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Kicks just got easier to find.
When a Cover Beats the Original...
Of course the "award of merit" goes to the "author" for the composition in any case, but occasionally you may have some covers which are better than the original song (at least subjectively).
I have two, for my taste, to mention as my favorites:
This is a fantastic song of PJ!! And great Lyrics, by the way! But i really like more the Juliette version for the adding of the dash and vigor i was missing in the original, in a way...
And then this one, almost for the same reason:
This cover is excellent!! And so perfectly executed!!
Well done Glitter Dick! Devilish good job! <3
Looking forward to discover some more! Yours!
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Permalink Reply by Andy Climax on -
Better than the original? More punk definitely. Best of all.... She's Scottish, haha. Amazing stuff
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Permalink Reply by Andy Climax on
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Not sure if this counts???
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Permalink Reply by Tersicore on -
Good cover indeed!
The drums is so straight! remind me a german battle tank, a Panzer, somehow!;)
Andy Climax said:Better than the original? More punk definitely. Best of all.... She's Scottish, haha. Amazing stuff
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Permalink Reply by Tersicore on
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you have me curious now! (i bet it does beat the original)
dave said:Shit, Youtube deleted the Oblivions cover (it's on Popular Favorites)
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Permalink Reply by Dead Boy on -
The Weirdos' original "Life Of Crime" is killer! But Flesh For Lulu's version is a little better than the original.
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Permalink Reply by Glenn Barton on -
I like the Weirdos' original because of the more raw, less compressed production and INCREDIBLE ear-bending, stringbending out-of-tune guitarness, but they are both great. Love the cheesey organ in F.F.L's version. Thanks for posting both!
Dead Boy said:The Weirdos' original "Life Of Crime" is killer! But Flesh For Lulu's version is a little better than the original.
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Permalink Reply by Winthropf on -
I know this is late and all, but the original for "Come On Up" wasn't The Hugger Muggers it was The Rascals:
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Permalink Reply by Winthropf on
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For Covers better than the originals, usually when the Hatebombs covered something it was better than the original...
Soapy (the Lyres originally I think)
My brother the Man (We The People)
You Burn Me Up and Down (also We The People)
I've Been Thinkin' (Paul Bearer and the Hearsemen)
Stop It Baby (The Heard)
This list could go on and on... unfortunately mostly you had to see them live as the few recordings they have don't really measure up to them live.
Of course anything the Mummies covered became theirs... like Skinny Minny, it blows the Billy Hailey originally away... although Gerry and the Pacemakers did a pretty cool version .... really I just like to see this to see that awesome Croc Trixon Telstar that the drummer is playing..
But I think my favorite cover is the Renegades cover of 13 Women
(original from Bill Haley http://youtu.be/HP7lIjlJ2I4)
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on -
MY FAVORITE VERSION OF THE OFT - COVERED BILL HALEY SONG, SKINNY MINNIE , IS BY THE SONICS. THEY SOUND, AS USUAL , LIKE THEY WERE OUT FOR BLOOD. SAM BUTERA DID A COOL VERSION , TOO.
I believe "SOAPY" was a Lyres original , but Fortune and Maltese bettered it as "Ken Bergland - Action Man" with new lyrics , and I topped neither of them , but , did it all the same , as "Doug Freedman - King of Men". Doug's in the Hideout. You should be honored to be his friend.
The Renegades , Fuzztones , and T.Tex Edwards all did cool versions of "13 Women".
I heard ecstatic field reports about The Hate Bomb's shows , but , I never saw them.
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Permalink Reply by John Battles on
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I met Eugene and Faye when they DESTROYED in what I firmly believe was their first Chicago appearance , ever (The singer in the opening band insisted they played at the legendary Tuts' to about 15 people , ca. 1978. I was'nt buying it.) , and they could'nt have been more pleasant. "Et was sooch a LARVELY crowd !" - Faye.
Tersicore said:Good cover indeed!
The drums is so straight! remind me a german battle tank, a Panzer, somehow!;)
Andy Climax said:Better than the original? More punk definitely. Best of all.... She's Scottish, haha. Amazing stuff
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