Best/Worst Song Remakes

[AllAboutThe'O']

Seeing the posts about the remade songs in the threads with the soundtracks in hell and the bands you eventually warmed up to made me think about what you consider to be the best and worst remade songs.
Here's a (partial) list I'll start out with:
Best remakes:
Muskrat Love — Captain and Tenille (America): Loved America's version but the muskrat "sounds" in the interlude of the C and T version gives it the slight edge.
Fly Like An Eagle — Seal (Steve Miller Band): Steve Miller Band's version is the bomb but Seal's version is very classy, even though it did appear on the "Space Jam" soundtrack.
Darling Be Home Soon and With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker (Lovin' Spoonful/Beatles): Joe Cocker was the Michael Bolton of his day, usually covering someone else's songs. But these two just stand out, especially the latter, which was so good it later became a well-known TV theme song.
Ooh Baby Baby and Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt (Smokey Robinson/Little Anthony): Given a choice between the two, I would prefer Ronstadt's versions any day.
I Only Have Eyes For You - Art Garfunkel (can't think of the original artists off hand): Yeah, Art gets a bad rap, especially with his solo stuff, but I loved this version the best. Gives you goosebumps on a cool night.
Now for some of the worst remakes:
American Pie - Madonna (Don McLean): (see the soundtracks in hell thread).
I Love Rock and Roll - Britney Spears (Joan Jett): Britney also covered 'Satisfaction,' which was pretty bad, but Joan Jett's version is an ultimate rock anthem.
Without You - Mariah Carey (Nilsson): At least she didn't cover "Coconut" or "Everybody's Talkin'"
I Saw Him/Her Standing There - Tiffany (The Beatles): Rule number one for young pop sensations to follow. Never, never, never, never cover a Beatles song unless you have legitimate staying power. Is it any wonder Tiffany's career went downhill after this song?
Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay - Michael Bolton (Otis Redding): Bolton knows better than that.

[colleyvillesooner]

my eyes hurt

[jk the sooner fan]

i really like that remake by the goo goo dolls - "give a little bit"

[Frozen Sooner]

Shamefully, "Dancin' with Myself" by the Donnas is a pretty decent remake.

Anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

[GottaHavePride]

I love Type O Negative's remake of Seals & Croft's Summer Breeze.

[HoserSooner]

The Good:

"Blue Monday" by Orgy.
"Sympathy For The Devil" by Guns 'n Roses.
"Cat Scratch Fever" & "God Save The Queen" by Motörhead.
"Cars" by Fear Factory.

The Bad:

Anything that Marilyn Manson has tried to cover. :mad:

[yermom]

I love Type O Negative's remake of Seals & Croft's Summer Breeze.

that is cool, i can't seem to remember what movie that was from

i still hate that Imagine cover by A Perfect Circle

Jolene by The White Stripes is pretty cool

Dancing Days and D'Yer Mak'Er by STP and Sheryl Crow were really good

Nirvana Unplugged in New York has some killer covers like Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, Plateau, Lake of Fire and The Man Who Sold the World

[RacerX]

Good stuff
matthew sweet - magnet and steel.
buzzcocks - do you think I'm sexy

In addition to mfgg there's also a cover album by MxPx that's a lot of fun.

[King Crimson]

worst:

U2: Helter Skelter
GNR: Knocking on Heaven's Door
Lenny Kravitz: American Woman.

in every case the original is so much better.

(Crue's vesion of HS on Shout at the Devil is way more cool than U2--and i hate hair metal)

[King Crimson]

best:

mission of burma: the stooges: 1970
the who: eddie cochran's summertime blues.

[King Crimson]

Nirvana Unplugged in New York has some killer covers like Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, Plateau, Lake of Fire and The Man Who Sold the World

i'm going to second some big ups to the early Meat Puppets here.

where do bad folks go when they die...?

Bowie's Man who sold the World is a great record.

[Veritas]

Good:
Jessie's Girl - Frickin' A
What If God - Prince (sick guitar tone on intro/solo)

Bad:
Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
Any rock song that some country goob tries to hick-atize.
Any country song that some rock goob tries to metalize.

[OUthunder]

I thought Motley Crue did a good cover of "Smokin."

Worst: American Pie by Madonna was pretty baaaaaaaaaaad.

[GDC]

Dolly Parton-"Stairway To Heaven" and "Shine"

I once heard Dwight Yoakum covering "Train in Vain" on that funky country XM station, it was pretty cool.

How about the theme to "The Osbournes"?

[fadada1]

i really like that remake by the goo goo dolls - "give a little bit"
ummm, no.

heard a floyd remake this morning that made me throw up a little in my mouth. sounded like marylin manso, but who the hell can tell what he/she is saying.

how about "blinded by the light". springsteen - manford mann.

[SCOUT]

I think Ray Charles' version of America the Beautiful is awesome
Tim McGraw does a nice job with Tiny Dancer
The remake of Cat Stevens' Cats in the Cradle us pretty good too. I think Ugly Kid Joe re-did it, but I am not sure

Other than those, and some of the one mentioned above, I don't care for remakes.

[BeetDigger]

Best - Lemonheads: Mrs. Robinson.

[TUSooner]

BAD-
Lenny Kravitz: American Woman (dull and robotic compared to the Guess Who's original)

Not as bad as I used to think-
Elton John: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (I only say that because I heard it on the radio recently.)

[yermom]

Fountains of Wayne - Hit Me Baby One More Time :D

i can't believe no one has mentioned Dynamite Hack's Boys in the Hood

[mdklatt]

Good:

"I'm Your Boogeyman" -- White Zombie (K.C. & The Sunshine Band original)
"Live and Let Die" -- GNR (Paul McCartney original)
"We Will Rock You" -- kind of an industrial remix, don't remember the band (Queen original)

Terrible:

I don't remember the song, but it was a Pearl Jam remake of some 60's song that Eddie Vedder could not pull off at ALL.

[fadada1]

"gin 'n juice"???????

[SoonerProphet]

Best:

Supernaut cover by Ministry was killer. As was White Zombie's Children of the Grave. Jane's does a great cover of Ripple. Cowboy Junkies and Van Zandt's To Live is to Fly.

Worst: Ugly Kid Joe and N.I.B. and didn't like Motley Crue's cover of Smokin' in the Boys Room. Camper Van Beethoven's cover of Black Flag's Wasted pissed me off.

[C&CDean]

I've got a worst that out-sucks em' all.

That Abba sounding group who did the Frampton/Skynyrd medley. "Baby I love your way" and "Freebird." Every time I hear it I wanna stick a hunting knife in my ears.

[yermom]

Good:

"I'm Your Boogeyman" -- White Zombie (K.C. & The Sunshine Band original)
"Live and Let Die" -- GNR (Paul McCartney original)
"We Will Rock You" -- kind of an industrial remix, don't remember the band (Queen original)

Terrible:

I don't remember the song, but it was a Pearl Jam remake of some 60's song that Eddie Vedder could not pull off at ALL.

Eddie Vedder did You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Beatles tune) for I Am Sam and Pearl Jam did Last Kiss (J. Frank Wilson)

i'm not sure if that is what you are talking about though, i like those ;)

the I Am Sam soundtrack is all Beatles covers, most of them are really cool

[yermom]

"gin 'n juice"???????


i like the Phish remake of that :D

[mdklatt]

Eddie Vedder did You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Beatles tune) for I Am Sam and Pearl Jam did Last Kiss (J. Frank Wilson)

i'm not sure if that is what you are talking about though, i like those ;)



"Last Kiss". Eddie Vedder's voice works for Pearl Jam's music, but not that type of song. Ugh.

[fadada1]

i like the Phish remake of that :D
we're on the same wavelength....

[fadada1]

can't remember the band (have the cd), but someone did an entire remake of "the wall" in country/bluegrass. funny, funny stuff. actually quite good musical work as well. just a bit strange hearing "young lust" with a country twang.

[Dio]

I've got a worst that out-sucks em' all.

That Abba sounding group who did the Frampton/Skynyrd medley. "Baby I love your way" and "Freebird." Every time I hear it I wanna stick a hunting knife in my ears.

That would be Will To Power.

Around that same time, The Cult (who I liked) butchered "Born to be Wild". They should have thrown a couple more verses on "Love Removal Machine" instead.

[crawfish]

Best:

Red Hot Chili Peppers - their version of "Love Rollercoaster" blows away the original.

Talking Heads - Take Me To the River. Their live version is even better.

Yes - they do a FANTASTIC take on Simon and Garfunkel's "America"

Sarah McLaughlin does a great remake of two songs: Gordon Lightfoot's "Song for a Winter's Night" and Joni Mitchell's "Blue"

Power Station - Bang a Gong

Worst:

Kenny & Dolly - We've Got Tonight

Bee Gees & Peter Frampton - Sgt. Pepper's

Madonna - American Pie

Dixie Chicks - Landslide

[critical_phil]

i like cowboy junkies' sweet jane.................



speaking of this topic, does anyone know of a rockin' cover to:

sloop john b (other than the BB) or iko iko (if anyone says cyndi lauper or aaron carter, i'll unleash the secret kancho society on you)


i was looking for some recording inspiration for the band..........

[SoonerProphet]

can't remember the band (have the cd), but someone did an entire remake of "the wall" in country/bluegrass. funny, funny stuff. actually quite good musical work as well. just a bit strange hearing "young lust" with a country twang.

Luther Wright & The Wrongs Re-Build The Wall.

[Viking Kitten]

Was it the Gin Blossoms who did that positively dreary version of Rock and Roll All Night for the "Kiss My ***" tribute album? Because that version totally sucked HARD.

[critical_phil]

Was it the Gin Blossoms who did that positively dreary version of Rock and Roll All Night for the "Kiss My ***" tribute album? Because that version totally sucked HARD.
toad did rnr all night.


gin blossoms did christine 16............

[Viking Kitten]

That's right...my bad, too lazy to look it up. I liked the Garth version of Hard Luck Woman though.

[critical_phil]

...my bad, too lazy to look it up.......

i'm the idiot that actually bought this POS....................

[Taxman71]

Good:
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Cake - I Will Survive
Run DMC - Walk This Way

Bad:
Faith No More - Easy

[GDC]

Good:
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Cake - I Will Survive
Run DMC - Walk This Way

Bad:
Faith No More - Easy

Speaking of Van Halen, the greatest cover of all time is "You Really Got Me", or at least it was when I was 12 years old.
:texan:

[Ike]

good:
-Bye, Bye, Bye (BB Chung King and the Buddaheads) -- took a crap song by a crap band and not only made it tolerable, but made it good. howzit'll know what Im talking about
-almost any cover of any bob dylan song
-every cover song done by Johnny Cash....notably, Personal Jesus, Rusty Cage, Hurt, and of course some of his classics like Boy named Sue (Shel Silverstien) and Ring of Fire

bad:
my brain isnt fully on yet...I'll get back to you on this one.

[Viking Kitten]

i'm the idiot that actually bought this POS....................

I bought it too. :mad:

[fadada1]

Luther Wright & The Wrongs Re-Build The Wall.
that's it - merci.

[Frozen Sooner]

i like the Phish remake of that :D

Phish did not do a remake of Gin and Juice. However, the Gourds did, and many people THINK that it was Phish. I thought the same.

[TUSooner]

Somebody (I forget who) covered John Lennon's "Imagine" awhile back. It SUCCS

And if that's already been mentioned, just read my sig. :O

[OUthunder]

Listening to Abba just makes me feel like a homo.

[Scott D]

I think Ray Charles' version of America the Beautiful is awesome
Tim McGraw does a nice job with Tiny Dancer
The remake of Cat Stevens' Cats in the Cradle us pretty good too. I think Ugly Kid Joe re-did it, but I am not sure

Other than those, and some of the one mentioned above, I don't care for remakes.

Harry Chapin did Cats In The Cradle which was remade by Ugly Kid Joe...

[Scott D]

Oh...two more for the worst remakes

Britney Spears - My Prerogative
Jessica Simplemuh****a - Take My Breath Away (Goose is turning over in his grave over it)

[critical_phil]

we're all waiting for you to turn this into a Roots thread...........

maybe a pic.


some liner notes.


early childhood stories................

[Taxman71]

Speaking of Van Halen, the greatest cover of all time is "You Really Got Me", or at least it was when I was 12 years old.
:texan:

Other good VH covers:
Ice Cream Man
You're No Good

Not so great:
Dancing In the Street

[critical_phil]

Ice Cream Man


ahhhh, back when music was just "suggestive".


at the time, i didn't realize this was about nailing all the desperate housewives on the block - i thought it was about, well, ice cream...............


nowdays, they just come out and say i wanna ***** you..........

[Scott D]

we're all waiting for you to turn this into a Roots thread...........

maybe a pic.


some liner notes.


early childhood stories................

hah..they do original material not remakes! :P

But that uncle cracka remake he did sucked sweaty goat balls as adam sandler would say ;)

[Taxman71]

Uh huh, I never stop, I'm usually passin' by, just around eleven o'clock
And if you let me cool you one time, you'll be my regular stop

I, too, did not get it's true meaning at age 12. Much more creative than " I want to f$$k you like an animal".

[BudSooner]

Live and Let Die" -- GNR (Paul McCartney original)
Hell yeah!
Johnny Cash-Hurt , that is incredible the way he pulled that off...it's almost painful to hear after he passed away.
ZZ Top-Viva Las Vegas...sorry I couldn't help myself, I like ZZ Top.
Run DMC-Walk this way..excellent call!

the bad-

Lenny Kravitz American Woman is dreadful at best.

[mdklatt]

Run DMC-Walk this way



Wasn't this more of a "duet" than a remake?

[Viking Kitten]

Good: Baker Street by Foo Fighters

[BudSooner]

Wasn't this more of a "duet" than a remake?
Ok, strike that from the list. :eddie: :O

[KC//CRIMSON]

Gary Jules remake of Tears For Fears "Mad World":cool:

Most awesome video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

[King Crimson]

aerosmith's cover of "come together" was surprisingly good.

as for beatles covers, the breeders : happiness is a warm gun is among the best.

oh, the breeders live version of Aerosmith's "lord of the thighs"....just to round out the circle.

[PrideTrombone]

Gary Jules remake of Tears For Fears "Mad World":cool:

Most awesome video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

Dammit, you stole mine.

I also love both Jimi Hendrix and Dave Matthews' versions of All Along the Watchtower.

[proud gonzo]

Good:

Alanis Morissette's remake of "Crazy" by Seal
Anything by the Dan Band
Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" (especially with the video)
Seu Jorge's portuguese version of a ton of David Bowie songs

Bad:
dear lord, there are too many to name.

[crawfish]

Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" (especially with the video)

It had to kind of suck when Johnny Cash redid your song, because he pretty much owned it after that.

[proud gonzo]

hehe

[TUSooner]

worst:

***
Lenny Kravitz: American Woman.

***


Word. That's the first one I thought of. Talk about taking the life out of a song...Kravitz killed that one

[King Crimson]

Good:

Alanis Morissette's remake of "Crazy" by Seal
Anything by the Dan Band
Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" (especially with the video)
Seo Jorge's portuguese version of a ton of David Bowie songs

Bad:
dear lord, there are too many to name.

i like that Seu Jorge stuff, and i'm a big fan of that era Bowie--Ziggy, Hunky Dory, Man Who Sold the World....etc. the Seu Jorge "Life Aquatic Sessions" is much better than the movie soundtrack, BTW.

Johnny's Cash's cover of Soundgarden's rusty cage* is pretty cool, too.


*edit: i see Ike already dropped this one.

[Sparky]

The Good:
Fiona Apple's cover of Across the Universe by the Beatles
Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Elliott Smith's cover of Because by the Beatles

[LilSooner]

No, no, no. I got you all beat Rhino and I heard the other night a remake of The Little Drummer Boy by you guessed it Hinder. ****ing Hinder ruins christmas. Worst piece of crap I have ever heard.

[SoonerAtKU]

The Good:
Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen

I actually prefer the Rufus Wainwright version myself, but this is a great choice.

It's hard to top Madonna in the worst column, but if there are multiple versions of that "Christmas Shoes" song, then that might win.

[proud gonzo]

No, no, no. I got you all beat Rhino and I heard the other night a remake of The Little Drummer Boy by you guessed it Hinder. ****ing Hinder ruins christmas. Worst piece of crap I have ever heard.they were on some late night talk show last week. you're not kidding. before they started playing, GHP said, "who was it on soonerfans who hates Hinder?" a few seconds later they started playing and I said, "I don't know, but you can add me to the list"

[KC//CRIMSON]

Stories cover of "Brother Louie" by Hot Chocolate. Very slick tune.:cool:

"Brother Louie" was a controversial song about an interracial love affair. The title was written and sung by Errol Brown of the group Hot Chocolate and was a top 10 chart hit for the band in 1973, produced by Mickie Most.

The song was covered by an American band called Stories (featuring singer Ian Lloyd), about six months after Hot Chocolate's UK hit, and the Stories version made number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

Recently, the song has been covered by the North Korean electronic orchestra, the Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble, and by Bon Jovi.

[MamaMia]

I like the Beatles and E.L.O.s version of Roll Over Beethoven, but not as well as Chuck Berry's.

[OKLA21FAN]

best (two of the best)

Enjoy the Silence -- Tori Amos
More Than This -- Nora Jones

[King Crimson]

i've got a birthday party live version of the stooges 1970 that will tear your ears off. in a good way.

[AllAboutThe'O']

At Chili's tonight, on the Muzak, they played Sixpence None the Richer's version of "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House. I'm sort of indifferent on this one; it wasn't bad but I prefer the Crowded House version better.

[Jeopardude]

Of stuff not mentioned (Jimi's All Along The Watchtower is the greatest):

Good
Rapeman's cover of ZZ Top's Just Got Paid
Byrds' cover of Dylan's You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Byrds' cover of Louvin Brothers' The Christian Life

Worst Ever
Rod Stewart's cover of Tom Waits' Downtown Train. With schmaltzy strings and Rod belting out a song that shouldn't be. It really is soulless crap from the most overrated and lucky people in rock.

[SoonerFanatik]

Bad remakes .... It's My Life by Gwen Stefani

[KC//CRIMSON]

Ryan Adams - Wonderwall

PWNS THIS ENTIRE THREAD.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

personal jesus-johnny cash is phenominal

[OUstud]

They're Red Hot- RHCP (Robert Johnson)

[Frozen Sooner]

Hard to Handle-The Black Crows (orig. Otis Redding)

[Animal Mother]

Living Colour - Memories Can’t Wait / Talking Heads

David Bowie - Kingdom Come / Tom Verlaine

Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men / Status Quo

The Pretenders- Stop Your Sobbing / The Kinks

Leon Russell – Beware of Darkness / George Harrison

Jeff Beck – Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers / Stevie Wonder

David Lindley – Werewolves of London / The Late Great Warren Zevon

The worst
Grateful Dead – Baba O’Riley / The Who

[Taxman71]

Every song ever covered by Van Halen was made much better....except for maybe Pretty Woman, don't mess with Roy Orbison.

[King Crimson]

just skimming the thread (2006?), i don't suppose we could leave out the Thompson Twins "Revolution".

Cheap Trick's energy-less walk through of "Don't Be Cruel" is pretty lame....in addition to their horrific In the Street from Big Star.

[yermom]

Hard to Handle-The Black Crows (orig. Otis Redding)

i had no idea that was a cover...

i'd like to add Alanis' cover of My Humps to the "best" list :D

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[Frozen Sooner]

i had no idea that was a cover...



Most people don't, which is one of the reasons I consider it such a great cover.

[King Crimson]

Most people don't, which is one of the reasons I consider it such a great cover.

speaking of Otis, he also writes Respect which, again, covered in a way that many see it as the orig (Aretha Franklin).

and he also turns in a smoking cover of the Stones' "(I can't get no) Satisfaction.

everybody should own some kind of Otis Redding greatest or best of.

[yermom]

Respect is a funny cover.

that's crazy, really.

[Frozen Sooner]

The man could write a great tune, that's for sure.

One thing that would have made the Hulk movie 100x better would be for Tony Stark to have walked in to the bar, told Nick Fury that "he's getting the band back together" and then Monica Rambeaux pops out of the kitchen singing "Respect."

[King Crimson]

lotta people don't know that Thoroughgood's "move it on over" and "one bourbon, one scotch, and one beer" are Hank Williams Sr. and John Lee Hooker, respectively.

though i suspect more people in Oklahoma know about Hank than most places.

[def_lazer_fc]

always loved young man blues by the who.

bad: can't think of the band, but its some neanderthal looking dudes covering a genesis song.

haven't listened to it, but im sure avril lavigne's cover of imagine is what hell is like in auditory form.

[Rogue]

Good:

Roger Waters doing Dylan's Knockin' On Heaven's Door

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[Rogue]

Oh, and the best cover ever....
Hendrix covering Dylan.


"It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day."...."I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way... Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."


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[King Crimson]

on some of the live stuff out in the last decade, Hendrix also does Sunshine of Your Love.....he intros: "this is a song by some of the heaviest cats around....."

[yermom]

strong words.

you are some **** if you can humble Bob Dylan

not that i think he has an ego, but he's Bob Freaking Dylan

[MR2-Sooner86]

It wasn't really a remake but Timbaland's remix of Apologize by One Republic was better than the original in my opinion.

Also The Beatles version of Rock and Roll Music was better than Chuck Berry's.

[King Crimson]

Also The Beatles version of Rock and Roll Music was better than Chuck Berry's.

even as a Beatles "homer", i don't know about that. they rock it though. also, Roll over Beethoven is a more than solid take on CB's original.

[Rogue]

strong words.

you are some **** if you can humble Bob Dylan

not that i think he has an ego, but he's Bob Freaking Dylan

Indeed, and what a tribute to have Mr. Dylan change the way he plays one of his own songs because of how Jimi played it.

[MR2-Sooner86]

Speaking of Bob Dylan.

Who in the hell does Guns n Roses think they are doing Knocking on Heaven's Door!? Also, Live and Let Die just had to be redone as well? Yeah because Paul McCartney's version sucks :rolleyes: **** YOU GUNS N ROSES AND WRITE YOUR OWN DAMN SONGS!!!! Ok, I think I'm good now.

[Ike]

Another good cover that I just heard recently (dunno why I hadn't heard it earlier):
Ain't no Sunshine: Buddy Guy and Tracy Chapman

Actually, Buddy Guy does a whole crapload of covers that are awesome, mainly because the Blues is all about the covers.

[Frozen Sooner]

Another good cover that I just heard recently (dunno why I hadn't heard it earlier):
Ain't no Sunshine: Buddy Guy and Tracy Chapman

Actually, Buddy Guy does a whole crapload of covers that are awesome, mainly because the Blues is all about the covers.

That'd be a good one, for sure.

[Ike]

A couple others that bear mentioning:

Lizz Wright: "Old man", and "Taste of Honey". That lady has one silky smooth voice

Also, "Sister Morphine" by the Rolling Stones (originally by Marianne Faithfull) has always been one of my favorites.

[King Crimson]

Violent Femmes: Children of the Revolution (T. Rex)

Bauhaus: Telegram Sam (T. Rex)

Alex Chilton: Slut (Todd Rundgren)

there's kind of a ****-strutting, OK thing about the Power Station cover of "Bang a Gong (Get it On)....but i'd put it, ultimately, in the iffy category. i don't think Rob Palmer has the brains to sing beautiful nonsense like "hupcap diamond star halo" or "beard full of eagles" and make it work. sneaking sally through the alley is an underrated white boy funk LP ill give Palmer, but Marc Bolan...is Mark Bolan. the Femmes and bauhaus do much better.

[King Crimson]

here's another one: Screaming Trees doing Jimi's 3rd Stone From the Sun on the first Sub Pop compilation. the wah stuff (reaching here, Gary Lee O'Connor, guitarist for the Trees) is great. it's sloppy but it works.

Husker Du did B sides of both the Byrds "eight miles high" and "Love is all around" (mary tyler moore theme) that were ripping noise nuggets for mid 80's snob types.

[tommieharris91]

Another good cover that I just heard recently (dunno why I hadn't heard it earlier):
Ain't no Sunshine: Buddy Guy and Tracy Chapman

Actually, Buddy Guy does a whole crapload of covers that are awesome, mainly because the Blues is all about the covers.

I approve of the bolded statement.

[Ike]

I should also add a few covers by the Brian Setzer Orchestra.

Namely "For Lisa", a cover/adaptation of "Fur Elise" and "Take the Fifth", a cover/adaptation of Beethovens 5th.

[def_lazer_fc]

if you can dig up a recording of primal scream doing kick out the jams, you'll be in for a tasty treat.

[King Crimson]

sonic youth: electricity (Captain Beefheart).

[def_lazer_fc]

Speaking of Bob Dylan.

Who in the hell does Guns n Roses think they are doing Knocking on Heaven's Door!? Also, Live and Let Die just had to be redone as well? Yeah because Paul McCartney's version sucks :rolleyes: **** YOU GUNS N ROSES AND WRITE YOUR OWN DAMN SONGS!!!! Ok, I think I'm good now.

watch what you say or axl will take this here sweet board and beat you with it. :D

[King Crimson]

works: SWANS: I wanna be your dog (stooges).

doesn't: SWANS: Love Will Tear us Apart (Joy Division).

[bluedogok]

It had to kind of suck when Johnny Cash redid your song, because he pretty much owned it after that.
That was pretty much the exact same words that Trent Reznor used when talking about Cash redoing Hurt.

I prefer the SRV - Voodoo Chile version better the the Hendrix version of Voodoo Child.

[tommieharris91]

I prefer the SRV - Voodoo Chile version better the the Hendrix version of Voodoo Child.

I think that's a really tough call, because I think versions done by both guitarists are very much awesome. Now, I think there are better versions of Hendrix's "Angel" than the one he made.

I dunno, tell me which is better.
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[PhilTLL]

Bad: Michael Andrews & Gary Jules' strip-down of "Mad World" by Tears for Fears. Not bad on its own merits, somewhat good in fact, but bad because of its commercial ubiquity, especially that borderline-offensive use of it in the Integris mental health commercial.

Tip for any of you in advertising, any commercial about mental health care or medication where the people aren't giving you the thousand-yard stare with slow piano music on the soundtrack would be a good start. It's not always like that. And we don't want to be reminded that it often is. :)

[r5TPsooner]

American Pie by Madonna.

[MR2-Sooner86]

Ok it's time for me to step on some toes.

Is it just me or do re-makes of popular songs by Christian bands with a "twist" just royally suck?

Hotel California? Lets change it!

Welcome to the hotel of Bethlehem!
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face!
There's not plenty of room at the hotel Bethlehem!
Any time of year...except on Christmas...

I mean it's like, come on dude! At least try a little. Sure, the Eagles and Led Zeppelin could of had satanic message but you know what? They sound badass!

[Frozen Sooner]

Ok it's time for me to step on some toes.

Is it just me or do re-makes of popular songs by Christian bands with a "twist" just royally suck?

Hotel California? Lets change it!

Welcome to the hotel of Bethlehem!
Such a lovely place, such a lovely face!
There's not plenty of room at the hotel Bethlehem!
Any time of year...except on Christmas...

I mean it's like, come on dude! At least try a little. Sure, the Eagles and Led Zeppelin could of had satanic message but you know what? They sound badass!

I have never heard this abomination, but I will go ahead and agree with you that it sounds like it sucks harder than the super-muscled German baby on the world's largest tit.

[bluedogok]

I think that's a really tough call, because I think versions done by both guitarists are very much awesome. Now, I think there are better versions of Hendrix's "Angel" than the one he made.
I like both, I just prefer the SRV version.

[Rogue]

Jimi > everyone else.

Dave Matthews Band has been coving the Stones (Bitch), Pink Floyd (Money), and Peter Gabriel (Sledgehammer) this summer.

I love their Money; crowds seem to enjoy Sledgehammer quite a bit. Their Bitch is OK.

[Frozen Sooner]

Phish: The Entire Dark Side of the Moon Album. Used to have it on a CD somewhere and lost it. They did a great job.

[bluedogok]

Jimi > everyone else.
I am just not much of a Hendrix fan, I can appreciate his craft and place in music lore, but just not much of a fan. Much like Dylan to me, an incredible songwriter but I can't stand his singing.

I also like the HSAS version of Whiter Shade of Pale better than the Procol Harum (or other) versions.

[Animal Mother]

Violent Femmes: Children of the Revolution (T. Rex)

Bauhaus: Telegram Sam (T. Rex)

Alex Chilton: Slut (Todd Rundgren)

there's kind of a ****-strutting, OK thing about the Power Station cover of "Bang a Gong (Get it On)....but i'd put it, ultimately, in the iffy category. i don't think Rob Palmer has the brains to sing beautiful nonsense like "hupcap diamond star halo" or "beard full of eagles" and make it work. sneaking sally through the alley is an underrated white boy funk LP ill give Palmer, but Marc Bolan...is Mark Bolan. the Femmes and bauhaus do much better.


I'm changing the name of the album to "Throw Money!!"

[SoonerProphet]

Les Claypool and the Frog Brigade do a live cover of Animals and do it well. Also do a create cover of Shine on You Crazy Diamond at the end of side one on the same live set.

[SoonerAtKU]

The Pistol Arrows did a show as the Sex Pistol Arrows and did the entirety of Never Mind the Bollocks...

The stuff of Norman music scene legend.

[HoserSooner]

always loved young man blues by the who.

bad: can't think of the band, but its some neanderthal looking dudes covering a genesis song.

haven't listened to it, but im sure avril lavigne's cover of imagine is what hell is like in auditory form.

'Land of Confusion' by Disturbed.

Did a pretty decent job of it too IMO.

[tbl]

I honestly didn't do this for obscure indie street cred, but its my favorite cover of the moment.

Pavement
covering
Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen

[lexsooner]

The current remake(s) which comes to mind is that most awful Kid Rock song which remakes Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London and Lynyard Skynyard's Sweet Home Alabama in one song. Terrible stuff by a talentless individual.

Other bad remakes: Elton John's Daniel remade by Wilson Phillips; any and all of Kenny G's raping of Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, and other jazz classics; Rod Stewart ripping off all those Motown classics.

Good remakes: The Byrds redoing Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man; Procol Harum's Whiter Shade of Pale which redid Johan Sebastian Bach.

[AllAboutThe'O']

The current remake(s) which comes to mind is that most awful Kid Rock song which remakes Warren Zevon's Werewolves of London and Lynyard Skynyard's Sweet Home Alabama in one song. Terrible stuff by a talentless individual.

Other bad remakes: Elton John's Daniel remade by Wilson Phillips; any and all of Kenny G's raping of Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, and other jazz classics; Rod Stewart ripping off all those Motown classics.

Good remakes: The Byrds redoing Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man; Procol Harum's Whiter Shade of Pale which redid Johan Sebastian Bach.

If I'm not mistaken, the Wilson Phillips version of Daniel was part of the album Two Rooms, in which other artists covered the hits of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. I wouldn't necessarily call it a remake if you're doing it for an album to honor a singer/songwriter, but yeah, still that song wasn't very good.

And I agree with you on that Kid Rock song. Absolute craptastic fail.

[sooneron]

Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Saturday Night - very good

[sooneron]

And of course, The Clash - I Fought The Law

They pwned it after that.

[Sooner24]

Brooks & Dunn's "My Maria" > B. W. Stevenson's "My Maria"

[SicEmBaylor]

The worst is Madonna's remake of American Pie.

I generally hate all remakes, but I think Everclear's remake of "Folsom Prison Blues" is fantastic.