazon ad for the tracklist, it's pretty diverse. |
Blinded by the Light and Spirits in the Night by Springsteen and covered by Manfred Manns Earth Band. Manfred has covered several songs like The Mighty Quinn, Shelter from the Storm, Play with Fire (Stones) etc. My opinion the best cover band out there. |
(I can't get no) Satisfaction- Devo.
1000 times better than the original.
Heartbreaker- Dread Zeppelin.
Every Dream Home A Heartache (Roxy Moozick)- Fields If the Nephilim
Knockin' On Heavens Door (Bob Dylan)- Sisters Of Mercy
Hoedown (Copland)- Bela Fleck.
Love Letters (Elvis?)- Noosha Fox
A New England (Billy Bragg)- Kirsty Maccol |
The Good;
God Save The Queen-Motorhead. YES SIR!!!
The Bad;
Megadeth-Anarchy In the UK (as Johnny rotten would say 'turn It off, Its f**king torture)?!!
The Incredible;
Kermit The Frog- Creep! |
This thread wouldn't be complete without mentioning Sid Vicious's version of "My Way", Wilson Pickett's remake of "Hey Jude", and James Brown's wonderful rendition of "The Tennessee Waltz". |
Just heard "The Pretenders" do Dylan's "Forever Young". Very moving. Can't say it's a favorite - but really good. |
Roberta Flack Killing me softly remade by the Fugees. The female singer Lauren Hill sounded as good as Roberta did way back when. One of my favorite remakes. |
Santana's version of Peter Green's (Fleetwood Mac) "Black Magic Woman". |
Axel Rudy Pell's rock rendition of In the Air Tonight is outstanding...and an excellent recording as well. Phil Collins would be pleased! |
Great thread...
Some of my favorite remakes include:
The Bad Plus "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Johnny Cash "Hurt"
Fine Young Cannibals "Suspicious Minds" |
How about Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, I'm going to paint our bedroom tomorrow and this one of their cds will be spinning for sure. Nothin but souped up covers of classic oldies. |
also lets not forget agent orange and all there great remake's of all thr great surf classics. Miserlou, mr moto, pipeline. Great band!! |
DK'S now your talking. Lets not forget X'S version of breathless from that terrible richard gere movie!!! |
Oingo Boingo - there's a blast from the past. Kinda remember them for that red haired front man and his threatening punk style attitude. Speaking of punk and remakes - how about Sid Vicious' remake of "My Way"? And Dead Kennedys' "Viva Las Vegas"? |
My friend DEVO was punk. Alot of the music that was popular for them was there mellow stuff, there earlier stuff was much more intense. Another great band from that era that made it big and people don't realize they started punk, was OINGO BOINGO |
I have to say that STEVIE RAY VAUGHN'S remake of Voodoo child has to be one of the most intense remakes I have ever heard. Evertime I play it for someone , It's not until Stevie starts singing that people don't realize it isn't hendrix. |
Yes, I've heard of The Velvet Underground who I was listening to in 1969, along with local boys The Stooges and The MC 5 - none of whom was called "punk". I know, I know...it's quite popular to now talk about The Stooges as the "first punk band", but I'm talking about pop culture happenings and not the music. (You could call the Flamin Groovies the first "punk rockabilly band" but there ain't no rockabilly 'till it's called that.)
The appearance of New Wave band Devo (like that term better?) on SNL in '77 ('78?) was a moment in pop culture like The Beatles and Elvis appearing on Sullivan. Not as big or far reaching, of course, but still America's first national exposure, as I remember, to the new wave of music coming on the scene. I remember the SNL cast member introducing Devo with an expression on her face of "what or who the hell are these guys???" I also remember me and my friends talking about it the next week.
I think I was behind that trend then since my wife, while still in high school, dressed as a punk rocker (safety pins, chains, and all) for Halloween, 1977. I don't know if the Sex Pistols had even released their only album in the USA by then. |
just picked up the randy bachman/burton cummings cd called 'jukebox'....great stuff..all covers |
Grateful Dead "Morning Dew"
Rolling Stones "Love in Vain" |
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announcing the arrival of the Punk Movement to the U.S.A. Ever hear of The Velvet Underground? |
Check out Devo's "Working in a Coal Mine". Also, view Devo's first appearance on Saturday Night Live in, I think, 1977, 78 at the latest. Kinda like a Beatles and Elvis on the Ed Sullivan Show moment - a culture defining moment announcing the arrival of the Punk Movement to the U.S.A. |
Okay, I've been posting both amusing and serious covers.
In the seriously good category, I like the entire album of covers of Carpenters songs: "If I Were a Carpenter" by various alternative rock artists. I particularly liked Redd Kross' cover of "Yesterday Once More," Sonic Youth's "Superstar," Shonen Knife's "Top of the World" and Crakers "Rainy Days and Mondays."
Does anyone else like Johnny Cash's cover of Trent Reznor's "Hurt?"
Although I really like the original much more, Emmylou Harris' cover of Dylan's "Every Grain of Sand" is terrific too. |
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Michael Hedges' remake of JimI Hendrix "All along the watchtower" is pretty good for a lighter version of a clssic but I am not even sure if Hendrix was the first. |
When I first saw this post I was clueless (probably still the case in a larger context) but the other day on XM Fred I heard Devo's version of The 'Stone's "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"...what a great cover! At the moment, "my favorite remake of a song". |
Let's not forget the covers of "Stairway to Heaven." I like the Dolly Parton version.
Even better is the curious "hybrid" version that takes the lyrics from the opening to Gilligan's Island and sets them to Stairway. It's called "Stairway to Gilligan's Island."
I also like the various Porky Pig covers of songs, done by various comedians such as Robin Williams. Springsteen's "Fire" is amusing, as is "Slow Hand" (I'm dwiving in my car. I turn on the wadio. . ."). |
801 Live (Eno, Manzanera w/ an amazing bass player whose name I am not recalling) did a cover/massive re-do of the Beatle's Tomorow Never Knows, listed as TKN. Runs about six minutes, and burns, baby, burns!
BerkBob |
"Gone, Gone, Gone" Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (original by Everly Bros. is still better)
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" Johnny Winter And Live |
"If you don't know me..." definitive version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN41XutK61Y |
Kimberley Locke's remake of "Band of Gold"
Wham's remake of "If you were there"
What about Garth Brooks covers of Chris Gaines songs. |
Simply Red's rendition of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes) |
Jimi Hendrix remake of Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"
Gregg Allman remake of Jackson Browne's "These Days"
Warren Haynes remake of U2's "One"
Arthea Frankin remake of Otis Redding's "Respect"
Otis Redding remake of the Rolling Stone's "Satisfaction" |
Mudhoney livens up The Rose bit! |
Bob Dylan's Mr.Tamburine Man |
Larryi,
"Ready for Love" by Mott the Hoople kicks crap all over the more popular Bad Company version. |
Galaxie 500's version of New Order's Ceremony. |
What about those songs where the original version is far less popular/known than the cover?
Examples:
"Sister Morphine" came out on the Rolling Stone's Sticky Finger album in 1971. I like the Marianne Faithful version more, but when it was released in 1969 the lyrics were deemed too controversial and the album was actually banned in some places.
"The Rose" is listed on a number of uniformed websites as being written by Bette Midler. She performed the most popular version of the song, but it was written by Amanda McBroom; I actually prefer McBroom's version of the song.
I know Jackson Browne can't stand the fact that the Eagle's cover of "Take it Easy" was much more popular than his.
Also, what about "covers" which are only loosely based on another song, such as Patti Smitth's "Gloria" which is a take off on Van Morrison's song of the same name. |
Jeff Beck "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" |
I will second Joe Cocker. Pick up the CD 'Night Calls' and listen to his version of 'Can't Find My Way Home' and 'You got to Hide Your Love Away' simply beautiful. |
the rationals-respect......manfred mann's earthband-going underground......mitch ryder and detroit-rock and roll........the dictators-search and destroy.......about a hundred others |
I will second the Cowboy Junkies "Thunder Road" and add:
Shonen Knife: "Top of the World" (Carpenters)
Bob Dylan/Tiny Tim: "I've Got You Babe" (Sonny and Cher)
Be Good Tanyas: "Waiting Around to Die" (Townes Van Zandt)
William Shatner: "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Dylan, Byrds)
Nazareth: "Love Hurts" (Roy Orbison)
Persuations: "The Wanderer" (U2)
Ike and Tina Turner: "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty/Credence)
Tom Waits: "Hi Ho, Hi Ho" (from Seven Dwarfs)
Aretha Franklin: "Jumpin Jack Flash" (Rolling Stones)
Sebastian Cabot: "It Aint Me Babe" (Dylan) |
Yes, lots o' good stuff already mentioned.
One not listed yet is "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks.
Nicely updated by Van Halen.
But the version I really enjoy is by Oingo Boingo!
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