The Remake Thread.

[Dave]

This is for songs which have been remade by other artists. You don't necessarily have to say who did the original (heck, that might be more fun to make us guess!) but I want it to be a remake you LIKE.

So, for instance, Apocalyptica's version of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters":



But probably not Dolly Parton singing "Stairway to Heaven":




Unless you like that, of course. In which case your responses will be summarily dismissed as lacking in taste.

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

My all time favorite remake.

 

[Dave]

I fucking love that song. I should record myself singing it for you all.

 

[Krisken]

I could fill this thread with tons of remakes, but I'll space it out a bit and let others post some of theirs first.

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

Another favorite. I always liked this song from NIN. The first time I heard this version I was absolutely stunned.


edit: I found one that could be embedded from Vimeo. Hope you don't mind I edited your post.

 

[Krisken]

Yay NIN!

 

[Dave]

Another favorite. I always liked this song from NIN. The first time I heard this version I was absolutely stunned.

Yes! YES!! God, watching that brings tears to my eyes. I know NIN did a good job with it, but Johnny Cash just brings a poignancy to it that NIN couldn't match. And the video brings it all together.

 

[Cheesy1]

I use to like "Hurt," until my roommate went on a week-long drunken self-pity binge and played the song NONSTOP over and over and over . . .

The Sixpence None The Richer remake of The La's song "There She Goes":

 

[Philosopher B.]

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes know how to make a goddamn cover:





Anything Eddie Hazel did rules:



These two examples show how to cover a Beatles song:



+

I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Eddie Hazel cover

I'll probably think of more later.

 

[figmentPez]

So good many people don't even realize it's a cover:

 

[Dave]

Ooh, Philosopher! You just reminded me of one of my all time favorites!

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.

 

[figmentPez]

Relient K's version of "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything"

 

[sixpackshaker]

Charlton Heston's Ben Hur

Elvis's Love Me Tender

Sex Pistol's Road Runner

Sid Vicious' My Way

 

[figmentPez]

Can't embed since it's Blip.tv
Vinyl Destination: Simply Mad About the Mouse
PushingUpRoses (one of the TGWTG crew) reviews a Disney video from 1991, where a bunch of popular artists (at least at the time) covered classic Disney music.

 

[Krisken]

Yes, it is a cover

 

[Piotyr]

I like this cover, hate the original song:


Added at: 16:11
I like both versions of this one:

 

[drifter]

There's at least two songs here I didn't know were covers :\

The only version I could find, sorry about the low sound quality.

 

[Jiarn]

 

[Krisken]

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

 

[Krisken]

I see your cover of Enjoy the Silence and match it with Failure's version.


If I could, I would add Dishwalla covering Policy of Truth as well.

 

[Wasabi Poptart]

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes know how to make a goddamn cover:

They do one of "Nothing Compares 2 U" that is awesome.

 

[Piotyr]

A different kind of remake:

 

[ThatNickGuy]

I honestly don't know much about music, so I can't think of too many songs that were remade.

Sadly, the only one I know off the top of my head...is this. And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

 

[drifter]

 

[North_Ranger]

Nightwish, with Tarja Turunen. Be still, my heart...

 

[Vagabond]

 

[North_Ranger]

Also, I find the lack of Gregorian in this thread disturbing...

 

[Cheesy1]

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal:

 

[General Specific]

My all time favorite remake.

Damn you both, those were going to be mine.

So, instead, I give you these:

 

[linglingface]

I honestly don't know much about music, so I can't think of too many songs that were remade.

Sadly, the only one I know off the top of my head...is this. And I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

Aww <3 I love Celine! Such a silly lady.

 

[General Specific]

Oh yeah, and this:



A cover of Thin Lizzy's cover of The Dubliner's version of a traditional Irish Folk song.

 

[Bumble the Boy Wonder]

The fact that he learned this in a day makes him amazing.

The fact that he messed up makes him my hero :3

 

[Ravenpoe]

Surprised no one's listed it yet.

Also, am I really the only one who actually liked Parton's stairway?

 

[Dave]

Jules! Good call, Poe! And yes, you are the only one.