27bored May 28, 2017 Share May 28, 2017 (edited) This might be slightly crazy to some people but I think I like Pearl Jam's cover of "Love Reign O'er Me" better than The Who's. Although, I think Bettye LeVette's rendition at the Kennedy Center Honors blows both renditions out of the water and is probably one of the Top 10 Best televised pieces of music ever (no, seriously, go watch it...you won't forget it). Jessie J - I Knew You Were Trouble. It's almost a little unfair because comparing Jessie J to Taylor Swift vocally is like comparing a 747 to a Cessna, but it's not just technique that makes her rendition better. Taylor's version sounds slightly anonymous even for her. It took me a minute to realize that was her when I first heard it, and even listening to it now, it sounds like she's reading the lines off a sheet of paper. Jessie J sings it as a dirge. The song stands up lyrically, but the stripped down production and slower tempo create a different feel. Kelly Clarkson - Wide Awake. Another slightly unfair comparison, but Kelly and Katy have an eerie vocal similarity that you don't quite realize until you listen to Kelly cover one of her songs (for fun, go look up "Long Shot"...it was an unreleased Katy Perry song before it wound up on Kelly Clarkson's "All I Ever Wanted" album...Kelly again comes out on top), so Kelly is like Katy Perry's dumpy older sister who grew up singing in church and listening to Aretha Franklin instead of Katy Perry who just listened to the radio and became a cheerleader who leads with her chest. Ahem. Anyway, Kelly does "Wide Awake" very well. Again, Kelly's got the better voice, but she manages to connect to the song instead of just reading through it. Joe - Hello. As crazy as it might sound, R&B singer Joe's rendition of "Hello" (Adele) is...kinda better. I think it's because he plays the role of the recalcitrant former lover a bit more believably than she does. I can't really say one is a better singer than the other, because both of them are fantastic, they just sing different genres. That being said, Joe tends to lean into the vocal a bit more than Adele does, especially on the chorus. It makes his rendition sound more immediate and emotional than she does. I don't think anyone could top Adele's rendition since it's the original, but I can Joe's rendition matches it, and that's a feat in and of itself. Edited May 28, 2017 by 27bored Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3325886
WendyCR72 May 29, 2017 Share May 29, 2017 Chris Cornell did a couple covers, and I thought they were pretty damned excellent! One is Prince's (but best known by Sinead O'Connor) Nothing Compares To U. Love this: And he also covered Billie Jean (Michael Jackson): Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3326180
Accidental Martyr June 17, 2017 Share June 17, 2017 Justin Townes Earle's version of "Can't Hardly Wait" by The Replacements. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3383071
MyAimIsTrue June 19, 2017 Share June 19, 2017 A little more than a week ago I saw Tears For Fears in concert and they did an amazing cover of Radiohead's "Creep." Here's a clip to enjoy, though not from the show I attended. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3385427
UYI June 26, 2017 Share June 26, 2017 This an AWESOME cover version of Heart's "Barracuda", by Gretchen Wilson ("Redneck Woman") and Alice in Chains. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3405799
Silver Raven June 26, 2017 Share June 26, 2017 I just want to give a shout out to the entire YouTube channel of Jonathan Young. He does covers of anime themes and Disney songs, but makes them hard rock or heavy metal. My favorite of his is his cover of "Hellfire" from Disney's "Hunchback of Notre Dame": Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3406699
SophieDelago June 27, 2017 Share June 27, 2017 There were a couple of songs from Across the Universe (the film) that I think were better than Beatles originals. In particular: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3408847
DarkRaichu June 28, 2017 Share June 28, 2017 I think Anne MArie's voice is better suited for this song than the original artists: Cant' go wrong with Ed Sheeran ;) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3413007
UYI July 8, 2017 Share July 8, 2017 All my love in the world to Vicki Lawrence, but I really do think Reba bested her here. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3438399
Silver Raven July 8, 2017 Share July 8, 2017 Reba is a goddess. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3438767
rmcrae July 11, 2017 Share July 11, 2017 I much prefer Mary J. Blige's cover of "I'm Goin' Down" over the original by Rose Royce. The lead singer's delivery was too whiny for my taste. Mary's vocals are blindsided and distressed, but she's not on her knees cryin' for nobody and I love that. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3446555
Shannon L. July 11, 2017 Share July 11, 2017 I was a fan of glam-rock when I was a teenager in the 80s and loved this version of You're So Vain by Faster Pussycat the first time I heard it and I still really like it today: 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3447223
AntiBeeSpray July 22, 2017 Share July 22, 2017 Just listened to this incredible cover of Rolling in the Deep by Chester Bennington (may he RIP). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3480875
UYI July 26, 2017 Share July 26, 2017 I LOVE this version. Unfortunately, since the album it's on isn't on Spotify, YouTube is about the only place to find it, probably. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3493460
Accidental Martyr July 30, 2017 Share July 30, 2017 Puddles Pity Party covers "Dreaming" by Blondie. Puddles Pity Party covers "All The Small Things" by Blink-182. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3502909
Wiendish Fitch July 30, 2017 Share July 30, 2017 On 7/26/2017 at 3:43 PM, UYI said: I LOVE this version. Unfortunately, since the album it's on isn't on Spotify, YouTube is about the only place to find it, probably. That's a great cover: it respects what made the original good, yet Morgan still makes it her own. IMO, Bonnie Tyler's is good, but I think she did better with bloated Jim Steinman epic ballads. :) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3503083
WendyCR72 July 31, 2017 Share July 31, 2017 Rod Stewart also did a version. But of the three, I still prefer Tyler's. Ironically, though, that hit in '79 made her leave her label at the time because the execs there were trying to pigeon-hole her as a country singer, and she wanted to branch out. She obviously did, to great success four years later, with "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and then a year later in '84 with "Holding Out For A Hero". 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3505309
WendyCR72 July 31, 2017 Share July 31, 2017 I liked this cover of that depressing '70s song originally done by Harry Chapin, "Cats In The Cradle", sung here by Ugly Kid Joe: 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3505333
Bastet July 31, 2017 Share July 31, 2017 (edited) Juice Newton does my favorite It's a Heartache, but I like pretty much every version of it I've heard. I unabashedly love Chapin's Cat's in the Cradle, and I don't dislike the Ugly Kid Joe cover (with the absent apostrophe), but I don't like that the shift from "When you coming home, Dad?" to "When you coming home, Son?" in the final chorus is gone. Edited July 31, 2017 by Bastet Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3507414
UYI August 2, 2017 Share August 2, 2017 My favorite version of "Memphis, Tennessee" sung, appropriately enough, by the city's most famous resident of all time: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3513686
Cobalt Stargazer August 11, 2017 Share August 11, 2017 (edited) Rihanna's Stay by 30 Seconds to Mars: Edited August 11, 2017 by Cobalt Stargazer Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3540302
Zola August 11, 2017 Share August 11, 2017 (edited) Not a big fan of glam-rock band Van Halen but I must admit to quite liking this Kinks' cover "You Really Got Me!" Edited August 12, 2017 by Only Zola 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3540938
Cherry Bomb August 12, 2017 Share August 12, 2017 Scanned through this thread quickly and didn't see this cover mentioned. Gary Jules- Mad World(Original Tears For Fears) 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3542239
UYI August 12, 2017 Share August 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Only Zola said: Not a big fan of glam-rock band Van Halen but I must admit to quite liking this Kinks' cover. Ray Davies himself conceded that VH outdid them on that song. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3542481
Shannon L. August 13, 2017 Share August 13, 2017 Ice Ice Baby like you've never heard it before: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3546244
Cobalt Stargazer August 27, 2017 Share August 27, 2017 On a related note: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3585937
WendyCR72 August 31, 2017 Share August 31, 2017 Here's something I never thought I would see/hear in my lifetime: Guns 'N Roses recently paid tribute to the late Glen Campbell by performing "Wichita Lineman" in Canada during their "Not In This Lifetime" tour. And, to me...it didn't suck. Who knew? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3599462
Bastet August 31, 2017 Share August 31, 2017 49 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said: Here's something I never thought I would see/hear in my lifetime: Guns 'N Roses recently paid tribute to the late Glen Campbell by performing "Wichita Lineman" in Canada during their "Not In This Lifetime" tour. And, to me...it didn't suck. Who knew? That wasn't very good, but I like that they did it. And just told the audience, "It may not be your thing [which it clearly wasn't, as there was no discernible recognition when the song started or hit the chorus], but we're trying to pay tribute." 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3599618
amaranta September 2, 2017 Share September 2, 2017 On 8/11/2017 at 8:20 PM, Cherry Bomb said: Gary Jules- Mad World(Original Tears For Fears) One of the Best. Covers. Ever. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3604505
amaranta September 2, 2017 Share September 2, 2017 Seven Bridges Road, first recorded by Steve Young, then by Ian Matthews. Matthews laid it down with a five part harmony, singing all the parts himself. (The Ian Matthew's recorded version is my favorite - just gorgeous - I own that album in vinyl and I will never ever let it go.) It's Matthews arrangement that most people know, except they know it as an Eagles song: Eagles: Mathews: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3604538
WendyCR72 September 3, 2017 Share September 3, 2017 I knew "Seven Bridges Road" was not originally by The Eagles. I prefer their rendition, though. :-) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3605168
SirOsisOfLiver September 6, 2017 Share September 6, 2017 Got five minutes? The Muppets house band, Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem, do Bohemian Rhapsody. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3613072
UYI October 9, 2017 Share October 9, 2017 Miranda Lambert covering the First Lady of Outlaw Country, Jessi Colter. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3703756
UYI October 15, 2017 Share October 15, 2017 Written and originally recorded by Neil Young, but this version upped the game by about a thousand or more percent. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3724038
SunnyBeBe October 16, 2017 Share October 16, 2017 I realize this may be a little sacrilegious, but, I prefer Shinedown's version of Simple Man over the original and iconic by Lynyrd Skynyrd. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3726102
Accidental Martyr October 16, 2017 Share October 16, 2017 St. Vincent’s cover of “These Days” by Nico. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3727810
Silver Raven October 31, 2017 Share October 31, 2017 In honor of Halloween, I present Jonathan Young's cover for Disney's "This is Halloween". The metal cover. If you like this, his channel is full of great stuff like this. He covers Disney and anime themes and other songs. His cover of "Hellfire" is probably my favorite. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3772413
Wiendish Fitch November 6, 2017 Share November 6, 2017 Covering Dolly Parton is always risky, but I really love Sierra Boggess's cover of "Wildflowers". Here she is performing with her dad and Ramin Karimloo (the ideal version is on her "Awakening" album). Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3788882
Cobalt Stargazer November 7, 2017 Share November 7, 2017 15 hours ago, Wiendish Fitch said: Covering Dolly Parton is always risky Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3791570
JTMacc99 November 7, 2017 Share November 7, 2017 On 10/16/2017 at 9:14 AM, SunnyBeBe said: I realize this may be a little sacrilegious, but, I prefer Shinedown's version of Simple Man over the original and iconic by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Not sacrilegious, because this is a great version. The original is also a great song, so I just chalk this one up as a loving tribute that stands on its own as great. So on that note, Spotify threw Halo by SOiL into one of my playlist radio mixes, and I immediately added it to a couple of my own playlists. Because awesome. With the band now in my mix, it exposed me to a couple more things they've done including a couple cover songs. They covered Black Betty, which is fun, but not my favorite because to be fair, the original Ram Jam version is kind of perfect. But then I found this one! This is way fun: Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3792552
Silver Raven November 10, 2017 Share November 10, 2017 Hard rock version of Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" by a band I never heard of called I Am Upset. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3801157
JTMacc99 November 15, 2017 Share November 15, 2017 On 11/10/2017 at 0:16 AM, Silver Raven said: a band I never heard of called I Am Upset. Do those guys have day jobs or something, because their hair is inappropriate for the way they sound. (See SOiL above for proper hair.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3816621
Cobalt Stargazer November 16, 2017 Share November 16, 2017 It's all right. In fact, it's a gas! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3819274
Shannon L. November 20, 2017 Share November 20, 2017 I liked the original "Come Together" by the Beatles, in spite of the ridiculous lyrics, and enjoyed the Aerosmith's remake, but my favorite by far is the rendition of it in the Justice League movie. I love the hard edge of the guitar. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3830406
AimingforYoko November 20, 2017 Share November 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Shannon L. said: I liked the original "Come Together" by the Beatles, in spite of the ridiculous lyrics, and enjoyed the Aerosmith's remake, but my favorite by far is the rendition of it in the Justice League movie. I love the hard edge of the guitar. Gary Clark, Jr., for anyone interested. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3830574
ebk57 November 21, 2017 Share November 21, 2017 9 hours ago, AimingforYoko said: Gary Clark, Jr., for anyone interested. Always interested in Gary Clark, Jr! Love his take on the song - thanks!! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3832272
Silver Raven November 21, 2017 Share November 21, 2017 "Come Together" as sung by Joe Cocker from the movie Across The Universe, a musical about a young Liverpudlian named Jude who comes to America during the Vietnam era. All Beatles covers. One of the hookers is future Broadway star Orfeh. Another is Tracy Nicole Chapman, also a future Broadway star. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3832305
Popples November 22, 2017 Share November 22, 2017 22 hours ago, Silver Raven said: "Come Together" as sung by Joe Cocker from the movie Across The Universe, a musical about a young Liverpudlian named Jude who comes to America during the Vietnam era. All Beatles covers. One of the hookers is future Broadway star Orfeh. Another is Tracy Nicole Chapman, also a future Broadway star. Another one of the hookers is Deidre Goodwin who was in the film Chicago as one of the mistresses of murderers' row (My husband ran into my knife, he ran into my knife ten times). Speaking of covers of Beatles' songs, Earth, Wind, and Fire's version of "Got to Get You Into My Life" is way better than the original. 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3835180
Cobalt Stargazer November 27, 2017 Share November 27, 2017 Hallelujah, indeed. Though the lyrics don't make sense no matter who's singing it. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3847251
Wiendish Fitch January 5, 2018 Share January 5, 2018 This is such a pretty cover of "Halo" that was featured in an episode of The Young Pope. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/18343-covers-the-good-the-bad-the-meh/page/6/#findComment-3938359
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