Battle of the Remakes part 1

[PlasmaBomb]

Hurt:

Nine Inch Nails

Jonny Cash

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Hurt:

Nine Inch Nails

Jonny Cash

NIN!

 

[lokiju]

In the Air Tonight

Nonpoint

Phil Collins

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Hurt:

Nine Inch Nails

Jonny Cash

NIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0bZtf5MCzY
Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Cash's version is soooo much better - much more emotion. RIP

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Another Brick in the Wall
-Pink Floyd
-Korn

Land of Confusion
-Genesis
-Disturbed

World of Promises
-Treat (ewww)
-In Flames (MUCH better than original)

Ooh....Disturbed's version of that song totally gets me pumped. Can't say one is better than the other though. I CAN say they're both better than the punk rock version I heard a while ago.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb
Hurt:

Nine Inch Nails

Jonny Cash

NIN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0bZtf5MCzY
Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Cash's version is soooo much better - much more emotion. RIP

Agreed.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Under Pressure

Queen + David Bowie
My Chemical Romance + The Used

IMO the remake is blah. It takes all of the power and raw emotion of the original song and turns it into alternative crap.

I can't listen to it here at work, but I can say Under Pressure is so classic and perfect, it's just silly to try to cover it, IMO.

 

[TruePaige]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: DrPizza
How about one where the remake is much better than the original?
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons

The Goldfinger version: :thumbsup:

That was one of the best covers ever!

Ann Wilson did a cover of "Going to California" at the Heart/Journey/Cheap Trick Concert the other week, and it was also one of the best covers I've ever heard.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: TruePaige

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: DrPizza
How about one where the remake is much better than the original?
Nena - 99 Red Balloons
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons

The Goldfinger version: :thumbsup:

That was one of the best covers ever!

Ann Wilson did a cover of "Going to California" at the Heart/Journey/Cheap Trick Concert the other week, and it was also one of the best covers I've ever heard.

The Lovemongers (aka Heart) did a cover of Battle of Evermore

 

[uli2000]

How about this one:

Common People

Pulp vs. William Shatner

Listening to the Shatner version as I type this. I love Pulp, but Shatner just has the perfect voice for this song.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: uli2000
How about this one:

Common People

Pulp vs. William Shatner

Listening to the Shatner version as I type this. I love Pulp, but Shatner just has the perfect voice for this song.

I laughed the first time I heard his version.

 

[Feanor727]

Against All Odds -- Phil Collins vs. The Postal Service
All Along the Watchtower -- Bob Dylan vs. Jimi Hendrix vs. U2 vs. DMB
Rockin in the Free World -- Neil Young vs. Pearl Jam
Higher Ground -- Stevie Wonder vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dreams -- Fleetwood Mac vs. The Corrs
How I Could Just Kill A Man -- Cypress Hill vs. Rage Against the Machine


countless others...

edit: thought of some more

This Charming Man -- The Smiths vs. Death Cab for Cutie
No Woman, No Cry -- Bob Marley vs. The Fugees
Landslide -- Fleetwood Mac vs. The Smashing Pumpkins
Tired of Waiting for You -- The Kinks vs. Green Day

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: uli2000
How about this one:

Common People

Pulp vs. William Shatner

Listening to the Shatner version as I type this. I love Pulp, but Shatner just has the perfect voice for this song.

Shatner's version is good for a laugh, but musically its awful.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Ring of Fire
Johnny Cash
Social Distortion <-- Actually a really good cover

H-Blockx vs Dr. Ring-Ding <-- My fav cover of that song.

 

[geno]

Cars :

Gary Numan (original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLKFEq6Zu14

Fear Factory ft. um...Gary Numan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ycjVSyDVQM


Street Fighting Man :

Rolling Stones :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibjtq3LSm4Q

Oasis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d-6-yMDO0s

Rage Against the Machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TvpGw7xDv8

Rage wins that bout, hands down Actually, Rage did a lot of remakes I thought were much better than the original. Personal preference, what can I say?

 

[Q]

OK there is no way I can get a part 2 going, unless we have some organized way of picking the next 6. Too many songs.

Sooooo, um yeah.

 

[lokiju]

I'm gonna say for Hallelujah that I like the Jeff Bukley version the most with the Bon Jovi version in second place.

 

[Q]

Originally posted by: lokiju
I'm gonna say for Hallelujah that I like the Jeff Bukley version the most with the Bon Jovi version in second place.

Hm I haven't heard the Bon Jovi version

 

[Ricochet]

I'm surprise "Gary Jules - Mad World" isn't winning by a much larger margin. As much as I like Tears for Fear (and I do listen to a lot of 80s), Jules version is so much more powerful.

 

[elektrolokomotive]

I Put a Spell On You

Screamin' Jay Hawkins vs. Marilyn Manson

 

[geno]

Either keep this going or someone start a part 2!

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: geno
Either keep this going or someone start a part 2!

Dreams - Allman Brothers Band or Molly Hatchet

I think I know which way this one will go

Personally, as much as I like the Allmans, I gotta give this one to Hatchet

Nathan

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: Feanor727
Landslide -- Fleetwood Mac vs. The Smashing Pumpkins

Fleetwood. By..well, a landslide

Nathan

 

[Ns1]

Dunno if it's been said, but...

Tool - No Quarter > LZ - No Quarter


<flamesuit on>

 

[Kirby]

No one's mentioned "Rocketman?"

Elton John or the Shat?