Best/Worst Remakes/Covers (1 Viewer)

[Born2baplacebo]

What do you think are the best/worst remakes/covers of songs?

The best:

Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd cover) - KoRn
Infra-Red (some chick cover)- Placebo
Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson
My Doorbell - The White Stripes
Thoughtless (KoRn cover) - Evanescence
Landslide - The Smashing Pumpkins

The worst:

Geek USA (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) - Between the Buried and Me
Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) - Evanescence
Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana cover) -Evanescence

 

[ObjectsInSpace]

U2 and Mary J. Blige ruined One ... but I suppose if anyone has the right to butcher the song, the original writers do.




I'm hoping Chris Cornell's cover of Billie Jean will be worth it. Sounds like an odd combo, but still ... it is Cornell.

 

[breaking]

What do you think are the best/worst remakes/covers of songs?

The best:

Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd cover) - KoRn
Infra-Red (some chick cover)- Placebo
Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson
My Doorbell - The White Stripes
Thoughtless (KoRn cover) - Evanescence
Landslide - The Smashing Pumpkins

The worst:

Geek USA (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) - Between the Buried and Me
Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) - Evanescence
Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana cover) -Evanescence

hahahahahaha

 

[ObjectsInSpace]

hahahahahaha

You're just like my brother. If someone doesn't like the same music as he does, they're second-rate citizens.


The only differenc eis that you're also an arsewipe.

 

[katietheskatie]

look matt, i'm sorry but you really got told there.

 

[bowman]

baby got back - (sir mixalot) Throwdown.

its fucking hillarious.
as well no doubts cover of come on Eileen

as well me first an the gimmie gimmies an almost every cover they do, love there shit. always makes me smile

 

[ALLLICE]

Geek USA (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) - Between the Buried and Me
Zero (The Smashing Pumpkins cover) - Evanescence
Heart Shaped Box (Nirvana cover) -Evanescence

Ewww.. the Evanescense Zero cover *shudder* ...but Amy Lee did Heart Shaped Box?! that's taking things too far..

Here's Zero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNqQjdML-U (it's so bad it's somewhat intriguing)

How did they make such a good song sooo crap?!

EDIT: btw i <3 ur sig Born2baplacebo ... Lithium's an awesome song

 

[Legham]

Children of Bodom's versions of Iron Maiden's The Trooper and Europe's The Final Countdown = best covers evaaarrrr.

 

[neafoo]

iced earths cover of transylvania
and metallicas cover of turn the page ;p

 

[UnIqUe_PrInCeSs]

You're just like my brother. If someone doesn't like the same music as he does, they're second-rate citizens.

<3


EDIT: hated Alien Antfarm's version of 'smooth criminal'.

it hurt my ears.

 

[Gavvvvvin]

I think this is the best cover ever - Just Like Heaven
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DWuOzzgYZlg

Sonic Youth - Superstar
NIN - Hurt

 

[katietheskatie]

in terms of the best covers that are actually meant to be serious;
the get up kids - close to me (the pixies)
sarah blasko - flame trees (cold chisel? idk)
hanson - in a little while (u2 .. really )
the shins - we looked like silhouettes (the postal service)

and covers/remakes that aren't meant to be serious but are fucking great;
hanson - dirrty (christina aguilera)
ben gibbard - complicated (avril lavigne)
lily allen - nan, you're a window shopper (50 cent)

worst covers;
the white stripes - walking with a ghost (tegan and sara) WORST COVER EVER EVER EVER EWWWW
sarah blasko - don't dream it's over (crowded house) .. i love the blasko, but she absolutely massacred it. fucking terrible. not even her voice can save it.

 

[ALLLICE]

NIN - Hurt

NIN didn't cover Hurt...Johnny Cash did. It was written by Trent Reznor

 

[ObjectsInSpace]

<3


EDIT: hated Alien Antfarm's version of 'smooth criminal'.

it hurt my ears.

1999 called.

They want their band back.

 

[Gavvvvvin]

NIN didn't cover Hurt...Johnny Cash did. It was written by Trent Reznor

I'm not gonna lie...I didn't know that

 

[DekarTyphon]

Dinosaur Jr - Just Like Heaven. No question, absolutely fantastic cover. And the hardcore breakdowns in the middle are pure class.

 

[Spirit Crusher]

Death's cover of Painkiller.
Close Thread.

 

[bassguy]

painkiller was so good originally though
i heard a cover of radiohead's just this morning on jjj
not sure who it was by, but it was kinda a jazz-ska thing
very cool
manson's sweet dreams is awesome
nwa's express yourself is pretty rad too

 

[s-p-a-c-e-d]

'Golden Years' is Marylin Manson's only good 80s cover, the rest are pretty awful.

But as for good ones, all I can think of are Xiu Xiu's covers of Ceremony and Don't Cha

 

[bowman]

short fast loud on tripple J. once every so often does a whole show dedicated to covers. it's unreal. i wish i was working nights again so i could listen to short fast loud, now i just sleep.