Song remakes

[*PinkLady*]

What are your favorite and least favorite remakes?

Mine:

Favorites -
Motley Crue's remake of "Smokin' in the Boys Room"
Johnny Rivers' remake of "Baby I Need Your Loving"
ZZ Top's remake of "I Thank You"
Atlanta Rhythm Section's (?) remake of "Spooky"

Least favorites -
The remake of "Drift Away"
The remake of "Don't Dream it's Over"
Van Halen's remake of "Dancing in the Streets"
The country remake of "Desperado"

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

My favorite remake (like it better than the original) will always be Lady Marmalade. Its one of my fav. songs of all time.

[Brandon]

Favorites-

I Will Always Love You ~ LeAnn Rimes
Wild Horses ~ The Sundays
Don't Dream It's Over ~ Sixpence None the Richer
There She Goes ~ Sixpence None the Richer
Me and Bobby McGee ~ Jennifer Love Hewitt
How Do I Live ~ LeAnn Rimes
Clay Aiken ~ Still The One
I Don't Wanna Know ~ Goo Goo Dolls
Papa Don't Preach ~ Kelly Osbourne

LEAST Favorites-

Landslide ~ Dixie Chicks (they ruined a great song)

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

I also love the Britney Spears I Cant Get No Satisfaction remake although most people hate it. Whats Going On. Also, I Cant Help Falling In Love With You by UB40! And More Than Words by BBMAK. I cant think of any right now that I hate though..

[shavelyLBC34]

"99 Red Balloons" by Goldfinger
"Like A Prayer" by Rufio
Anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

[~*Hannah_Lee*~]

Nirvana's cover of "Plateau" by the Meat Puppets is really good.

[Mr. Stefani]

Good ones:
Plateau- Nirvana
Oi to the world- No Doubt

BAD-
Chop Suey- Avril Lavigne
I Love Rock N roll- Britney Spears



i'm not too big on covers.

[~*Hannah_Lee*~]

Originally posted by Nirvana
BAD-
Chop Suey- Avril Lavigne


what a joke!! that's a hilarious cover. :lol:

[Jersey Girl]

I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're talking about, but these are some great live covers:

-Goo Goo Dolls - American Girl (Concert for NYC) <originally by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers>
-Counting Crows - Live Forever/A Long December medly <live forever orignally by oasis> I'm not sure where this was recorded from, but it's excellent


I have to agree with shavelyLBC34 that the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes covers are excellent.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Nirvana
I Love Rock N roll- Britney Spears
I only love the live versions-- much more faster.

[Mr. Stefani]

Originally posted by •Shotz|NYC•

I only love the live versions-- much more faster.

i think the fact that she said she "loves Pat Benetar" when asked about it makes me dislike it even more.

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Nirvana


i think the fact that she said she "loves Pat Benetar" when asked about it makes me dislike it even more.
:lol: Its so sickening and hilarious to hear of these pop-stars who probably dont even LIKE them saying they're hard-core fans.

[Penny Lane]

Favorites;

Turn The Page- Metallica
Walk Away Rene- The Four Tops
I Call Your Name- Mama Cass
Twist and Shout- Beatles
Long Tall Sally- Beatles
Chains- Beatles
Rock and Roll Music-Beatles


Least;

American Woman-Lenny Kravitz
Piece Of My Heart- Faith Hill

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by Penny Lane
Walk Away Renee- The Temptations
Ah!! AHH!!!! That is my 2nd fav. of all time!! It always puts me in one of those blah moods!

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Originally posted by •Shotz|NYC•

Ah!! AHH!!!! That is my 2nd fav. of all time!! It always puts me in one of those blah moods!
Wait, I think it was re-done by The 4 Tops..

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by •Shotz|NYC•

Wait, I think it was re-done by The 4 Tops..


Yes! You are right! Oops!:blush:

[Faith]

Favorites:

Hurt- Johnny Cash
Turn the Page- Metallica
Happy Together- New Found Glory
Plateau- Nirvana
Big Yellow Taxi- Counting Crows
Drift Away- Uncle Kracker
Lawagon- Brown Eyed Girl

Bad:

Chop Suey- Avril lavigne
Papa Don't Preach- Kelly Osbourne
I love Rock and Roll- Britney Spears

[~*Hannah_Lee*~]

Originally posted by Nirvana


i think the fact that she said she "loves Pat Benetar" when asked about it makes me dislike it even more.

:lol: That's so pathetic.

[Tuesday Weld]

well,one thing I can say for sure,is that I like ANY remake of a song by Elvis and Dusty Springfield.If I think of more I will post them.

Remakes I dislike are -

"Suspicious Minds" by Alan Jackson?(Not sure if he remade it,but I know some country singer(s) did).

"Jailhouse Rock" by Motley Crue

There are so many I dislike,I'll have to come back to this,when I think of more.

[JoPol_wannabe]

My favorites
Shameless- Garth Brooks
My Maria- Brooks and Dunn
When you say nothing at all- Alison Krauss
Blue- LeAnn Rimes
Big Yellow Taxi- Counting Crows and didn't Amy Grant do a remake of that song also?
Turn the beat around- Gloria Estefan
It's to late- Gloria Estefan
Twist and Shout- The Beatles
Don't Dream its over- six pents non the richer (not sure on spelling)
Desperado- Clint Black
Take it Easy- Travis Tritt
Heaven- DJ Sammy & Yanou
Total Eclipse of the Heart- Wilson Phillips
Daniel- Wilson Phillips
Don't worry baby- Lorrie Morgan
Sloop John B- Collin Raye
Just the way you are- Diana Krall

Least favorits
I love Rock and Roll- Britney Spears
Papa Don't Preach- Kelly Osbourne

[Rob1]

Best

Pretty Woman - Van Halen
Suspicious Minds - Dwight Yoakam
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
Time After Time - Eva Cassidy
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Josh Groban

Worst

Satisfaction - Aretha Franklin
Papa Don't Preach - Kelly Osborne
Come Together - Michael Jackson
Under The Boardwalk - Bruce Willis

Satisfaction : Justine Bateman of "Family Ties" once made a movie with this title, and also sang the song in the film. She was as bad, if not worse, than Aretha Franklin.

I Saw Him Standing There - Tiffany

The original version of this song was by The Beatles, and it was called I Saw HER Standing There. The title was changed, for obvious reasons. :)

[Rob1]

Originally posted by vintagetvgirl
well,one thing I can say for sure,is that I like ANY remake of a song by Elvis and Dusty Springfield.If I think of more I will post them.

Remakes I dislike are -

"Suspicious Minds" by Alan Jackson?(Not sure if he remade it,but I know some country singer(s) did).

"Jailhouse Rock" by Motley Crue

There are so many I dislike,I'll have to come back to this,when I think of more.

The song "Suspicious Minds" was actually by Dwight Yoakam. I like that song alot, but that's just my opinion. :D

[XoVanillaRain90oX]

my fav is whole again by play. done by attomic kitten.

[Bobaratie]

My fave song remake is "Come Together" by Michael Jackson! It was originally done be John Lennon!

I really hate shakya's version of "The Way You Make Me Feel" originally done by Michael Jackson!

[Brandon]

Originally posted by Brandon
Favorites-

Knocking On Heaven's Door ~ Avril Lavigne
Basket Case ~ Avril Lavigne (only at live shows)
I Will Always Love You ~ LeAnn Rimes
Wild Horses ~ The Sundays
Don't Dream It's Over ~ Sixpence None the Richer
There She Goes ~ Sixpence None the Richer
Me and Bobby McGee ~ Jennifer Love Hewitt
How Do I Live ~ LeAnn Rimes
Clay Aiken ~ Still The One
I Don't Wanna Know ~ Goo Goo Dolls
Papa Don't Preach ~ Kelly Osbourne
What I Like About You ~ Lillix
The Man Who Sold The World ~ Nirvana
How Soon Is Now ~ Love Spit Love
Here Comes The Sun ~ Bob Khaleel

LEAST Favorites-

Landslide ~ Dixie Chicks (they ruined a great song)
I Love Rock N Roll ~ Britney Spears

i added on

[SBTB Geek]

Best
Kelly Osbourne- "Papa Don't Preach"
Orgy- "Blue Monday"
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Pink- "Lady Marmalade"
Mariah Carey- "Without You"
Alien Ant Farm- "Smooth Criminal"

Worst
Avril Lavigne- "Chop Suey!"
Britney Spears- "I Love Rock & Roll"

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by vintagetvgirl


Remakes I dislike are -

"Suspicious Minds" by Alan Jackson?(Not sure if he remade it,but I know some country singer(s) did).

"


Dwight Yoakam covered that one and I love it!:D

[Penny Lane]

Originally posted by Rob1
Best
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival



Actually Tina Turner covered CCR's original Proud Mary.CCR recorded it first.

[Sitcomwriter]

Best:
I'm Real-Starting Line
Everywhere-Yellowcard
Time After Time-New Found Glory
Cincrete & Clay-They Might Be Giants
Mandy-Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies
My Michelle-AFI

Worst:
Get This Party Started - Stretch Arm Strong
9 to 5-Mellencolin
For the longest time-Yellowcard
Mandy-Box Car Racer

[DarleneIllyria]

Eh, I can only think of one song remake that I really like. Actually, this song got me really interested in Billy Idol again. Anyway, it's 'Don't You Forget About Me' by Billy Idol. It's on his Greatest Hits cd.

[*PinkLady*]

Big Yellow Taxi by the Counting Crows is a pretty good remake.

[~*Hannah_Lee*~]

I also would like to "Man who Sold the World" by Nirvana to my favorites. Also, Ruben Studdard's cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon, and Clay Aiken's "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Those guys were awesome last Tuesday night.

[Krisalicious]

My favorites:
Bridge Over Troubled Water by Clay Aiken
Time After Time by INOJ
Everything I Own by NSYNC *cough*
Sailing by NSYNC *cough again*
Blue Monday by Orgy
Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
Right Here Waiting by Monica
Footloose by Good Charlotte
So Happy Together by New Found Glory
Can't Help Falling in Love by UB40

[¤I Love Clay Aiken¤]

Love:
Solitaire - Clay Aiken
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Clay Aiken
Still The One - Clay Aiken
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Crazy Train - Pat Boone :lol:

[passionsfan79]

mine is

mindy smith-joliene
david cassidy-do you beleive in magic
david cassidy-cherish
beach boys-hot fun in the summertime
beach boys-under the boardwalk
partridge family-walking in the rain

[jamesanthony]

Favorites:

You Make Me Feel Brand New- Simply Red, took a song cut way too many times and made it understated and meaningful again

Gotta be There- Chaka Khan- outdoes Michael Jackson who was only like 13 when he cut it the first time

Until You Come Back to Me- Aretha Franklin- first done by Stevie Wonder

Here You Come Again- Dolly Parton- BJ Thomas did it first. Dolly did it better

Any Day Now- Ronnie Milsap- very good singer

Don't Ask My Neighbor and Let it Be Me- Bobby Caldwell- nice remakes

A House is Not A Home- Luther Vandross- probably his best cover tune ever

Hurting Each Other- Carpenters- better than Ruby and the Romantics' original

quite a few others....

Least favorite:

Anything redone on record for American Idol or the Radio Disney kids, everything on Gloria Estefan's 1994 covers album, and almost every tune sampled by a rapper in the last 15 years