Official Remake Song better than Original Thread

Claff wrote: The Beach Boys did a good job with "California Dreamin'" as an 'original' track on one of their greatest hits compilations, thinking somewhere around 1988. Pretty faithful to the Mamas & the Papas but that's not a bad thing. And it might be blasphemy but White Lion kicked much ass doing "Radar Love" in the height of the hair metal era. I still crank that up to 11 when it shows up on my MP3 player.

I remember being really disappointed by the Beach Boys' version of that song.

As for White Lion--I leave that track on when it comes on "Hair Nation" on Sirius (yes, I flip by that every once in awhile)

STS_ZX2 wrote: "Cinnemon Girl"--Mathew Sweet > Neil Young

Type O Negative > those two

I think "Hurt" is just a piece of crap song, whether it's Cash or Reznor singing it.

Cash, by the way, does a kick-ass uptempo version of the Stones' "No Expectations"

Einsturzende Neubauten's "Sand" > Nancy Sinatra's original.

Tim Baxter wrote: I think "Hurt" is just a piece of crap song, whether it's Cash or Reznor singing it. Cash, by the way, does a kick-ass uptempo version of the Stones' "No Expectations"

You just don't understand pain.

I Can See Clearly Now by Screeching Weasel > Johnny Nash
Ballroom Blitz by Crucial Taunt > The Sweet...jk ...or am I?

THIS is gonna hurt.

"Everywhere" by Yellowcard. Originally recorded by Michelle Branch.

BRING IT.

pretty much everything by the commitments > originals

Also, Im not sure if its necessarily better, but equally enjoyable is Apocalyptica vs Metallica

Grtechguy wrote: I'll start Song: HURT Original: NIN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJKVKglIRs Remake: Johnny Cash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho&feature=related

SadKermit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAJJFSUu1hQ

I've posted this on the board before, but

Flaming Lips' version of "Borderline" DESTROYS the Madonna version.

The FL version isn't on youtube AFIAK, but easily found on google (I'm too lazy to do get the link at the moment)

I don't know about better per se, but here's some remake that vastly amuse me:

Godhead - Eleanor Rigby

Thrice - Eleanor Rigby

Maroon 5 - Closer (no, i'm not kidding)

Switchfoot - Only Hope (LULZ)

The Fray - Heartless by Kanye West (The antiremix!)

Switchfoot - Crazy In Love

The Automatic - Love In This Club

Forever The Sickest Kids - Love Story

93celicaGT2 wrote: THIS is gonna hurt. "Everywhere" by Yellowcard. Originally recorded by Michelle Branch. BRING IT.

How about Bowling for Soup's cover of I ran (so far away)?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqcULdDQmR0

I have another one: R.E.M.'s version of Toys in the Attic > Aerosmith's.

Live R.E.M. from back when Stipe had hair: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We6t3u3b2Nc

Oh yeah, one more: Fishbone > Sublime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xgmSfiy_tY

The meat purveyors slowed down and sorrowful cover of "Burnin' Love" dominates the elvis version

David S. Wallens wrote: Oh yeah, one more: Fishbone > Sublime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xgmSfiy_tY

Tough call, that one.

Another that always amuses me, is Ben Folds covering Dr.Dre's 'Bitches ain't sh*t'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDqtUEWJgoY&feature=fvst

Earth crisis> Roling Stones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkh5_Gl137o

Earth Crisis> Cream http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JzYQv3TIVg

Racer1ab wrote:

93celicaGT2 wrote: THIS is gonna hurt. "Everywhere" by Yellowcard. Originally recorded by Michelle Branch. BRING IT.

How about Bowling for Soup's cover of I ran (so far away)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqcULdDQmR0

That's pretty good. Here's the Yellowcard one for comparison:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MWLaO_l1Z4

Newfound Glory has a few funny ones.

Newfound Glory - Kiss me

Newfound Glory - Iris (This one is especially good)

Yeah, i'm not done. Gonna mess up some Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath now.

Coalesce - Immigrant Song

Coalesce - Supernaut

Dillinger Escape Plan - Rebel Yell

Coalesce actually has an album of covers called "There Is Nothing New Under The Sun." It also has "Whole Lotta Love" and "Black Dog" on it, and both are epic.

1. That Thrice cover of Elenor Rigby is so-so, but Thrice is the only screamo band I can listen to, they are tight as hell
2. Shim- that Earth Crisis band is pretty sweet...and that Cream cover is total proof that the blues influences all rock and roll, right on through to modern metal

Scott Lear wrote: Darling Nikki by Foo Fighters at least = to Prince's original

Darling Nikki by the Foo Fighters

Twin_Cam wrote: 2. Shim- that Earth Crisis band is pretty sweet...and that Cream cover is total proof that the blues influences all rock and roll, right on through to modern metal

East Coast Hard CORE..

Imma might catch some flak on this one..........And I do like the Beatles and John Lennon

-however-

"Imagine" by A Perfect Circle > teh original....

--and--

"Possession" by Evans Blue > Sarah McLachlan

And for funsies,

"Jump" by Aztec Camera > Van Halen

Even if you hate jazz, you owe it to yourself to check out The Bad Plus. Dig the end where the key goes from minor to major. berkeleying hilarious: The Bad Plus - Iron Man

Also, better than the Iron Man cover: The Bad Plus - "Flim" by Aphex Twin

Cardigans: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

More jazz insanity. This E36 M3 made me cry the first thousand times I heard it: Charlie Hunter Trio - Come as You Are ...some of the most soulful guitar playing I've ever heard - and he's playing the bass part at the same time.

Iggy, those berkeleying veganstraightedgehardcore"You'll die in the FIRESTOOOOOORM" fags from earth crisis are really just doing a fudgetunnel cover: Sunshine of Your Love</a