RobBob Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I just heard that awful remake that Celine Dion did of a good song, "I Drove All Night..." Shit, that woman's voice makes me sick. The members of Abba spoke better Hinglish than she does, and that disco thump is obnoxious. Cindi Lauper did it, and Roy Orbison did a good version too (it was written for him). Sure it's pop, but Cindi's was a great ode to frantic, sweating, passionate, you-know-what: Could taste your sweet kisses Your arms open wide This fever for you is just burning me up inside Now Ms. Dion with the long head has buggered it. Which got me to thinking...what are the best and worst remakes? Example of a good remake: David Bowie's own remake of the theme from the movie Cat People...Stevie Ray Vaughn absolutely s that song! What are your picks for these distinctions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 They're called "covers", dude. Covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Sid Vicious re made Ffrank Sinatras, I Did It My Way... that fucking ROCKED "today, I Killed a Cat...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I puke everytime I hear the Dixie Chickens remake of that Fleetwood Mac song...can't remember the name. That woman's voice really grates... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 DFA, I suggest you put a cover on that .... whatever you've got out that you are determined to rock out with. Covers, smothers...they are still remakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Landslide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 I puke everytime I hear the Dixie Chickens remake of that Fleetwood Mac song...can't remember the name. That woman's voice really grates... Here, here, ChrisT. That is THE worst remake out today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisT Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Why do they have to re-record perfectly good songs...and perfectly good movies for that matter? I personally love the original Parent Trap but my daugher digs the remake. I guess it's a generational thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdietsch Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 My older two kids had no clue who Aerosmith was until Run DMC did the cover of Walk this Way .... since then I have strove much harder to properly educate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Aerosmith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Dancing in the Streets - Grateful Dead (any of their covers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 The Smashing Pumpkins cover of Landslide, however, did f'ing rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Why do they have to re-record perfectly good songs... Because covers kick ass! Especially unlikely ones, like NOFX's cover of "All of Me". Lovely, just lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrueger Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I usually prefer covers of Bob Dylan songs to the originals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figger_Eight Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Oh yeah...Sarah McLachlan's cover of Blackbird rocks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalX Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I used to have a cover of Jenny (867-5309) that kicked ass, but I can't think of who did it. --eternal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 and lest we forget Screeching Weasel's I Can See Clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I used to have a cover of Jenny (867-5309) that kicked ass, but I can't think of who did it. --eternal Less Than Jake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willstrickland Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Good Covers: CSN doing Blackbird White Zombie doing Soul Man String Cheese Incident doing Walk This Way Phish covering entire albums at Halloween Shows Phish covering just about anything Blues Traveler doing I want to take you Higher Govt Mule doing Cortez the Killer and the best cover of all time.... Stevie Ray Vaughn doing Little Wing (the only man that can do Jimmy better than Jimmy) Covers that suck: Dixie Bitches doing Landslide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 so bad they are good: Laibach doing "The Final Countdown" and William Shatner doing "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds". Picture!!!......YOURSELF!!!.....on a boooaattt!!!!!....the girl with KA-LEI_DA-SCOPE! ....eeeeeyyyyyyeeeesss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Best cover ever: Johnny Cash covering Soundgarden's Rusty Cage on Unchained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 Shatner came to my mind also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted February 7, 2003 Author Share Posted February 7, 2003 David Lee Roth made a career out of covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme cover Soundgarden's "Black Hole Sun" All Things Covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Sleater Kinney covered Boston's "More than a Feeling". If you can find a copy of it I'll pay you ten bucks for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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