Originally Posted by designer84:
“Tori Amos...”
“Tori Amos...”
Ooh good point... her Professional Widow and whoever did that remix (Armand Van Helden?)
Cover Versions that change the song's genre
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Yeah he remixed it. Her original sounds nothing like the remix at all. Love both. I am sure she covered R.E.M too... I am going to have to check my collection now. lol. She did Bon jovi's Living on a Prayer and I think she covered Madonna's Like a Prayer
Johnny Cash - Hurt . Not sure what genre you'd class nin's version but it sure as hell wasn't country!
Tori Amos - Losing My Religion - R.E.M
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Wild Horses
Don't Look Back in Anger
she also did a live version of her song God and mixed it with Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill!
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Wild Horses
Don't Look Back in Anger
she also did a live version of her song God and mixed it with Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill!
Another cover that is interesting is Take That's version of Could It Be Magic. The original Barry Manilow version is a very slow ballad. (used to play it on my radio show) .
Originally Posted by soapfan_1973:
“Another cover that is interesting is Take That's version of Could It Be Magic. The original Barry Manilow version is a very slow ballad. (used to play it on my radio show) .”
“Another cover that is interesting is Take That's version of Could It Be Magic. The original Barry Manilow version is a very slow ballad. (used to play it on my radio show) .”
Take That's uptempo version was based on Donna Summer's 1976 version which had a more disco sound than Manilow's original ballad.
i know there has been many covers of this particular song. however, i think madonna version of `fever` was far from a safe cover. in keeping with the erotica album her version was a house inspired dance pop mix.
Anthrax covered bring the noise by Public Enemy
Rage against the machine covered your a customer by EPMD and how i could just kill a man by Cypress Hill
Run DMC covered walk this way by Aerosmith
ODB and Macey Gray covered dont go breaking my heart by Elton John
Mos Def covered Human Nature by Michael Jackson
Duran Duran did a cover of White lines by Melle mel and a cover of 911 is a joke by Public Enemy
Fun lovin criminals covered microphone fiend by Eric b and Rakim
Tori Amos covered '97 Bonnie and clyde by Eminem
Mariah Carey did a cover of Bringin on a heartbreak by Def Leopard
Stevie wonder did a cover of we can work it out by The Beatles
Mike flowers did a cover of Wonderwall by Oasis
Paul Anka covered smellls like a teen spirt by Nirvana and love cats by The Cure and loads more of his 'rock swings' album
Rage against the machine covered your a customer by EPMD and how i could just kill a man by Cypress Hill
Run DMC covered walk this way by Aerosmith
ODB and Macey Gray covered dont go breaking my heart by Elton John
Mos Def covered Human Nature by Michael Jackson
Duran Duran did a cover of White lines by Melle mel and a cover of 911 is a joke by Public Enemy
Fun lovin criminals covered microphone fiend by Eric b and Rakim
Tori Amos covered '97 Bonnie and clyde by Eminem
Mariah Carey did a cover of Bringin on a heartbreak by Def Leopard
Stevie wonder did a cover of we can work it out by The Beatles
Mike flowers did a cover of Wonderwall by Oasis
Paul Anka covered smellls like a teen spirt by Nirvana and love cats by The Cure and loads more of his 'rock swings' album
Originally Posted by mimicole:
“I always assumed that it was originally by Shirley Bassey?...
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“I always assumed that it was originally by Shirley Bassey?...
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Ha ha that is funny
Originally Posted by Eraserhead:
“Take That's uptempo version was based on Donna Summer's 1976 version which had a more disco sound than Manilow's original ballad.”
“Take That's uptempo version was based on Donna Summer's 1976 version which had a more disco sound than Manilow's original ballad.”
Brilliant song where I love every version. I think that is a sign of a very good song.
Originally Posted by mr muggles:
“Siouxsie & The Banshees covered Bob Dyans "This Wheels On Fire", turning it from folk rock to a FAR superior piece of exotic glam rock. Complete with Banshees string section!
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“Siouxsie & The Banshees covered Bob Dyans "This Wheels On Fire", turning it from folk rock to a FAR superior piece of exotic glam rock. Complete with Banshees string section!
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to be fair though, brian auger julie driscol and the trinity did that in '68...
I'm being picky here, but "ballad" isn't a genre. And you can get ballads in every genre (e.g. rock ballad, pop ballad, RnB ballad, hip hop ballad, dance ballad, etc.). So you can change an up-tempo song to a ballad, and have it still in the same genre.
Also, it depends how picky you are on determining what a "cover version" is. Since you could include literally millions of hip hop songs that heavily sample songs from othe genres.
Also, it depends how picky you are on determining what a "cover version" is. Since you could include literally millions of hip hop songs that heavily sample songs from othe genres.
UB40s reggae version of I got You Babe.
Metallica and Thin Lizzies rock version of the traditional Irish ballad Whiskey in the Jar.
That's all I can think of right now as I played them just recently.
Metallica and Thin Lizzies rock version of the traditional Irish ballad Whiskey in the Jar.
That's all I can think of right now as I played them just recently.
Surprised to see no mention of The Pet Shop Boys cover of "Always on My Mind" as I would have thought that was pretty much the ultimate example of what the OP means!
Originally Posted by mr muggles:
“Siouxsie & The Banshees covered Bob Dyans "This Wheels On Fire", turning it from folk rock to a FAR superior piece of exotic glam rock. Complete with Banshees string section!”
“Siouxsie & The Banshees covered Bob Dyans "This Wheels On Fire", turning it from folk rock to a FAR superior piece of exotic glam rock. Complete with Banshees string section!
”
Originally Posted by mushymanrob:
“to be fair though, brian auger julie driscol and the trinity did that in '68...”
“to be fair though, brian auger julie driscol and the trinity did that in '68...”
... and they did far better job of doing it than Siouxsie & the Banshees!
Originally Posted by JohnnyForget:
“... and they did far better job of doing it than Siouxsie & the Banshees!”
“... and they did far better job of doing it than Siouxsie & the Banshees!”
i agree, driscol & co's version is imho the definitive one.
the darkness did a version of street spirit by radiohead but in true darkness sound..I really liked that
Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit
Sweet Child Of Mine - Taken By Trees
Your Song - The Streets/Ellie Goulding
Wicked Game - HIM
Whiskey In The Jar - Mettallica
Baker Street- Foo Fighters (switches the Sax for Electric guitar - worth a listen)
Have an interest in finding covers where I think both versions are really good in their own right. Covers should do something different and not just be a kareoke version of the original.
Good thread
Sweet Child Of Mine - Taken By Trees
Your Song - The Streets/Ellie Goulding
Wicked Game - HIM
Whiskey In The Jar - Mettallica
Baker Street- Foo Fighters (switches the Sax for Electric guitar - worth a listen)
Have an interest in finding covers where I think both versions are really good in their own right. Covers should do something different and not just be a kareoke version of the original.
Good thread
Originally Posted by Pandora.:
“The Puppini Sisters - Wuthering Heights
Absolutely diabolical.”
“The Puppini Sisters - Wuthering Heights
Absolutely diabolical.”
Disagree 100%. Fantastic version imo.
I absolutely hate all seventies Disco versions of great old songs, most notably:-
Donna Summer's desecration of "MacArthur Park"
Sheila B. Devotion's sacrilegious version of "Singin' In The Rain"
and
Amii Stewart's totally soulless rendition of the Soul classic "Knock On Wood".
Donna Summer's desecration of "MacArthur Park"
Sheila B. Devotion's sacrilegious version of "Singin' In The Rain"
and
Amii Stewart's totally soulless rendition of the Soul classic "Knock On Wood".
Petula Clark's Charleston version of Sergeant Pepper - WTF?
Thin Lizzy's version of Whiskey in the Jar
Thin Lizzy's version of Whiskey in the Jar
Originally Posted by JohnnyForget:
“I absolutely hate all seventies Disco versions of great old songs, most notably:-
Donna Summer's desecration of "MacArthur Park"
".”
“I absolutely hate all seventies Disco versions of great old songs, most notably:-
Donna Summer's desecration of "MacArthur Park"
".”
yeah... but tbh richard harris's original was pretty awful too!
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