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Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:45 pm
by LBx_Archive
Bump.


Harvey Milk covering R.E.M.'s So. Central Rain?

what say you...

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:50 pm
by jurgis rudkus_Archive
Anyone mention Dougal Reed's "Rumours"? Faith Healers / Quickspace doing the Fleetwood Mac lp in its entirety.

Also, this may be scandalous, but I enjoy Tar's "Non-Alignment Pact" more than the Pere Ubu original.

That's right.

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:52 pm
by burun_Archive
I love it.

I also love Mule's cover of "To Love Somebody"

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:54 pm
by mrdfnle_Archive
Slobberbone's cover is more like Tar's than the original.

I really like that song.

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:57 pm
by Superking_Archive
Don't know if anybody mentioned this:

The Butthole Surfers performed a cover of R.E.M.'s "The One I Love" long ago, on a limited-edition live record to which I used to listen.

They brought a certain intensity to the song that really served it well.

OK. That was good! I think!

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:07 pm
by LBx_Archive
Elliott Smith covering Cat Stevens' Trouble

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:22 pm
by Tree_Archive
jurgis rudkus wrote:Also, this may be scandalous, but I enjoy Tar's "Non-Alignment Pact" more than the Pere Ubu original.

You are welcome to feel this way. I like the Tar version literally as much as the Ubu version. Exactly as much.

I feel the same way about Big Black's "He's a Whore" and Silkworm's "Ooh La La".

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:38 pm
by that damned fly_Archive
Tree wrote:
jurgis rudkus wrote:Also, this may be scandalous, but I enjoy Tar's "Non-Alignment Pact" more than the Pere Ubu original.

You are welcome to feel this way. I like the Tar version literally as much as the Ubu version. Exactly as much.

I feel the same way about Big Black's "He's a Whore"...
i'll second those two.

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:45 pm
by world of pee_Archive
ubercat wrote:Gunna go out on a limb here: (It's A Man's Man's) Man's World by The Residents.

that is a great cover.

Covers that are better than the original

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:00 pm
by SecondEdition_Archive
Probably been mentioned before, but Elvis Costello's version of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" is truly great.

That riff is really great played loud and clean.