Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

[Hornbein]

 

[robphy]

#478
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangar_18_(song)

Megadeth - Hangar 18 [Live on Arsenio Hall Show, 1990]

see also #1,155

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Hangar 18 - Maximum Friction

Jaden - Guitar 13 Jasmine - bass 15 Anton - drums 18. (from their Over the Mountain cover)

(see also Maximum Friction's covers of #1,365 Sick by The Warning and #1,354 Over the Mountain by Ozzy )

 

[Hornbein]

Colin Moulding Covering Pink Floyd's Brain Damage

 

[pinball1970]

Some catching up to do!

 

[pinball1970]

I may have posted this in the "uplifting songs."

This is such a great song, so many parts. My criticism of the street version is that Gmaj7 top F# on "lost" is chest not head! He belts it, listen to Soul Train and compare.
Other than that loved it. The dude on the right was even trying the moves!

 

[Hornbein]

Teddy Pendergrass tried women-only concerts but had to stop because they were taking off their clothes.

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Train_of_Consequences (1994)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth


Megadeth - Train Of Consequences (Live on Late Show with Dave Letterman, 1994) SD.

- Megadeth - Train Of Consequences (The Jon Stewart Show '94)

- The Song So Tricky Megadeth Re-Did It 42 Times ( Andriy Vasylenko )
the album was recorded live
(&t=6m13 Train of Consequences) (&t=3m05s Youthanasia)

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Megadeth - Train of Consequences (Guitar Solo & Vocal Cover by Ravin Ratnam)

- Symphony of Destruction - Megadeth (Full band Cover) Ravin Ratnam

Megadeth - Train Of Consequences (Korean Version) - HALCYON1871


Megadeth - Train Of Consequences (+1key)【Cover by HIRO&KEN】(和訳付き)


MEGADETH - Train Of Consequences (cover) - Ronnie Penko - Shawn McNair


Mellowdeth - Train Of Consequences

- Mellowdeth - Live 14-07-2018

 

[Hornbein]

Original. Great! Was not a hit.



Terry Twigger was the bass player. Quite the name, that.

Then covered by The Music Explosion, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and the Ramones. But the one I like is by the Neighborhood Picnic Band. The singer is still in a neophytic clutch-the-mic-stand phase.

 

[Hornbein]

Orig



Cover

 

[JT Smith]

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus.

I always hated that band. But this particular song had a certain thing to it. I actually like the covers better, these two in particular:

 

[Hornbein]

Nice groove on that there guitar.

 

[robphy]

#559

#560
Clever variation:
[historyteachers] Charlemagne ("Call Me" by Blondie)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_(Blondie_song) (1980)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(band)
Blondie - Call me [official]

Debbie Harry - Call Me (Muppet Show, 1981) [Restored]

Blondie - Call Me, Live 1982, Remastered Audio, Improved Vocals (Toronto 1982)


- BLONDIE's Debbie Harry on Life, Love and Music

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"Call Me" by Blondie Cover by Moriah Formica

( see also #640 Unchained, #641 Barracuda )

Call me - Blondie //Acoustic cover by Gurislamar


The Last Dinner Party cover Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ for Like A Version

( Behind The Last Dinner Party’s cover of Blondie’s ‘Call Me’ for Like A Version (Interview) )

Call Me // Blondie // POMPLAMOOSE

- Pomplamoose is a Weird "Band"




Honorable mention:
Call me - Blondie goes Heavy Metal!!! - Charlie Parra del Riego - Pellek
Blondie - Call Me (Cover) at Soundcheck Live / Lucky Strike Live [Gabbie Rae - Nuno Bettencourt]
Franz Ferdinand - Call Me (Blondie cover)
Call Me by Blondie - Jazz Cover (Rosa's Version)

 

[robphy]

#1,739 has more covers

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Child_o'_Mine (1987)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N'_Roses

• Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video)

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Johnatha Bastos - Sweet child o' mine (GUNS 'N ROSES Cover)

- (song at @t=1m40s) Johnatha Bastos | Audiciones | Got Talent Chile 2024

 

[jack action]

Johnatha Bastos - Sweet child o' mine (GUNS 'N ROSES Cover)

OMG! How am I supposed to complain about not being able to do something after watching - and hearing - this.

 

[Hornbein]

Orig. Highway 61 by Bob Dylan. Weird! To get an amateur folk sound he wouldn't rehearse the pro musicians. They had to figure the tune out while being recorded. None of that newfangled overdubbing, no suh.



Cover by the King of the slide guitar.

Johnny Winter, Highway 61

 

[Hornbein]

Orig. Poor Poor Pitiful Me



Cover

 

[Hornbein]

Orig Angel of the Morning by Evie Davis



Cover (this was on the TV show Friends)

 

[jack action]

Orig Angel of the Morning by Evie Davis



Cover (this was on the TV show Friends)

I think the version by Juice Newton is hard beat. It sounds like an ABBA song:

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Of course, I need a metal version, and Archetype of Ire did a great job making it their own:

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[Hornbein]

Emmylou Harris and Amos Garrett cover The Beatles. Amos is the star on that there lectric gitar.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_Burn (has the track "Perpetual Burn") 1988
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker
https://jasonbecker.com/
(see #891)

Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn Live (rare audio)

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(2013) 11 years old Divaldi Addina.-PERPETUAL BURN- LIVE @Soeltan Cafe October 26th (HD)

(2019) Divaldi Addina cover - Perpetual Burn by Jason Becker
quotes

(likely referring to Mar 16, 2012 Jason Becker Tribute "Perpetual Burn" By 10year old Divaldi Addina. )
3/26/2012
Wow, Divaldi, that was amazing! How did you get so good at such a young age? I'm so honored and touched and grateful to you. Please keep in touch and share what you are up to. I will now post this on my pages.
Thank you
Jason

(2015) Luís Kalil - Perpetual Burn (Jason Becker) live at Uprising Metal Fest (15 years old in this video)

- (2014) Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn by Luís Kalil (14 years old in this video)
- (2024) Perpetual Burn (Jason Becker) by Luís Kalil

(2023) Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn - Flute Cover ( Sailens )


(2024) Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn (Perpetual Tendonitis ) by Steve Jeffrey


(2013 probably) Jeff Loomis One Take Playthrough Perpetual Burn [reposted 2022]

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Honorable mention:
- Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn - Cover by YOYO - A 11 year old girl
- "Perpetual Burn" by Jason Becker | Guitar Cover by Sacra Victoria

 

[mathwonk]

a submission for consideration for the honor of greatest contrast between original and cover versions: song: "You are my sunshine".

original, Pine Ridge Boys:
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cover: Ray Charles and Margie Hendrix:

 

[Hornbein]

a submission for consideration for the honor of greatest contrast between original and cover versions:

A strong contestant. Here's my, uh, contribution.

 

[Hornbein]

Orig featuring vocalist Ray Collins



Cover on piano. Very hip bass line.

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Change_Is_Gonna_Come
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Cooke


Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (Official Lyric Video)


Sam Cooke- The Story Behind A Change Is Gonna Come-CBS News

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A Change is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke Cover) | Brian Owens


A Voice of a New World | #Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Sam Cooke's song ' A Change is Going to Come' by Charles Yang.

- A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke - Violin/Piano Cover - Charles Yang & Peter Dugan

T-Pain: A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke Cover) | NPR MUSIC FRONT ROW


The Bankes Brothers - A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke)


Al Green - A Change Is Gonna Come

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Honorable mention:
Greta Van Fleet - "A Change is Gonna Come"

 

[Hornbein]

A cover of Bob Dylan's I Want You

 

[pinball1970]

A strong contestant. Here's my, uh, contribution.

Post number two on the thread!

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

The original had Tina Turner on backup vocals. Ike forbade her to do that again.

This was on Saturday Night Live. Notice that wouldn't let him say "TV set".



Cover
Among other things, some guy does a faithful imitation of Frank's idiosyncratic guitar style.

 

[Hornbein]

Glenn Frey of Eagles shows swingin' style.