What's a song where you like a remix or cover better than the original? (lemmy.world)

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And don't get cute and do songs people don't know are covers like I Will Always Love You or Torn

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[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Eric Clapton — I Shot the Sheriff (original by Bob Marley)
Disturbed — Sound of Silence (original by Simon & Garfunkel)
Manfred Mann — Blinded By the Light (original by Bruce Springsteen)

I love all of the original artists, but someone else did the definitive version of all of these. Disturbed is probably debatable, but I do think it's better.

[-] DosDude@retrofed.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

The disturbed song soured on me after the singer signed bombs for use against Gaza. I don't care what your political motivations are, signing bombs meant for killing people is bad. Fuck that band.

[-] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Try the Pentatonix cover. Its much better with no baggage.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

Politics aside, I also think the cover just sucks. This isn't about the band, I think the covers for Shout and Land of Confusion are ok, but I really don't understand why people like the cover for Sound of Silence.

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh. That's fucking horrible. I had no idea. That version of the song is amazing, but fuck that fucking guy.

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