Covers redone in a very different way that sound really good?
Falling in Reverse took Papa Roach’s Last Resort in a completely different direction and nailed it in my opinion. What are your favorites that have been covered very differently?
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September 09, 2023, 10:24 PM
PKFan
Oingo Boing doing the Kinks' "You Really Got Me"
And of course, Devo's version of "Satisfaction"
September 09, 2023, 10:56 PM
UpTheIrons
Hang on St. Christopher by the Bullet Boys is a better version that Tom Waits's version, IMHO.
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September 09, 2023, 11:06 PM
sigspecops
Hendrick's cover of Dylan's All Along The Watchtower. He utterly transformed the song and completely owned it. Another favorite of mine is Dwight Yoakum's cover of Prince's Purple Rain. A bluegrass version, no less and it's awesome.
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September 10, 2023, 08:05 AM
oddball
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Originally posted by PKFan: And of course, Devo's version of "Satisfaction
My first choice, to me, a great cover is one that totally re-thinks, re-invents the original. Anybody can do a an approximate karaoke version, that doesn't impress me. But Devo completely changed Satisfaction, made it their own, even Jagger loved it.
Sid Vicious My Way. Even writer Paul Anka liked it.
Yes reinventing the Simon and Garfunkel version.
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And I give you Pat Boone covering Ozzy’s Crazy Train.
September 10, 2023, 01:26 PM
drabfour
Or the great voice of Chris Cornell covering Nothing Campares 2 U.
September 10, 2023, 02:02 PM
oddball
In college, I was fascinated with The Residents. Still have several of their albums. Here are their Elvis covers.
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September 10, 2023, 04:24 PM
6guns
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Yes reinventing the Simon and Garfunkel version.
And their version of The Byrds, I See You is also very different and VERY good!
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September 10, 2023, 05:23 PM
6guns
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Hurt was better by Johnny Cash.
Way better! Trent thinks so and honestly, to listen to Johnny's version, you'd think Trent wrote it for him to play. It's his story!
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September 10, 2023, 06:22 PM
Skull Leader
And I would mention HIM's Wicked Game, but I don't think it different enough to make the cut.
Way better! Trent thinks so and honestly, to listen to Johnny's version, you'd think Trent wrote it for him to play. It's his story!
Being that Nine Inch Nails is terrible it’s not really saying much. Just like Breaking Bad I am the minority (I know) but can’t stand Nine Inch Nails. The only other band I refuse to listen to or change faster than Nine Inch Nails is Weezer.
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September 10, 2023, 08:25 PM
PKFan
A 2-fer from the Flying Lizards
"Money"
"Summmertime Blues"
September 11, 2023, 01:25 AM
Paten
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Originally posted by Black92LX: The only other band I refuse to listen to or change faster than Nine Inch Nails is Weezer.
Weezer did a whole album of covers. None of them are different or better than the originals though.
September 11, 2023, 11:15 AM
Gustofer
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