old classic songs to remakes..any?

[Gurck]

Faith No More did a pretty good War Pigs, but it was a while back. Can't think of any offhand that haven't been mentioned, though I'm sure there're hundreds, if not thousands.

 

[Electric Amish]

ORIGINAL ARTISTS:


"Live and Let Die" - Paul McCartney
"Behind Blue Eyes" - The Who
"My Generation" - The Who
"Faith" - George Michael
"The Boys of Summer" - Don Henley

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Britney Spears - I love rock n' roll :Q

God No!! Tell me she didn't! :disgust:

Original = Joan Jett

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Britney Spears - I love rock n' roll :Q

God No!! Tell me she didn't! :disgust:

She sure did and it is terrible.

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
"Live and Let Die" - Paul McCartney
"Behind Blue Eyes" - The Who
"My Generation" - The Who
"Faith" - George Michael
"The Boys of Summer" - Don Henley

OP, keep in mind his is an "original artist" list.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Vaerilis
Britney Spears - I love rock n' roll :Q

God No!! Tell me she didn't! :disgust:

She sure did and it is terrible.

Well thank God I never heard that. :|

 

[Kenazo]

Bill Wither's "Lean on me" has been redone a few times.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Built to Spill and Mercury Rev and a bunch of others have done versions of Neil Young's - Cortez the Killer. ( Dave Matthews band did one also, but it sucks horribly. The Built to Spill one is A+ stuff though)
Presidents of the USA redid Video Killed the Radio Star
Low did a great version of Little Drummer Boy
Bloodhound Gang redid Fire Water Burn, but I'm not sure who originally wrote it
Lots of stuff by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Nirvana redid Bowie's Man Who Sold the World

 

[ThePresence]

OMFG, I forgot the best cover ever. TOOL covered Zepplin's "No Quarter". It's really long and drawn out, but it's one of the best rock songs I've ever heard.

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: Nohr
No Doubt - It's My Life
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

bad religion - tainted love

 

[vshah]

"the first cut is the deepest"
originally by cat stevens, now bastardized by sheryl crow

-Vivan

 

[murphy55d]

Oasis redid the Beatles' "I am the walrus"

 

[Electric Amish]

"I shot the sheriff" - Bob Marley(?) remake by Eric Clapton

 

[Megadeth]

Summer of 69 was redone by MXPX
Hmmm, there are my versions of songs that I have redone, of course I don't have a CD yet...
There are a few by New Found Glory

 

[thirtythree]

by the way, judging by your original post, I'm not sure you're aware, but these sorts of songs are called "covers" and there are a countless number of them.

 

[Electric Amish]

"My Guitar Gently Weeps" - Beatles remake by Jeff Healey <Sweet remake, better than the original, IMO>
"Communication Breakdown" - Led Zepplin remake by Jeff Healey
"Stuck in the middle with you" - Stealer's Wheel remake by Jeff Healey

"Hey Joe" - Jimi Hendrix remake by Lenny Kravitz
"American Woman" - Guess Who remake by Lenny Kravitz

 

Don't You (forget about me) - originaly done by Simple Minds (i think), covered by Life of Agony (one of the best covers i've heard)
2nd favorite cover is Am I Evil - Metallica

Black Sabbath covers
War Pigs - Faith No More (another GREAT cover)
Sweet Leaf - Godsmack
Behind the wall of sleep - Static X
Snowblind - System of a Down
Electric Funeral - Pantera
Paranoid - Megadeth
Under the Sun - Soulfly
Hand of Doom - Slayer
Children of the Grave - White Zombie (another GREAT cover)
NIB - Ugly Kid Joe
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Anthrax

 

[Wuffsunie]

Metal groups do the best remakes, IMO. The heavier feel they give to them works wonderful.

Stuff Guns N Roses have done:
Live And Let Die (originally a Bond theme by Paul &amp; Linda McCartney)
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (originally by Bob Dylan) (The version Avril did was an INSULT to the song :thumbsdown: )
Sympathy for the Devil (originally by The Rolling Stones)

Stuff Metallica has done:
Whisky in the Jar (not sure who did it first. Rednex also did a good version)
Turn the Page (originally Bob Seger) (BEST remake of this song)

I Wanna Be Sedated by Offspring (Originally by The Ramones, this version speeds up the track and turns it into quite a good piece)

It's the End of the World as We Know it by Great Big See (if you thought the original REM version was fast during that huge block of lyrics, you ain't seen nothing yet)

Tweeter And The Monkey Man by The Headstones (originally by Travelling Wilburies, I think)

Shame and Scandal by Bowser and Blue (not sure who did it first, but it's funny as hell)

Unchained Melody (almost everyone and their brother has recorded a version of this)

 

[Electric Amish]

Whisky in the Jar (not sure who did it first. Rednex also did a good version)

Thin Lizzy was the original, AFAIK.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
GNR's Sweet Child O' Mine was covered by Sheryl Crow. It's pretty good actually.

No, no, GOD no!! The first time I heard that I literally cringed and turned around, glaring at the radio. That ranks right behind Madonna's desecration of Don McLean's American Pie for worst remake, evar.

Edit: Fixed the name (I always get those two mixed up)

 

[Electric Amish]

That ranks right behind Madonna's desecration of Bob Seger's American Pie for worst remake, evar.

???

You mean Don McLean's American Pie??

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: Wuffsunie

Originally posted by: ThePresence
GNR's Sweet Child O' Mine was covered by Sheryl Crow. It's pretty good actually.

No, no, GOD no!! The first time I heard that I literally cringed and turned around, glaring at the radio. That ranks right behind Madonna's desecration of Bob Seger's American Pie for worst remake, evar.

Haha.
Sure, I love the original but I didn't think she did such a bad job at all.

 

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Whisky in the Jar (not sure who did it first. Rednex also did a good version)

Thin Lizzy was the original, AFAIK.

I think Thin Lizzy was the first to record it...but I'm pretty sure it was some folk song or irish drinking song before they recorded it..

 

Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal was covered by Alien Ant farm - good cover as well might i add

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: Wuffsunie

Originally posted by: ThePresence
GNR's Sweet Child O' Mine was covered by Sheryl Crow. It's pretty good actually.

No, no, GOD no!! The first time I heard that I literally cringed and turned around, glaring at the radio. That ranks right behind Madonna's desecration of Don McLean's American Pie for worst remake, evar.

Haha.
Sure, I love the original but I didn't think she did such a bad job at all.

It's a song about the death of several of early rock's legends in a plane crash! It was supposed to be a tribute to them and a lament of their death. She took that and turned it into a pop song! She gave it mindless, "catchy" beats that had no business being there at all. Really, it was an affront on many levels.