Songs that are better than the original?

[Evasive]

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)

[DoTheFandango]

I like 311's version of "Love Song" from the cure

Total shit compared to the Cure.

And Zeus I heard that and enjoyed it alot too.

There was a remake of Snoop's Gin and Juice- not the Gourd's bluegrass version. I could have sworn someone did an alternative/modern rock version but I can't find it. Anyone know what it is?

Phish.

[Fit of Rage]

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)

Forgot about that. Good remake. :up:

[Material Girl]

a few too many??!!

DJ Sammy's tempos are FUCKED UP MAN. HATE THEM. Always reminds me of that Dell commercial that just makes you want to hurl the remote at the screen!!!!!

Originally posted by Troll King:

Chantal Kreviazuk's version of "Leaving On a Jet Plane"

[schope]

i would like to contribute with the version of "take on me" by "reel big fish" a cool ska version of Aha

[Richard Creager]

I say Weezer's cover of Velouria by the Pixies.

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You are the gayest thing since gay came to gay town.

[geekbot]

That Gin and Juice song messed me up. It was NWA, not Snoop.

Boyz-N-The Hood by Dynamite Hack

http://www.espew.com/cgi-bin/search....&search=Search

[Squeezer]

Any cover songs better than the original? I can only think of one and that's David Gray - Say hello, wave goodbye. Originally by Soft Cell.

I like Alien Ant Farm's remake of Smooth Criminal.....tho i dont like Alien Ant Farm as a band.....it was much better than Mr. Jackson's version....But one thing Mikey will always have that no one better remake is Thriller......that song and Video rock

EDIT: Cod Sarnit......i didnt read above....someone already posted

[Rion.]

Sonata Arctica - Die With Your Boots On (Originally by Iron Maiden)
Children of Bodom's versions of Aces high and The Trooper are pretty equal to Iron Maiden's originals too.

I agree with Zyclon on Burn in Hell... Dimmu's version owns.

Sinergy - Hanging On The Telephone (Blondie I think)

Megadeth - Paranoid (Sabbath)

Napalm Death's cover of Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Dead Kennedys) is about equal too.

Oh, and Vader - Raining Blood.

Yeaaah.

[PaulOakenfold]

Gold Finger - 99 Red Balloons
Not that I like the song, but I can actually tolerate it when they sing it, compared to that woman and all those, "techno remixe."

[DoTheFandango]

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You are the gayest thing since gay came to gay town.

Because of a song?? Wow that's really tolerant of you. Just because I like Weezer's version better doesn't mean I'm a "gay". Jesus christ. Veloria is a great song, and I love the Pixies, but I like Weezer's Version too.

[Bioture]

Jessica Simpson's version of "Take my breath away" completely rocked the old version.

[Jerome Scuggs]

Grade covered Weezer's "Surf wax america", it's not better IMO but hearing surf wax america being played twice as fast and all hardcore is worth being mentioned

[Spybreak!]

Gold Finger - 99 Red Balloons
Not that I like the song, but I can actually tolerate it when they sing it, compared to that woman and all those, "techno remixe."

I actually like when remixes replace male vocals with female, it makes it all the more classy and smooth all while adding more. And when I see remixes labeled "techno remix" it's probably amateur or something and most likely isn't that good.

Here's an example of another use of female vox:
Pearl - Take On Me

It's sorta eurodance, but I still like it; much more fluent and rhythmic than a rough-edged punk cover

[Troll King]

Out of Your Mouth has been getting airplay on Canadian radio for their cover of Madonna's "Music". While I found the original to be bland and annoying, the cover sounds pretty good.