What’s /mu/s thoughts on cover songs? What are some of the best covers out there?
In Brazilian music culture, big artists often make covers of other big artists, and many cover versions are better than the original recordings. Great example are the songs of Chico Buarque.Most of them, at least for me, aren't that good to listen to in their original version, but coming from other artists like the singer Pitty, they seem more enjoyable. SO, that my conclusion. Cover music can be good, even better than the original.
>>130657305>Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana>Helter Skelter - Siouxsie and The Banshees>Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus>David Bowie - White Light/White Heat>Heartbreak Hotel - John Cale
>>130658245Oh and how could I forget,>My Way - Sid Vicious
Only worthwhile if the artist can put their own spin on it and make it fit their persona/genre. Tainted Love - Gloria Jones/Soft Cell is a classic example, same song with two totally different vibes.
Covers are great. People played covers for thousands of years before recorded music. That was the only way music got preserved. Some people wrote their own songs, some of those were covered by others, most were forgotten. It's only in the last century that the idea of a cover is even a thing. Suddenly you could make some noise, slam it down on some wax, and shout "That's mine! I did that!". And all of a sudden everybody thought they had to be a unique special flower. Music's a conversation, not a soliloquy.
>>130657305https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tke6LW7-lVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hoM4O8wkiYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erGWUqFHvJohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuyV76SG6qghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuS-3zxOKQYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Fpjwctqlwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2WfLahLes0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5lw5pPGa3Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPlGDKgiYchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqcq3LKtp2whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxdhzAOzzCEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qOdtoE5OCI
It's embarrassing if a band's biggest song is a cover. That's all
>>130658570What about Vanilla Fudge? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCwzCQcjC0M
And I don't even like jazz.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqpriUFsMQQ
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>>130657305Xiu Xiu's cover of Julee Cruise - Falling is one of my favorites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fck3P8usTCQ
>>130657305the alien ant farm smooth criminal one
>>130658796That sucks though
>>130657305Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt is the worst song ever made in all of humanity. Inauthentic piece of shit. What would he even know about drugs? He took pills for like 2 years in the late 60s and then got sober.
>>130658570What about Weird Al?
>>130657305Green Day's cover of The Clash's "I Fought The Law".
Dirtbombs covering Elliott Smithhttps://youtu.be/WTIcM4wOkmA
https://youtu.be/5d0_mM_nRhsInteresting cover because the original would have probably been completely forgotten otherwise
Judas Priest - The Green Manalishihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziwspbzfvOc
>>130658245surely bauhaus' cover of third uncle is better than ziggy stardust?
>>130657380That's the western popular music biz before the WW2.In Tin Pan Alley times, nobody cared who did the first recording. The songs were published as sheet music, and the composers even toured just to play them on the piano and sell their song sheets.
>>130661151Idk I'm not a Bauhaus guy, I only know that cover because I just really like Ziggy Stardust. I should really become a Bauhaus guy though
>>130659349Has he ever done a direct cover without modified lyrics?
WILD HORSESThe Sundays > Rolling Stones
>>130661650He just covered (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman recently. Non-parody.
Sylvester really changed up this old Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick song, soul/Earth Wind & Fire fans will enjoy this version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tlOAZCxhsk
>>130657305Turn the Page originally from Bob Seger.Metallica turned it up to 11https://youtu.be/qPOTEs_yTJo?si=cvOyzMWW_nWwssaz
>>130657305The Walkmen - Another One Goes By. In their hands, it felt like an absolute classic, timeless song. Seriously thought they spun gold there. Turns out it was a cover. Still great stuff though.
Bobby Hatfield Unchained Melody
>>130659270One of the most saccharine and pathetic covers in history. The video is even worse. Immediately outs anyone who likes it as a tastelet faggot
