which is better...covers vs. originals

[carlster!]

this is like the which band is better

list a song and who did it originally and who covered it

next post picks their favorite



The Boys of Summer by Don Henley or by the Ataris?

[kemichels]

I'd have to say by Don Henley in this case.

I'll throw 2 out.

Love Song by The Cure or 311?

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles or Thrice? (I might get flamed for this, but I like the Thrice version better, lol, but that's just a matter of taste.)

[myplanforescape]

I'd have to say by Don Henley in this case.

I'll throw 2 out.

Love Song by The Cure or 311?

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles or Thrice? (I might get flamed for this, but I like the Thrice version better, lol, but that's just a matter of taste.)


The Cure by far and the Beatles.

Superstar by the Carpenters(not the first just the most known) or Sonic Youth

[IWasaCamera]

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles or Thrice? (I might get flamed for this, but I like the Thrice version better, lol, but that's just a matter of taste.)
hahahahahahahahahahaha

[Regards]

Originals are almost always better.

[kemichels]

hahahahahahahahahahaha

lol, I knew that was coming. I like the Beatles, but I've listened to them so much when I was little, and hearing this was just really...refreshing.

[jeremypeele]

i prefer fall out boy's cover of beat it to michael jacksons original, only cause he is creepy

[new_arbiter]

311's cover of Love Song is awful.

[IWasaCamera]

The Thrice cover is among the most painful listening experiences I've ever had to endure.

Joe Cocker's rendition of With A Little Help From My Friends however, easily trumps the original.

[Poe-tryGirl]

Hey how about "Under Pressure" by David Bowie and Queen or My Chemical Romance and The Used?

[IWasaCamera]

hahahaha

[Posthardcore]

MCR and The used

Johnny cash "ring of fire" or Social distortion?

[new_arbiter]

I've never heard the MCR and The Used's cover of Under Pressure, but I think that's something I can live without.

[Poe-tryGirl]

I've never heard the MCR and The Used's cover of Under Pressure, but I think that's something I can live without.

It's awesome, dude! They sound much more smoother than the original. But that's just me.

[Regards]

And only you.

[Anderson]

MCR and The used

Johnny cash "ring of fire" or Social distortion?I'd have to say Social Distortion.

Hurt by Nine Inch Nails or Johnny Cash?

[Posthardcore]

Id have to say Johnny

[SLoT]

Originals are always better. Without the original there would be no cover.

[pilot_light_out]

I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones or The Offspring?

[Anderson]

Originals are always better. Without the original there would be no cover.
The man who sold the world by David Bowie would seem to disprove that.

[Jumpoff]

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley trumps the original.
Though the original is better, the cover of Turn the Lights Down Low by Lauryn Hill isn't too far off from the original.
Propagandhi's I Wnat You To Want Me is better than the original

Those were the exceptions I could think of. In most other cases, original > cover by far.

As a side note, Michael Bolton's cover of When a Man Loves a Woman is the worst thing. Ever.

The man who sold the world by David Bowie would seem to disprove that.

Hallelujah is a better example IMO since Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana makes no sense unless you've heard the Bowie album haha.

[doyouhas?]

buckley definitely takes the hallelujah crown.

wonderwall by oasis or ryan adams?

[allhourcymbals]

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley trumps the original.
Though the original is better, the cover of Turn the Lights Down Low by Lauryn Hill isn't too far off from the original.
Propagandhi's I Wnat You To Want Me is better than the original

Those were the exceptions I could think of. In most other cases, original > cover by far.

As a side note, Michael Bolton's cover of When a Man Loves a Woman is the worst thing. Ever.



Hallelujah is a better example IMO since Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana makes no sense unless you've heard the Bowie album haha.
Lauren Hill's "Turn The Lights Down Low" cover is brilliant, but the original is still better. As for a cover that's better than the original, Kaki King's version of "Camp Out" is way better than the original.

[Getup and Dance]

Botch's cover of Rock Lobster is better than the original.

[kemichels]

I'm not saying the Thrice cover is "better" in any sense...my bad. I just like it more/find it more entertaining after hearing The Beatles all my life.

And I threw the 311/Cure cover out there, because it was ridiculously overplayed on the radio when it came out, and most people know of the song. I know a ton of people who like the 311 version better. I don't.

[SLoT]

The man who sold the world by David Bowie would seem to disprove that.
Like I said, without the original there would be no cover.

[ThePartialGlow]

Joe Cocker's rendition of With A Little Help From My Friends however, easily trumps the original.

Great song, although it will forever remind me of The Wonder Years.

[SwiftSilentDead]

I kind of like Kid Dynamite's cover of Black Flag's "Rise Above" more than the original.

Faith No More's cover of "Easy" is pretty awesome too. I don't know if i'd say it's better than the original since it's very similar to it, hah.

[underthetalking]

Holy crap, in the same thread we have people saying Thrice topped The Beatles and My Chemical Romance/The Used topped Queen...

This is a sad day for music. And humanity.

[SaltyEyes]

Car - Brand new (cover)
99 red balloons - goldfinger (cover)
it depends on the song.

[Poe-tryGirl]

Holy crap, in the same thread we have people saying Thrice topped The Beatles and My Chemical Romance/The Used topped Queen...

This is a sad day for music. And humanity.

No, not really. I don't know about Thrice though. MCR & The Used > Queen.

[underthetalking]

My eye is bleeding.

[Getup and Dance]

No, not really. I don't know about Thrice though. MCR & The Used > Queen.

The Blood Brothers cover is better than that shitty MCR & The Used cover.


But Queen and Bowie top them all.

[SaltyEyes]

Good covers:
Elvis - Hound dog.
Clapton - cocaine
Oasis - helter skelter
The Clash - I fought the law

Yes, all of those are covers.

Bad covers:
Brittney spears - I love rock and roll
michael bolton - dock of the bay
limp bizcit - behind blue eyes

[underthetalking]

Good covers:
Elvis - Hound dog.
Clapton - cocaine
Oasis - helter skelter
The Clash - I fought the law

Yes, all of those are covers.

Bad covers:
Brittney spears - I love rock and roll
michael bolton - dock of the bay
limp bizcit - behind blue eyes

Oh god, Behind Blue Eyes...

[Getup and Dance]

Limp Bizkit - Faith is better than George Michael - Faith


Fact.

[SaltyEyes]

Wrong, Anything Limp Bizkit does is shit.

[underthetalking]

I agree with the old man in the avatar.

[Poe-tryGirl]

The Blood Brothers cover is better than that shitty MCR & The Used cover.


But Queen and Bowie top them all.

I didn't say anything about the Blood Brothers. I don't know them.

[underthetalking]

:explode:

[Regards]

Hahahaha.

[IWasaCamera]

Great song, although it will forever remind me of The Wonder Years.
Nothing wrong with that.
No, not really. I don't know about Thrice though. MCR & The Used > Queen.
Ah, to be 15.

[kemichels]

Holy crap, in the same thread we have people saying Thrice topped The Beatles and My Chemical Romance/The Used topped Queen...

This is a sad day for music. And humanity.

again, lol. Read my post above.

[doyouhas?]

I'm not saying the Thrice cover is "better" in any sense...my bad. I just like it more/find it more entertaining after hearing The Beatles all my life.

And I threw the 311/Cure cover out there, because it was ridiculously overplayed on the radio when it came out, and most people know of the song. I know a ton of people who like the 311 version better. I don't.


how about anberlin vs. 311, who does the better cover of this song?

[IWasaCamera]

Anberlin's cover of Like A Rolling Stone is hilarious.

[underthetalking]

Ah, to be 15.

And a complete moron.

[Chromefox]

Here's a toughie: Which is worse, Creep, or every cover of Creep done by every band at some stage in their career? :-d

[doyouhas?]

Anberlin's cover of Like A Rolling Stone is hilarious.


ive never even heard of this, sounds interesting. i hope stephen tries to sing it like bob dylan.

[IWasaCamera]

And a complete moron.
Often hand in hand when it comes to music.
ive never even heard of this, sounds interesting. i hope stephen tries to sing it like bob dylan.
It's beyond awful.

[doyouhas?]

Here's a toughie: Which is worse, Creep, or every cover of Creep done by every band at some stage in their career? :-d

gtfo. creep is a great song.

[doyouhas?]

It's beyond awful.

yeah, dylans not really the most coverable of artists.

[kemichels]

I suppose we should just make a cover vs cover thread.

Anyone ever hear the Cover of Creep by Dustin Kensrue? It's pretty quality.

[llwilliamsll]

Anberlin's cover of Like A Rolling Stone is hilarious.
Fuuuuuuck, I remember hearing about a tribute CD being put out for Bob Dylan and all these shitty bands covering his music. I didn't even bother to listen to any of them.

[IWasaCamera]

yeah, dylans not really the most coverable of artists.
Agreed.
Fuuuuuuck, I remember hearing about a tribute CD being put out for Bob Dylan and all these shitty bands covering his music. I didn't even bother to listen to any of them.
It's there if you ever need a laugh.

[Chromefox]

Fuuuuuuck, I remember hearing about a tribute CD being put out for Bob Dylan and all these shitty bands covering his music. I didn't even bother to listen to any of them. Something Corporate covered something for it, and for the life of me I have never been able to find the song.

[chipdip18]

Aha - Take On Me or Cap'n Jazz - Take On Me?

[SaltyEyes]

Neither, Reel Big fish's Take on me.

[absolutecrunk]

SRV's "Little Wing" is a vast improvement on Jimi's.

[Getup and Dance]

Def Squad Delite is better is better than Rappers Delight.

[recall reality]

Fuuuuuuck, I remember hearing about a tribute CD being put out for Bob Dylan and all these shitty bands covering his music. I didn't even bother to listen to any of them.

The vast majority of it is drive-thru bands butchering Dylan and it isn't pretty. There are a few decent attempts on it though. Rx Bandits, Steel Train, Jason Mraz and a few others have some interesting takes on his tunes.

[Regards]

SRV's "Little Wing" is a vast improvement on Jimi's.
I agree with this, but mainly becuase I like his voice over jimi's.

[Dubui_209]

No, not really. I don't know about Thrice though. MCR & The Used > Queen.
No I think David Bowe just drags queen down

Btw U guys know NFG has 2 cds of just covers....
Iris, King Of Wihsful thinking, Kiss Me, and Glory Of Love aren't bad

[El_Jeffe]

some of the first covers that come to mind as being "better" than the originals:

b.b. king & eric clapton - rock me baby (otis redding cover)
finn brothers - too many people (paul maccartney cover)
aretha franklin - respect (otis redding cover)
toots & the maytals - (take me home) country roads (john denver cover)
the slackers - wanted dead or a alive (bon jovi cover). the slackers actually managed to turn this into a decent song, i was shocked at just how good it was. especially since i can't stand the original. vic's voice has this floating feel to it, wonderful stuff

[Javs]

Never gonna give you up - Rick astley or ashley tisdale?


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But to mention some post earlier, johnny cashes version of hurt was so much better than nine inch nails one. It kind of dissapointed me that it was actually a cover and not johnys song, especiall after hearing how SHITTY NIN was.

[CrenshawPunch]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Dylan's version is terrible, along with most of his music.

[Jumpoff]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Dylan's version is terrible, along with most of his music.

The Dylan version was better.

[chipdip18]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Dylan's version is terrible, along with most of his music.

I don't think that Dylan's music was terrible if he could be considered one of the greatest artists of all time and still to this day have a successful music career.

[CrenshawPunch]

The Dylan version was better.

Ok.

I don't think that Dylan's music was terrible if he could be considered one of the greatest artists of all time and still to this day have a successful music career.


Sure, but I still don't think it's very good.

[andrewa5]

I heard teh other day Scary Kids Scaring kids do a cover of losing my religion by R.E.M.
weird but decent!

[andrewa5]

I will never forgive you for subjecting me to this. Even SKSK can't think that was anything better than abysmal.
Dont worry the original is definetly 100 times better just saying it was interesting, i didnt expect to cover that song at all!

[kearn1tm]

Glass > Buckley

[kearn1tm]

Dylan covered well

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He's covered many of Biaz's songs and does them justice.

His cover of Woodie Guthrie's Do Re Mi is chilling.

[absolutecrunk]

I originally had the over/under of posts until Hallelujah was mentioned at 10. I'm surprised no one has said Say Aything's ODB cover, what with the smut that has been dragged in to this site lately.

Also, The Slackers' cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is indeed an excellent song.
Also, Manfred Mann's cover of Bob Dylan's "Quinn the Eskimo" is indeed an excellent song.

Edit: Toots and the Maytals, not The Slackers. That's what I get for reading Craig's posts right before I type mine.

[SaltyEyes]

Ben Fold's - Bitches aint shit.

[allhourcymbals]

Say Anything's ODB cover > the original.

[absolutecrunk]

Say Anything's ODB cover > the original.
Oooh that's cold

[andrewa5]

Say Anything's ODB cover > the original.

i think theyre about even. both great!

[Jumpoff]

Say Anything's ODB cover > the original.

This is shenanigans.

[allhourcymbals]

Oooh that's cold
It's going to be a long week!
i think theyre about even. both great!
Lol...
This is shenanigans.

You know me so well.

[absolutecrunk]

It's going to be a long week!
That's fine. I have tracks 5 and 6 from this FFD album to tide me over. Good rec. :thumbup:

[allhourcymbals]

That's fine. I have tracks 5 and 6 from this FFD album to tide me over. Good rec. :thumbup:
Smoov.

[El_Jeffe]

illegal fat freddy's drop exchange? oh you horrible horrible people!

i haven't even heard the new single, i want to hit with the new album entirely when it's released

[CrenshawPunch]

Eat shit.

Fuck off. I'm entitled to like what I like. Don't need the likes of you to tell me otherwise.

[IWasaCamera]

Dylan's version is terrible, along with most of his music.
haha

[Jumpoff]

Fuck off. I'm entitled to like what I like. Don't need the likes of you to tell me otherwise.

You obviously wanted the attention when you said all of his music was shit.

[allhourcymbals]

illegal fat freddy's drop exchange? oh you horrible horrible people!

i haven't even heard the new single, i want to hit with the new album entirely when it's released
He sent me money for the tracks, what are you talking about?

I listened to it once by accident. I went to their site and it started playing, so I gave in and just listened haha.

[allhourcymbals]

I originally had the over/under of posts until Hallelujah was mentioned at 10. I'm surprised no one has said Say Aything's ODB cover, what with the smut that has been dragged in to this site lately.

Also, The Slackers' cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is indeed an excellent song.
Also, Manfred Mann's cover of Bob Dylan's "Quinn the Eskimo" is indeed an excellent song.

Edit: Toots and the Maytals, not The Slackers. That's what I get for reading Craig's posts right before I type mine.
Everything Toots and the Maytals do is golden, so there's that.

[CrenshawPunch]

You obviously wanted the attention when you said all of his music was shit.


Oh right, attention. I do not like the man's work. Sue me.

[El_Jeffe]

"let down" is one of my favourite songs, but toots' version is even better. i don't blab that round much though, for many reasons haha

[Dubui_209]

Fuck off. I'm entitled to like what I like. Don't need the likes of you to tell me otherwise.
Hey!!!!!!!! Another person from Lodi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and now u embarass me to live here...

[kearn1tm]

Also:

Cohen (original) > Buckley

[Getup and Dance]

Say Anything's ODB cover > the original.

False, Anything ODB has done will be better than anything Say Anything would do.

[saofan_315]

Any Way You Want It: Journey vs Rise Against
Battle of the covers: FOB's Beat It vs Pierce The Veil's Beat It

[CrenshawPunch]

Hey!!!!!!!! Another person from Lodi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and now u embarass me to live here...

Your grammar is embarrassing. Lodi sucks. Leave while you can.

[stupid__kid]

a static lullaby's cover of britney spears' toxic.

but seriously, i usually don't like covers.

[Dubui_209]

Your grammar is embarrassing. Lodi sucks. Leave while you can.
That's what i inherited from living in a redneck/republican town. Yes, it does suck

[CrenshawPunch]

That's what i inherited from living in a redneck/republican town. Yes, it does suck


You didn't inherit shit. I came from the same town, and I don't sound like a retard. Lodi actually is not that bad. Lots of industrious folk there. It's just boring if you don't have a family.

[allhourcymbals]

False, Anything ODB has done will be better than anything Say Anything would do.
I was oooooobviously kidding.

[Jackfrost50]

Pierce the Veil's Beat It is far superior to FOB's.

Rise Against covered "Anyway You Want It?" I have to hear this.

Jumper: Third Eye Blind or Bedlight For Blue Eyes

[drcroc]

Hey how about "Under Pressure" by David Bowie and Queen or My Chemical Romance and The Used?

or The Blood Brothers / Vanilla Ice

I choose Bowie

[andrewa5]

Pierce the Veil's Beat It is far superior to FOB's.

Rise Against covered "Anyway You Want It?" I have to hear this.

Jumper: Third Eye Blind or Bedlight For Blue Eyes
Agreed with the PTV comment and for the rise against song its titled like hidden track or something like that!

[e.j.fritz]

lollipop: lil wayne or framing hanley?

[chelsea [cult]]

instead of throwing out different scenerios.

I have a rule.
Original is usually better. Unless the original was sappy and boring and it was a rock cover.

[Indoor Living]

Free Fallin': Tom Petty or John Mayer?

I personally enjoy the John Mayer version a lot more.

[carlster!]

lollipop: lil wayne or framing hanley?
i love framing hanley's version...it's a lot less creepy on their part when the song breaks into the repeptitive "call me so i can make/get it juicy for ya"

tom petty's is untouchable

with a little help from my friends-beatles or joe cocker?

[Dubui_209]

i love framing hanley's version...it's a lot less creepy on their part when the song breaks into the repeptitive "call me so i can make/get it juicy for ya"

tom petty's is untouchable

with a little help from my friends-beatles or joe cocker?

Beatles

Your Love.........The Outfield or Midtown?

[3eb23]

The Outfield

Last Kiss- Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders version or Pearl Jam version?

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[xxmannequin]

Hey how about "Under Pressure" by David Bowie and Queen or My Chemical Romance and The Used?

david bowie and queen.

[xxmannequin]

kids- mgmt or jack's mannequin.

[xxmannequin]

Holy crap, in the same thread we have people saying Thrice topped The Beatles and My Chemical Romance/The Used topped Queen...

This is a sad day for music. And humanity.

agreed.

[TrevMusicXpert]

Heartless...... Kanye or Kris Allen???