cover songs that really murder the original

[and31]

craigjm said:

and31 said:

craigjm said:

Lol
They actually did murder it
Edit cos I fked the quotes up-killing me softly
Love the Roberta Flack version

Edited by and31 on Saturday 17th December 21:58

Ha yes you did although I was laughing at Paul’s “one time, two time” comment

[suthol]

cashewnut said:

suthol said:

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

So bad that you posted it twice....

Phone / internet interface has been doing some weird things lately

[Louis Balfour]

Paul Shane posing no threat to the Righteous Brothers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGcqkqB-pIE

[generationx]

and31 said:

Do I love you -(indeed I do) by Bruce Springsteen

Also “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”.

I just don’t “get” Springsteen.

[Pitre]

generationx said:

and31 said:

Do I love you -(indeed I do) by Bruce Springsteen

Also “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”.

I just don’t “get” Springsteen.

Me neither. Murders pretty much everything he 'sings' (= shouts).

[hepy]

Louis Balfour said:

Paul Shane posing no threat to the Righteous Brothers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGcqkqB-pIE

Baby, Baby!

[NMNeil]

U2 with CCR's "Fortunate Son" has to be on the list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoXALwYu4-I

[cherryowen]

S100HP said:

Britney - I love rock and roll

The video however.....she was smoking hot wasn't she?

fking. Hell. Wars.

[paulmakin]

Sprinsteen covered "Do I Love You" !!!!!!! Russ Winstanley let me hold the original 45 that he brought back from Detroit as he pointed out the tiny crack on the intro grooves. I had absolutely no idea (it is dire though)

back on track (SWIDT ?) - comme d'habitude has been mentioned. Bowie said that Life on Mars was his revenge "cover" following his translation being rejected but there is a very unoffical recording of him performing My Way as we know it. It's pretty bad.

[Rh14n]

Dynion Araf Uchaf said:

Radio Heads original version of Creep was ruined by......... Radio Head.

Almost everyone else that has covered it made it a lot better esp Prince and that bloke off AGT. Also Post modern Jukebox's version.

Or Mared Williams' version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1U8g1CY-04

[President Merkin]

Creep is a shocking cover of The air that I breathe anyway,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HydvceA1PAI

Edited by President Merkin on Monday 19th December 08:29

[craigjm]

President Merkin said:

Creep is a shocking cover of The air that I breathe anyway,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HydvceA1PAI

Edited by President Merkin on Monday 19th December 08:29

Not a judgement I have ever understood personally. Has anyone actually listened to creep and thought oh that sounds like….. not convinced. How they ever won is beyond me

[President Merkin]

craigjm said:

Not a judgement I have ever understood personally. Has anyone actually listened to creep and thought oh that sounds like….. not convinced. How they ever won is beyond me

Well, there's the fact it uses the exact same chord progression for starters...

[RedWhiteMonkey]

As its nearly Christmas I suggest Carly Rae Jepson's cover of Wham's Last Christmas. It is almost so bad its good.

[craigjm]

President Merkin said:

craigjm said:

Not a judgement I have ever understood personally. Has anyone actually listened to creep and thought oh that sounds like….. not convinced. How they ever won is beyond me

Well, there's the fact it uses the exact same chord progression for starters...

Guess so but 100% originality is going to be pretty tough after 100 years or so of recorded music I guess

Being a pedant though I’m not sure copying chord progressions make it a cover version. Was an interesting case though and there have been many more similar

[gazza285]

craigjm said:

Not a judgement I have ever understood personally. Has anyone actually listened to creep and thought oh that sounds like….. not convinced. How they ever won is beyond me

Why didn’t you understand it? Radiohead admitted they used it…

[craigjm]

gazza285 said:

craigjm said:

Not a judgement I have ever understood personally. Has anyone actually listened to creep and thought oh that sounds like….. not convinced. How they ever won is beyond me

Why didn’t you understand it? Radiohead admitted they used it…

Fair enough I must have missed that confession. Does that make creep a cover version though?

[Sporky]

I believe it may be considered an homage.

[President Merkin]

Sporky said:

I believe it may be considered an homage.

They settled out of court in the end, no better homage than that. Besides. the Hollies song is a cover anyway. It was written by Albert Hammond.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HglphdXqMg

[conkerman]

Pitre said:

However, also mentioned was Mariah Carey's version of Without You, which I happen to think is epic...

Ken Leeeee-eee