Daphne And Celeste's "UGLY"! I had the misfortune of hearing the Fishbone original and the quality gap is a galaxy wide!
― Tom (Groke), Wednesday, 11 September 2002 13:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
(very pleased people seem to have liked my first ever thread...)
― Charlie, Wednesday, 11 September 2002 22:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kim (Kim), Thursday, 12 September 2002 00:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mark (MarkR), Thursday, 12 September 2002 03:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ess Kay (esskay), Thursday, 12 September 2002 03:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
nina simone - i put a spell on you.
― brian badword (badwords), Monday, 16 September 2002 21:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― OCP (OCP), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 15:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
yeah, it's a Goffin/King/Wexler song, but Aretha's is the famous version. as for "Respect", Aretha took that away from Otis Redding, but hers has been overplayed so much who wouldn't rather hear the original nowadays...
― Paul (scifisoul), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
and one bit of Blasphemy...The vibrant, fizzy version of "How Soon is Now" off the soundtrack to The Craft is better than the listless, hissy original by the Smiths.
― Lord Custos Alpha (Lord Custos Alpha), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 17:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
i decided it is my favourite song ever
(hey custos, is The Craft what became Charmed? cz i agree w.you abt that version of "How Soon is Now", if the TV version is the same as the one yr talking abt) (also The Smiths didn't star Shannon Docherty)
― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 22:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― michael w., Wednesday, 18 September 2002 07:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― michael w., Wednesday, 18 September 2002 07:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mark s (mark s), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 07:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 07:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
The Warlock Pinchers "I Think We're Tiffany"
Went down vrey well at a recent wedding party at 2am. Doesnt translate well to record.
― jon (jon), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 15:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
Neither. XTC! (off "White Music")
― donut bitch (donut), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 17:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Burr, Wednesday, 18 September 2002 19:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Simon, Wednesday, 18 September 2002 22:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― T. Weiss (Timmy), Sunday, 27 April 2003 17:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― David Allen, Sunday, 27 April 2003 18:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Friday, 2 April 2004 23:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Ellison, Saturday, 3 April 2004 00:01 (twenty years ago) link
― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Saturday, 3 April 2004 00:16 (twenty years ago) link
― dlp9001, Saturday, 3 April 2004 01:05 (twenty years ago) link
You what? Is it as good as their versions of The Creation's "Painter Man" and The Smoke's "My Friend Jack"?
As for Bowie's "Fill Your Heart", it's not in the same league as Tiny Tim's version.
― Dadaismus (Dada), Saturday, 3 April 2004 01:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Saturday, 3 April 2004 01:44 (twenty years ago) link
I've only heard "Painter Man." In its own way, yes, it is as good as that! It's a killer.
― Tim Ellison, Saturday, 3 April 2004 02:30 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Saturday, 3 April 2004 03:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 3 April 2004 03:41 (twenty years ago) link
My friend jack eats sugar loavesMy friend jack eats sugar loavesSugarman hasn't got a careHe's been traveling everywhereBeen on a voyage across an oceanHeard the sweet sounds of wheels in motionHe's seen hawks fly high to hail the setting sunMy friend jack eats sugar loavesMy friend jack eats sugar loavesSugarman hasn't got a careHe's been traveling everywhereHe's seen the people in the cityAnd the bright lights looks awful prettyHe's followed dusty tracks into eternityEating sugar cain in cubaTry to grow it in japanOn the west coast, he's real famousKids they call him sugar manMy friend jackMy friend jackMy friend jackMy friend jackMy friend jack eats sugar loavesMy friend jack eats sugar loavesSugarman hasn't got a careHe's been traveling everywhereBeen on a voyage across an oceanHeard the sweet sounds of wheels in motionHe's seen hawk fly high to hail the setting sunEating sugar cain in cubaTry to grow it in japanOn the west coast, he's real famousKids they call him sugar manBeen on a voyage across an oceanHeard the sweet sounds of wheels in motionHe's seen the hawk fly high to hail the setting sunMy friend jack eats sugar loavesMy friend jack eats sugar loavesSugarman hasn't got a careHe's been traveling everywhereMy friend jack eats sugar loavesMy friend jack eats
― Tim Ellison, Saturday, 3 April 2004 04:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Saturday, 3 April 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link
Therapy? - IsolationNine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
Now you can hate me...
― Elvis is Dead, Saturday, 3 April 2004 23:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Saturday, 3 April 2004 23:47 (twenty years ago) link
Anyways, "Mr. Tambourine Man" remains my fave answer here.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 4 April 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Sunday, 4 April 2004 04:07 (twenty years ago) link
Now you can hate me..."
It's not better than the original, but the NIN version does do it justice.
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 4 April 2004 04:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Jole, Sunday, 4 April 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Sunday, 4 April 2004 13:17 (twenty years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 09:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 10:54 (eighteen years ago) link
"It's Not Unusual" by the Wedding Present (injects Tom Jones' signature track with an amphetamine-fueled, post-punk twitch).
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 12:36 (eighteen years ago) link
http://andrewpaulwoodworth.com/4758290687fg6b689erbg69349gh5g5.html
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 13:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 14:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 15:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh, I guess lots would say the same about Janis Joplin's treatment of Me and Bobby McGee...
― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 16:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 18:43 (eighteen years ago) link
Seconded, and exactly the same argument applies to "Eloise", as covered by the Damned.
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 18:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:08 (eighteen years ago) link