Song Remakes

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Rider_In_Ttown's avatar
Rider_In_Ttown
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Jul 11, 2010 11:30am
Usually I hate it when a band remakes an old classic, but I love the new Five Finger Death Punch remake of Bad Company. The video is awesome too, a tribute to the soldiers in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>. What are some of your favorite remakes?

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gerb131
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Jul 11, 2010 11:33am
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My favorite MJ song and AAF did a schweet job.
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Jul 11, 2010 11:36am
Thanks for posting. Love it. A couple of mine are...

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And I'm sure I'll catch some shit over this one Lol....

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gerb131
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Jul 11, 2010 11:38am
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Prob the best of all.
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Jul 11, 2010 4:44pm
gerb131;420244 wrote:[video=youtube;W2QgpqWU1xM][/video]

Prob the best of all.

This is fucking horrible.
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tcarrier32
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Jul 11, 2010 6:27pm
bite your tongue cinderella, that cover is great.

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ignore the geeky anime and shit, Mastodon covering Just got Paid with Billy Gibbons lending a hand on the guitar.
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Jul 11, 2010 6:46pm
I like this version better than the original, not that the original was all that good anyway.
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Jul 11, 2010 8:01pm
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Rider_In_Ttown
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Jul 11, 2010 8:40pm
Jughead;420650 wrote:I like this version better than the original, not that the original was all that good anyway.
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I have always liked this one too.
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Jul 11, 2010 9:42pm
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gerb131
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Jul 11, 2010 9:44pm
Good call on Cake.
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Jul 11, 2010 9:52pm
That Bad Company remake is pretty good.

Here are my two favorites, outside of Hurt.

River in the Rain - Leroy powell
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Walk of Life - Shooter Jennings
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Mooney44Cards
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Jul 11, 2010 10:04pm
Just discovered this one today, since I met one of the guitar players in this band:
Blondie cover!
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Jul 11, 2010 10:05pm
this is for zwick and all the other rap fans on here
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Jul 11, 2010 11:17pm
The only three remakes I like better than the originals are Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower (I love Dylan's too, but it's Jimi's now), Johnny Cash doing Hurt and Aretha Franklin's Respect (legendary Otis Redding recorded it to little fanfare a few years before, but Aretha's was just a notch better).

One that's hard to judge is Sloop John B. The Beach Boys' recording is the definitive, but it was a folk song from the West Indies. It's hard to say if the people of the West Indies sang it better than the Beach Boys or not...
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Jul 11, 2010 11:19pm
Joe Table;420921 wrote:The only three remakes I like better than the originals are Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower (I love Dylan's too, but it's Jimi's now), Johnny Cash doing Hurt and Aretha Franklin's Respect (legendary Otis Redding recorded it to little fanfare a few years before, but Aretha's was just a notch better).

Bullshit, Manfred Mann's version of "Blinded by the Light" is light years ahead of Springsteen's, even though the Boss rocks.

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DESCENTdmc
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Jul 11, 2010 11:20pm
Ramallah - "a day in the life" - originally by John Lennon - lyric changes to some modern events
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Ignite - "sunday bloody sunday" - Original by U2
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Jul 11, 2010 11:24pm
Here's a lesser known cover of a cover. I love it...and I know Mooney likes this one too. So I figured I'd share...

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Jul 11, 2010 11:26pm
Mooney44Cards;420923 wrote:Bullshit, Manfred Mann's version of "Blinded by the Light" is light years ahead of Springsteen's, even though the Boss rocks.

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I disagree. The fact that Manfried Mann completed screwed up the lyrics to the song and made it sound like 'wrapped up like a douche' makes it a horrible cover.
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DESCENTdmc
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Jul 11, 2010 11:26pm
and since someone posted the Goldfinger version i'll post the 7 Seconds cover

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Jul 11, 2010 11:30pm
Joe Table;420931 wrote:I disagree. The fact that Manfried Mann completed screwed up the lyrics to the song and made it sound like 'wrapped up like a douche' makes it a horrible cover.

History disagree's with you. Manfred Mann's version is the only song Springsteen ever wrote to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. You're dissing the song because he changed one word in it?
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Joe Table
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Jul 11, 2010 11:32pm
Mooney44Cards;420936 wrote:History disagree's with you. Manfred Mann's version is the only song Springsteen ever wrote to reach #1 on the Billboard charts. You're dissing the song because he changed one word in it?
He didn't "change" a word. Manfred Mann apparently couldn't prounounce the words 'revved' and 'deuce.' It was Iron Butterfly syndrome.

As for chart topping...

People like Lady Gaga, Nickelback, Justin Bieber, and the Village People. Doesn't mean they don't suck monkey balls.

I've never like either version of the song in reality. When compared to legendary tracks Bruce was laying down during that time period, 'Blinded By the Light' should've been a B Side for him.

God only knows what pushes songs to No. 1 on the charts. It sure isn't musical genius.
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Jul 11, 2010 11:34pm
Joe Table;420939 wrote:People like Lady Gaga, Nickelback, Justin Bieber, and the Village People. Doesn't mean they don't suck monkey balls.

Look out folks....music snob on the loose.
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Joe Table
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Jul 11, 2010 11:41pm
Mooney44Cards;420942 wrote:Look out folks....music snob on the loose.
Guilty as charged.

I'm not really bothered by being called out because I love great music.

And it's a shame that people only remember Manfred Mann for that song, because they actually put out some good music elsewhere in their career. A neglected group of the British Invasion, really.

Too bad they are remembered for their ode to feminine hygiene.
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Jul 11, 2010 11:43pm
Rider_In_Ttown;420234 wrote:Usually I hate it when a band remakes an old classic, but I love the new Five Finger Death Punch remake of Bad Company. The video is awesome too, a tribute to the soldiers in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Iraq</st1:place></st1:country-region>. What are some of your favorite remakes?

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Pretty sick fucking song...