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Remakes you can live without - Or should have never been done
Sankofa (one who must return to the past in order to move forward)
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Well, there are a few.
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Ginuwine - When Doves Cry
You don't need directions and you don't need cash. From your Jimmy Choos to your Ultralash. ~ Prince 
And when the groove is dead and gone, you know that Love survives so we can rock FOREVER. ~ RIP MJ   | |
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Madonna - American Pie (Don McLean remake) | |
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80% of the remakes I here suck pretty bad | |
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thekidsgirl said: 80% of the remakes I here suck pretty bad
There are some really good ones. Some are ok, and some are just horrid. Some of the best are (to me): Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin Creepin' - Luther Vandross A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross I Can't Make You Love Me - George Michael Smile - Michael Jackson Who's Loving You - J5 Slow Hand - Conway Twitty **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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728huey said: Madonna - American Pie (Don McLean remake)
Both suck, but Madonna miraculously found a way to make it suck more. That's the worst thing she's ever done. Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Cherrelle remake)
 Love this one! One of my favorite Palmer covers... I find a lot of humor in hearing this song from a man.  | |
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Mariah Carey feat. Sisqo "The Beautiful Ones" "And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ  | |
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Cinnamon234 said: Mariah Carey feat. Sisqo "The Beautiful Ones"
-That's pretty much my fave Prince song of all time and they didn't do it justice imo. I feel if you're going to cover a song, at least try to do something new with it or try to improve it in some way. I totally agree. I have never been a big fan of this song, but to Mariah and Dru Hill murder it is uncalled for. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Me'lisa Morgan: Do Me Baby. I hate it.
God DAMN there are a lot of dumb motherfuckers walking around! - George Carlin
Stalkerwomen of the world unite in delusion!!!!!  | |
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A Dream-Mary J.Blige(DeBarge)
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I Can't Make You Love Me - Prince that was a hot mess... I am a Rail Road, Track Abandoned
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728huey said: Madonna - American Pie (Don McLean remake)
Mariah Carey - The Beautiful Ones (Prince remake) Mariah Carey - Bringing On The Heartbreak (Def Leppard remake) 
Jessica Simpson - Take My Breath Away (Berlin remake) Michael Bolton - Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding remake) Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Cherrelle remake)
Britney Spears - My Prerogative (Bobby Brown remake) 
 I couldn't stand Britney's version of "My Prerogative" As a matter of fact, I can't see anyone doing a good remake of this song. This was clearly meant for Bobby to sing, IMHO. | |
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I can live without almost all the remakes, except Halleluja by Jeff Buckley. Almost as good as the original by Leonard Cohen.  | |
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daPrettyman said: Well, there are a few.
Right and Wrong Way - Mario (Keith Sweat remake) Cruisin' - Huey Lewis and Gwennith Paltrow (Smokey remake) Come Together - MJ (Beatles Remake) Jesus Is Love - Heather Headley and Snokie Norfull (Commodores Remake) Lady - Lionel Richie (Kenny Rogers Remake) Rappers Delight - Eric Sermon (Sugarhill Gang Remake) All of these aren't necessarily bad, but I could have lived without them. [Edited 2/16/09 6:50am] I kinda liked MJ's version of Come Together, but it was pretty unnecessary. We are stardust. We are golden.
Feb. 12th -28th: Two weeks of corporate and nationalistic dick-stroking in the guise of a sporting event. I can not wait. | |
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Someone -I think it was Michael Bolton -did a really shit cover of When A Man Loves A Woman. It makes my ears bleed. We are stardust. We are golden.
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Smile- Michael Jackson What time is it? |
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- Yes, modern remakes keep getting worse and worse; I think some cats should just leave a classic as it is Sankofa (one who must return to the past in order to move forward)
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Bad cover versions;
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I remember hearing a radio Prince interview where he said he didn't mind Mariah singing the song, its the fact that Dru Hill sang with her was the problem.
Love is just like the faucet
It turns off and on Sometimes when you think it's on baby It has turned off and gone Lady Day  | |
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daPrettyman said: Well, there are a few.
Right and Wrong Way - Mario (Keith Sweat remake) Cruisin' - Huey Lewis and Gwennith Paltrow (Smokey remake) Come Together - MJ (Beatles Remake) Jesus Is Love - Heather Headley and Snokie Norfull (Commodores Remake) Lady - Lionel Richie (Kenny Rogers Remake) Rappers Delight - Eric Sermon (Sugarhill Gang Remake) All of these aren't necessarily bad, but I could have lived without them. [Edited 2/16/09 6:50am] I prefer it than the original. Love is just like the faucet
It turns off and on Sometimes when you think it's on baby It has turned off and gone Lady Day | |
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Sarah McLachlan - River (joni micthell song)
Every minute of last night is on my face today.... | |
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Mostly all remakes from the 1990s on up. Well hell, the same goes for mostly all mainstream music from the 1990s on up and a lot of the late 1980s. Andy has spoken dammitt. | |
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daPrettyman said: Well, there are a few.
Right and Wrong Way - Mario (Keith Sweat remake) Cruisin' - Huey Lewis and Gwennith Paltrow (Smokey remake) Come Together - MJ (Beatles Remake) Jesus Is Love - Heather Headley and Snokie Norfull (Commodores Remake) Lady - Lionel Richie (Kenny Rogers Remake) Rappers Delight - Eric Sermon (Sugarhill Gang Remake) All of these aren't necessarily bad, but I could have lived without them. [Edited 2/16/09 6:50am] Just so you know, Lionel wrote the Kenny Rogers original. Tupac "Makaveli" Shakur (RIP 1971-1996) & Michael Jackson (RIP 1958-2009)
2 men that had their lives taken away the moment they were speaking out AND rebelling against the dark side of the music industry once too often. | |
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SCNDLS said: Ginuwine - When Doves Cry
Co-sign! Tupac "Makaveli" Shakur (RIP 1971-1996) & Michael Jackson (RIP 1958-2009)
2 men that had their lives taken away the moment they were speaking out AND rebelling against the dark side of the music industry once too often. | |
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Alien Ant Farm remake (READ: piss take) of Michael's Smooth Criminal:
Tupac "Makaveli" Shakur (RIP 1971-1996) & Michael Jackson (RIP 1958-2009)
2 men that had their lives taken away the moment they were speaking out AND rebelling against the dark side of the music industry once too often. | |
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