Song remakes that never should have been done...

[vi edit]

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

Fred D. ain't got nuthin on Chuck D.
And Staind just has absolutely no energy to add to the music.

I heard this on the radio coming home today. Scott Ian must have died a little inside.

The original version to wash the Durst out of your ears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abg2vOQTYrA

 

[nakedfrog]

#1 - Korn - Another Brick in the Wall
If I were to go deaf, I could take some small comfort in the fact that I would never hear it again.

 

[Mucho]

Metallica - Turn the Page

They ruined my favorite Bob Seger song.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Madonna - American Pie

There should be a death sentence for crimes that heinous.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: Mucho
Metallica - Turn the Page

They ruined my favorite Bob Seger song.

they did a good job on the song and the video.

 

[vi edit]

Other mentions are actually done by the same artist who fronts two different bands:

No Quarter remake by Tool
Imagine remake by APC....this one in particular was an absolute slaughter of the original.

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: Mucho
Metallica - Turn the Page

They ruined my favorite Bob Seger song.

they did a good job on the song and the video.

Ummm, no. It sucks. I mean, it's ok for them, but Seger completely rules that song.

 

[foghorn67]

I'm not an "original purists", so if a remake/cover is decent, I like it. Therefore, "Turn the Page" was a great cover.
I even like the Godsmack cover of Led Zeppelin?s ?Good Times, Bad Times?. I can see all the rabid fans going apepoo over this.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Originally posted by: Mucho
Metallica - Turn the Page

They ruined my favorite Bob Seger song.

Damn. I love metallica's version. Listen to it every morning on my ipod.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

the sad thing is, if somebody beat fred durst to death, he would be immediately heralded as a great musician. just when i thought the world forgot about his crap....

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Other mentions are actually done by the same artist who fronts two different bands:

No Quarter remake by Tool
Imagine remake by APC....this one in particular was an absolute slaughter of the original.

While I'm in full agreement about the re-make of Lennon's Imagine, Tool's No Quarter is a cover that I enjoy even more than the original.

ETA: I also rather enjoy APC's remake of Failure's The Nurse Who Loved Me.

 

[cKGunslinger]

APC's Imagine is pretty bad, as well as anything with Fred Durst.

Anthrax's Bring the Noise was great. Text

While Korn's ABitW is far from great, I do not share naked's loathing for it.

 

[TheNinja]

Cheryl Crow - Sweet Child O Mine

<--- shudders

 

[MyThirdEye]

Originally posted by: TheNinja
Cheryl Crow - Sweet Child O Mine

<--- shudders

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Other mentions are actually done by the same artist who fronts two different bands:

No Quarter remake by Tool
Imagine remake by APC....this one in particular was an absolute slaughter of the original.

APC's Imagine sucks without a doubt, but I just can't say the same for Tool's remake of No Quarter. That song rocks by both bands IMO.

Your example in the OP is spot on though.

Edit: My entry into the "Song remakes that should have never been done" pool would have to be "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit. Durst really messes with music he has no business messing with...

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Madonna - American Pie

There should be a death sentence for crimes that heinous.

Anybody who votes for something else has never heard this cover.

 

[IronWing]

Peter, Paul, and Mary - Leaving on a Jet Plane.

 

[hanoverphist]

Originally posted by: Mucho
Metallica - Turn the Page

They ruined my favorite Bob Seger song.

ya, the guy couldnt even keep time with the original... two thumbs down for that one. i like metallica, but the past decade hasnt been good for them imo.

 

[theknight571]

I actually liked Metallica's cover of Turn the Page.

By far, the worst cover I've heard recently (I haven't heard Madonna's American Pie) is Britney Spears' cover of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction".

OMG almost lost my lunch when I heard it.

 

[IronWing]

Guns and Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door

I felt like sending them some yogurt and a psyllium husk sandwich to help them out with their problem.

 

[Gothgar]

Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In The Cradle

hands down, worst remake song ever!

 

[theprodigalrebel]

What do you guys have against Metallica's Turn the Page? I've overplayed the hell out of that song.

Bad covers:
-Madonna's 'American Pie' - some classics should just never be tampered with.
-Limp Bizkit's 'Behind Blue Eyes' (which includes a L.I.M.P spell-out, as if Durst's whiny voice wasn't enough)
-Most of the songs at Metallica's MTV Icon special (Limp Bizkit does '(Welcome Home) Sanitariuam', Avril Lavigne does 'Fuel')
-Fred Durst also did his own version (new lyrics) of 'Wish You Were Here' (I think a duet with the Goo Goo Dolls guy?) in a 9/11 tribute performance. It's a simple song, hard to mess up, but the dude's voice is just fucking annoying.
-Celine Dion - You Shook Me All Night Long (LOL)

I agree with GnR's 'Knockin on Heaven's Door'. The band is responsible for some of my all-time favorite songs but this one is just...weird.

#1 - Korn - Another Brick in the Wall

Is that the one from 'The Faculty Soundtrack'? Credited to 'Class of '99', some kind of super-group?

A lot of people hate Sheryl Crow's Sweet Child O' Mine but I can live with that.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel

#1 - Korn - Another Brick in the Wall

Is that the one from 'The Faculty Soundtrack'? Credited to 'Class of '99', some kind of super-group?

No, that one was actually decent. I swear the Korn version actually makes me twitch when I hear it.

 

[Aquila76]

Flyleaf's cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit. I've heard better sounds squelching from my ass after too much beer and buffalo wings. It looked prettier, too.

 

[destrekor]

Yea I'm going to agree with others that Tool's No Quarter cover is actually right up there with the original, however, if only for the greater impact the bassist has, likely due to better sound recording methods that LZ did not have access to at the time. That's my only guess, that or just the way the bass was mixed in.
However, LZ's No Quarter live version on the The Song Remains The Same live album might me more enjoyable.