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Old 15-08-2009, 10:53
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Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
99 Red Ballons - Goldfinger
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters
Only You - Flying Pickets
California Girls - David Lee Roth
Always on my mind- Pet Shop boys
Valerie - Mark Ronson feat. some junkie
Adagio for Strings - DJ Tiesto
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Take on Me - Reel Big Fish
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Old 15-08-2009, 11:12
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Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Lil Kim - Lady Maramalade
That totally owns the original (mainly because of Christina).

Some will disagree but i would say Leona's version of Run is better than Snow Patrol's. (Her vocals are better and i can actually connect with that version)
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Old 15-08-2009, 11:35
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Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
99 Red Ballons - Goldfinger
Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters
Only You - Flying Pickets
California Girls - David Lee Roth
Always on my mind- Pet Shop boys
Valerie - Mark Ronson feat. some junkie

Adagio for Strings - DJ Tiesto
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Take on Me - Reel Big Fish
Anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
No way! I disagree with those completely.

I think it's rare for a cover to be better than the original. Others that spring to mind could possibly be:

Hallelujah (Jeff Buclkey's better than Leonard Cohen's original)
The Man Who Sold the World (Nirvana's better than Bowie's original)
With a Little Help From My Friends (Joe Cocker's better than the Beatles' original)

Obviously, all in my opinion.
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Old 15-08-2009, 11:47
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Some will disagree but i would say Leona's version of Run is better than Snow Patrol's. (Her vocals are better and i can actually connect with that version)
I agree 100% with this post
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Old 15-08-2009, 11:58
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Johnny Cash not just Hurt but also Personal Jesus and also his cover of Nick Cave's Mercy Seat, what is impressive of those covers is they were already really good songs.

I also love The Carpenters version of Ticket To Ride
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Old 15-08-2009, 11:59
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I agree 100% with this post
Seconded.

I absoloutely love Leona 's version. Although everyone does have different tastes, so I understand that some people will prefer Snow Patrols.
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:08
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I guess it's all personal opinion. I thought Leona's version of Run was a travesty of a moderately good Snow Patrol song.

This thread topic comes up fairly regularly on this forum and my usual reply includes:

Song To the Siren by This Mortal Coil
Wild is the Wind by David Bowie
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) by the Wedding Present
Where Did You Sleep Last Night by Nirvana (on the Unplugged album)
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:09
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I agree 100% with this post
Oh, thank God

I thought i'd be mobbed of this forum for saying that. It takes an open-mind to say that her version is superior since many people say SP is better only because LL was from XF.

Another song many may disagree with is Knockin' On Heaven's Door. I connected with Avril Lavigne's version more than Bob Dylan's. She sounds very emotional on the track which tears me up

You can all tell i judge songs more by the voice rather than the music.
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:14
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Venus - Bananarama
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers

I have to disagree with the poster who said that Alien Ant Farm's version of Smooth Criminal was better than the original. I would say its equally as good.

Also Mark Ronson's version of Valerie was played far too much on the radio for me so even though I liked it when I first heard it got bored with it after hearing it for the 100th time. It also annoys me how some people treat that song as a Amy Winehouse original and the Zutons have been forgotten about as it was their song.
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:16
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IMVHO:
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Gary Jules - Mad World
Emiliana Torrini - White Rabbit
Thea Gilmore - Ever Fallen In Love
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:18
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IMVHO:
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Gary Jules - Mad World
Emiliana Torrini - White Rabbit
Thea Gilmore - Ever Fallen In Love
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:23
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Mariah Carey-Bringing on the heartbreak, I still believe, Do you know where you're going to?
Erykah Badu-Stay
Amy Winehouse- Valerie, Will you still love me tomorrow
Oasis- I am the Walrus
John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae- Where is the love?
John Legend- Tossin and turning
Mary J Blige- I'm going down, Mary Jane (all night long)
Shola Ama- You might need somebody
Leona Lewis- The first time I saw your face
Toni Braxton- Breathe again
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:24
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Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Lil Kim - Lady Maramalade
That totally owns the original (mainly because of Christina).

Some will disagree but i would say Leona's version of Run is better than Snow Patrol's. (Her vocals are better and i can actually connect with that version)
Are you serious? Why would Christina Aguilera screeching at the top of her voice be better than the sexy original? Then there's the video; men dressed as women have never appealed to me.

As for the Leona "Run", it's a good cover and can see its appeal but for me lacks something.
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:26
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Whitney Houston - i will always love you
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:26
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Oh yeah and being a teenager in the 90's I would also like to add

Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:30
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Are you serious? Why would Christina Aguilera screeching at the top of her voice be better than the sexy original? Then there's the video; men dressed as women have never appealed to me.

As for the Leona "Run", it's a good cover and can see its appeal but for me lacks something.
No, i wasn't serious. I was completely joking. I'm glad you could see through it

Christina totally owned everyone else who have performed that track (that i know of, which is a lot of people). The original was hardly sexy.

Also, that's a very immature thing to say about the video since it's very clear they are not transvestites.
Or was that a 'joke'?
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:34
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Whitney Houston - i will always love you
Good lord

You really prefer hideous windswept bellowing and over- emoting to Dolly's lovely gentle version?
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:43
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Sugababes ~ Freak Like Me
Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse ~ Valarie
Cascada ~ What Hurts The Most
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:44
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Leona - Run
Christina, Mya, Lil kym, Pink - Lady Marmalade
Florence and the machines - You got the love (equally good to tbh)
Amy Winehouse - Valerie


I'll add more when i think of some
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:45
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Destiny's Child - Emotion (fantastic harmonies and great vocal performance from Bey)

Joss Stone - L-O-V-E (infectious vocals)

No Doubt - It's My Life (mainly for the video )
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Old 15-08-2009, 12:49
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Sugababes ~ Freak Like Me
Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse ~ Valarie
Cascada ~ What Hurts The Most
Have you heard Rascal Flatt's version of this (I'm unsure as to whether this is the original) but imho their version is much better than Cascada's...Cascada just make dance music, which for me, always lacks emotion.

Another to my lil list:

Paramore's live lounge version of "Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)" originally by the Kaiser Chiefs. It was one of KC's lower charting singles.
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Old 15-08-2009, 13:03
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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Will Young - Hey Ya
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Old 15-08-2009, 13:09
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Beyonce - All I could was cry (Etta James)

Leona Lewis - Run

Beyonce's live version of "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
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Old 15-08-2009, 13:12
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Disturbed - Land of Confusion
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Old 15-08-2009, 13:21
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Beyonce - All I could was cry (Etta James)

Leona Lewis - Run

Beyonce's live version of "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
That was actually pretty good. She just sang, and she sounds very nice when she just sings, instead of shouting and wailing. Her performances on the Cadilac soundtrack were all pretty good. Such a contrast to what she brings out on her own albums.
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