Best record covers?
04 December 2006, 04:30 PM
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Best record covers?
Listening to a couple of records last night and was thinking how many excellent records have been murdered when done by other bands.
Rarely has there been an improvement on the original so lets hear what you think was better.
My two
Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson(Marc Almond)
Unchained Melody - Al Green(Righteous Brothers)
Any others.
And if anyone lists Westlife the thread will be vaped
Rarely has there been an improvement on the original so lets hear what you think was better.
My two
Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson(Marc Almond)
Unchained Melody - Al Green(Righteous Brothers)
Any others.
And if anyone lists Westlife the thread will be vaped
04 December 2006, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
Nobody in the world agrees with me on this but;
The Far Corporation's version of Stairway To Heaven
The Far Corporation's version of Stairway To Heaven
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04 December 2006, 05:22 PM
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In one of our venues we have 2 walls dedicated to record covers, we asked staff and the pubic to come up with some idea's and the best ones made it onto the walls, there are far too many to list though 
04 December 2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ReallyReallyGoodMeat
Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Telboy - Knocking on Heavens Door.
Now thats what I'm talking about.
04 December 2006, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
Nobody in the world agrees with me on this but;
The Far Corporation's version of Stairway To Heaven
The Far Corporation's version of Stairway To Heaven
04 December 2006, 06:24 PM
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Hurt by Johnny Cash originally by Nine Inch Nails
Jolene by Sisters Of Mercy originally by Dolly Parton
Just Lie Heaven by Dinosaur Jroriginally by the Cure
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Jolene by Sisters Of Mercy originally by Dolly Parton
Just Lie Heaven by Dinosaur Jroriginally by the Cure
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04 December 2006, 06:29 PM
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Every Elvis song ever covered because the useless burger munching bog coughing wazzock had the voice of a yank tenor with a sinus problem... So songs line FYC - Suspiscous Minds, PSB - Always On My Mind etc wipe the floor with the originals...
Oh and Knocking on Heavens door by GNR too...
Oh and Knocking on Heavens door by GNR too...
04 December 2006, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
Nobody in the world agrees with me on this but;
The Far Corporation's version of Stairway To Heaven
The Far Corporation's version of Stairway To Heaven
04 December 2006, 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Pink Bunny
In one of our venues we have 2 walls dedicated to record covers, we asked staff and the pubic to come up with some idea's and the best ones made it onto the walls, there are far too many to list though
The lost art of the LP cover.Richard.
04 December 2006, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Alas
Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson(Marc Almond)
04 December 2006, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by douglasb
And Soft Cell/Marc Almond's version was an improvement on the previous version by Gloria Jones....
04 December 2006, 08:14 PM
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Best
Eva Cassidy - Fields of gold(Sting) - beautiful haunting voice
Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (Elvis) - perfect cover verison, grab the orginal, rip it to bits and reconstruct it to be nothing like it was before.
Nirvana - The man who sold the world (David Bowie) - as good if not better than Bowie and that is saying something
Worst
William Shatner - Common People (Pulp) - frankly unbelievable
Pet Shop Boys - Where the streets have no name - Oh dear (as Bono said "What have we done to deserve this?"
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Paul Young - Love will tear us apart (Joy Division)- leave it alone you t**t
Eva Cassidy - Fields of gold(Sting) - beautiful haunting voice
Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind (Elvis) - perfect cover verison, grab the orginal, rip it to bits and reconstruct it to be nothing like it was before.
Nirvana - The man who sold the world (David Bowie) - as good if not better than Bowie and that is saying something
Worst
William Shatner - Common People (Pulp) - frankly unbelievable
Pet Shop Boys - Where the streets have no name - Oh dear (as Bono said "What have we done to deserve this?"
)Paul Young - Love will tear us apart (Joy Division)- leave it alone you t**t
04 December 2006, 08:41 PM
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"Mr Blue Sky" by Nerf Herder - originally by ELO
"Dirt" by Depeche Mode - originally by Iggy Pop & the stooges
"Dirt" by Depeche Mode - originally by Iggy Pop & the stooges
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