Remakes that are better than the originals?

Submitted by thelightwesticles t3_yd94lf in Music

I love listening to different versions of the same song. Would love to put together a playlist and compare originals to other versions. What songs do you like more than the originals? (I know opinions create controversy, let’s be civil).

To start the conversation, These come to mind: “Hurt” NIN vs Johnny Cash “Sound of silence” Simon and Garfunkel vs disturbed “Jolene” Dolly vs Miley, vs anyone else “Wagon wheel” Bob Dylan vs OCMS vs Darius Rucker “Along the watchtower” Dylan vs Hendrix

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WowSuchName21 t1_itqouzn wrote

One of my favourite remakes is light my fire by Astrud Gilberto and who could ever forget Johnny Cash’s rendition of hurt!

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MagicianAnie3021 t1_itrnjj4 wrote

Bro tell me why ive heard this one before hell yeah! Her covers are great and her voice is amazing!

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WowSuchName21 t1_ittwvpd wrote

Could tell you honestly. Stumbled across her a few years back listening to some weird stuff in a late night YouTube rabbit hole.

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Spart_Farkles t1_itqym22 wrote

I prefer Nirvana's version of The Man Who Sold the World.

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[deleted] t1_itshyc3 wrote

Speaking of Nirvana, I prefer Patti Smith's version of Smells Like Teen Spirit. I also prefer The White Stripes' version of Jolene.

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reddituser5379 t1_itqou7q wrote

I always preferred Willie Nelsons version of Midnight Rider more than the Allman Brothers original.

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Tree-Elven t1_itqy5xq wrote

Aretha Franklin - Respect

It was Otis Redding song, but no one remembers that after she covered it.

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Tree-Elven t1_itrd31s wrote

Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (1973)

better than

Johnny Winter - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (1970)

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MagicianAnie3021 t1_itrnw92 wrote

My boiee here with the Jonny Winter hell yeah! WInter > Sins lmao

Have you heard his Johnny B. Goode cover? Its great lol

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Tree-Elven t1_itutal7 wrote

I watched this video. You are right. Johnny B. Great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGEUFq7jYGI

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MagicianAnie3021 t1_itwaiz4 wrote

I'm glad you liked the cover man! I found Johnny Winter a little while back I listened to his album Second Winter and its great thats where this cover comes from I think. I really like blues rock and when I first heard him I was like wow the guitar skills are next level!

I wanted to say too that this live video is awesome! What I love most about it is the crowd, look how much fun they having, how they love and vibe with the music. I see very little of this today when I go to live shows and its just kinda everwhere that people dont have the same energy or love for rock music idk its like an epidemic or something.

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Isa-Vivi t1_itqp81t wrote

It is difficult to find ^^ but I have this in mind : Tomoko Aran - Midnight pretenders (original) Testa Rossa - Midnight love (remake)

Both are very good I can not choose...

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Rodrat t1_itqr9yq wrote

Metallica - Whiskey in the jar

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PatheticJunk t1_itqs2tw wrote

Anything made by Sammy Slamdance

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JohnSane t1_itqtqbb wrote

Herbie Mann Comin' Home best version!

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lbritt63 t1_itreaol wrote

Obviously a little bit of opinion in the 2 I mention... I like both but heard the remake when I was way younger before I knew the original artist

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the watchtower (Dylan)

Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart (Erma Franklin)

And some might say SRV version of Little Wing (Hendrix)

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National_Strain5849 t1_itrivo1 wrote

Jeff Buckley’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’

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Tumblebug_bumpercars t1_itrixnv wrote

Ten year old me would probably fight Fifty year old me on this, but I think I prefer The Feelies version of "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" over the Beatles.

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MagicianAnie3021 t1_itrqs1n wrote

Whats up all the homies in the world out there, listen good to this here list cuz I got a lot of 🔥 for you ;)

Not that all of there are better than original but they range from good to this my fucken shit dammit!

Wizards from Kansas - Codiene, All Along the Watch Tower

Avenged Seven Fold - Crossroads, Flash of The Blade, Malagueña Salorosa

Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy, Overkill, Am I Evil, The Prince

Toad, Purple Haze

Queen - The Great Pretender

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Succulent_Moobs t1_itt2u7t wrote

Any led zeppelin song live is better than the original

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HeywoodPeace t1_ittt25a wrote

That depends on the era. Early Zeppelin had something to prove yet, and were an unstoppable powerhouse live, but a few years later....Plant couldn't do what he did on records, Page played like he had a finger missing, Bonham had so much lag you were never sure if he was just going to pass out drunk at the end of each drum roll. The started amazing, but became absolutely terrible

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Tree-Elven t1_itwewx1 wrote

Tool's version of No Quarter is awesome

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Succulent_Moobs t1_itzp8mz wrote

WHAT TOOL REMADE MY FAVORITE ZEPPELIN SONG???

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Tree-Elven t1_itzsndk wrote

It's beautiful.

311 has an unreleased version of D'yer Mak'er that is perfect for their style of music. There are several versions on youtube.

If someone had never heard Led Zeppelin and listened to the No Quarter cover they'd think Zeppelin sounds like Tool, and if they listened to the D'yer Mak'er cover they'd think Zeppelin sounds like 311.

Tool and 311 sound nothing like each other and somehow each band choose to cover a Zeppelin song that completely complements their own unique sound.

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MagicDeathCanoe t1_itu34m5 wrote

Black Velvet by Infected Mushroom

Wake Me Up by Russkaja (not necessarily better, but different and great fun)

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Butt-and-Byte-Wiper t1_itx320f wrote

Heartbeats by The Knife, Jose Gonzalez cover. Both are killer. At my wedding, we walked in to the gonzalez version and danced out to the knife version.

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Orellin_Vvardengra t1_itqqc1g wrote

Not necessarily better but still good to listen to.

Zombie-bad wolves

Any way you want it-rise against

Wayward son-the showdown

Black Betty-caravan palace

I got a lot but I’ll leave you with that.

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thelightwesticles OP t1_itqscye wrote

More please

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Orellin_Vvardengra t1_itr0kvm wrote

Yeah no problem! Just give me a minute, I have to go through my pandora list I’ll also go through screenshots just in case.

Gangsta’s paradise (feat. Robyn Adele Anderson), call me maybe, oops!…I did it again-scott bradlee’s postmodern jukebox

Bad company-five finger death pinch

Holy diver-Killswitch engage

Blinding lights-fame on fire

Sail-devildriver

Land of confusion-disturbed

I only wanna be with you, don’t tread on me, my body-volbeat

Died in your arms-dommin

Everybody wants to be a cat-the electric swing circus

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dogmatic255 t1_itqs7qv wrote

I prefer NIN Hurt and Simon & Garfunkel's sound of silence. Disturbed makes it too dramatic and over the top imo.

Also I way prefer Cage the elephant's "instant crush" over the original by daft punk.

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Rodrat t1_itqyx13 wrote

Nine Inch Nails version of Hurt is the original.

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dogmatic255 t1_itqz2w7 wrote

I know. I'm just saying I like that one more. I don't see the problem?

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Rodrat t1_itqz9s3 wrote

Never said there was a problem. Topic is songs better than the original so I was pointing out that that one is the original.

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dogmatic255 t1_itqzmei wrote

That is true, but op said Hurt NIN vs Johnny Cash so I was just giving my opinion on that, seeing that most probably pick Johnny over NIN.

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HeywoodPeace t1_itttb6r wrote

I agree with you for different reasons. Cash sounds like he's reading the words for the first time. No emotion. NIN's are anguished. No cover of SoS is any good without the fucking harmony vocal. I actually love what Drayton does on this, but the only one I can stand to listen to is a live version where Myles Kennedy sings the all important 2nd vocal. Beautiful. Disturbed alone i give a 5/10

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Playful_Exchange5482 t1_itsc0qz wrote

I'll follow you in to the dark... Yungblud & Halsey... Death Cab for cutie...

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WowSuchName21 t1_ittx1fw wrote

I’ve really tried to give Yungblud a chance but he’s one artist I can’t separate from his music at all. Like his one song which sampled the cure recently was cool till he opened his mouth, kid is just a bit obnoxious.

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GlueForSniffing t1_itt0hl7 wrote

Let's be real. No one thinks anyone does a better version of " Jolene " than Dolly.

I will say . . . it's not a remake and actually is the original but . .

" I Will Always Love You " is superior as a Dolly song to the Whitney version.

Sorry, the Whitney version just hits me as a cheesy 80's powerballad, which it is. It's cheesy crying in the rain movie music. Also why does she sound happy while singing it?

No, Dolly's is timeless and classic. Better technique doesn't mean you understand the assignment.

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GlueForSniffing t1_itt178v wrote

" You Got The Love " - Florence + the Machine

" Plain Gold Ring " - KIMBRA

" Halo " - LP

" MacArthur Park " - Donna Summer

" Across the Universe " - Utada Hikaru

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