Best Remake or Cover Version

Mad world by Gary Jules' and Michael Andrews' is by far way better than the original tears for fears version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

Chris Cornell - Billie Jean

HarryPalmer wrote: »

There hasn't been an original film in years..

What about 'The Life Of David Gale' or any of The Bourne movies?? I could name many others,but I can't think of any more on the spot right now

cosmic wrote: »

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

Not as good as Scala doing the same song. I've played it on the radio a few times. Always with a sense of irony, though I like their stuff. They do a marvellous version of Teenage Dirtbag.

Sharpshooter wrote: »

Hmm.. I don't know OP, re songs I do know that some artists once they have recorded a song it is theirs no matter who covers it.
The Beatles, Meatloaf and The Rat Pack to mention a few.

In those cases once you have heard the original you won't go buying another version.

I call shenanigans with Alison Krauss' cover of "I will"


Also Siouxie covering "Dear Prudence"


And Rufus Wainwright doing "Across the Universe". Mostly because I used to like singing along to it in the car, the only place I could hit the high notes. And because it sounds a lot more weary than the Beatles version.


Matter of preference though, you'll probably totally disagree

lilminx wrote: »

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

The George Michael version is also a cover. It's a Bonnie Raitt song.

markok84 wrote: »

Is it not a traditional folk song, like most trad irish songs. ie, there is no original?

It is. There have been recordings of it since the 1930s and it's rather older than that.

[The George Michael version is also a cover. It's a Bonnie Raitt song.]




Thanks. Sceptre. I had a total mental block on the original and could only remember GM's version..