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what are some of the cover songs, that are done better then the orginal? Since I lost my baby- The temptations,
fast forward 82' Since I lost my baby- Luther Vandross (I actually think this is better then the orginal classic, iono it's just something bout ol' Luther's voice) | |
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Luther's version of Stevie's Creepin'. Luther's version is so sexy. I also love Al Green's cover of the BeeGees How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Also, if you don't have it, listen to Miss Gladys Knight's version of Curtis Mayfield's The Makings Of You. | |
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Gotta give it to Luther on "Superstar"...
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J5 "who's loving u" shits over the Temps' version.
Semisonic "erotic city" INXS "the loved one" beats the original 60s song by The Loved Ones (inxs did 2 versions,one in 1982,one in 1987... both kick ass) MJ "come 2gether" Isaac Hayes "by the time i get 2 phoenix" Bon Jovi "with a little help from my friends" (live versions around 1992/93) ***************************************************************************************
Song of the Day: Prince *Acknowledge Me* | |
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& my fave cover of all time...
The Ataris "Boys Of Summer" ***************************************************************************************
Song of the Day: Prince *Acknowledge Me* | |
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* I like Prince's Nothing Compares to You. But I much prefer Sinead O'Connor's version.
* Also, I luuuv Prince's cover of Crow's Everyday is a Winding Road. (ON the flip side of this question, I hate Boys to Men's remake of G.C. Cameron's It's So Hard to Say Goodbye. They sound so nasally and they can't enunciate. How the hell was their song at the top of the charts. ) | |
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Luther is a genuis at remaking songs and in many cases,creating a version that tops the original.Here's another remake that I like better than the original...
***EnVogue "Giving Him Something That He Can Feel"(1992)---I prefer this version to the 1976 Aretha Franklin original. I'll come back with more later... | |
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Perhaps and only perhaps because the original is still so good...Ben Harper's cover of Sexual Healing...wow | |
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D'Angelo's remake of Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'" (the original wasn't bad at all...I'm just not crazy over Smokey's voice).
Stevie Wonder's remake of The Beatles "We Can Work It Out." | |
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I know this is one of those songs that where pretty much played out, but you gotta hand it that the cover was better then the orginal...
Knock on wood ... sam and dave Knock on wood ... not sure who the disco version was by. but i know I liked it better then the orginal | |
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Joshy84au said: J5 "who's loving u" shits over the Temps' version.
Semisonic "erotic city" INXS "the loved one" beats the original 60s song by The Loved Ones (inxs did 2 versions,one in 1982,one in 1987... both kick ass) MJ "come 2gether" Isaac Hayes "by the time i get 2 phoenix" Bon Jovi "with a little help from my friends" (live versions around 1992/93) MJs version of Come Together? Are you kidding? Talk about a slaughter of a song. Nothing touches the original...but Aerosmith's isn't bad. Also Bon Jovi's With A Little Help...what a fuckin joke. Since I am on the subject of The Beatles...the best cover of a Beatles tune? "We Can Work It Out" by Stevie Wonder. Joe Cocker's version of "the Letter"...much better than the Boxtops. Finally...Terence Trent D'arby's version of Who's Lovin You is better than J5s and The Temps. | |
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Pagey said: Joshy84au said: J5 "who's loving u" shits over the Temps' version.
Semisonic "erotic city" INXS "the loved one" beats the original 60s song by The Loved Ones (inxs did 2 versions,one in 1982,one in 1987... both kick ass) MJ "come 2gether" Isaac Hayes "by the time i get 2 phoenix" Bon Jovi "with a little help from my friends" (live versions around 1992/93) MJs version of Come Together? Are you kidding? Talk about a slaughter of a song. Nothing touches the original...but Aerosmith's isn't bad. Also Bon Jovi's With A Little Help...what a fuckin joke. Since I am on the subject of The Beatles...the best cover of a Beatles tune? "We Can Work It Out" by Stevie Wonder. Joe Cocker's version of "the Letter"...much better than the Boxtops. Finally...Terence Trent D'arby's version of Who's Lovin You is better than J5s and The Temps. | |
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The Brothers Johnson's version of "Strawberry Letter 23" KILLS the original. | |
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Club Nouveau's version of "Lean On Me" sounds better than Bill Withers version. | |
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Prince's cover of "Just My Imagination".
Ecnirp84 "girl, i gotta tell ya. that suit look like a piece of GOOD GOD wrapped up with some HAVE MERCY with a side of MMMMMPHH!!!!' - will smith. | |
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ecnirp84 said: Prince's cover of "Just My Imagination".
I respectfully disagree. Prince Rogers Nelson's falsetto can't fuck with Eddie Kendricks'. Prince's guitar solo on the Small Club boot, however, makes my heart skip a beat.Ecnirp84 | |
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IMO Robert Palmer's remake of "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" is better than the original Cherrelle version. | |
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ecnirp84 said: Prince's cover of "Just My Imagination".
Ecnirp84 I like it when he performed it in London and Mica Paris took over the mic! That girl can sing her ass off!!! | |
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Prince's is my favorite, but Sinead's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" leaves the Family's original version in the dust. (Those "oh oh oh oh oh oh oh" things are really cheesy.)
I like Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" but I prefer Madonna's. Very haunting, eery, and takes the sentiment of the song to a whole different level that Marvin probably never even felt. George Michael on "Somebody To Love." Celine Dion "All By Myself" Me'Shell Ndegeocello "May This Be Love" David Bowie "Wild Is The Wind" Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" Janet Jackson "Tonight's The Night" and Madonna "American Pie" ... I still hate both of these songs, but their covers allow me to at least tolerate the tunes in SOME form. ... hmmm. more to come | |
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Joshy84au said: J5 "who's loving u" shits over the Temps' version.
Semisonic "erotic city" MJ "come 2gether" Bon Jovi "with a little help from my friends" (live versions around 1992/93) were you dropped on your head as a child? | |
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Air Supply is a guilty pleasure of mine, but I prefer Bonnie Tyler's version of "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All" (thereby giving her vocals on my top 2 all-time favorite songs ). It's better-suited to her voice, I think. | |
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Speaking of Bonnie Tyler, I wouldn't say I prefer it (the song is my all-time favorite), but I do like the Nikkie French version of "Total Eclipse Of The Heart." | |
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David Bowie "Sorrow"
Ike & Tina (or even just Tina) "Proud Mary" | |
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todd305 said: IMO Robert Palmer's remake of "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" is better than the original Cherrelle version. Like 'em both, but Cherelle's version is kissed with that Minneapolis sound. It is so funky. | |
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