Covered songs better than the original.

[Far Cough UKunt]

Subjective, I know but anyway:

Hurt - Johnny Cash - original - Nine Inch Nails
This Flight Tonight - Nazareth - original - Joni Mitchell
In My Life - Johnny Cash - original - The Beatles
The Price of Love - Bryan Ferry - original - The Everly Brothers

You fuckers?

[zebthecat]

Is it considered to be a cover version when someone does a different version of a song that they did with a previous band?
I can think of a few of these:-

Motörhead. Motorhead
Motorhead  Lost Johnny
Motorhead. The Watcher.       All three are old Hawkwind songs

Marillion. Dry Land

Blackmore’s Night. Self Portrait. (originally a Rainbow song)

Peter Barden.  Spirit of the Water. (Originally by Camel)

Hawkwind Starflight/Ejection. (originally on a Robert Calvert solo album) 

Hawkwind also play The Right Stuff from time to time.
On Parole had a few songs that Larry Wallis had already performed with his fellow Stiffs.

[,]

Proud Mary by Tina Turner.

[Far Cough UKunt]

You mean banal comments like "game set and match" because you thought it was a competition, when I explicitly mentioned that it's all subjective? Yeah OK.

[Swiss.]

Swiss why is anyone that criticises you, a "sad stalker"?

That just shows you for the idiot that you are.

 

I cant help it if you make false statements all the time and get found out to be a compete retard. You had no reason to make the 'Europop" comment when people are enjoying this thread. Just keep your banal comments to yourself in future. 

[Far Cough UKunt]

Swiss why is anyone that criticises you, a "sad stalker"?

That just shows you for the idiot that you are.
 

[claypole]

The Slits.    I heard it through the grapevine 
4hero.     Les Fleur.

[Swiss.]

Swiss is europop loving bellend.

Yeah right. Lets look at my most recent posts on the ''What are you Listening to Now Thread"

The Cult
Sisters Of Mercy
The Cure

Yeah right Europop.  .Mugged off again you sad stalker. Stop trolling me. It's embarrassing. 

[dm]

There are a few  of those ‘grey area tracks are on the post Freddie Queen album Made in Heaven. 
ie. Heaven for Everyone  originally by The Cross
      Made in Heaven and I Was Born to Love You both originally solo Mercury tracks
and Too Much Love Will Kill You, originally a Brian May solo track

[violator]

Is it considered to be a cover version when someone does a different version of a song that they did with a previous band?
I can think of a few of these:-

Motörhead. Motorhead
Motorhead  Lost Johnny
Motorhead. The Watcher.       All three are old Hawkwind songs

Marillion. Dry Land

Blackmore’s Night. Self Portrait. (originally a Rainbow song)

Peter Barden.  Spirit of the Water. (Originally by Camel)

Hawkwind Starflight/Ejection. (originally on a Robert Calvert solo album) 

New Order - Ceremony

[Swiss.]

[Swiss.]

[Swiss.]

[dm]

Is it considered to be a cover version when someone does a different version of a song that they did with a previous band?
I can think of a few of these:-

Motörhead. Motorhead
Motorhead  Lost Johnny
Motorhead. The Watcher.       All three are old Hawkwind songs

Marillion. Dry Land

Blackmore’s Night. Self Portrait. (originally a Rainbow song)

Peter Barden.  Spirit of the Water. (Originally by Camel)

Hawkwind Starflight/Ejection. (originally on a Robert Calvert solo album) 

[dm]

Marillion.   Dry Land


bit of a grey area if this is a cover or not as it was  originally by How We Live ie one of Steve Hogarth’s previous bands

[dm]

Does anyone agree that rather than the 'original song' it's often the one you hear first which you prefer and take as the 'original' and therefore are more likely to like. 

Put another way, have you ever heard the original version and preferred it to a later version which you had heard first?

For instance, I can't stand the Ferry version of Jealous Guy which I heard after the Lennon version. However I prefer the Bowie version of Wild Is The Wind to that by Johnny Mathis.

Have you ever changed your mind?

Yes I would agree with that. In the examples I listed, in almost all of them I heard the cover version first.


although I’m always astonished when anyone actually says they prefer John Lennon’s version of Jealous Guy

[GBHammer63]

Sound of silence - disturbed

[twoleftfeet]

Wonderwall by Mike Flowers Pop

[Bungo]

Frankly they are all great but how about Stayin' Alive by Mysha Didi?


 

[frank marker]

Does anyone agree that rather than the 'original song' it's often the one you hear first which you prefer and take as the 'original' and therefore are more likely to like. 

Put another way, have you ever heard the original version and preferred it to a later version which you had heard first?

For instance, I can't stand the Ferry version of Jealous Guy which I heard after the Lennon version. However I prefer the Bowie version of Wild Is The Wind to that by Johnny Mathis.

Have you ever changed your mind?

[dm]

Visage. In the Year 2525
Siouxsie & the Banshees Dear Prudence
Kirsty McColl  A New England
Roxy Music  Jealous Guy
Adam Ant Hello, I Love You
UFO Something Else
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Father of Day, Father of Night
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Demolition Man
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band Redemption Song
Roger Taylor Masters of War
DJ Sammy Heaven
Sophie B Hawkins I Want You
ELO Roll Over Beethoven
Skyclad Emerald
Paul Young Love Will Tear us Apart
Yes  America
Bauhaus  Ziggy Stardust
Kim Carnes Bette Davis Eyes
Communards Don’t Leave me This Way
Iron Maiden Kings of Twilight
Fish  Faith Healer
Fish  Boston Tea Party
Al Stewart One Two Three
Elaine Paige Radio Ga Ga

[BillyJenningsBoots]

TWAT !

Oh dear Swiss that is a video of Take 5 with Golden Brown played over the top. Dave Brubeck did not write Golden Brown.

Who's a twat?

That's cheating 

Sorry what's cheating; knowing that Golden Brown was written by the Stranglers and pointing it out to you after you'd posted that it was a cover and then you compounded it by posting a clear mash up of Dave Brubecks Take 5 video and someone elses instrumental version of it?

I'll take that as an admission of utter stupidity and an apology.

Stupid twat!

[frank marker]

This may be sacrilige for some on here but I found George Michael's version of Roxanne so different from the 'Police' original that it was well worth a listen.

[zebthecat]

Patti Smith - Gloria

[violator]

Siouxsie and the Banshees...Dear Prudence 

[yngwies Cat]

Gun - Word Up