Song remakes that never should have been done...

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: 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.

LOL!

One of the better Nirvana remakes that I've heard was "School" by Fear Factory.

As for the Tool cover of "No Quarter", I admit that I'm heavily emotionally biased there. No Quarter is probably my favorite Zep song and any version of it not by LZ just isn't right.

The Tool one isn't bad...I just don't like it

I really like Metallica's cover of Turn the Page. I like Whiskey in the Jar too.

 

[TwiceOver]

Wait, since when can you spout off a song that isn't about yourself. This is Public Enemy with or w/o Anthrax. He "sings" the lyrics as if he is in Public Enemy, for which he isn't. Complete crap. When will Fred Durst learn that he has no tallent?

Edit: You get the idea of what I mean, I'm drunk so the only other way I can explain it is: Imagine another band doing Snot's "Snot".

If you don't know what I'm talking about, go back to your Nickelback albums.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Wait, since when can you spout off a song that isn't about yourself. This is Public Enemy with or w/o Anthrax. He "sings" the lyrics as if he is in Public Enemy, for which he isn't. Complete crap. When will Fred Durst learn that he has no tallent?

Edit: You get the idea of what I mean, I'm drunk so the only other way I can explain it is: Imagine another band doing Snot's "Snot".

If you don't know what I'm talking about, go back to your Nickelback albums.

I :heart: SNOT!. Too bad their singer got killed in a car wreck

Anywhoo....I'm actually surprised that nobody had piped in yet and said that "Bring the Noise" with Anthrax was actually a remake of the PE original.

 

[Aquila76]

Oh, I just remembered another one. I have no idea who did it; but, somebody covered Iggy Pop's "Passenger" for a Target ad. I'm not sure which is worse: some pop group covering the song or that it's used to promote great values on Back-to-School items.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: 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

Good lord, how freaking terrible.

I loved the original so much!

Worst IMO

Madonna - American Pie (hate the original but this is even worse)
Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child O Mine (I mean really, wtf was she thinking...really)
Someone did a cover of Under the Bridge by RHCP and just butchered it, can't remember who.

Best IMO

Faith no More - Easy
Cake - I will survive
Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Sonic youth - Superstar
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Nirvana - Man Who sold the World
Johnny Cash - Hurt

KT

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Johnny Cash - Hurt
KT

As much as I like NIN, Johnny Cash all but stole that song from them, he did it much better, and it now sounds like Trent is the one with a crappy cover.

 

[TwiceOver]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: TwiceOver
Wait, since when can you spout off a song that isn't about yourself. This is Public Enemy with or w/o Anthrax. He "sings" the lyrics as if he is in Public Enemy, for which he isn't. Complete crap. When will Fred Durst learn that he has no tallent?

Edit: You get the idea of what I mean, I'm drunk so the only other way I can explain it is: Imagine another band doing Snot's "Snot".

If you don't know what I'm talking about, go back to your Nickelback albums.

I :heart: SNOT!. Too bad their singer got killed in a car wreck

Anywhoo....I'm actually surprised that nobody had piped in yet and said that "Bring the Noise" with Anthrax was actually a remake of the PE original.

But when the Anthrax song was done it included Public Enemy, right?

 

[BUTCH1]

The Atari's-Boys of summer..

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

 

[Alistar7]

How about a remake that is better than the original? Blinded by the Light, the boss did it first, Manfred Mann got it right.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Madonna - American Pie

There should be a death sentence for crimes that heinous.

Amen!

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Alistar7
How about a remake that is better than the original? Blinded by the Light, the boss did it first, Manfred Mann got it right.

That should be a different thread.

 

[Acanthus]

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

<--- shudders

I read somewhere that she actually wrote the song for GnR way back when.

And yeah, her version was 1000x worse.

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

Winner.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

I guess it's OK, probably a little amped up for my old ass. BUT another REAL
clunker is "I will survive" by Cake..

 

[Steve]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

Winner.

It wasn't requested, but I'll post it anyway:

Text

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: Acanthus

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

Winner.

It wasn't requested, but I'll post it anyway:

Text

Wow. that's hideous...

 

[Kadarin]

Someone, I think it was My Chemical Romance, did a cover of David Bowie/Queen's "Under Pressure". From what I remember, it completely sucked the emotional life out of the song and turned it into alternicrap shit.

Good remake: Alanis Morissette's remake of Seal's "Crazy".

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

I guess it's OK, probably a little amped up for my old ass. BUT another REAL
clunker is "I will survive" by Cake..

NFW, Cake's version of I will Survive is brilliant!! They took a crappy song and made it worth listening to.

KT

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

I guess it's OK, probably a little amped up for my old ass. BUT another REAL
clunker is "I will survive" by Cake..

NFW, Cake's version of I will Survive is brilliant!! They took a crappy song and made it worth listening to.

KT

It's the song, should have been left for dead...

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Peter, Paul, and Mary - Leaving on a Jet Plane.

Uhh.... this was the original. While John Denver wrote the song, his recording wasn't released until years later.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

I guess it's OK, probably a little amped up for my old ass. BUT another REAL
clunker is "I will survive" by Cake..

NFW, Cake's version of I will Survive is brilliant!! They took a crappy song and made it worth listening to.

KT

DIAF (edit, and I'm a Cake fan, having seen them several times live). The issue here is that you spit upon the pinnacle of disco. Next thing you know, you'll move on from Gloria Gaynor and start talking shit about KC and the Sunshine Band

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

I guess it's OK, probably a little amped up for my old ass. BUT another REAL
clunker is "I will survive" by Cake..

NFW, Cake's version of I will Survive is brilliant!! They took a crappy song and made it worth listening to.

KT

DIAF (edit, and I'm a Cake fan, having seen them several times live). The issue here is that you spit upon the pinnacle of disco. Next thing you know, you'll move on from Gloria Gaynor and start talking shit about KC and the Sunshine Band

Wait, what? Sarcasm meter...tap...tap...

KT

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: Steve

Originally posted by: BUTCH1
The Atari's-Boys of summer..

I didn't think it was that bad. I liked their Black Flag reference. Have you heard their cover of Skid Row's 'I Remember You'?

My contribution: Avril Lavigne's cover of SOAD's 'Chop Suey'. Will post on request.

I guess it's OK, probably a little amped up for my old ass. BUT another REAL
clunker is "I will survive" by Cake..

NFW, Cake's version of I will Survive is brilliant!! They took a crappy song and made it worth listening to.

KT

DIAF (edit, and I'm a Cake fan, having seen them several times live). The issue here is that you spit upon the pinnacle of disco. Next thing you know, you'll move on from Gloria Gaynor and start talking shit about KC and the Sunshine Band

Wait, what? Sarcasm meter...tap...tap...

KT

Uh... tap your own... I'm drunk, listening to Glenn Miller, and pondering the origins of rock n' roll right now.
In fact, I was thinking of starting thread, debating the jazz origins of Miller's Pennsylvania 6-500 versus the blues of Robert Johnson's Traveling Riverside Blues.
Way to go, dude...

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: Acanthus

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

<--- shudders

I read somewhere that she actually wrote the song for GnR way back when.

And yeah, her version was 1000x worse.

whaaattt?
Where did you get this. If anyone contests that is wasn't Axl, it was the Righteous Brothers. i think a suit was filed.
--Or was it the Everley (sp?) Brothers....something to do with brothers.