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Song remakes better than the original
Of course it's all subjective (as always), but in the CH your opinion matters.  Here are a few of my favs.: Geoge Benson: On_Broadway (original by The Drifters) Van Halen: Ice_Cream_Man (original by John Brim) Van Halen: Dancing_in_the_Street (original by Martha & the Vandellas) G3: Red_House (original Jimi H.) Sooooo many more.....
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 11:28:51
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Ruby Baby. Although Gene Vincent's version is definitive of a genre and killer diller, that ol wife beater (dern his hide) Donald Fagen's version is transformative.
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 11:30:36
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☄ Helpfulby Rain 2016/01/12 14:05:47
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G3: Red_House (original Jimi H.)
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2016/01/12 11:41:03
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Lol Bapsi......I gnu I was treading hot water with that Juan.......but I jumped in. 
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 11:53:22
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This is great, Moon found a whole different song in the Rush original.
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 12:05:07
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I like my 'bad moon rising' cover better than the original
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 12:09:26
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I like my 'bad moon rising' cover better than the original
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 13:03:03
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Twist and Shout
Along The Watchtower.
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 13:13:08
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Much easier to find examples of remakes that shouldn't have been done... How about Madonna's horrid disco cover of American Pie? Britney Spears doing Satisfaction.
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 13:26:52
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Absolutely love this version! Another that me and my friends used to cover when we jammed.
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 13:29:53
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This version of PJ always brought a tear to my eye...... Pearl Jam: Last_Kiss (original by Wayne Cochran) Craig, you post reminded me of these two great versions of Diamonds_&_Rust and this Diamonds_&_Rust_1979_live by JP (original by Joan Baez).
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 13:39:53
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My favorite remake/cover
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
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Hi, The king of these is, of course ... Manfred Mann and his Earth Band. Started with "Mighty Quinn", and later "Blinded by the Light", and later yet, "Singing the Dolphin Through" and all of these really excellent versions. But we all know that Jimi's Watchtower is the boss of all versions of any song! Best? I like 3 or 4 versions of "Season of the Witch", and specially the "Masked Marauders" The Doors' version of Whiskey Bar should have given everyone a reason to do some Kurt Weill on stage ... instead it killed it. Beautifully though! Not sure that most rock audiences have any idea of this connection, though. The Clams' "Close to You" is actually better and more fun to listen to than the original. Guru Guru made Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry sound bad and cheap, which they were. Steve Hackett can do Genesis way better than they did ... of course, they quit doing it, which did not help! Stevie Ray Vaughn had a few dandies ... and his version of several of these were excellent. Frankie Goes to Hollywood ... The War song ... absolutely nothing ... is awesome.
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2016/01/12 13:49:40
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Bob, that was a really good version by Def L......I've been a fan since the early days, but never heard this before.....nice!!!
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 13:55:46
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Another that me and my friends used to cover when we jammed.
I see that and raise you one Diamonds and Rust.
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
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☄ Helpfulby Rain 2016/01/12 14:43:29
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Another that me and my friends used to cover when we jammed.
I see that and raise you one Diamonds and Rust.
.....and I'll raise you to Post #12 
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2016/01/12 14:25:50
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Then there is White Rabbit. Jefferson Airplane
Then the other Grace. Potter
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
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☄ Helpfulby Mesh 2016/01/14 14:46:59
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 14:33:12
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Another that me and my friends used to cover when we jammed.
I see that and raise you one Diamonds and Rust.
.....and I'll raise you to Post #12
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Re: Song remakes better than the original
2016/01/12 14:52:51
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Wow!!....there's so much good music (just in this thread) that I never knew existed.....until now.
Keep em coming!!!
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2016/01/12 15:16:29
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How about one from the same artist (even though his original was also a remake)? Compare the awesome live version to the pathetic studio one.
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Already mentioned but Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watch Tower" There are quite a few other good intrepretations of Dylan Songs. Sandy Denny's cover of Richard Thompsons "For the Shame of Doing Wrong" and Elton's "Candle in the Wind" on her "Rendezvous" album. I always liked Nazereth's version of "This Flight Tonight", so different from Joni Mitchells version, not better just very different. Richard Thompson's album 1000 Years of popular music is a very entertaining set of covers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WGsMplGxU
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Glyn Barnes
I always liked Nazereth's version of "This Flight Tonight", so different from Joni Mitchells version, not better just very different.
This ^^^^
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Steve Hackett can do Genesis way better than they did ... of course, they quit doing it, which did not help!
+1
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2016/01/12 15:32:32
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Glyn Barnes
I always liked Nazereth's version of "This Flight Tonight", so different from Joni Mitchells version, not better just very different.
This ^^^^
..and their version of Tomorrow's 'My White Bicycle', excellent.
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