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Right, I want to write an update, berating crappy pop covers of great rockmetal/punk songs. Problem is, three is a bit short. Thus far, I've got
"Whatever crappy pop group it was" covering "Under The Bridge"
Joss "Hit Me" Stone covering "Fell In Love With A Girl", thus leading to the Wite Stripes losing the decent version, and playing the lamer, slower version.
Some blone muppet called Lucie Silvas daring to cover "Nothing Else Matters"
Do help me elaborate, please. I know there's no shortage.
Unholy Covers Of Massive Unholiness
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Posted 09 November 2004 - 08:15 PM
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Posted 09 November 2004 - 08:42 PM
All those covers of Velvet Underground songs. I've heard "Sweet Jane" and "Waitin' for the Man" all slowed-down and ground into crap. There's probably more.
"Nothing is real, all is permitted"
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"There's nothing wrong with anything."
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 06:13 AM
-Britney Spears - "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" (orig: Joan Jett And The Blackhearts)
-Marilyn Manson - "Personal Jesus" (orig: Depeche Mode) and "Tainted Love" (orig: Soft Cell)
-Orgy - "Blue Monday" (orig: New Order)
And why not switch it up a bit and do crappy punk covers of good pop songs?
-Kelly Osbourne - "Papa Don't Preach" (orig: Madonna)
-Sid Vicious - "My Way" (orig: Frank Sinatra)
-Marilyn Manson - "Personal Jesus" (orig: Depeche Mode) and "Tainted Love" (orig: Soft Cell)
-Orgy - "Blue Monday" (orig: New Order)
And why not switch it up a bit and do crappy punk covers of good pop songs?
-Kelly Osbourne - "Papa Don't Preach" (orig: Madonna)
-Sid Vicious - "My Way" (orig: Frank Sinatra)
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 07:41 AM
I believe that A Perfect Circle redid "Imagine" by John Lennon. But it was actually pretty good.
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 09:53 AM
QUOTE (Heccubus @ Nov 10 2004, 12:13 PM)
-Kelly Osbourne - "Papa Don't Preach" (orig: Madonna)
See what happens when you install mental safeguards against utter filth? You forget the importent ones.
To be fair, to call that song "punk" is on the same level as calling her "punk", or even "a musician".
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 11:32 AM
Touché!
Busted did a decent Punk cover of Brown Eyed Girl. I've never heard anything else by the band, ever, or even heard of them, except for that song.
Perfect Circle's Imagine isn't bad. It's interesting how they changed the chords around in the chorus. Did I ever get that to send you you, AN?
Busted did a decent Punk cover of Brown Eyed Girl. I've never heard anything else by the band, ever, or even heard of them, except for that song.
Perfect Circle's Imagine isn't bad. It's interesting how they changed the chords around in the chorus. Did I ever get that to send you you, AN?
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 03:02 PM
The idea of Busted doing anything better than "bile raisingly bad" is an unknowable concept to me...
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 05:06 PM
QUOTE
Perfect Circle's Imagine isn't bad. It's interesting how they changed the chords around in the chorus. Did I ever get that to send you you, AN?
(Dale)Nope. Gimme!
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Posted 10 November 2004 - 10:53 PM
QUOTE (Amber-Nicole @ Nov 10 2004, 07:41 AM)
I believe that A Perfect Circle redid "Imagine" by John Lennon. But it was actually pretty good.
Take that back.. it wasn't good.. was long drawn out and depressing..
Also Korn's cover of Another Brick in the Wall has no real feeling to it.
I dont like all these covers coming out.. write origianl music damn it!
(Sorry.. bit of a sore point with me)
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Posted 11 November 2004 - 07:40 AM
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Take that back.. it wasn't good.. was long drawn out and depressing..
I had Dale send it to me last night. I think it's very well done.
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Posted 11 November 2004 - 01:17 PM
I guess I just like the originals too much.. that i find flaws with the covers. I dunno.. they just don't seem to compair. (I also happen to have a dislike for A Perfect Circle and for Korn.)
Granted I'm sure a great cover could be done... just those don't live up to my expectations.
(Yeah.. i'm a music snob.. I admit it! hehe)
Granted I'm sure a great cover could be done... just those don't live up to my expectations.
(Yeah.. i'm a music snob.. I admit it! hehe)
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Posted 11 November 2004 - 04:31 PM
Ah. I really like A Perfect Circle, and I also enjoy Korn's older stuff. Their new stuff is crap.
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Posted 12 November 2004 - 01:00 PM
I'm going to have to agree with AN on this one on both points. Korn shouldn't even be allowed to touch it's own music, let alone someone elses.
Srmoore, well, the original isn't much better in the depressing category. It's an outcry for peace and unity that can never be achieved unless humanity suddenly transforms into the ideal species people believe we are supposed to be.
Chyld: Like I said, I've never heard anything else about or by Busted, ever. But I like Van Morison, and I like punk style music. My biggest problem with the song is based on personal preference, since I prefer green or blue eyes to brown.
Srmoore, well, the original isn't much better in the depressing category. It's an outcry for peace and unity that can never be achieved unless humanity suddenly transforms into the ideal species people believe we are supposed to be.
Chyld: Like I said, I've never heard anything else about or by Busted, ever. But I like Van Morison, and I like punk style music. My biggest problem with the song is based on personal preference, since I prefer green or blue eyes to brown.
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Posted 12 November 2004 - 11:08 PM
Get me wrong not, I like the original Brown Eyed Girl, if I'm in the mood. But Mr Yahtzee whacked the nail on the head in one of his last updates on British soil...
I felt he was being rather kind, actually...
QUOTE ("Fully Ramblomatic")
'Busted' are a three-man band comprised of a trio of overprivileged former public schoolboys with madly-styled hair, piercings and baggy khaki clothing. They deliver shitty pop songs which always go into the charts because the boys are fairly good looking and preteen girls like to squeal all over them. Very much mutton dressed as lamb, if by 'lamb' you mean 'indie' and by 'mutton' you mean 'shit'.
I felt he was being rather kind, actually...
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Posted 14 November 2004 - 03:15 AM
I agree that Orgy's "Blue Monday" cover is pretty bad. Some covers I've heard that I actually like include:
Dismemberment Plan "Close to Me" (originally by The Cure. DP puts a trip-hoppy spin on it)
Blake Babies "Temptation Eyes" (Grass Roots)
Teenage Fanclub "Like a Virgin" (Madonna)
Sonic Youth "Superstar" (The Carpenters)
Jesus and Mary Chain have done several I like: "Vegetable Man" (Syd Barrett), "Surfin' USA" (Beach Boys), and "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley)
Dismemberment Plan "Close to Me" (originally by The Cure. DP puts a trip-hoppy spin on it)
Blake Babies "Temptation Eyes" (Grass Roots)
Teenage Fanclub "Like a Virgin" (Madonna)
Sonic Youth "Superstar" (The Carpenters)
Jesus and Mary Chain have done several I like: "Vegetable Man" (Syd Barrett), "Surfin' USA" (Beach Boys), and "Who Do You Love?" (Bo Diddley)
This post has been edited by electricprune: 14 November 2004 - 03:16 AM