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Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:39 pm
by Ugly Nora
I know we have a covers thread, but I don't think we have one from this angle...my apologies if we do.
This occurred to me today as I was listening to Slayer's Dissident Aggressor. One of my favorite songs from South of Heaven. But wow, the original version by Judas Priest is embarrassingly horrible to me. In Judas' defense though, I think every song they've ever done is embarrassingly horrible.
Post your examples. Or don't.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTtV0QYvuyI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_mpt8xyZVI[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:45 pm
by ryan summit
[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6T_xrNTDZj0[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:57 pm
by Ugly Nora
I like it! I also like the original though. Yeah, I said it.
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:01 pm
by sonidero
Abba by Lush...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFuSflMBCWg[/youtube]
I just like the Lush better but the og's not horrible I guess or something, don't ban me...
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:21 pm
by Achtane
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iFYJYwtjpc[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:23 pm
by sonidero
Weird Al/thread...
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:36 pm
by Ugly Nora
Johnny Cash - Hurt
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmKZKR7oyc[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:13 pm
by bigchiefbc
Ugly Nora wrote:Johnny Cash - Hurt
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmKZKR7oyc[/youtube]
The Cash version is indeed great, but I'd find it hard to call the original "horrible"
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:19 pm
by Ugly Nora
bigchiefbc wrote:
The Cash version is indeed great, but I'd find it hard to call the original "horrible"
I already did it so that you don't have to.
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:28 pm
by sonidero
Ugly Nora wrote:bigchiefbc wrote:
The Cash version is indeed great, but I'd find it hard to call the original "horrible"
I already did it so that you don't have to.
With Nora but this is a topic I seem to hear about in town, for no reason...
Again not a horrible song I guess but a better version...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp8Mu7R-9oc[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:32 pm
by sonidero
sonidero wrote:Again not a horrible song I guess but a better version...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azmC-g4eiC4[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:25 pm
by space6oy
bigchiefbc wrote:Ugly Nora wrote:Johnny Cash - Hurt
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmKZKR7oyc[/youtube]
The Cash version is indeed great, but I'd find it hard to call the original "horrible"
+1. cash's cover was OK but nowhere near as good as the original IMO.
this one wins the thread for me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obg2rHYpiwA[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:30 pm
by foomanfat
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmX_7B8c-ww[/youtube]
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:33 pm
by bigchiefbc
space6oy wrote:bigchiefbc wrote:Ugly Nora wrote:Johnny Cash - Hurt
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aF9AJm0RFc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmKZKR7oyc[/youtube]
The Cash version is indeed great, but I'd find it hard to call the original "horrible"
+1. cash's cover was OK but nowhere near as good as the original IMO.
this one wins the thread for me.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Obg2rHYpiwA[/youtube]
Awwwww, no love for Depeche?
Re: Great covers of horrible originals
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:37 pm
by space6oy
i never got into 'em. though just like the "hurt" scenario i should've noted that the original isn't "horrible" or anything. i just like the cover WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY better.
