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Inferior Originals
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| John Kongos | He's Gonna Step On You Again ( cov. Happy Mondays ) | |
| Wire | The 15th ( cov. Fischerspooner ) | |
| Them | Gloria ( cov. Patti Smith ) | |
| Barrett Strong | Money ( cov. Flying Lizards ) | |
| Public Enemy | Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos ( cov. Tricky ) | |
| Pink Floyd | Comfortably Numb ( cov. Scissor Sisters ) | |
| Gloria Jones | Tainted Love ( cov. Soft Cell ) | |
| Otis Redding | Respect ( cov. Aretha Franklin ) | |
| Leonard Cohen | Hallelujah ( cov. Jeff Buckley ) | |
| Bob Dylan | All Along The Watchtower ( cov. Jimi Hendrix ) | |
| Elton John | Rocket Man ( cov. Kate Bush ) | |
| Dusty Springfield | I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself ( cov. White Stripes ) | |
| Junior Murvin | Police & Thieves ( cov. The Clash ) | |
| Grand Funk Railroad | Bad Time ( cov. The Jayhawks ) | |
| Barry Ryan | Eloise ( cov. The Damned ) | |
| Fred Neil | Everybody's Talkin' ( cov. Nilsson ) | |
| The Troggs | Love Is All Around ( cov. R.E.M ) | |
| Labi Siffre | It Must Be Love ( cov. Madness ) | |
| Billy Bragg | A New England ( cov. Kirsty MacColl ) | |
| Left Banke | Walk Away Renee ( cov. The Four Tops ) | |
| U2 | One ( cov. Johnny Cash ) | |
Comment:
It occured to me a while ago that i don't like change. For me, the original version of a song is almost always the best. Now i don't want to cause a commotion or provoke a reaction ( of course i do! ) but this mix contains 21 originals that at some point i think were bettered. The artist who provided the definitive version is listed in brackets. Of course this means there is an alternative mix to this i should enjoy more. But for now.....Comments on omissions and wrongful inclusions will be gladly recieved!
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Great topic.
Spot on with a lot of these, I concur wholeheartedly on tracks 1,5,7,8,9,14,15,19,21
very cool. although Aretha's version of track no. 8 is definitive, the Wolfgang Press also do a fine rendition.
Very cool idea, I agree with a lot of these.
Interesting! Don't agree with them all, obviously... particularly disgruntled with 12... but right with 21... etc.
I agree for the most part...interesting mix subject!
Actually I don't think I do agree with you but a great idea and the cause of much discussion!
Actually bear, i don't think i agree with 12 either anymore! Oh well..
I disagree with some of your "definitive" choices, and in an irritating and provocative manner, I'm not going to say which ones... However, I love the concept. Once more you you've thrown down the gauntlet. Only Curtis_Burns can save us now...
Love this! Great concept, and although most of these songs were certainly one-upped, they hold up well on their own & work well complied together. Nice mix!
Great concept - but of course I disagree with the choices . . . but that is what this mix is for right? Soft Cell indeed! Harumph!
NO WAY is that dreadful, played-to-death Soft Cell di-version of "Tainted Love" any better than Gloria Jones's original. And: The Clash surpassing the mighty Junior Murvin? The lousy Damned better than Barry Ryan? And, last but by no means least, Dusty IMPROVED by that gruesome twosome, the White Stripes? You must be seriously kidding! ;)
Now THAT was the kind of reaction I was looking for. Thankyou Thomas!
I will stand by The Damned ( if only because it rhymes ). But the rest, especially Dusty Springfield & Gloria Jones, well, what was I thinking? There aren't many superior covers out there so I was probably just filling in holes.
I will stand by The Damned ( if only because it rhymes ). But the rest, especially Dusty Springfield & Gloria Jones, well, what was I thinking? There aren't many superior covers out there so I was probably just filling in holes.
Less set it up, man.
Sammy, devilish title since the tracks are all quite good. Special thx too for the SR disk so I could do some A-B comparisons. For the $64 question, are the originals inferior to the remakes? Well that is a matter of opinion. I was familiar with some of the originals but discovered some nice ones here, like Junior Murvin. Thx for the trade.
Tough call on the last track. My favorite U2 song covered by one of my heroes.
3, 8, 9, & 10 were definitely given a new twist, if not bettered.
3, 8, 9, & 10 were definitely given a new twist, if not bettered.
Interesting mix, compelling theme, controversial selections. Who could ask for anything more?