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 Apr 14 2004, 06:55 PM
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 Hyper Frame  Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 489 Joined: 12-October 03 From: Brooklyn, NY Member No.: 67  |
We've all heard shitty covers of some of our favorite songs, by all these crappy, new-age bands that make us think they've ruined its original sound forever. But there are those few good ones. Which are your favorites?
I have two, the first is the cover of Simon and Garfunkle's "Sound of Silence." It completely twists the original and adds a very eerie feel to it, without cheapening it like so many modern bands do. I love the original, but this one is completely different. Also like the cover/reformation of "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals, which was originally a folk song about a girl in a whorehouse. -------------------- "So this Zealot comes to my door, all glazed eyes and clean reproductive organs, asking me if I ever think about God. So I tell him I killed God. I tracked God down like a rabid dog, hacked off his legs with a hedge trimmer, raped him with a corncob and boiled off his corpse in an acid bath. So he pulls an alternating-current taser on me and tells me that only the Official Serbian Church of Tesla can save my polyphase intrinsic electric field, known to non-engineers as 'the soul.' So I hit him. What would you do?" -- Warren Ellis, Transmetropolitan
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Apr 14 2004, 07:29 PM
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 Sunbro Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 753 Joined: 16-April 03 From: 'Murica Member No.: 25 |
I've really come to like Coldplay's version of "Lips like Sugar." Of course it can't touch the original by Echo and the Bunnymen, but it was fun to listen to nonetheless.
Another cover that was simply badass was Guns n Roses doing the classic Nazareth tune "Hair of the Dog." If I ever had a theme song, that would be mine. :D EDIT: Can't forget Disturbed's rendition of "Shout." Tears for Fears goes hardcore. Not a bad concept. ;) -------------------- PSN ID: USF_Tailgater
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Apr 14 2004, 07:39 PM
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 Nothing but the rain. Group: Arbiter Caste Posts: 323 Joined: 13-December 02 Member No.: 5 |
Interesting topic. ^^
Now that I think about there are tons of covers that I really like. Even the Transformers theme song unitself posted here was stuck in my head for a couple days.  Just a few off the top of my head: Metallica- Last Caress Battery - Gangsta's Paradise Johnny Cash - Hurt Tori Amos - I don’t like Mondays |
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Apr 14 2004, 08:10 PM
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 Frame Group: Associates Posts: 6 Joined: 9-April 04 Member No.: 145 |
I loved KMFDM's cover of Spank, originally done by my favorite band, the Kidneythieves. Although their cover of Mysterious Ways and also Bad Touch were good, too. KMFDM is the only band whose covers I tend to like.
Heh, very into industrial music. --------------------  |
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Apr 14 2004, 08:21 PM
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 Apocalypse Tribe Radio Group: Dark Templar Posts: 1824 Joined: 10-December 02 Member No.: 1 |
Oh Vega, then you must be familiar with Coil's cover of "Tainted Love". It's a very somber version of the 1984 hit by Soft Cell. I love industrial cover songs, let me think of a few more off hand. Nine Inch Nail's version of "Suck", originally performed by Pigface comes to mind. Electric Hellfire Club's rendition of the Pink Floyd classic "Lucifer Sam". Godflesh doing AC/DC's "For those about to Rock" was a heavy grinding bulldozer of a cover.
There are just so many I could go on and on. |
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Apr 15 2004, 06:08 AM
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 Revolution to the Destruction Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 2007 Joined: 14-March 03 From: The Black Spiral Member No.: 21 |
I liked Marilyn Manson's covers of "Sweet Dreams" and "tainted Love."
-------------------- "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination." -Albert Einstein |
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Apr 15 2004, 12:49 PM
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 Grand Armor Group: Associates Posts: 534 Joined: 12-January 03 Member No.: 15 |
One of my favorite covers is Dream Theater covering "Funeral For A Friend" by Elton John. I've always thought Elton John was an excellent song writer and musican, but he just didn't rock hard enough to suit me. Dream Theater fixed that. ^.~
Another favorite of mine is Metallica covering "Whiskey In The Jar"... I don't really know who the original artist is. |
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Apr 15 2004, 07:19 PM
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Apocalypse Tribe Radio Group: Dark Templar Posts: 1824 Joined: 10-December 02 Member No.: 1 |
Rinn, I heard something about Dream Theater releasing an entire live CD with them covering the entirety of Metallica's Master of Puppets, got any info on this?
Whiskey in the Jar was also done by Thin Lizzy, but I think it is originally an Irish folk song. |
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Apr 16 2004, 07:21 AM
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Revolution to the Destruction Group: Paragon Caste Posts: 2007 Joined: 14-March 03 From: The Black Spiral Member No.: 21 |
Speaking of Metallica, I liked their cover of Bob Sieger's "Turn the Page."
-------------------- "Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination." -Albert Einstein |
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Apr 16 2004, 11:02 AM
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Grand Armor Group: Associates Posts: 534 Joined: 12-January 03 Member No.: 15 |
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