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What new versions of songs are better than originals?
I was just watching a video of "I touch myself" by one hit wonder The Divinyls.
Much better sounding than the original by Blondie, but with a less attractive vocalist. Are there any other 'covers' which are better than the original? |
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The obvious answer to this one is Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtowers.
That, and (much as I adore NIN) Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. |
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The obvious answer to this one is Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtowers.
That, and (much as I adore NIN) Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. Doubt anyone can come up with better than those two..........
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Elvis Presley's cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water is just sheer class. Definitely how it should have originally sounded and a much better version than Simon&Garfunkel
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Love is all around. Wet Wet Wet's cover version is much better than the Troggs.
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Whitney Houston's 'I will always love you' is more popular than Dolly Partons.
It's not better though. |
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Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" is certainly one.
Though I didn't hear the Dylan version until later. <think I really ought to have posted this in the music section>
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All Out of Love by someone, but Westlife did a cover with Delta Goodrum and I love it.
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Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" is certainly one.
Though I didn't hear the Dylan version until later. <think I really ought to have posted this in the music section> There already was a huge thread on the same subject over there in 'Music'............
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There already was a huge thread on the same subject over there in 'Music'............
![]() Well, that's my excuse - and I'm sticking to it! ![]() p.s. Im drunk, so I don't care anyawyawy(sp) Last edited by diablo : 05-03-2007 at 01:27. |
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tiesto's adagio for strings is way better than the original
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tiesto's adagio for strings is way better than the original
Yeah........using violins and violas etc was a big improvement on 'string'...............
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Yeah........using violins and violas etc was a big improvement on 'string'...............
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G4 did a cover of Creep.
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Madonna's version of American Pie I quite like.
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I Drove All Night by Celine Dion compared to the older guy who did it originally
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All Out of Love by someone, but Westlife did a cover with Delta Goodrum and I love it.
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Futureheads - Hounds Of Love.
Much better than Kate Bush's original.
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Mad World by Gary Jules..stunning version.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by diablo
I was just watching a video of "I touch myself" by one hit wonder The Divinyls.
Much better sounding than the original by Blondie, but with a less attractive vocalist. Are there any other 'covers' which are better than the original? I dont think that was a Blondie original, and I've never seen a recording by them of it. Where did you get that from? |
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Mad World by Gary Jules..stunning version.
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Gotta go with Hendrix too...he pretty much owned everything he played, whether he wrote it or not.
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Nirvana, Man who sold the world.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by diablo
I was just watching a video of "I touch myself" by one hit wonder The Divinyls.
Much better sounding than the original by Blondie, but with a less attractive vocalist. Are there any other 'covers' which are better than the original?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Digi Dan
I Drove All Night by Celine Dion compared to the older guy who did it originally
Cyndi Lauper's version is miles better than both of them anyway, and is technically the original as it was released before Orbison's version (but recorded after it, so might not be). The Celine Dion version is horrible! |
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