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Covers that are better than the original

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panzade
 
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Reply Sat 7 Jun, 2014 02:01 pm
@Region Philbis,
The dancing monks and nuns are distracting but her pipes are heaven-sent reeg.
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 11 Jun, 2014 09:53 am
Kings of Convenience cover a song from the iconic 80's Norwegian band A-HA, Manhattan Skyline
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Thu 12 Jun, 2014 03:09 pm
@tsarstepan,

Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon Cover by Kina Grannis
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Mon 30 Jun, 2014 06:14 pm
Rickie Lee Jones and Walk Away Rene
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lSgO-gFnpSk
panzade
 
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Reply Mon 30 Jun, 2014 07:30 pm
@tsarstepan,
That's great...another one.
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panzade
 
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Reply Tue 1 Jul, 2014 08:30 am
Featured in umpteenth movies and trailers...
a remake of Tears For Fears.
wandeljw
 
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Reply Thu 3 Jul, 2014 08:47 am
@panzade,
A more interesting version than the original, in my opinion.
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Wilso
 
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Reply Sat 9 Aug, 2014 04:21 am
Dami Im - Purple Rain

tsarstepan
 
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Reply Sat 6 Sep, 2014 09:15 pm
@Wilso,
http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=aH3x1PSYcm8
Making Plans for Nigel, an XTC song covered by Nouvelle Vague
plainoldme
 
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Reply Sun 14 Sep, 2014 08:06 pm
I found this about 10 minutes ago:

http://www.salon.com/2014/09/13/the_12_best_cover_songs_youve_never_heard/?source=newsletter
hingehead
 
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Reply Sun 14 Sep, 2014 09:47 pm
@tsarstepan,
No way any cover is better than XTC's original IMHO
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One Eyed Mind
 
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Reply Sun 14 Sep, 2014 10:26 pm
Super Freak's sound being turned into the Platinum label hit "Can't Touch This".
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Lordyaswas
 
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Reply Mon 15 Sep, 2014 01:29 am
@plainoldme,
Common People.

My Chemical Romance seem just like a bunch of rich kids who are copying a song, which is probably just about right.
The band is tight, but the singer is shouting for dramatic effect, rather than subtly letting the story unfold. Totally devoid of humour, irony and sarcasm.

Give me storytelling over shouty amateur dramatics any day.

Here is the original Pulp version, just in case you've never heard it....

tsarstepan
 
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Reply Mon 6 Oct, 2014 07:55 am
@Lordyaswas,
Not necessarily better then Tom Petty's original version but I still love this version I just heard this morning:

John Mayer - Free Fallin' (Live at the Nokia Theatre)
panzade
 
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Reply Mon 6 Oct, 2014 08:11 am
@tsarstepan,
It's a gorgeous song.

I think I'd even like the Vienna Boys Choir version
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jespah
 
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Reply Tue 7 Oct, 2014 08:25 pm


Oh. My. God. Lookit that banjo!
plainoldme
 
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Reply Thu 9 Oct, 2014 06:14 pm
@jespah,
Is the guy on the right playing a chihuahua or is it a Jack Russell Terrier?
tsarstepan
 
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Reply Thu 9 Oct, 2014 07:04 pm
@plainoldme,
Looks mostly Chihuahuan. The cover is a definite improvement over the original. Full disclosure: Not a fan of pop R&B du jour
jespah
 
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Reply Thu 9 Oct, 2014 07:45 pm
@tsarstepan,
Von Smith is playing Marty the Chihuahua. Smile
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plainoldme
 
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Reply Sat 11 Oct, 2014 10:04 pm
@tsarstepan,
By pop r&b du jour, do you mean that stuff with all the vocal runs?
 

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