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malvolio · Apr 12, 2005, 02:38 AM

There are some songs that sound good no matter who covers them (well, almost).
One of my favs is the old Elmore James classic Shake Your Moneymaker.
Damn, I love just about every version of that tune. Nothing like some raunchy ol' blues!

nredman · Apr 12, 2005, 02:45 PM

Bringin' On The Heartbreak by Def Leppard

oh wait Mariah Carey F'd that song up...stupid bitch

ghporter · Apr 12, 2005, 04:48 PM

Originally posted by malvolio:
There are some songs that sound good no matter who covers them (well, almost).

I'm glad you qualified that; I can imagine a lot of songs going straight down the tubes just because someone like Tammy Fay covered them.

One of my favs is the old Elmore James classic Shake Your Moneymaker.
Damn, I love just about every version of that tune. Nothing like some raunchy ol' blues!

There are a lot of what I consider "classic" tunes from the '70s that could be thought of as in that same category, such as Bad, Bad Leroy Brown. And anything from George Clinton (Parliament-Funkadelic) should be completely safe-I cannot imagine anyone who could bork up a Clinton song even trying to cover one.

Unfortunately, some songs that I thought were great WERE destroyed by others covering them. Marylin Manson's version of Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This is just one of a number of issues he'll have to deal with the Almighty over when the time comes.

*** On Feel The Noize looks pretty safe; it's been covered several times and comes out pretty much the same every time. Most people don't know that Quiet Riot's version is a cover; Slade released it in February of 1973!

AKcrab · Apr 12, 2005, 05:05 PM

Originally posted by ghporter:

Cum On Feel The Noize looks pretty safe; it's been covered several times and comes out pretty much the same every time. Most people don't know that Quiet Riot's version is a cover; Slade released it in February of 1973!

ghporter · Apr 12, 2005, 05:23 PM

Originally posted by AKcrab:

I happen to like early stadium rock-at least some of it. Listen to it some time, it's a fun song, and don't let the spelling in the title sway you. That comes from Slade; their "schtick" was odd, pre-leet spelling whenever they could.

AKcrab · Apr 12, 2005, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by ghporter:
I happen to like early stadium rock-at least some of it. Listen to it some time, it's a fun song, and don't let the spelling in the title sway you. That comes from Slade; their "schtick" was odd, pre-leet spelling whenever they could.

I like Slade. Had no idea the song was theirs. I went to iTunes to check out the original, but the Slade they have is NOT the Slade I was looking for.

AKcrab · Apr 13, 2005, 01:17 AM

Did Slade kill the thread, or AKcrab?

anthonyvthc · Apr 13, 2005, 01:29 AM

My vote would be "You were always on my mind." Godd tune. Never heard a bad version.

Cipher13 · Apr 13, 2005, 03:17 AM

ANY song can be covered badly.

Eg. Johnny Cash and Hurt.

The only songs that can't be covered badly are those not worth listening to in the first place.

scaught · Apr 13, 2005, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
ANY song can be covered badly.

Eg. Johnny Cash and Hurt.

The only songs that can't be covered badly are those not worth listening to in the first place.

OH NO YOU DIDN'T!!!!

MacNStein · Apr 13, 2005, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
ANY song can be covered badly.

Eg. Johnny Cash and Hurt.

The hell you say.

ink · Apr 13, 2005, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by Cipher13:
Eg. Johnny Cash and Hurt.

One of the best covers done, imho.

ReggieX · Apr 13, 2005, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by ink:
One of the best covers done, imho.

Best sig ever.

Originally posted by nredman:
Bringin' On The Heartbreak by Def Leppard

oh wait Mariah Carey F'd that song up...stupid bitch

Wait, what? She covered that? Whoa. Shoulda been "Answer To The Master."
Heck, I'm gonna load up "On Through The Night" right now!