And don’t get cute and do songs people don’t know are covers like I Will Always Love You or Torn

  • Basic Glitch@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    25 minutes ago

    There used to be this guy who would always do these really unique remixes and mashups of different songs that you would never think would work, but they were always really amazing.

    He would upload them to his YouTube account during the 2010s, but he seems to have disappeared. I’m pretty sure he went by Tae-K and his account was something like TKRmx?

    The most memorable ones for me were a mashup of Wale with the 90’s X-men theme song and Ella Fitzgerald with Wiz Khalifa.

    Edit: Oh shit NVM, found it!: X-men+Wale

    There was this other guy who made an 8-bit remix of Danger Mouse’s Grey album, but I can’t remember his name. It also seems to have disappeared.

  • Crozekiel@lemmy.zipEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    Hurt by Johnny Cash - much better than the NiN version, to the point that Trent Reznor basically said “yea, it’s his song now, he nailed it”.

    And then I have some more controversial takes…

    -Faith by Limp Bizkit (instead of George Michael). Yes, I know, but seriously, it slaps.

    -99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger.

    -Gin and Juice by The Gourds.

  • tgirlschierke@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    2·
    1 day ago

    • Gimme More (SID) [Machinae Supremacy covering Britney Spears]. MaSu’s vibe strips away the hyperclean polish to deliver something much closer to the raunchy, voyeuristic feel of the song’s lyrics. The fact that they’re a really good band also helps.

    • F*ck Tha Police [Dope covering NWA]. I’ll admit, this one is just personal preference. Please don’t crucify me.

    • Battle Hymn [Beast in Black covering Manowar].

    • Down with the Sickness [Ai Mori & Violet Orlandi covering Disturbed].

    • Army of the Night [Amaranthe covering Powerwolf].

    • Ballroom Blitz [3TEETH covering The Sweet].

    • Got The Time [Anthrax covering Joe Jackson].

    • Bring The Noise [Anthrax on the track with Public Enemy]. Going back to the original is like driving a Ford Model T.

    It comes close:

    • Breaking the Law [Fightstar covering Judas Priest]. Halford is too iconic to beat, but Fightstar’s apocalyptic world-weariness lends itself well to their take on the song, as opposed to the original’s unserious attitude.
  • SelfHigh5@lemmy.world
    7·
    2 days ago

    Kelly Clarkson covered Taylor Swift’s Better Man in her TV show a couple of years ago and it was an entirely different song. Like she felt it in her bones. She elevated it.

    Postal Service turned Such Great Heights from a low-fi, indie-folk coffee shop vibe (originally done by Iron & Wine) into 100% millennial optimism pop.

    Hilary & Hayley Duff covered Our Lips Are Sealed and I’m just kidding that one was actually terrible.

  • Mesa@programming.dev
    1·
    1 day ago

    Almost every VOCALOID / vocal synth cover, as long as the tuning / overall quality is good.

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
    7·
    2 days ago
    • Sinead O’Connor’s version of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”.
    • Joe Jackson’s version of Fleetwood Mac’s “Oh, Well”.
    • The Ramones version of the Spider-man TV show theme song.
  • Gremour@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 days ago

    Cradle Of Filth - Sleepless, cover of Anathema - Sleepless.

    I am an enjoyer of Cradle Of Filth, but objectivly, their version has more color.

  • Canopyflyer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Black Magic Woman – Santana. Original by Fleetwood Mac.

    Touch and Go – Emerson Lake and… POWELL. Cover of an old folk song called: Lovely Joan

    Blinded by the LIght – Manfred Mann original by Bruce Springsteen.

    Alone – Heart… Can’t remember the original artist off hand.

  • Clbull@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 days ago

    Word Up - Korn. Completely shits all over the original sung by Cameo.

    Africa - Quietdrive. This one is quite divisive, so I’ll also link Weezer’s more faithful cover.

    Midnight At The Oasis - The Brand New Heavies. Don’t get me wrong, Maria Muldaur’s original version was great, but it just works so much better as an acid jazz and funk song.

    As for remixes…

    One Night Stand (Sunship Remix) - Mis-Teeq. It’s so much better than the original by a mile. Alesha Dixon genuinely drops some fucking bars in the remix.

    Selekta (SIDEQUEST Remix) - Kyle Gordon. I don’t understand why this isn’t the official version. The difference is that this version is 45 seconds longer and has an additional verse.

    • glimse@lemmy.world
      71·
      3 days ago

      I’m not saying you’re wrong but I do think the love of this cover is one of the most insane popular opinions in all of music. I will die on the hill that if it was anyone other than the man in black, everyone would agree.

      It sounds so, so bad to me. People say you can really hear the hurt in his voice but he sounds no different than any old man who used to sing but hasn’t kept up the practice. It’s warbly and honestly sounds like shit. The instrumentation is equally boring

      People (not you) say there’s more emotion than the original but Trent Reznor sounds like he’s actively going through withdrawals, expressing several different emotions as the song evolves.

      Sorry for the rant. I’ll cap it off by saying it’s equally dumb to me that the song is about pain and regret but Cash’s music video just…aggrandizes his life with a montage of classic Johnny Cash moments.

      • lastlybutfirstly@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 days ago

        You’ve just said what I’ve been thinking all these years. Except the video. I think that might be why people praised it. They knew he didn’t have long to live and the video is pretty heartbreaking when you think he might have chose the song because he was bitter about losing everything he ever worked for.

        IMHO, the cover sucked but I do think it was from the heart.

        • glimse@lemmy.world
          2·
          2 days ago

          I went back and watched the video and ehhh I dunno, it’s footage of old shows and concerts mixed with some really on-the-nose imagery. Though I don’t disagree with your final point.

          I haven’t listened to it in awhile and I forgot the mix is pretty bad, too lol

    • SatyrSack@quokk.auEnglish
      151·
      3 days ago

      Good for anyone who likes that version, but I could never get into it. It is okay, but will always pale in comparison to the raw emotions of the original, in my opinion.

      • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
        25·
        3 days ago

        I dunno, I think Cash is just as rawly emotional, it’s just a different expression of a slightly different emotion. Reznor is expressing bleak despair in the midst of a Downward Spiral of self abuse, Cash is expressing bleak regret bearing the weight of decades of decisions.

        Maybe it’s just because I have a soft spot for old, tough men expressing vulnerability, but

        Beneath the stains of time

        The feelings disappear

        You are someone else

        I am still right here

        .

        What have I become?

        My sweetest friend

        Everyone I know

        Goes away in the end

        hits way more raw coming from an old guy.

    • farmgineer@nord.pubEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      I think it’s differently good but still prefer the original. I think there’s something more compelling in the arrangement and orchestration of the original.

      • glimse@lemmy.world
        2·
        3 days ago

        Yeah…but only because he’s Johnny Cash. No way the cover was getting radio play if it was just some random old guy who recorded it

      • Mirror Giraffe@piefed.socialEnglish
        2·
        3 days ago

        Mercy seat and In my life are masterpieces in the original but his renditions are immaculate. It’s something about his low emotion, speaking from a position of looking back at the events rather than being emotional and in them like the originals.