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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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or are some covers better?
Im a big fan of Radio one's 'live lounge' and stumbled across James Arthur's cover of Miley Cyrus 'Wrecking Ball'.. to me it was just jaw droppingly beautiful.
So do you think there are any covers that have been done which are better than the original? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Wrecking Ball is currently my favourite song. It's actually really good but she messed it up with the video. Brain dead and can't think of a good cover. Just covers where the original was better. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind! |
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I generally tend to prefer the first version I hear of a song whether it's the original or a cover.
One of my favourite covers is Rufus Wainwrights Across the Universe...but it's not better then The Beatles version  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I really love the original 'The first time ever I saw your face' by Roberta Flack
but I really, really love George Michaels version "
i love Matt Cardle's version (x factor winner) |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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"I really love the original 'The first time ever I saw your face' by Roberta Flack
but I really, really love George Michaels version
That wasn't the original fella"
cool... always thought it was
cheers |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKpXAPTVNU
Here's the link to James Arthur singing Wrecking Ball.
Song with beautiful lyrics ruined by a trashy video i think, but James adds the X Factor (like what i did there  ) to make the song mean something |
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By *iewMan
over a year ago
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKpXAPTVNU
Here's the link to James Arthur singing Wrecking Ball.
Song with beautiful lyrics ruined by a trashy video i think, but James adds the X Factor (like what i did there ) to make the song mean something"
just listened to it.
never heard the song before. Very good |
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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago
not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds) |
I prefer the stereophonics version of handbags and gladrags to rod stewarts,,, |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Manic's version of "suicide is painless"
G'n'R version of "Sympathy for the devil" & "Live & let die"
Been some really good covers through live lounge over the years.. Will Young's cover of "Hey ya" is particularly good.... |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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Yes but I can't think of any off the top of my head!
Some covers are as good as the originals, just in a very different style.
I also loved the Gary Jules version of Mad World. I like Leona Lewis doing Run. The Counting Crows version of Big Yellow Taxi.
Mind you, my taste in music can be dodgy at the best of times  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Love what live lounge throws up sometimes.
30 seconds to mars do Lady Gagas bad romance - sounds like a completely different song
Katherine Jenkins does Bring me to life (evanescance)
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Love what live lounge throws up sometimes.
30 seconds to mars do Lady Gagas bad romance - sounds like a completely different song
Katherine Jenkins does Bring me to life (evanescance)
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I enjoyed the You Me At Six cover of Poker Face from the Live Lounge... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKpXAPTVNU
Here's the link to James Arthur singing Wrecking Ball.
Song with beautiful lyrics ruined by a trashy video i think, but James adds the X Factor (like what i did there ) to make the song mean something"
You just lead me to a pop punk cover  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKpXAPTVNU
Here's the link to James Arthur singing Wrecking Ball.
Song with beautiful lyrics ruined by a trashy video i think, but James adds the X Factor (like what i did there ) to make the song mean something
You just lead me to a pop punk cover "
did i? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKpXAPTVNU
Here's the link to James Arthur singing Wrecking Ball.
Song with beautiful lyrics ruined by a trashy video i think, but James adds the X Factor (like what i did there ) to make the song mean something
You just lead me to a pop punk cover
did i? "
No I mean it was James arthur but ended up listening to other cover |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!"
I used to respect your opinion but alas no more. And I'm not talking about glee. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Love what live lounge throws up sometimes.
30 seconds to mars do Lady Gagas bad romance - sounds like a completely different song
Katherine Jenkins does Bring me to life (evanescance)
I enjoyed the You Me At Six cover of Poker Face from the Live Lounge... "
Have you heard Weezers cover of pokerface that morphs into MGMT's kids. It's brilliant. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!
I used to respect your opinion but alas no more. And I'm not talking about glee. "
Lol, Cohen did an incredible job writing it but his recorded version is somewhat an acquired taste don't you think.
One thing that makes me laugh about that song is when my children's school choir sang it at a Christmas play, me thinks the person who selected the song was a little naive as to its true meaning... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Love what live lounge throws up sometimes.
30 seconds to mars do Lady Gagas bad romance - sounds like a completely different song
Katherine Jenkins does Bring me to life (evanescance)
I enjoyed the You Me At Six cover of Poker Face from the Live Lounge...
Have you heard Weezers cover of pokerface that morphs into MGMT's kids. It's brilliant. "
Weezer have done some great covers, mostly tongue in cheek. Are you familiar with StSanders and the Kiss Shreds video? Weezer even managed to cover that live!...lol |
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"Manic's version of "suicide is painless"
G'n'R version of "Sympathy for the devil" & "Live & let die"
Been some really good covers through live lounge over the years.. Will Young's cover of "Hey ya" is particularly good...."
GnR's Spaghetti incident is better than I used to give it credit for, Ain't it fun, Black Leather, Human Being - all better than the originals.
I also think the Hellacopters version of Gimme Shelter is better than the Stones and Backyard Babies Pet Semetary better than the Ramones. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Love what live lounge throws up sometimes.
30 seconds to mars do Lady Gagas bad romance - sounds like a completely different song
Katherine Jenkins does Bring me to life (evanescance)
I enjoyed the You Me At Six cover of Poker Face from the Live Lounge...
Have you heard Weezers cover of pokerface that morphs into MGMT's kids. It's brilliant.
Weezer have done some great covers, mostly tongue in cheek. Are you familiar with StSanders and the Kiss Shreds video? Weezer even managed to cover that live!...lol"
Weezer do like to throw in covers at their concerts, I saw them recently and they did a radiohead cover. I don't know which one as I am not familiar with their work but it was very good.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Van Halen have some incredible covers to their name. Ice Cream Man is probably my favourite but their cover of You Really Got Me is ranked up there with the best. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Susanna and the magical orchestra do a lot of covers but their version of Its A Long Way Too The Top If You Want T Rock n Roll is excellent. Very haunting. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Susanna and the magical orchestra do a lot of covers but their version of Its A Long Way Too The Top If You Want T Rock n Roll is excellent. Very haunting. "
Cool, I'll check that out...
While we're on AC/DC covers check out Two Cellos cover of Highway to Hell featuring Steve Vai. It's all kinds of good fun |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wrecking Ball is currently my favourite song. It's actually really good but she messed it up with the video. Brain dead and can't think of a good cover. Just covers where the original was better. "
really?
i listened to it for the first time on the radio the other night, and its the most annoyingly whiney packaged pile of shite i have heard in all my born days lol
love a lot of the live lounge stuff.
foo fighters version of band on the run is epic.
have a few albums so love a lot of them, although some are rather cringeworthy |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Susanna and the magical orchestra do a lot of covers but their version of Its A Long Way Too The Top If You Want T Rock n Roll is excellent. Very haunting.
Cool, I'll check that out...
While we're on AC/DC covers check out Two Cellos cover of Highway to Hell featuring Steve Vai. It's all kinds of good fun "
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!"
Technically, Jeff Buckley covered John Cale's cover of 'Hallelujah' 
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!
Technically, Jeff Buckley covered John Cale's cover of 'Hallelujah'
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 I can go off people ya know!
I think we can all agree that the Rufus Wainright version is truly appalling though. |
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!
Technically, Jeff Buckley covered John Cale's cover of 'Hallelujah'
I can go off people ya know!
I think we can all agree that the Rufus Wainright version is truly appalling though."
Not as bad as Alexandria Burke's though! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!
Technically, Jeff Buckley covered John Cale's cover of 'Hallelujah'
I can go off people ya know!
I think we can all agree that the Rufus Wainright version is truly appalling though.
Not as bad as Alexandria Burke's though!"
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit!  |
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By *obbygggMan
over a year ago
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"I prefer the stereophonics version of handbags and gladrags to rod stewarts,,,
me too"
Rod Stewart's isn't the original.Chris Farlowe original and superior to both.
Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!"
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol |
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Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol"
Still a clunking rocker, whereas the original was beautifully light on it's feet
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Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol
Still a clunking rocker, whereas the original was beautifully light on it's feet
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It was the producer's fault, not your dad's |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"
Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol
Still a clunking rocker, whereas the original was beautifully light on it's feet
It was the producer's fault, not your dad's"
You never know, you might meet him and then you'll realize it probably was his fault!....lmao |
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"
Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol
Still a clunking rocker, whereas the original was beautifully light on it's feet
It was the producer's fault, not your dad's
You never know, you might meet him and then you'll realize it probably was his fault!....lmao"
PMSL !! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"
Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol
Still a clunking rocker, whereas the original was beautifully light on it's feet
It was the producer's fault, not your dad's"
Here's one you'll appreciate..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djcYXanoSVg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Some of his stuff is incredible, how he manages some of those sweep/tap/sweep arpeggios is beyond me... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Some of the best songs in history were covers, better than the originals:
Eric Clapton's Crossroads was Robert Johnston's I think.
Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower was Bob Dylan's.
Isaac Hayes' Walk On By was Burt Bacharach's.
And then there's Ice Cube's Check Yourself which was over a reinvented backing of Grandmaster Flash's The Message.
Etc |
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By (user no longer on site)
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some fantastic cover version - Nirvana covered Love Buzz and The Man Who Sold The World along with some others, Lulu tried covering Bowie's track and failed miserably, Madness did a great cover of Labi Siffre's It Must Be Love which was good, Pet Shop Boys killed U2's Where the Streets Have no Name Jeff Buckley did an amazing cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, Soft Cell did a great job of Tainted Love, Marvin Gaye did I heard It Through the Grapevine...so I guess it's a difficult call? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!"
listen to the axel rudi pell version and see what you think |
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Manfred Mann's "Blinded by the light" better than Springsteen.
Is it fuck! They completely remove all traces of playful irony in the original and turn it into a clunking rocker!
My dad was a session player and played on that track!...lol
Still a clunking rocker, whereas the original was beautifully light on it's feet
It was the producer's fault, not your dad's
Here's one you'll appreciate..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djcYXanoSVg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Some of his stuff is incredible, how he manages some of those sweep/tap/sweep arpeggios is beyond me..."
Ha, still prefer the version in 'Brassed Off' |
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"Some covers are far superior to the original, the Jeff Buckley cover of Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) springs to mind instantly.
Others need to be consigned to the gates of hell, anything by the cast of Glee springs to mind!listen to the axel rudi pell version and see what you think"
Fuck, that's awful! The first time I played my stepkids' Jeff Buckley's version, they cried. I suspect they would cry for entirely different reasons at that abomination. I didn't even get as far as what I imagine was the typically over-wrought Euro-metal guitar solo!
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By (user no longer on site)
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKpXAPTVNU
Here's the link to James Arthur singing Wrecking Ball.
Song with beautiful lyrics ruined by a trashy video i think, but James adds the X Factor (like what i did there ) to make the song mean something"
Just remembered I wanted to go look at this!
I prefer Miley's version, but his is good too. Agree about the dumb video. |
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