Best Remakes

[Khephra]

My pick: Devo's Satisfaction"

[Forkboy]

1. That's a great pick!

I love that version.

I know others but they're obscure covers of obscure bands so no one would know them anyways :)

ooo ooo,I got one you'll know;

Ministry's cover of Peter Murphy's "The Light Pours Out Of Me".

and on edit add Cheap Trick's cover of Day Tripper.

[JasonDeter]

2. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I can listen to it all day.

[Richardo]

12. That's a great cover...

Good one!

[DS1]

3. Now, before I mention the name...

The song isn't that great to begin with, and I'm not sure why so many bands insist on covering it, perhaps it's some sort of musical McBeth and I'm just not seeing it. Tool does the best cover of Zepellin's "No Quarter".

Rage Against The Machine also did an outstanding "Renegades of Funk", not to mention Cypress Hill's "How I could Kill a Man".

[Corticoline]

4. The worst remakes....

Whitney Houston: "I Will Always Love You". Dolly Parton wrote and recorded this beautiful, delicate, and heartfelt song in the 1970s. Then Whitney came along and pulverized it (a la Michael Bolton) with her predictable bellowing style. I know the teeny-boppers loved it and all, but Whitney fucked up a lovely song.

Juice Newton: "Angel Of the Morning" 1981. One question: Who is Juice fucking Newton? Did she ever do a song of her own? Reminds of Linda Ronstadt in that way except Linda was far more talented and ten times better looking.

[HEyHEY]

8. SHe did "Queen of hearts" didn't she write that?

[Pale Blue Dot]

18. "Queen of Hearts" was a Nick Lowe song. nt

[mac56]

20. actually, done by Rockpile and released by Dave Edmunds.

Carry on.

[Pale Blue Dot]

21. Crap! I always get those 2 confused. nt

[Bridget Burke]

22. Hank de Vito wrote "Queen of Hearts"

He played pedal steel in one of Emmylou Harris's early bands. Rodney Crowell was another band member & covered the song on his second solo LP.

Rodney is a member of the "Talented ex-sons-in-law of Johnny & June Carter Cash" club; so is Nick Lowe. Nick's pal Dave Edmunds cut an excellent version of "Queen of Hearts".

All roads lead to the Carter family.

[Richardo]

11. Another is Bette Midler's overwrought version of "From a Distance"

...the Nancy Griffith version was much more understated and poignant...

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Joe Cocker - "Get By With a Little Help from my Friends" n/t

[BurtWorm]

29. Macy Gray's reggae version of that song is very sexy.

[HEyHEY]

6. Marshall Crenshaw - Crying, Waiting, Hoping

Decent remake of a good Buddy Holly tune.

[Archae]

7. Smash Mouth

Their rendition of that old Monkee's tune, "I'm A Believer" is a kicker.

[pintobean]

39. Agree

I like both versions.

[tom_paine]

9. Brian Johnson remakes the Animals "House of the Rising Sun"

If you haven't heard it do so. Most remakes are far inferior to the original. I am a Devo fan, but their version of "satisfaction" can;t touch the Stones'.

In my opinion, Johnson's remake is at least the equal of the Animals' and possibly better.

Check it out.

[grannylib]

25. Did you know that you can sing "Amazing Grace" to that tune??

It also works with the theme song from Gilligan's Island (all interchangeable...it can be pretty funny.)

[tom_paine]

26. No, but I'll be trying that soon!

Nice one!

:toast:

[Loonman]

10. Ziggy Stardust by Bauhaus

Young Americans by The Cure

[peekaloo]

13. 'On Top of the World' by Shonen Knife

'I Fought The Law' by the Clash.

[bif]

14. "God Only Knows" Holly Cole & "Last Train to Clarksville"

by Cassandra Wilson.

[NashVegas]

15. Shudder to Think - "Animal Wild"

Victoria Williams song from the Sweet Relief disc.

[SCDem]

16. True Colors

remade by Phil Collins... originally by Cyndi Lauper

Don't laugh at me but I really like it.

[mac56]

17. A lot of these are great.

You may flame me, but I always liked Huey Lewis' cover of "It's Alright" by Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions.

"Sugar, Sugar" by Wilson Pickett.

"1,2,3, Red Light" by Talking Heads, and later by Joyride.

add: Johnny Cash's cover of the Laverne and Shirley theme for a car commercial. So cool.

[PVnRT]

19. The Ataris: "Boys of Summer"

or Alien Ant Farm's remake of "Smooth Criminal."

[ProfessorGAC]

23. You Took My #1, Kef

Another high on my list would be Talking Heads "Take Me To The River".

Others:
Bowie: Knock On Wood
Moot The Hoople: All The Young Dudes
Clapton: Hideaway
Dave Mason: All Along The Watchtower
Cyndi Lauper: When You Were Mine

There are others, but that's enough.
The Professor

[grannylib]

24. Santana doing Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman" eom

[ProfessorGAC]

27. Or, Santana Doing "She's Not There"

A great Zombie's tune made even better. They did a few very good covers.
The Professor

[rppper]

28. several here......

if you can find these anyhow.....

the punk band grey matter does a great cover of the beatles "i am the walrus"

311 did an awsome a'capella remake of sublimes "what i've got"...if you don't think they have any talent after hearing this, you have issues...

also, judas priest did a cover of fleetwood macs "green manalishi" on their unleashed in the east album and a cover of "johnny b. good" on one of their later albums...

personally, i liked van halens version of "really got me"....also their covers of "your no good" and "dancing in the street"....

[BurtWorm]

30. The Lyre's version of Willie Tax and the Outsiders' "Touch"

especially the version in which Tax himself sings it.

[CanuckAmok]

31. So many good ones...

Blixa Bargeld's version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"

theweddingpresent's version of "Falling (Twin Peaks theme)"

Sun Yama's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"

Motorhead doing "The Train Kept a'Rollin"

Einsturzende Neubauten covering Nancy Sinatra's "Sand"

Steve and Eydie doing "Black Hole Sun"

Nick Cave doung "Mack the Knife", "In the Ghetto", and "All Tomorrow's Parties"

but my favourite cover of all time is:

Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet's live version of "God Only Knows"

[MissMillie]

32. Two favorites

UB40 doing Elvis's "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" and Shawn Colvin singing Jimmy Webb's "If These Walls Could Speak"


I also like

Sting doing Hendrix's "Little Wing"
10,000 Maniacs doing Cat Stevens "Peace Train"

[Norbert]

33. Hurt by Johnny Cash

Some more very good ones.

You made me so very happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears (Brenda Holloway)
Without You - Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)
Baby It's You - Smith (The Shirelles)
September Gurls - The Bangles (Big Star)
Because the night - Patti Smith or 10K Maniacs (Bruce Springsteen)

On edit.

I must add the Beatles Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) to the list. Goerge Harrisons guitarwork par excellance and all.

[mac56]

34. Forgot about the Big Star cover by the Bangles.

From the same album, "Different Light": I also like their cover of Jules Shear's "If She Knew What She Wants".

[Richardo]

35. Bangles also kicked ass covering "A Hazy Shade of Winter"

:thumbsup:

[mac56]

36. and "Going Down To Liverpool".

nm

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

37. Remake or sample? "Sunrise" by Simply Red

on Hall and Oates' "Can't Go For That".

I feel an urge to do nasty things with my SO whenever I hear that one.

38. Jimi Hendrix -- All Along the Watchtower

The Clash - I Fought the Law

The Who - Summertime Blues

Willie Nelson - Crazy , he wrote it though so I don't know if that counts

Joe Strummer -- Redemption Song

anything Gram Parsons and Emmy Lou Harris did together

[northzax]

40. video killed the radio star -everclear

covering the buggles...