And don’t get cute and do songs people don’t know are covers like I Will Always Love You or Torn

  • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Eric Clapton — I Shot the Sheriff (original by Bob Marley)
    Disturbed — Sound of Silence (original by Simon & Garfunkel)
    Manfred Mann — Blinded By the Light (original by Bruce Springsteen)

    I love all of the original artists, but someone else did the definitive version of all of these. Disturbed is probably debatable, but I do think it’s better.

    • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I’m baffled by how much people like the Disturbed version. I find it to be considerably worse than the original.

      • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        I enjoy the rock-opera quality. The way it goes from soft and gentle to powerful and intense. It reminds me of Phantom of the Opera, which I quite enjoy. Now, Meatloaf probably would’ve done it much better, but to my knowledge he never did.

    • DosDude@retrofed.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      The disturbed song soured on me after the singer signed bombs for use against Gaza. I don’t care what your political motivations are, signing bombs meant for killing people is bad. Fuck that band.

      • MagicShel@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Oh. That’s fucking horrible. I had no idea. That version of the song is amazing, but fuck that fucking guy.

      • Maybelline@lemmy.zipEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Remember the good ol’ internet, where you just LimeWired their music, without ever knowing what shitheads they really are?

        Godsmack was another like that for me.

        • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMEnglish
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          2 months ago

          What’s wrong with Godsmack? I liked their first album, but didn’t pay much attention beyond that.

          • Pyrinder@feddit.onlineEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Sully Erna was a covid denier. Godsmack’s music appealed to wanna-be tough guy, divorced dad kind of rock music. Kind of gone the way of FFDP a bit.

            Supposedly they released their ‘last’ album and they announced it to an audience that you could say, equaled to that of a retirement home.

            I used to like their music, I thought for a while that Sully was cool because he was wiccan and stuff. But, I think he had fallen by the wayside over the years.

      • EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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        2 months ago

        Politics aside, I also think the cover just sucks. This isn’t about the band, I think the covers for Shout and Land of Confusion are ok, but I really don’t understand why people like the cover for Sound of Silence.

        • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
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          2 months ago

          I wouldn’t go so far as to say it sucks, I think it’s fine, but it’s super overrated

    • OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Didn’t know that was a cover, but also recently found out that Ghost of Tom Joad was a cover too. That’s the one I came to post.

    • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
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      2 months ago

      That whole album is full of contenders. I love minor threat’s “in my eyes”, but honestly I think rage’s cover just edges it out for me. Zach just goes all in on the vocals and it’s so good.

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Remixes are bit of weird thing, because depending on the genre the original release might already include remixes. See here: https://basskruit.bandcamp.com/album/kopstoot-ep

    (“Ketel (Requake Remix)” is my favourite on that EP)

    I do enjoy it when the remix or cover completely changes the song’s genre. Anyone up for metal remixes of pop songs? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jfpsiLx21k&list=RD8jfpsiLx21k

    Skream’s remix of La Roux’s “In for the kill” is a true classic IMO. Hey, that’s the second La Roux remix in this thread!

  • SatyrSack@quokk.auEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I mostly listen to electronic music, where remix culture is huge. There are countless examples of remixes that I prefer to the original mix. Some of these examples, I dislike the original mix but do like a particular remix. And sometimes, I do like the original mix but like a remix even more .

      • SatyrSack@quokk.auEnglish
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        2 months ago

        This is a pretty arbitrary non-exhaustive list, but here are some remixes that I have posted to !trap@lemmy.world recently:

        • Jay Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder (Brillz & Z Trip Remix) (2013)
        • X&G - Whiplash (ft. Josh Pan) (um… Remix) (2016)
        • Dabow - Ya Booty (DMVU Remix) (2022)
        • Galantis - Hunter (NGHTMRE & Rickyxsan Remix) (2018)
        • What So Not - Touched (Slumberjack Edit) (2014)
        • RL Grime - Core (TYNAN Flip) (2017)
        • Migos - Bad and Boujee (OFFICIAL RL Grime Edit) ft. Lil Uzi Vert (2017)
        • HARDWELL - Spaceman (Carnage Festival Trap Remix) (2012)
        • Flosstradamus, FKi 1st, graves - Came Up (ft. Post Malone & Key!) (Casper and B. Remix) (2017)
        • Flosstradamus - Rollup (Baauer Remix) (2012)
        • Flosstradamus - Mosh Pit (Meaux Green & Party Favor Remix) (2014)
        • Carnage - I Like Tuh Feat. ILoveMakonnen (Lil Wayne & G-Eazy Remix) (2015)
        • AFK & Carbin - Boss (ft. Cody Ray) (G-Buck Remix) (2018)
        • CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share (Vanic Remix) (2014)
        • Don Toliver - FWU (NXSTY remix) (2025)
        • The Game - El Chapo (feat. Skrillex) (QUIX & THIEVES Remix) (2015)
        • €URO TRA$H - B€NZ (Dysomia Remix) (feat. Syaqish) (2022)
        • Travis Scott - Goosebumps (NGHTMRE Remix) (2017)
        • billie eilish - copycat (um… remix) (2017)
        • MEDASIN & X&G - The Zoo (feat. josh pan) (um… Remix) (2017)
        • SOPHIE - HARD (Revazz Remix) (2017)
          • SatyrSack@quokk.auEnglish
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            2 months ago

            Random: I remember seeing um… mention that they regret choosing a name that has punctuation in it because it makes things worse for search engine optimization reasons, but that it was all worth it anyway to hear the mass confusion around staff members at a music festival talking to each other over their walkie talkies about the artists “um…” and “sumthin sumthin”.

            Imagine something like:

            STAFF 1: Who’s next on the main stage?
            STAFF 2: Uh… um…
            STAFF 1: …um what?
            STAFF 2: And then it’s… sumthin sumthin.
            STAFF 1: Wait, who???

    • ZeroCool@piefed.caEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Orgy - Blue Monday

      Hell yeah, I loved Orgy. Still do, but I used to too. That cover of Blue Monday got heavy rotation in middle school. Their first two albums, ‘Candyass’ and ‘Vapor Transmission’ still hold up. At least much better than some of the rubbish that got lumped into nü metal by proximity back then.

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      I like Sinead O’Connor’s version, but it still counts because it’s also a cover.

    • kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwan is one of my favorite songs and I wasn’t really a fan of this version. A translation of the original lyrics feels a lot better than the adaptation here.

      • nightlily@leminal.spaceEnglish
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        2 months ago

        But would have a straight translation had the ridiculous levels of sapphic tension and awkward early-00s aesthetic?

  • backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
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    2 months ago

    Norther - Final Countdown

    Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance

    Kill Your Idols - Goodbye to You

    Judas Priest - Green Manalishi

    AFI - Hanging Garden

    Joan Jett - Love Hurts

    Against All Authority - Centerfold

    Fear Factory - Cars

    and while not “better”, Cradle of Filth’s - Hallowed Be Thy Name is so over the top it circles back to entertaining.