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Devo - Satisfaction ...over... Rolling Stones - Satisfaction  | |
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All of Joan Jett's classic covers kick the shit out of the originals. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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prince's just my imagination over the temptations' For all time I am with you, you are with me. | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: I'll take...
Devo - Satisfaction ...over... Rolling Stones - Satisfaction I prefer this one: ..and even the Stones seem to agree too. This is not an exit | |
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Anxiety said: i'm gonna get murderfied for this, but i prefer grace jones' covers of "warm leatherette" and "love is the drug" to the originals.
 Fuck who oppose, its MUCH better than the original. Grace Jones & the Sly/Robbie team made one helluva musical marriage. | |
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Donny Hathaway's "Yesterday" over the Beatles
Brother's Johnson "Strawberry Letter 23" ove Shuggie Otis Prince's "I Can't Make U Love Me" over whom ever [Edited 6/18/08 11:28am] | |
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"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" by Roxy Music is better than Bob Dylan's version, imo. | |
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Anxiety said: sextonseven said: I will have to disagree with you two times there. Which version of "Demolition Man" came out first? I LOVE Grace's version. I like Bauhaus Ziggy cover more than the original. Maybe because I heard it first. i think the bauhaus version of ziggy has more punch, but i'm more loyal to the bowie version. i do prefer their version of 'third uncle' to the brian eno original, though. 'telegram sam' is a toss-up. 
i think the police's version of "demolition man" came first, though i might be wrong about that. i know sting did it live and re-recorded it for that lame-ass sly stallone movie by the same title. i think everyone thinks of it as a grace song regardless. OH: and it's also a toss-up for me between grace and iggy with "nightclubbing". both are pretty sweet. The Police's verison of "Demolition Man" came out second. It was on "Ghost in the Machine". I like both their version and Grace's version. Here's a tidbit I found: "Sting wrote this when he was visiting actor Peter O'Toole at his house in Ireland. He gave it to Grace Jones, who recorded it in 1981. The Police recorded their version the next year." And for me the Bowie version of Ziggy has more finesse, although the Bauhaus version is more powerful. Iggy's "The Passenger" wins out over Sioux's version. Hands down. | |
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applekisses said: Iggy's "The Passenger" wins out over Sioux's version. Hands down. i totally agree. i've yet to hear a cover of "the passenger" that surpasses the original. | |
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Anxiety said: applekisses said: Iggy's "The Passenger" wins out over Sioux's version. Hands down. i totally agree. i've yet to hear a cover of "the passenger" that surpasses the original. Same with "Fun Time" - I like Peter Murphy's version, but it's just not as good as Iggy's. | |
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Prince "Betcha by Golly Wow!"..... "Todo está bien chévere" Stevie | |
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Anxiety said: applekisses said: Iggy's "The Passenger" wins out over Sioux's version. Hands down. i totally agree. i've yet to hear a cover of "the passenger" that surpasses the original. There was a time when I liked the Banshees cover a LOT more than the original. Now I go back and forth. | |
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rocknrolldave said: RipHer2Shreds said: I'll take...
Devo - Satisfaction ...over... Rolling Stones - Satisfaction I prefer this one: ..and even the Stones seem to agree too. And still I disagree with the stones.  That one's a'ight too, but I'll take Devo over all of them. | |
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I'm Wishing On a Star - Teena Marie
better than Rose Royce I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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shorttrini said: Third World's version of the O'Jay's - "Now That We Found Love" is much better than the original.
UB40's - Red, Red, Wine is better than Neil Diamond's version. Co-sign on both of those. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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debbiedean2 said: AL GREEN HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART OVER THE BEE GEES
Co-Sign This is close but Al Green's voice edges Barry Gibbs I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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purplepolitician said: prince's just my imagination over the temptations'
Nah, don't let the smooth voice fool ya. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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White Christmas - Otis Redding over any other recording of the song I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. |
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sextonseven said: Anxiety said: i totally agree. i've yet to hear a cover of "the passenger" that surpasses the original. There was a time when I liked the Banshees cover a LOT more than the original. Now I go back and forth. I think sometimes it depends on the one you hear first because it sort of sets the stage for what the song should sound like - especially if it's a band you love. You have to be mindful of your bias. | |
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applekisses said: sextonseven said: There was a time when I liked the Banshees cover a LOT more than the original. Now I go back and forth. I think sometimes it depends on the one you hear first because it sort of sets the stage for what the song should sound like - especially if it's a band you love. You have to be mindful of your bias. I think EVERY Banshees cover I've heard was the first time I'd heard the song. The originals I always found later. Even "Dear Prudence". | |
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Pet Shop Boys' cover "We're The Pet Shop Boys" over
My Robot Friend's original version of "We're The Pet Shop Boys" | |
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Got To Get You Into My Life - EWF better than The Beatles
Got To Be There - Chaka Khan over The Jackson 5 (by a small margin) Baby I Love Your Way - Will To Power over Peter Frampton Without You - Mariah Carey over Harry Nilsson I'm A Believer - The Monkees over Neil Diamond "Funkyslsistah… you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude"!
"It's just my imagination, once again running away with me." | |
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funkyslsistah said: Baby I Love Your Way - Will To Power
I thought I was the only one that liked that song. The "Freebird Medley" part is very important though. You can't leave that out of the title. | |
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sextonseven said: funkyslsistah said: Baby I Love Your Way - Will To Power
I thought I was the only one that liked that song. The "Freebird Medley" part is very important though. You can't leave that out of the title. It's okay. I much prefer the original, but that one's not bad. | |
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RipHer2Shreds said: sextonseven said: I thought I was the only one that liked that song. The "Freebird Medley" part is very important though. You can't leave that out of the title. It's okay. I much prefer the original, but that one's not bad. The whole charm of the song is that it's the cheesiest medley EVER! Maybe my guiltiest of guilty pleasures.  | |
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applekisses said: Anxiety said: i totally agree. i've yet to hear a cover of "the passenger" that surpasses the original. Same with "Fun Time" - I like Peter Murphy's version, but it's just not as good as Iggy's. you know who does a great cover of "fun time"? boy george. | |
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AlexdeParis said: debbiedean2 said: IF THIS WORLD IN MINE BY LUTHER VANDROSS & CHERYL LYNN IS WAYYYYY BETTER THAN MARVIN GAYE & TAMMI TERRELL
 Shout all you want, but I still disagree. I agree with u on that Alex. Marvin sings with much more conviction than Luther did on this song. Luther's is good, but doesn't compare to Marvin's. It's almost like they are 2 diffrent songs. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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funkyslsistah said: Got To Get You Into My Life - EWF better than The Beatles
"Todo está bien chévere" Stevie | |
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funkyslsistah said: Got To Be There - Chaka Khan over The Jackson 5 (by a small margin)
It's a Michael solo song. I love Chaka, but little Mike beats out just about everyone IMO. I was reading the initial post thinking how much I really disagreed with most of the choices until I got to "Who's Lovin' You." I agree with that one wholeheartedly.
If Marvin's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" counts, I think it's even better than the version by Gladys Knight & the Pips. I'll take the original version of "Satisfaction," thanks.  "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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You're Welcome, Stop On By
I prefer Chaka/Rufus' cover... over Bobby Womack's original version [Edited 6/18/08 16:16pm] | |
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