Best Remake or Cover Version

Earthhorse · 05-06-2009 12:35PM

Obadiah Parker covering Outkast's "Hey Ya"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c745E7T_Wvg

The great thing about this cover is I don't even like the original. His version completely transforms the song for me.

lostexpectation · 05-06-2009 12:41PM

seamus brennan shay brennan, oh sorry, its not worst remakes is it?

tech77 · 05-06-2009 12:59PM

lostexpectation wrote: »

cake's cover of i will survive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=596qaxm-u4o

WTF?
Lostexpectation, are you stealing my thoughts- i was going to post that.

It's incredible what they do with that song.

Love "Going the distance" as well.

On topic: Superstar by Sonic Youth is great as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRiyN_Zn5L8

WindSock · 05-06-2009 01:18PM

artanevilla wrote: »

I will be shot for this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOlWNpiLwks

Rented Mule wrote: »

What are you afraid that the Dylan fans will gang up on you ?

First time that I have heard that, and it's not as bad as I thought it would be when I saw the title.

Well Dylan he himself said that Hendrix did a better cover than his original. Fratellis r gay.

homerun_homer · 05-06-2009 01:20PM

I preffered both American re-makes of Vanilla Sky (Abres Los Ojos) and the Ring (Ringu), I don't care what ye think. But I can't watch VS anymore cause Tom Cruise totally ruins any film for me now, but for attention to detail and music etc the film beats the original.

Songwise,
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Klaxons - Not Over Yet

Trying to think of others, I know there are many.

No originality in films though??
Being John Malkovich
Adaptation
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Basically anything by Kauffman)
Let the Right One In
The Dark Knight - never has a blockbuster been so good and dark.

big_show · 05-06-2009 01:26PM

Great cover of "Dancing in the Dark" by tegan and sara http://tinyurl.com/rauewb
breaths new life into the song since it's been played to death since the 80s.

BTW i never heard of tegan and sara either, apparently their lesbians...

cosmic · 05-06-2009 01:42PM

Rolf Harris's cover of 'I Touch Myself' :pac:

I can access YouTube in work but i think this link is right www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Yxmz-csB4

BrianJD · 05-06-2009 01:46PM

Some amazing covers out there really. I like when a band can make the song their own without changing too much. One of my faves is Guns and Roses, Knocking on Heavens door. This was my first and favourite version I had seen and especially love the intro!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQJMR-X41FA

Dlite · 05-06-2009 01:46PM

Corrine Bailey Rae feat Herbie Hancock cover of Joni Mitchells "River" - Fantastic!

WithCheesePlease · 05-06-2009 01:53PM

2 really great Kate Bush covers if you ask me...

Albert Niland doing Wuthering Heights - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyiSJi1VEws

And The Futureheads doing Hounds of Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amh8V-MopUI

Wurly · 05-06-2009 01:56PM

This is brilliant. A cover of Pump up the Jam...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrgw-3oznMo

HarryPalmer · 05-06-2009 02:08PM

Always loved the FLC version of "We Have All the Time in the World":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwFLwYvq1wQ

mathie · 05-06-2009 02:22PM

A Perfect Circle - What's Goin' On?

Adyx · 05-06-2009 02:39PM

mathie wrote: »

A Perfect Circle - What's Goin' On?

I liked their cover of Imagine too.

Does anyone think that Cash's cover of Hurt was excellent but the original is better? It's raw, dirty and full of loathing (imo) and has so much more emotion than Cash's version.

Adyx · 05-06-2009 02:40PM

big_show wrote: »

Great cover of "Dancing in the Dark" by tegan and sara http://tinyurl.com/rauewb
breaths new life into the song since it's been played to death since the 80s.

BTW i never heard of tegan and sara either, apparently their lesbians...

Not with each other! They're sisters.

Lord Trollington · 05-06-2009 10:02PM

Any of Boyzone/Westlife songs are the best cover versions ever released!

Thundercats Ho · 05-06-2009 10:18PM

gearoid_healy wrote: »

Albert Niland doing Wuthering Heights - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyiSJi1VEws

My fave cover, class.

CatFromHue · 05-06-2009 10:32PM

Thundercats Ho wrote: »

My fave cover, class.

i think its great too, but i cant seem to find a proper version of it on the net? anyone else have any luck.

i do like ryan adams wonderwall, even noel gallagher said he hit the nail on the head with. myabe not in those such words, i believe there was some cursing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVxRvNfFLg

tony1kenobi · 05-06-2009 10:55PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_DOA2AL7Q

It really must be the best cover ever.

Thundercats Ho · 05-06-2009 11:14PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

i think its great too, but i cant seem to find a proper version of it on the net? anyone else have any luck.

Proper as in Kate Bush?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv0azq9GF_g

The original video posted was good, here's another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgBqC-PCynU

Hendrix's version of watchtower is up there too.

lilminx · 05-06-2009 11:44PM

for what it's worth are

Paulo Nuitini covering Gnarles Barkley Crazy live
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=fCJOuWFKciA&feature=related

Arctic Monkeys - You know I'm know good - Amy Winehouse
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GtBFMrtzFeg&feature=related

Most things by the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain

Glen Hansard covering Britney's Everytime

Elbow covering Winehouse Back to Black - Live Lounge

Mario Bello covering I can't Make you Love me George Micheal from the movie 'Duets'

Newton Faulkner covering Massive Attack's Teardrop