Covers that are better than the originals?

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Speaking of Aerosmith, I enjoy their take on Train Kept A Rollin' over The Yardbirds, although I'm not sure that they wrote it either.

EDIT:"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording. After a rock and roll version of the song was recorded and released by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio in 1956, numerous other such versions have been recorded since.

Never heard these versions.

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MetalGuy71 wrote:: Speaking of Aerosmith, I enjoy their take on Train Kept A Rollin' over The Yardbirds, although I'm not sure that they wrote it either.

100% agree, great version by Aerosmith, and I know that Yardbirds did not write it and for the life of me I can't remember who did.

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Yea, I've seen Aerosmith do "Train Kept A-Rollin'" live a couple of times and it always brings the house down...

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MetalGuy71 wrote:: Speaking of Aerosmith, I enjoy their take on Train Kept A Rollin' over The Yardbirds, although I'm not sure that they wrote it either.

EDIT:"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording. After a rock and roll version of the song was recorded and released by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio in 1956, numerous other such versions have been recorded since.

Never heard these versions.

Never heard of either myself, but either way Motorhead did the best version of it Very Happy

And no one else is familiar with that Samhain cover eh?

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Quote :: And no one else is familiar with that Samhain cover eh?

Never heard Samhain's. Is it much different than the Danzig (band) version that was on Thrall Demonsweatlive?

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DeathCult wrote:: Never heard these versions.

Tiny Bradshaw was a touring jazz/R&B artist, similar in style to Louis Jordan (they were both influences on Chuck Berry). Another Bradshaw tune that has been recorded numerous times is "Well, Oh Well" (aka Oh Well) which was recorded by the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac and remained in their live setlist throughout the 70's (as a feature for Lindsay Buckingham).

Aerosmith's version is basically an almost note for note remake of the Yardbirds version (who performed the song with both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck)

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

Quote :: And no one else is familiar with that Samhain cover eh?

Never heard Samhain's. Is it much different than the Danzig (band) version that was on Thrall Demonsweatlive?

Sounds like they had more fun doing it, and its got some keys in it, but other than that not too much different.

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detuned wrote:

DeathCult wrote:: Never heard these versions.

Tiny Bradshaw was a touring jazz/R&B artist, similar in style to Louis Jordan (they were both influences on Chuck Berry). Another Bradshaw tune that has been recorded numerous times is "Well, Oh Well" (aka Oh Well) which was recorded by the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac and remained in their live setlist throughout the 70's (as a feature for Lindsay Buckingham).

Aerosmith's version is basically an almost note for note remake of the Yardbirds version (who performed the song with both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck)

Neat, thanks for posting those, I enjoyed both. Still think Motorheads is the best though Very Happy

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MetalFRO wrote:

James B. wrote:: Walkin' The Dog-RATT

NO!

If it's not as good as the original, than the original must really
kick some serious a$$. (I've not heard it)

Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:04 pm

Although I wouldn't say it's better, Megadeth's cover of "Anarchy in the UK" is pretty good.

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Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.

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Neuropete wrote:: Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.

This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.

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manny wrote:

Neuropete wrote:: Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.

This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Waitaminute. Are you saying that Jimmy Page is the guitarist on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles classic "With a Little Help..."?

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MetalGuy71 wrote:

manny wrote:

Neuropete wrote:: Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.

This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Waitaminute. Are you saying that Jimmy Page is the guitarist on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles classic "With a Little Help..."?

Yep that is him, and he is even credited.

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manny wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

manny wrote:

Neuropete wrote:: Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.

This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Waitaminute. Are you saying that Jimmy Page is the guitarist on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles classic "With a Little Help..."?

Yep that is him, and he is even credited.

That's amazing!! I've never, ever heard that before in my life. I knew Page did tons of session work but I didn't know about that one. You'd think that over the years I would have read that somewhere or even by accident, at some point a radio dj would mention it during the talk up to the song. But nothing. And it's not like it's an obscure tune or anything. That just blows me away. fainting

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Don't feel bad MG, I never knew that either...

That is a fantastic version of that tune, Joe Cocker's voice is a force of nature.

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I'm feeling too lazy to go back through all the pages, but one of my favorite cover tunes is:

Fear Factory - Cars (the Gary Numan tune)

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Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful

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Another one I stumbled unto today:

The Accused - Devil Woman.

Done with a lot more zing than the original.

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KISS - 2000 Man

Blows away the Stones version

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007 wrote:: KISS - 2000 Man

Blows away the Stones version

Not on my watch Cool

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This is a cool cover from one of my fave bands, not saying it's better but maybe equal.........

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Over the weekend I was crankin' some Rob Zombie. His version of KC & The Sunshine Band's "Boogie Man" whomps the original. Rob took a happy disco song and made it creepy, yet retained the infectious stripper-worthy dance beat. Kudos to you, Mr. Zombie.

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One I just listened to a few nights ago:

Life Of Agony-Don't You (Forget About Me)

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Necrosultan wrote:: Sodom - Surfin' Bird

How about The Cramps version of Surfin' Bird?