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88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 12:45 PM
Okay I find it far too hard to name my favourite song, I have too many.

So, ladies and gentlemen, and trolls of all ages, I present to you... What's your favourite cover song.

Mine is Rasputin by Turisas, the original was by Boney M.

Live version (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A-3gkit21XM) - I was there!! :D

Official video. (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y150Lm4kZ_M)
PickMeForTrial
02-01-2009, 12:51 PM
Tool No Quarter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQGSykj6vo

cover of Led Zeppelin no quarter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgHSk91RhL8
88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 12:54 PM
Tool No Quarter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQGSykj6vo

cover of Led Zeppelin no quarter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgHSk91RhL8

Lol, glad it's a short one :p

Edit: I have to say I prefer the original, it was more spaced out back then.
PickMeForTrial
02-01-2009, 12:58 PM
Lol, glad it's a short one :p

Edit: I have to say I prefer the original, it was more spaced out back then.

yeah i like them both a lot. i prefer the tool version just because i like the sound and style of tools cover a lot more :D. sorry for the length though... its the first one that came to my mind.
saltwaterteffy
02-01-2009, 01:01 PM
any rap song because they all are


fuck you rap.
88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 01:04 PM
Honorable mention goes to the Futureheads for Hounds of Love http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=amh8V-MopUI

Very different from the Kate Bush original http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QFMqV2FfPNk&feature=related
88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 01:05 PM
any rap song because they all are


fuck you rap.

I don't quite get what you mean. They all are what?
PickMeForTrial
02-01-2009, 01:10 PM
I don't quite get what you mean. They all are what?

most of them are just covers of other songs... they love to take parts of other rap songs like lines or versus and just put them in their song with different beats. i personally dont like rap in any form... most of it is the over used, unoriginal, and extremely repetitive shit.
saltwaterteffy
02-01-2009, 01:10 PM
most of them are just covers of other songs... they love to take parts of other rap songs like lines or versus and just put them in their song with different beats. i personally dont like rap in any form... most of it is the over used, unoriginal, and extremely repetitive shit.

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Malaxis
02-01-2009, 01:12 PM
Original: 'New Order' - Blue Monday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9r0QHuFHw

Cover: 'Orgy' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDQb1M5k1p8
88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 01:18 PM
...most of it is the over used, unoriginal, and extremely repetitive shit.

Yup, most of it is but theres still some thats alright. I know he's very mainstream but Eminem is actually one of the most inventive and original rap artists ever. Also probably the best songwriter of our generation aswell.

That said, rap really isn't my thing (apart from Cypress Hill in my teenage 'smoking funny things' years). But the reason most of it is covers is because it's synonymous with DJ turntable music which is all sampled.
88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 01:20 PM
Original: 'New Order' - Blue Monday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts9r0QHuFHw

Cover: 'Orgy' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDQb1M5k1p8

Did you know that the New Order version was also a cover? Don't ask me which band though.

Edit: thats it! I'm getting an orgy album for just this song lol
Malaxis
02-01-2009, 01:21 PM
Did you know that the New Order version was also a cover? Don't ask me which band though.
Wow, a cover of a cover... epic! :D
saltwaterteffy
02-01-2009, 01:26 PM
Yup, most of it is but theres still some thats alright. I know he's very mainstream but Eminem is actually one of the most inventive and original rap artists ever. Also probably the best songwriter of our generation aswell.

That said, rap really isn't my thing (apart from Cypress Hill in my teenage 'smoking funny things' years). But the reason most of it is covers is because it's synonymous with DJ turntable music which is all sampled.

theres that word again

SAMPLED

I can't respect the rap community because they do this so much.

Don't get me wrong, this also happens in the rock world too (coldplay vs Satriani) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB9Pj9Znsw)

BUT, rap does it SOOO MUCH that its gotten out of control. Correct me if I'm wrong but every Kanye West hit contains samples, which is pathetic.

As far as my favorite legit cover goes I think it would have to be Clutch - Gravel Road (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6BrNb-_a2E) (ignore the visuals)
PickMeForTrial
02-01-2009, 01:27 PM
Yup, most of it is but theres still some thats alright. I know he's very mainstream but Eminem is actually one of the most inventive and original rap artists ever. Also probably the best songwriter of our generation aswell.

That said, rap really isn't my thing (apart from Cypress Hill in my teenage 'smoking funny things' years). But the reason most of it is covers is because it's synonymous with DJ turntable music which is all sampled.

yeah that is why i said most. because clearly not all performers and song writers are this way. its mostly the mainstream rap and r&b scene. tere seems to be a trend with underground rap being anti-government though and talking about conspiracy. they still talk about the same old bitches, hos, and money, and dont forget their hard upbringing and growing up on the streets though.
Speljohan
02-01-2009, 01:37 PM
The Turisas cover is pretty good. I saw them live in Gothenburg a few years ago, and they played it as the last song :P

My favourite covers must include:

Sodom - Surfin' Bird (Trashmen)
Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest)
Hammerfall - Back to Back (Pretty Maids)
Manowar - Nessun Dorma (Luciano Pavarotti)
88Chaz88
02-01-2009, 01:40 PM
The Turisas cover is pretty good. I saw them live in Gothenburg a few years ago, and they played it as the last song :P

My favourite covers must include:

Sodom - Surfin' Bird (Trashmen)
Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest)
Hammerfall - Back to Back (Pretty Maids)
Manowar - Nessun Dorma (Luciano Pavarotti)

Yeh I'd never heard of them when I saw them, so the Rasputin cover took me completely by surprise. Absolutely loved it.
DreadNaught
02-01-2009, 02:57 PM
Turn the Page - Bob Seger: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7yOccqdxI

Covered by Metallica: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dOibtqWo6z4
Ruinous
02-01-2009, 08:47 PM
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zKkaLM9NcSo&feature=related - another Kate bush cover actually... Placebo - Running up that hill

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y16tHRLzyXg&feature=related - Junkie XL version of Cities in Dust, class :)