Best and worst remakes?? What are they?

Best Remakes:

Van Halen - "You really got me"-

Guns N roses- knockin on heavens door-

Metallica- "Whisky in the jar"

Jimmi Hendrix- All along the watch tower"

Lenny kravitz "american woman"

Johnny Cash- "rusty cage

Nazereth- "Love hurts"

Black Crowes- "hard to handle"

Rush- "not fade away"

Joe Cocker- "with a little help from my friends"

Worst remakes

Limp Bizkit-"Behind Blue Eyes"- Why would "the WHO" let a crappy band like Limp Bizkit remake one of their songs??

Michael Bolton- Yes that no talent ass clown pretty much destroyed a couple of classics- "when a man loves a woman" and "sitton on the dock of the bay"

Sheryl Crow- "Sweet child O mine"- WTF?

kid Rock- "feel like making love" - Awful remake!

Dolly Parton- Stairway to heaven

William shatner- Lucy in the sky with diamonds.


Ok. YOUR TURN! Obviously this is subjective, but that will make it fun! And if you strongly disagree with a song on someones list, please do speak up!

GREAT::

Stone Temple Pilots/Dancing Days (Led Zep)

Sonic Youth/Superstar (The Carpenters)

Smash Mouth/I'm A Believer (The Monkees)

Elton John/Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Elton John/Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra)

Johnny Cash/Hurt (NIN)

Steve & Edie/Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden)

Shonen Knife/Top of the World (Carpenters)

Dream Academy/Love (John Lennon)

The Ataris/Boys of Summer (Don Henley)

Dandy Warhols/Little Drummer Boy

Foo Fighers/Baker Street (Gerry Raferty)

Jesus and Mary Chain/I'm only Happy When it Rains (Garbage)

Smashing Pumpkins/Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)

Lemonheads/Mrs. Robinson (Well, duh if you don't know!)

Alien Ant Farm/Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)

Echo and the Bunnymen/People are Strange (The Doors)

Bossboosa/Wicked Garden (Chris Issac)

Stone Temple Pilots/Revolution


How's that for a list?

WORST:

Most covers are crappy and I put them out of my mind quickly . . . but I'm really disappointed with Green Day's "I Fought the Law"

Hey skep,
Where is your "Worst remakes"???


And by the way, I have to agree with you on Johnny Cash. Infact I think that every song Johnny Cash Remade was better than the original.

Hurt- Much better than the original.( Johnny Cash's version is very creepy, but I still like it better)

Rusty cage- I do Like Soundgarden but for some reason I like the Johnny Cash version better!

Nazareth's "Love Hurts" is fantastic by the way.

Yup!

Last Kiss - Pearl Jam

Heard it twice this week: on NRK and on a Bend Station. Hate it.

Gotta disagree with GNR - Heaven's Door and Joe Cocker. Ick.

I actually disagree on the Limp Bizkit remake of Behind Blue Eyes - I can't stand them, but I thought they did a great job on that remake.

Not to quibble - it's just that I had to confirm that one of my favortie songs by Elton John ( Blue Eyes ) was a cover? I don't think that is correct.

However, I REALLY like cover versions. I often like the original just as much. But sometimes, I prefer the cover.

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah. ( Leonard Cohen ) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AratTMGrHaQ

Rufus Wainwright - Across The Universe ( Beatles ). - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H71Fv3PcQQY

Elliot Smith - Because ( Beatles )- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvSdFr3niQM

Guns N Roses - Live And Let Die ( Wings ) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgC4-EDq300

Just about antyhing that Aaron Lewis of Staind touches. That guy, man, he is a gifted singer. Youtube his live performances ( Black from Pearl Jam, Tool ). - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sumiU0u2J9s

Cheap Trick - Ain't That A Shame - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7-f2CIAwYM

George Michael - Somebody To Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c7x2JD_j-0

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Born To Run - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTStMImOtuU

Joan Jett - Crimson And Clover - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdhonK8NMm8

Van Halen - You Really Got Me ( Already mentioned, I know. But that may be my #1 cover, for me ). - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRqkRmRocQ

U2 - Pop Muzik. They opened up The Pop Mart Tour with that song playing over the P.A. system while they took the stage. They also recorded a studio version of it for CD release. I like it. Plus, I'm a sucker for a cool concert opening - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c7U-9gyPsw- and while this linked footage is not of U2 singing the song, that opening is awesome.

Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy ( They won a Grammy for that cover, I believe ) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1D6Cs_ODM

Now Pornographers - You're Daddy Don't Know - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MfESZHY9Z4

For those of you that think Van Halen's cover of "You Really Got Me" is a great cover, check out Mott The Hoople in 1970 with their instrumental cover of same (Mick Ralphs on lead guitar, the guy that left Hoople to form Bad Co.). No vocalist theatrics, just pure energy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pbDfP39_6A

Rolling Stones doing Bobby Womack's "It's All Over Now"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK5hXQRnxvc

Pink Floyd doing Dylan's "Knocking on Heaven's Door"

http://www.airmp3.net/download/-knocking/mp3/dl_68bb3_119

Blue Öyster Cult doing The Ronettes "Be My Baby"

http://www.mp3sale.ru/track.php?ms_trackid=733842

Billy Joel doing Carol King/Jerry Goffin's "Hey Girl" (think Ray Charles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZA8nvN50Uk



I could do this all day long ...

"Not to quibble - it's just that I had to confirm that one of my favortie songs by Elton John ( Blue Eyes ) was a cover? I don't think that is correct."

I did a bit of googling . . . it turns out you're right. I stand corrected. Man, wrong all these years. I read somewhere that Elton John's "Blue Eyes" was a cover of a Frank Sinatra song. But we're going back to the very early 80's here. So, what can I say, oops! Sorry!

Anyway, its a great song that deserved more airplay, but I guess people were expecting the return of "Captain Fantastic" and were a bit disappointed when the album came out.

Any comments on the instrumental "Carla", Chickenjuggler? I think its a classic.

Chicago doing Steve Winwood's "I'm A Man"

Peter, Paul & Mary doing John Denver's "Leaving On A Jet Plane"

Beatles doing Chuck Berry's "Roll Over Beethoven"

Three Dog Night doing James Rado's "Easy To Be Hard," from the broadway hit musical "Hair."

" For those of you that think Van Halen's cover of "You Really Got Me" is a great cover, check out Mott The Hoople in 1970 with their instrumental cover of same (Mick Ralphs on lead guitar, the guy that left Hoople to form Bad Co.). No vocalist theatrics, just pure energy."

I like it. Is that available as a studio version?

Ok First Things First:
Skep, you said "but I'm really disappointed with Green Day's "I Fought the Law"

I agree, But I also think that The Clash's version of "I fought the law was awful also. The best version of that song was by the original songwriters- Sony Curtis and The Crickets. Best version hands down!

Cj said: Just about antyhing that Aaron Lewis of Staind touches. That guy, man, he is a gifted singer. Youtube his live performances ( Black from Pearl Jam, Tool )

I agree, I love Aaron Lewis and Stained, one of the most under-rated bands of our time. Stained reminds me a lot of the group Alice in Chains, they have a very dark sound, but also a very empathetic sound to their songs. While this is not a cover, this performace of their song "so far away" is so awesome, I had to post it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dGp2EB0e5U

Metallica's album "Garage Inc" is such an awesome album. My sister who hates Metallica, LOVES this album.

Its Metallica dong nothing but covers, every thing from Punk to Metal.

Metallica's version of "Turn The page" is soooo Much better than Bob Segars original version. I also love the song "whisky in the jar" which I believe is originally done by Thin Lizzy.

Warning- Must crank this song as loud as possible!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh1J4rTgVgE

Justin/CJ sez: Just about antyhing that Aaron Lewis of Staind touches. That guy, man, he is a gifted singer.

Can you name a few good tracks so I can check him out? I do like one of his songs, "Fade" I think.

"I like it. Is that available as a studio version?"

From their first album with Rock & Roll Queen and a cover of Doug Sahms "At The Crossroads" Those 3 were the ones I played the most on the radio from that album. This album, "Mott" and "All The Young Dudes" were probably the 3 albums I played the most, although their other albums had good stuff on them as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mott_the_Hoople

Blood Sweat & Tears doing Steve Winwood's "Smiling Phases."

The Allman Brothers Band doing T. Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday."

Creedence Clearwater Revival doing Motown's "Heard It on The Grapevine"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Heard_It_Through_the_Grapevine

The Doors doing Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man" (which Willie wrote for Howlin' Wolf in 1961).

Savoy Brown doing Willie Dixon's "Wang-Dang Doodle" (which Willie wrote for Howlin' Wolf in 1961 .. the A side of the single on which "Back Door Man" was the B side)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Door_Man

Janis Joplin doing Kris Kristofferson's "Me & Bobby McGee" (originally performed by Roger Miller).

... and one more before I go to bed, for the lovers of the three man power trio:

Emerson, Lake & Palmer doing Aaron Copland's "Fanfare For The Common Man."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we55QQcsvY4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanfare_for_the_Common_Man

Hey skep,
If you like Stained, I suggest you pick up a copy of
"Stained 1996-2006" its their greatest hits collection and its awesome! They also do a few LIVE cover songs on the album.

Some of my favorite stained songs are
"for you"
"fade"
"Mudshovel"
"epiphany"
"so Far away"
"Right here"
"Believe"

Hope that helps!

This thread is awesome.

Some Classic Covers:

"Mack the Knife" by Ella Fitzgerald.
"We Can Work it Out" by Stevie Wonder.
"Georgia on My Mind" and "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles.
"Bird on a Wire" and "Honky Tonk Girl" by Johnny Cash.
"Time Will Show the Wiser" by Fairport Convention.
"Do You Know the Way to San José" by Linda Smith.
"Superstar" and "Hotwire My Heart" by Sonic Youth.
"Johnny's Got A Gun" by Cat Power.
"Blue Yodel No. 6" and "Hobo Bill's Last Ride" by Merle Haggard.
"Stand By Me" by John Lennon.
"If Not for You" and "Got My Mind Set On You" by George Harrison.
"And Your Bird Can Sing" by Guadalcanal Diary.
"New England" by Billy Bragg.
"Omaha" by Golden Palominos.
"Crimson & Clover" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts.
"Days" by Kirsty MacColl.
"Molly's Lips" by Nirvana.
"Photograph" and "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Camper Van Beethoven.
"Love Is All Around" and "Eight Miles High" by Husker Du.
"Black Magic Woman" by Santana.
"You Can't Do That" and "Without You" by Harry Nilsson.
"Theme to Rocky and Bullwinkle" by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.
"Superman" and "Toys in the Attic" by R.E.M.
"Pancho and Lefty" by Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson.
"Sloop John B" by The Beach Boys.
"Act Naturally" and "Twist & Shout" by The Beatles.
"Hey Joe" by Love.
"All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix.
"Turn Turn Turn" and "My Back Pages" by The Byrds.
"See Emily Play" and "Friday on My Mind" by David Bowie.
"Summertime Blues" and "Armenia City in the Sky" by The Who.
"Love Is Blue" by Claudine Longet.
"Take Me to the River" by The Talking Heads.
"Not Fade Away" by The Rolling Stones.
"I Go to Sleep" by The Pretenders.
"Outside Chance" by The Turtles.
"Do You Wanna Dance" by The Ramones.

Some Classic Thefts:

"Big Pimpin" by Timbaland and Jay-Z.
"Mambo No. 5" by Lu Bega.
"This May Be The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones.
"When the Levee Breaks" and "The Lemon Song" by Led Zeppelin.
"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison.
"Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys.
"Come Together" by The Beatles.
"There She Goes" by The Velvet Underground.

Hey Little songs- Im dying to know, what song did Jay Z steal "Big Pimpin" from.?? The music on that song sounded familiar the first time i heard it(not the lyrics)

"Khosara" was a song written in the late 50s by Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi for singer Abdel-Halim Hafez.

Click the links. The Wayne & Wax blog spells it all out in detail and includes damning music clips. Catchy as hell, but theft nonetheless.

LOL! Too funny!!

This is BY FAR THE WORST REMAKE EVER MADE!!!

Puff Daddy doing Zeppelin, From the Godzilla soundtrack. This song is so pathetic, you have to check it out.

By the way Jimmy Page, WHAT THE F WERE you thinking letting Puff Daddy Sample this song???
This was actually released as a single!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSZ9M5cHIQ

LOL! I guess money changes everything. The lads used to get pissed when bands like the Beastie Boys and Little Roger and The Goosebumps twisted their tunes. Under it all was a thick layer of hypocrisy. After all, Zep made a tidy sum and a long career out of blatant appropriation.

I Freakin HATE the Beastie Boys! That is one band i just DON"T GET!

they are in the same category as Puff Daddy! Infact I might put Puff Daddy as making better music than the Beastie boys!

When considering who makes better music, one low brow, gut metric is who would kick who's ass in a Celeberity Deathmatch?

Beasties win!

They are about attitude. I like them for the same reasons I like AC/DC. Musically, they don't offer much. I will give them style points though. Highly differentiated and fairly consistent.

IMHO, Puff Daddy isn't in the same class, mostly running on the name and the scene and who he knows.

(both are a bit of crap really, but if you have to discuss who is better, I'll take the Beasties)

L.A. Woman - Days of the New

NOT better than the original, but very good (IMHO).

Not Fade Away

I'll take the Grateful Dead doing this over Rush or the Stones anyday. Not Fade Away/Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad is a Dead classic. Rush's version was a B side in 1973 before they really came into their own doing great original stuff. Same with the Stones version. Neither group does the cover regularly which is a Grateful Dead staple.

Johnny Cash doing U2's "One." Well done, although Johnny does lots of covers. Surprised you guys missed this one.

Vanilla Fudge doing Holland/Dozier's (The Supremes) "You Keep Me Hangin' On"

The Who doing Sonny Boy Williamson's "Eyesight To The Blind"

Stevie Ray Vaughan doing Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Chile (slight return)"

Johnny Winter doing The Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed"

Bob Seger doing Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits"

Tom Rush doing Joni Mitchell's "Urge For Going"

Quicksilver Messenger Service tied with Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks (The Band) doing Elias (Bo Diddley) McDaniel's "Who Do You Love"

Led Zeppelin doing Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby"

... and the covers just keep on coming ...

Urge Overkill's "Girl you'll be a woman soon" is better than the original from Neil Diamond.

Pulp Fiction BABY!

Its pretty close. At any rate, they did a great job on that.

Santana doing Jim Capaldi's (Traffic) "Dealer"

Hehe. I think some of these links are a little serious so to lighten up the mood here's a couple of goofy, but good, covers.

Devo covering NIN's "Head Like a Hole" (off the Supercop soundtrack)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcSHJjDuzs

TMBG covering the Four Lads "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFcSHJjDuzs
(side note: TMBG is a really fun live band)

Some other ones I like are...

the Bangles cover of Simon & Garfunkle's "Hazy Shade of Winter"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRx4PkXeVM

The aforementioned Johnny Cash cover of "Hurt".

Jimi Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower" originally by Bob Dylan

Lenny Kravitz's cover of "American Woman" by the Guess Who

Some bad ones:

Any Motown remake done reggae-style by UB40.

Michael Bolton singing anything is horrid cover or not.

Tom Jones' cover of Prince's "Kiss" (shudder)

Madonna's cover of "American Pie" by Don McClean... it was so god-awful...

And to round out the list of crap-tacular covers... run. hide. cover your ears...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5D2pGsZhbo

Bloody h***... I posted the wrong link for They Might Be Giants in the previous post.

Try here.

You can edit your post by clicking on the little icon of the piece of paper with the pencil, top right.

The forums told me that the post was made over 180 minutes ago so therefore I couldn't edit it without a moderator and well, I'm lazy...

Santana doing The Classics IV "Stormy" (Buddy Buie and James Cobb)

Tool doing Led Zep's "No Quarter" - best song ever.

How about Three Dog Night re-making Frank Sinatra's "Try a Little Tenderness?

best remake-B.B.King and Diane schur. At last.
worst remake.Pat Boone-no more mister nice guy, stairway to heaven.and all the songs on his album.pat boone doing heavy metal. I'm not jokeing, this was a real album.
also santana does a good job of oya ko mo va(sp). you must listen to tito phunties version.el ray. it smokes compared to santana.