Compare and Contrast; or Original and Cover

[bcdon]

As a traditionalist by heart I always love the original but someone else's interpretation of the original is also nice. So, how about we post an original song and then a cover?

I'll start with one of my favourite Lynyrd Skynyrd song's, Simple Man.



And now a cover that I really like.

 

[bcdon]

Bad Company's Bad Company



Five Finger Death Punch's take. Awesome! :dude

 

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Billy Idol's Rebel Yell



Children of Bodom's cover.

 

[bcdon]

And now for something completely different.. A cover I like more than the original; but, hell, it's Cash!

Johnny Cash's take on Hurt


And the original, Nine Inch Nails.

 

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Am I gonna just put forth our own covers? Hell yeah
Only it won't allow posting but one video at the time so this will be a LONG thread...

Starz - Pull the Plug

 

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Our take on the song:

 

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Accept: Balls to The Wall:

 

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Our take:

 

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Hanoi Rocks: Motorvatin'

 

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Of course our take:

 

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AC/DC: Shot Down in Flames:

 

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Our take:

 

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Judas Priest (Spooky Tooth cover): Better By You, Better Than Me:

 

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Our take (cover of a cover):

 

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Krokus: Stayed Awake all Night (Bachman Turner Overdrive cover):

 

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Our take (cover of a cover):

 

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The Dictators: Baby Let's Twist:

 

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Our take:

 

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Iron Maiden: Hallowed Be Thy Name:

 

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Our take:


Plenty more to come once we get around to finalizing the video parts...

 

[marnold]

Classic example:
Dylan's Original (sound, no video)


Hendrix's Cover


Even Dylan himself said that Jimi's version was better. It really became his song.

While we're at it, how about a Young/Springsteen grunge version?

 

[marnold]

One of my favorite songs of the 80s (duh) along with one of the best solos evar:


The top 40/dance cover that made a part of my soul die the first time I heard it:

 

[marnold]

The piece of resistance:
Backstreet Boys


The infinitely better, makes every day brighter Steel Panther version (if this doesn't put a smile on your face, you may be clinically dead)

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Original

 

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Better:

 

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This one is a closer call. Probably depends on my mood which one I would rather listen to as between this one and the next version.

 

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[bcdon]

Wow, these are really great guys! Keep'em coming! :dude

 

[bcdon]

The top 40/dance cover that made a part of my soul die the first time I heard it:

I hear ya, Rev. :rollover

 

[bcdon]

Yngwie Malmsteen covers Abba's Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!


ABBA's original: