Remakes that are better than the original!

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Great orchestral arrangement @ the intro. Check both Minnie's and Jose's pitched vocals almost toward the end.

Sometimes it's hard for me to choose a fave, like with the covers of Chaka & Meli'sa which i previously mentioned. Here another example like that by Jose :

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Another tie. Both greatly arranged.

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Reply #32 posted 02/14/09 5:24am

3121	anc282 said: How could anyone say that Madogga did a better version of "I Want You"? Agreed. That is bizarre.
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Reply #33 posted 02/14/09 5:28am

Ace	shorttrini said: Rod Steward - Downtown Train Really? Wow. Strongly disagree.
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Reply #34 posted 02/14/09 5:50am

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anc282 said:

How could anyone say that Madogga did a better version of "I Want You"? disbelief

Madonna's version is terrible.

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Reply #35 posted 02/14/09 6:18am

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I do like Madonna's version but NO WAY IN HELL is it better than the original.

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Reply #36 posted 02/14/09 7:25am

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nd33 said:

Stevie Wonder - We can work it out (Beatles)
Joe Cocker - She came i throught the bathroom window (Beatles)
Joe Cocker - With a lil help from my friends (Beatles)

Funny lil list that ha....and I'm a huge Beatles fan...

Totally agree. Sometimes Beatles covers blow away their original recordings.

I would also add the guilty pleasures:

Bette Midler "In My Life"
Elvis Presley "Something" (not better then the original, but equally good and different)

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Reply #37 posted 02/14/09 8:58am

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bboy87 said:

I also enjoy Wham!'s version of "If You Were There" than I do The Isleys' version

GM in general does the better versions (most of the time). Listen to his version of Victims... beautiful...

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Reply #38 posted 02/14/09 9:03am

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anc282 said:

As a true music lover, I must say, I really do think that this thread really should've been titled, "Which covers do you prefer?" As opposed to, "Remakes That Are Better Than The Original!"

I believe you should give repsect back to the original composers and their compositions....cuz whether YOU like that original song or not, at the end of the day if they didn't come up with it, you never woulda heard it in the first place, know what I mean?

In my opinion, saying that Madonna's version of "I Want You" is better than Marvin Gaye's is like saying that this version of "Beat It" is better than Michael's:

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fantastioc, you made me laugh!! This version is not better but funnier than MJs version!!!

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Reply #39 posted 02/14/09 9:31am

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Harlepolis said:

Timmy84 said:

I don't agree on the Madonna cover of "I Want You" but that's just me.

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Me neither, she didn't add ANYTHING to it

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Reply #40 posted 02/14/09 9:34am

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Reply #41 posted 02/14/09 9:35am

Harlepolis	PricelessHo said: I ripped that per4mance to an MP3 file. The ending is just, ooooh its better than the studio version. [Edited 2/14/09 9:35am]
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Reply #42 posted 02/14/09 9:39am

alphastreet	i love rock and roll-joan jett & the blackhearts the man who sold the world-nirvana all cried out-allure & 112 reflections-jackson 5 [Edited 2/14/09 9:40am]
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Reply #43 posted 02/14/09 9:43am

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Harlepolis said:

PricelessHo said:

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

I ripped that per4mance to an MP3 file. The ending is just, ooooh love

its better than the studio version.

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Reply #44 posted 02/14/09 9:59am

trueiopian	This is not better then the original but I love it
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Reply #45 posted 02/14/09 10:04am

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Shango said:

Originals and re-do's are both tight imo

Chaka - I Feel For You
Meli'sa Morgan - Do Me Baby

I thought Melissa was the Original?????

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Reply #46 posted 02/14/09 10:13am

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TotalAlisa said:

Shango said:

Originals and re-do's are both tight imo

Chaka - I Feel For You
Meli'sa Morgan - Do Me Baby

I thought Melissa was the Original?????

No, a skinny motherfucker with a high voice did it first.
Perhaps you've heard of him, his name is Prance, or Pronce, or something like that smile

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Reply #47 posted 02/14/09 10:16am

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"Simple Song" originally by Sly and the family Stone.

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Reply #48 posted 02/14/09 10:22am

Thibaut	TRON said: "I Want You" by Madonna OMG You've gotta be MAD. Take it back NOW, pleeeze
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Reply #49 posted 02/14/09 10:48am

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All Along The Watchtower ~Jimi Hendrix
i can't even listen to Bob Dylan's version and i love Dylan lol

Crimson and Clover ~Joan Jett

Voodoo Chile ~Stevie Ray Vaughan
not better than the original but very close

I Feel For You ~Chaka Khan

cream.

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Reply #50 posted 02/14/09 11:06am

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FuNkeNsteiN said:

TotalAlisa said:

I thought Melissa was the Original?????

No, a skinny motherfucker with a high voice did it first.
Perhaps you've heard of him, his name is Prance, or Pronce, or something like that smile

sorry, but i heard Melissa version on youtube. NOT prince's version.

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Reply #51 posted 02/14/09 12:11pm

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TotalAlisa said:

Shango said:

Originals and re-do's are both tight imo

Chaka - I Feel For You
Meli'sa Morgan - Do Me Baby

I thought Melissa was the Original?????

Yeah, i've had that a few times too with classics from other artists, lol.
And Meli'sa looks great in that clip. There are a few other cool tracks on
that same debut-album of her, such as "Heartbreaking Decisions". Worth to check.

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Reply #52 posted 02/14/09 12:22pm

Cinnie	TRON said: "I Want You" by Madonna errant said: Madonna - "I Want You" no it isn't! better than the original? aw hell naw
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Reply #53 posted 02/14/09 12:22pm

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George Michael "The Long & Winding Road"
D'Angelo "Cruisin"
David Bowie's "Wild is the Wind"
Prince "One of Us"
Michael Jackson "Come together"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Higher Ground"
Prince (guitar solo)-While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Chaka Khan-I feel for You
Jimi Hendrix-Like a rolling Stone
Ray Charles-A Song for You
Iggy Pop-China girl
Run DMC/Aerosmith-Walk this Way

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Reply #54 posted 02/14/09 1:32pm

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Cinnie said:

TRON said:

"I Want You" by Madonna

errant said:

Madonna - "I Want You"

no it isn't!

better than the original?

aw hell naw

yeah i like Madonna's version but come on

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Reply #55 posted 02/14/09 1:46pm

Timmy84	Shango said: TotalAlisa said: I thought Melissa was the Original????? Yeah, i've had that a few times too with classics from other artists, lol. And Meli'sa looks great in that clip. There are a few other cool tracks on that same debut-album of her, such as "Heartbreaking Decisions". Worth to check. I prefer "Heartbreaking Decisions" and "Fool's Paradise" over her version of Prince's song.
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Reply #56 posted 02/14/09 2:14pm

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Timmy84 said:

Shango said:

I prefer "Heartbreaking Decisions" and "Fool's Paradise" over her version of Prince's song.

"Heartbreaking" is one i played most. Dig the just that whole vibe in there.
Oh heck, i'll post it here anyway, though it's not a cover lol

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Reply #57 posted 02/14/09 6:23pm

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trueiopian said:

This is not better then the original but I love it cool

It's better IMO (but it's a great song regardless).

hmph!

No way is Wham's "If You Were There" better than the original. Nope.

Cyndi Lauper's "All Through the Night" is at least a billion times better than the original.

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