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Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: arun.yothin on January 14, 2007, 12:54:24 AM
Talk about which covers you like and which ones you hate. Are the ones you like better than the original or just good, but not that good.

(I'm no musical expert or shit like that, so my opinions on music are usually just, "I like it" or "I don't like it" with varying degrees.:P)

Some covers I liked to start off

Pantera - Mission: Impossible theme
This cover was just cool.:kickass:

Pantera - Hole in the Sky(Black Sabbath)
I thought this cover was good, but I still like the original a lot more.

Pantera - Cat Scratch Fever(Ted Nugent)
Great cover. When I heard this one(along with the two above), I was a big Pantera fan, and I liked this one more than the original. I thought it had the same kind of sound as Nugent's, just a little heavier.

The Black Dahlia Murder - Paint It, Black(The Rolling Stones)
'Paint It, Black' was one of my favorite songs for a while, and when I heard this one I was listening to a lot of fast music, so I thought this cover was great.

Judas Priest - Paint It, Black(The Rolling Stones)
I heard this cover a few years before I heard TBDM's. heh, It's the same kind of thing with this cover. At this time, I was listening to a lot of metal like this, so I liked it because it was one of my favorite songs done in one of my favorite styles.

There are a whole lot more covers I can't think of right now.
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: maliciel on January 14, 2007, 02:34:13 AM
Best Covers
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Do I really need to say anything about this?

Between the Buried and Me - Bicycle Race

I like this, if not solely for the fact that they sound nothing like their usual in this song (or rather, the whole The Anatomy Of album)

John Coltrane - My Favourite Things

It's not really a cover, but it's my favourite (see what I did there??) version of the song \o/

Ultra Chuadz - El Nin-Yo!

Metal cover of Tata Young's song. What? It's great! :lol:

Worst Covers

The Final Countdown (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk)

Man, these guys suck.

Maliciel - I&YOU&I&YOU&I

..orz

I can't think of any others right now, but I'm sure I missed quite a few.
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: LaJon on January 14, 2007, 03:21:57 AM
All of the Queen songs that the American Idol contestants covered one or two seasons ago.  I don't watch the show myself, but my parents knew I was a big Queen fan so they showed it to me.  It was painful to the soul :[
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Kei on January 14, 2007, 04:47:41 AM
Best Cover

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah. Man, this song just gets me every time. Excellent and even Leonard Cohen thinks it's the best version of his own song.

Worst Cover

The Used/My Chemical Romance - Under Pressure. UGH. Just go fucking shoot yourselves in the face before you MANGLE another classic song. PLEASE.
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Daisuki Daiiyo on January 14, 2007, 11:46:44 AM
I like alot of the covers Angela Aki has done. Like her cover of "Eyes on Me" from FFVIII, I like hers better than the original.

Also "Kiss From a Rose" was pretty kickass, though I like Seal's better.

I can't really think of any bad ones. Mariah Carey's, "Bringin On The Heartache" ? :P
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: SomethingWild on January 16, 2007, 02:15:19 PM
Worst cover ever:

Lucy Silvas - Noting else Matters (Metallica cover)

It doesn't even need an explanation
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Fracture on January 16, 2007, 02:35:16 PM
Quote from: Maliciel;282440
Worst Covers

The Final Countdown (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk)

Man, these guys suck.
oh my god that was painful.

There are some horrible covers out there by amateurs, but the absolute worst I've ever heard by a professional band was Grave Digger's cover of Dio's 'We Rock'.  If I had to guess, I'd say they had like three minutes of extra studio time so they decided to throw something together as fast as they could.  I mean, they don't even try to play it right.

'Imagine' by A Perfect Circle...Maybe it's just the fact that I hold that song in reverence, it's sacrelige to cover it especially the way they do.

'Sound of Silence' by Nevermore, if you can even call it a cover.  Beyond the lyrics, the source material is lost on this.

Good covers...Ummm, I like Faith No More's cover of 'War Pigs'.

Mazzy Star's cover of 'Five String Serenade' is better than the original.

The whole 'Dark Side of the Moon' album by Dream Theater.

There's a bunch of good ones I'm forgetting, but meh.
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: robytronix on January 24, 2007, 03:02:14 AM
Elliott Smith- All My Rowdy Friends Have Settled Down (Hank Williams III)
Title: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Tuffty on January 24, 2007, 12:45:34 PM
Quote from: Kei;282502
Best Cover

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah. Man, this song just gets me every time. Excellent and even Leonard Cohen thinks it's the best version of his own song.

Worst Cover

The Used/My Chemical Romance - Under Pressure. UGH. Just go fucking shoot yourselves in the face before you MANGLE another classic song. PLEASE.


Totally agree with both options. My choices though would be

Best: Johnny Cash - Hurt

Made during the final years of his life, Cash takes this NIN song and makes it his own.

Worst: Avril Lavigne - Chop Suey

Oh Christ no. Not even much of a fan of the song, but the original is miles better. Avril sounds like a 12 yr old having a screaming tantrum.
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Tuffty on January 17, 2010, 01:05:36 PM
BUMPAGE!!!!  :wahaha:

Best

Never Say Never - Queens Of The Stone Age (Romeo Void cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTObeXWzWLU#)

Feeling Good - Muse (Nina Simone cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOEZMjuoIEY#)

Worst

Since U Been Gone - A Day To Remember (Kelly Clarkson cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC3P-79LD2U#)

:lol:

Poker Face - You Me At Six (Lady Gaga Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1CNnya3qJE#ws)

Halo - Florence and the Machine (Beyonce Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ohj99qeBA#)

Umbrella - All Time Low (Rihanna Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aav1QpkAe18#)

 :barf:
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Guchi_Jnr on January 17, 2010, 04:29:07 PM
Did someone mention "covers" and "Judas Priest", and DIDN'T MENTION THIS?  :shocked
Judas Priest - Johnny B. Goode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcXrcdEsWto#)
One of the greatest covers of all time!!!


And I just love this!!
Spiderbait - Black Betty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X91dIGbfmY#)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1033/australiaflag06.gif)

Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: arun.yothin on January 17, 2010, 04:40:50 PM
P.O.S. - Why Go (Pearl Jam cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQIEuugmarY#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Ishtar on January 20, 2010, 11:23:25 PM
best cover (well, I like it)
Dope - You Spin Me Around (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmJIXTAxUsE#)
It was a nice twist to a classic song :)




worst cover:
上木彩矢 Aya Kamiki - Fighter (Christina Aguilera Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPxNwOtiUfA#)
Seriously, Aya Kamiki has a nice voice and is pretty but...her english...damn girl, you suck = /
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: writerserenyty on March 25, 2010, 08:30:50 AM
Not the greatest quality, but the best I could find on YouTube:

New Pornographers - Don't bring me down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLjkeD6pvhE#)

My favorite band (The New Pornographers) playing a song by my favorite older band (ELO). This is made of so much win to me.
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Foxy Brown on March 30, 2010, 08:13:24 PM
I think this might be both:
Abigail smells like teen spirit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEzrxoy09B0#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: jupreng on February 13, 2011, 09:20:24 AM
I like carmina topacio, very much!
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: J-Triumf on March 06, 2011, 01:53:17 AM
Some favorites
I recently rediscovered "Rock On" after remembering Michael Damian's corny 1989 version was a cover...I've since found newer versions that are awesome:
Def Leppard - Rock On (Picture Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zMfNfYPshY#)Michael Damian "Rock on" 09 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOW8Y8XDE_M#ws)

I love it when Boyz II Men go acapella:
Boyz II Men - Yesterday acapella (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgtByWlBSdA#)Boyz II Men- Can You Stand The Rain (WITH LYRICS) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hv_fMo76lk#)

Though they don't always need to do so for a great cover:
Boyz II Men - Human Nature (Michael Jackson cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MYYz2erROI#)

I love Rage Against the Machine for combining rap with hard rock...even moreso when they revitalize hip hop classics:
Rage against the machine How I could just kill a Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR6GqcPd60U#)Rage against the machine microphone fiend (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOwutDkZeUo#)

Hated it
In retrospect I have to concede that this is hilarious. :lol: But I was definitely crying blasphemy back when I first heard this for taking a classic from a genre I love and turning it into a genre I hate:
BoyZ in The Hood - Dynamite Hack (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92uyARw3nrI#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Foxy Brown on March 23, 2011, 07:19:01 PM
Hurra Torpedo - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysUjYAi0WcQ#)

Hurra Torpedo - All The Things He Said (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDychi4eT48#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Foxy Brown on April 01, 2011, 04:46:43 AM
Hurra Torpedo - Pokerface @ VG Lista (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVdh-kysytc#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Foxy Brown on June 05, 2011, 03:21:04 AM
I don't know if this technically qualifies as a cover, but it's still the best.
El final del condón (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHl3MKj79V8#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Stryfe on June 05, 2011, 04:01:21 AM
Opeth - Would (Alice in chains cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inpbS2JpMRA#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Foxy Brown on June 07, 2011, 07:07:01 PM
Me Singing A Whole New World Disney's Aladdin Nick Pitera (Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9-CS2v8wcc#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Frenchy on August 01, 2011, 07:16:40 AM
 F*ck You - William Shatner (!) does Cee Lo Green  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5hae6PlPYA#ws)
you decide
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: krpsygafan on August 11, 2011, 02:20:34 PM
I can't think of a cover I really hate. I hate Alexandra Burke's version of Hallelujah but that's just because I'm not a fan of hers anyway.
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: lucian2kr on September 01, 2011, 01:00:22 PM
IU - Put Your Records On (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_D7MloG4pM#ws)

^ That's what I think is a good cover.
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: mske on October 10, 2011, 03:45:21 PM
good cover
A Mansion In Darkness - King Diamond full cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZp_d2bjWA#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: TheLinkin0213 on October 10, 2011, 07:39:51 PM
Best cover
Linkin Park The Catalyst Cover by Alex McMillan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKi-mU0UY2c#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Foxy Brown on December 15, 2012, 05:33:25 AM
Kidneythieves - Crazy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BAYmG3SKA0#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Guchi_Jnr on December 15, 2012, 11:29:13 AM
Best Cover
Yuna - Come As You Are (Official Video) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0dwfRt8LcI#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Forthisgift on January 26, 2013, 01:14:12 AM
well, I like it.
Johnny Cash - Hurt 1080p Upscale *Best Audio on Youtube* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l95D7leeU3w#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: J-Triumf on March 08, 2013, 09:13:09 AM
This thread is now complete...

でんぱ組.inc「Sabotage」Short ver. (Beastie Boys cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgBnhVeXosM#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: bgstak69 on March 09, 2013, 06:03:00 PM
I remember hearing Avril Lavinge covered Chop Suey by SOAD live, and she messed up the lyrics. Now that's a bad cover  :lol:
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: dejablue20 on April 30, 2013, 09:34:42 AM
One of the only covers to be as good (if not better?) than the original:
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE#ws)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: strawb3rrykream on May 06, 2013, 08:43:03 AM
I have nothing against 4minute but jfc this is so bad :lol:

4Minute - Milkshake Cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrGQBMkXa30#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: pootsy on October 28, 2014, 04:04:50 PM
Swamp Dogg - Sam Stone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWD2Re6SsUU#)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: pootsy on November 22, 2014, 07:48:49 AM
Antony and the Johnsons - Knocking on Heaven's door (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNpCx_TDO24#noexternalembed)
Title: Re: The Best and Worst Covers
Post by: Stryfe on November 22, 2014, 09:28:46 AM
Brujeria - Marijuana (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6OWW0YVHM#)
 :lol: