Beat the Original Challenge!

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We had a lot of fun helping NorioDS beat The Crappy Pop Song Challenge last time, and someone que'ed up the next one by suggesting we try finding covers that exceed the original(s) they are based on...

I love the idea so I'll put up my R100 Raru voucher as a prize (You didn't think I was gonna hang onto a prize won with a Coldplay song? The very definition of ill gotten gains...?)

Three rules:
1. Max entries 3 per person. Each entry should be embedded as a seperate post - no lyrics required, just a link that plays (youtube, spotify, soundcloud, etc.).
2. Has to be a cover/remix/mashup of a original, published tune
3. No Coldplay songs. Seriously, they could make happy birthday sound like a funeral dirge!

So there you go, 7 (seven) days post your favourite. Like each track that you -errr- umm - like! And the tracks with most like's wins. Tie breaks will be decided by me. SImple. Don't forget to like your own track. That's a̵l̵l̵o̵w̵e̵d̵ expected ?.

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I'll get the ball rolling with my three (P.S You can like 'em, but they arn't elibigle for the win)

Riders on the storm (The Doors, instrumental cover by Yonderboi)

And I found a live, jammy version - shweet, triple win! Possibly my all time favourite cover, at least for the last 2 decades.

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Hey Jude (The Beatles, cover by Scary Pockets ft. Kenton Chen)

I really dig the original tune, has the best 'chorus' ever. I admire the way these muso's combine in this take. The drummer especially amuses me with his attempts at restraint...?

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Light my Fire (The doors, cover by Shirley Bassey - remixed by The Reflex)

Unintentionally, the second Doors song - this is the most recent cover/remix I've really liked. Feels epic like a Bond tune but yet familiar like a classic tune is and tastefully remixed - I'm a fan.

RodneyVikens

The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel) by Disturbed & Miles Kennedy

klaasvakie

I love the energy in this Guano Apes cover of Alphaville's Big in Japan:

Original:

Cover:

klaasvakie

Submitting a whole album here, but Norah's harmonies and the more polished guitar work makes me enjoy these more than the originals:

klaasvakie

Last one, Devin Townsend covering Judas Priest:

guidothepimmp

Godsmack doing the Beatles

guidothepimmp

Stevie doing Jimi

klaasvakie

guidothepimmp Its hard not to love this. I always think of this as an SRV song.

guidothepimmp

Machine head doing the police

warrenpridgeon

House of the rising sun - Five Finger Death Punch (I copied it from the time the house of the rising sun starts)

warrenpridgeon

Gob - Paint it black

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klaasvakie I always think of this as an SRV song.

Heresy!!! ?

I couldn't really think of a SRV/Jimi cover I liked more than the original (All along the watchtower aside - that's a definite upgrade by Jimi). The closest one was Jimi's Killing Floor (apparently Led Zep's The Lemon Song, though I don't really hear the resemblance).

warrenpridgeon Gob - Paint it black

So far, my favourite. I had hopes for the five finger death punch version of "House of the Rising Sun" but...ermm, no. Godsmack's Come Together was real good, but not quite beating the original for me. Guano Ape's Big in Japan, was a near hit, great energy in the track - though the vocal phrasing was a tad odd for me.

How I forgot this one is a mystery...were I not loving on Shirley Bassey atm, this would have been #3.

warrenpridgeon

Marilyn Manson - Tainted love

studmissile

Turn The Page Metallica (Original By Bob Seger)

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Originally by Lead Billy

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Final Entry:

Edit: Forgot about this one and changed my final entry..