Cover versions which are better than the original
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tr7v8 said:
Funk said:
I dunno - this cover of Wicked Game by Ursine Vulpine and Annaca (used to advertise Forza Horizon 3 on Xbox) is pretty stunning:
Its a nope from me as well. There are good cover versions of that but it's not that one.Edited by Funk on Wednesday 1st March 00:13
London Grammar was OK
https://youtu.be/Wo80bXyEbkE
This one wins for me.
Get out your good headphones
I wouldn't say this was better than the original by any stretch of the imagination, but it's certainly different. And amazing skill.
(It was sent to me by a friend)
Also
(CAUTION: Very NSFW lyrics if you are not familiar with the song)
(It was sent to me by a friend)
Also
(CAUTION: Very NSFW lyrics if you are not familiar with the song)
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 1st March 17:41
I am starting to get the impression that, for some of you, "better than the original" just means it's a cover sung by pretty women.
Here's something a little different then. Paz Lenchantin Venus in Furs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhVNZp3ckhY
Here's something a little different then. Paz Lenchantin Venus in Furs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhVNZp3ckhY
Louis Balfour said:
I am starting to get the impression that, for some of you, "better than the original" just means it's a cover sung by pretty women.
Thanks for the welcoming post. 
I believe that both my links have merit, which was why I posted them. And, frankly, I do not require your blessing in order to post.
Edited by Clockwork Cupcake on Wednesday 1st March 18:39
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I wouldn't say this was better than the original by any stretch of the imagination, but it's certainly different. And amazing skill.
(It was sent to me by a friend)
Also
(CAUTION: Very NSFW lyrics if you are not familiar with the song)
First one is very impressive, agreed. Totally different, and lacks the drama of the original, but as you say, hell of a skill.(It was sent to me by a friend)
Also
(CAUTION: Very NSFW lyrics if you are not familiar with the song)
Second...doesn't do it for me...there's very little emotion in her voice, very little animal passion (compare with the original, where the need and the hurt are pouring out of Trent's voice). That song is designed to be sung from the groin, and she seems like she could be singing about lollipops and rainbows. I've heard good remixes of Closer before (got the two-disc single somewhere), and that's not one.
Want a decent example of a woman covering a NIN track - try St Vincent:-
havoc said:
Second...doesn't do it for me...there's very little emotion in her voice, very little animal passion (compare with the original, where the need and the hurt are pouring out of Trent's voice). That song is designed to be sung from the groin, and she seems like she could be singing about lollipops and rainbows.
Fair comment. Although I liked that she was doing digital looping in order to lay down the track, and I've always been a fan of that. Having said that, Beardyman has kind of nailed the art now. Louis Balfour said:
I am starting to get the impression that, for some of you, "better than the original" just means it's a cover sung by pretty women.
Hadn't noticed this.https://youtu.be/aMWwPjOA8bU
rowley birkin said:
Louis Balfour said:
I am starting to get the impression that, for some of you, "better than the original" just means it's a cover sung by pretty women.
Hadn't noticed this.https://youtu.be/aMWwPjOA8bU
Louis Balfour said:
rowley birkin said:
Louis Balfour said:
I am starting to get the impression that, for some of you, "better than the original" just means it's a cover sung by pretty women.
Hadn't noticed this.https://youtu.be/aMWwPjOA8bU
Through a work colleague I've recently been introduced to PostModern Jukebox. This is a performing arts group that does the most fantastic covers of pop and rock songs in a totally different style, like so:
The Final Countdown, as a 20s Cabaret:
Running Up That Hill, as a Western:
...and my absolute favourite - Dont Stop Believing, as a vintage Jazz ensemble with an amazing one-take action video:
The Final Countdown, as a 20s Cabaret:
Running Up That Hill, as a Western:
...and my absolute favourite - Dont Stop Believing, as a vintage Jazz ensemble with an amazing one-take action video:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
ChemicalChaos said:
Through a work colleague I've recently been introduced to PostModern Jukebox.
PMJ is awesome; I have been a fan for years. 
Slightly off topic, but if you like PMJ then you might like Tape Five, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and the genre of Electroswing in general.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy do a modern "big band" sound and are great fun. Very few covers though so, as I said, slightly off-topic.
If you want to dip into Electroswing then there is an internet radio station dedicated to it
https://www.electroswing-radio.com/
(Obviously you take pot luck with a radio station, so don't write off the whole genre if they happen to be playing a bad song when you listen)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy do a modern "big band" sound and are great fun. Very few covers though so, as I said, slightly off-topic.
If you want to dip into Electroswing then there is an internet radio station dedicated to it
https://www.electroswing-radio.com/
(Obviously you take pot luck with a radio station, so don't write off the whole genre if they happen to be playing a bad song when you listen)
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