Pretty much any cover of a tears for fears song. For some reason I don't vibe with their sound, but their song writing is really good.
Their songs get covered a lot and I like almost all of the covers way better than the original. Hell, even if they themselves play an acoustic version of their songs, I really enjoy it!
It's not just that he's a piece of shit, it's that he's a whiny bitch about being a piece of shit. "oh please don't give me a hard time for my garbage ass opinions". Fuck the drummer of System of a Down and his apologist guitarist too while we're at it.
Im gonna be a bit tangental. I don't like much original elvis stuff and I like the beatles but rock matured a lot after them. So often I like remakes of both better than the originals.
Their version of Take Me to Church is pretty good, too. Not the the original was bad, but Morgan James just takes it to another level. If you find a live version where it’s just her and a pianist, it’s pretty impressive. Got to see it live awhile back and had chills.
Most covers of Beatles songs. I couldn't get into the hype for the boy band but I like when other people try to spruce up their music a bit. Crucify me.
Noah Hawley and Jeff Russo did a cover of Don’t Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty for the show Legion that is fantastic, I’ve never liked anything from Tom Petty.
Pet Shop Boys cover of “Where the Streets Have No Name (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)” - it’s a two-fer; both songs are pretty insipid on their own but their cover / mash-up is fantastic.
I'm learning Running Up That Hill right now to perform, and "bland" has to be as close to "objectively" incorrect as anything musical can be. The sound is so novel and unique.
The amount of time and effort and research and diving into deep synth menus to recreate that sound is kinda insane.
Start with a cello sample. Set the pitch envelope to start with a lower pitch, then quickly slide up to the actual note. Cut off the amp envelope fairly quickly. Make both of those happen slower when lower keys are played. Then delay in some super specific way I still don't quite understand, and reverb too.
Not to mention the structure of the song is difficult as hell (for me at least) to memorize, it's not quite typical verse chorus back and forth
I can understand not liking it, but calling it bland is pretty wild to me
I was talking about the original. Unless you're somehow aware of some recording of me performing a song I have no memory of having ever covered, which would certainly be interesting
When discussing how bland a song sounds, the process of creating it is completely irrelevant. All that matters is how the end product sounds. It doesn't matter if a lot of effort went into designing the sound. If it's bland, it's bland.
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littleomid@feddit.org · 20 pts · 20d
Anything by Bob Dylan done by literally anyone else.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 20d
Dylan can write beautiful music. He just can’t sing for shit.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 20d
He can sing, he just has a unique voice.
Listen to Nashville Skyline and John Wesley Harding and tell me that dude can't sing.
And in the live Bootleg Series albums (thinking of Vol 4 specifically), he really hits all the notes.
I'm talking early-ish Dylan, of course (up to and including, Desire). Nowadays his voice is pretty trashed
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 20d
Nobody sings a Bob Dylan song worse than Bob Dylan.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
He did pretty well on "stuck in the middle"
RecursiveParadox@piefed.social · 1 pts · 19d
That was Steeler's Wheel, who's singer/guitarist was Gerry Rafferty of "Baker Street" (and others) fame.
I used to think it was Dylan too!
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
I know
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 20d
Excellent answer, hard to beat that. Man could write some songs but goddamn is he grating to listen to
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 20d
Hard disagree on that one. I fucking love Dylan.
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 20d
This is how I feel about all Stones songs too.
thagoat@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 20d
Pink Pomy Club by Gwar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5XR48KLE8I
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 20d
I saw them do this live, basically the spew was on nonstop throughout.
Widdershins@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
West End Girls by Gwar
Every cover GWAR did for AV Club kicks ass
nocturne@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 20d
Their She Bop is a great cover too.
IWW4@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 20d
Girls Just Want to have Fun, by Cindi Lauper.
Walk Me Out in the Morning Dew by The Jeff Beck Band.
Davel23@fedia.io · 4 pts · 20d
This is the original for those unaware.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20d
Wow. I have no idea how it is that TIL and not before.
blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 20d
99 red balloons by Goldfinger
Faith by Limp Bizkit
500 miles by Less Than Jake
ripcord@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
I'm a big fan of the German cover of that song
Lileath@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 20d
You mean the original?
ripcord@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20d
yes it's great
officerdwn@feddit.org · 5 pts · 20d
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 20d
HEEEYYYAAAYYAYAY.
I just need it to be the He-Man variant. With the cook-break
SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 19d
Now it's time for cake!
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 20d
My Chemical Romance did a cover of All I Want For Christmas Is You. Which is way better then the Mariah Carey one.
Marinos@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 20d
Pretty much any cover of a tears for fears song. For some reason I don't vibe with their sound, but their song writing is really good. Their songs get covered a lot and I like almost all of the covers way better than the original. Hell, even if they themselves play an acoustic version of their songs, I really enjoy it!
ThisIsTheOther1@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 20d
I recently discovered Shout by Disturbed, it’s pretty good.
Leviathan@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 20d
Fuck that Nazionist piece of shit.
ContactClosure@lemmus.org · 2 pts · 19d
It's not just that he's a piece of shit, it's that he's a whiny bitch about being a piece of shit. "oh please don't give me a hard time for my garbage ass opinions". Fuck the drummer of System of a Down and his apologist guitarist too while we're at it.
flabbergast@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 20d
Purple Rain covered by The White Birch (Norway)
flabbergast@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
youtube
PetteriPano@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d
Chop Suey by Noplan.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 20d
Im gonna be a bit tangental. I don't like much original elvis stuff and I like the beatles but rock matured a lot after them. So often I like remakes of both better than the originals.
shrugs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d
Walk of the earth - I knew you were trouble
ClownStatue@piefed.social · 2 pts · 20d
Postmodern Jukebox’s version of We Can’t Stop.
Their version of Take Me to Church is pretty good, too. Not the the original was bad, but Morgan James just takes it to another level. If you find a live version where it’s just her and a pianist, it’s pretty impressive. Got to see it live awhile back and had chills.
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 20d
Seether - Careless Whisper
N0MAD@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 19d
I Prevail's cover of Taylor swift's Blank Space
Not that I dislike her music but just not my style of choice.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 20d
Most covers of Beatles songs. I couldn't get into the hype for the boy band but I like when other people try to spruce up their music a bit. Crucify me.
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=iXKVA5Xs90M
0ops@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 20d
That's not a Beatles song, close though, It's McCartney and the wings.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 20d
Oh! An interesting turn of events. Thanks for the correction. I knew he had solo projects but I hadn't heard of that one
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 20d
Why would we crucify you?
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 20d
I just assumed speaking ill of the Beatles music would be bringing down fury on myself. Mayhaps it is not so controversial
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 19d
Anyone telling you that your musical tastes are "wrong" would be being really immature
Although yes I would disagree
PetteriPano@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 20d
SatyrSack@quokk.au · 1 pts · 20d
The Devil Wears Prada - Still Fly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny6lX2ubVQo
akunohana@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 20d
Power of thy sword by Manowar is just meh while Rhapsody of Fire's cover is eargasm
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
Noah Hawley and Jeff Russo did a cover of Don’t Come Around Here No More by Tom Petty for the show Legion that is fantastic, I’ve never liked anything from Tom Petty.
Witchfire@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
Collide's cover of Kim Petras - Unholy
yessikg@fedia.io · 2 pts · 19d
Way to not include Sam Smith who wrote and co-sung the original
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
Pet Shop Boys cover of “Where the Streets Have No Name (Can't Take My Eyes Off You)” - it’s a two-fer; both songs are pretty insipid on their own but their cover / mash-up is fantastic.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 20d
wow. where the streets have no name is definately in my top echilon of songs.
OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
I’m sorry. I just loathe U2. Not as much as I loathe Journey, but it’s pretty close.
HubertManne@piefed.social · 2 pts · 20d
yeah we just have different tastes. While not my favorite they are firmly in my second tier of muscicians for me.
kbal@fedia.io · 1 pts · 20d
Feelings — The Offspring
The original was played on the radio way too much in the 80s.
postnataldrip@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
Leo Moracchioli's cover of Adele's Hello
I don't hate Adele's, but it's a song that I kind of allow to keep playing if it comes on. Leo's is one I actively choose to play.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
This is one where I quite like the original, I hate the Madness cover that made it famous, but I love this more recent version:
It Must Be Love (Crooked Man remix) - Lady Blackbird
banause@feddit.org · 1 pts · 20d
1000 Miles - Never See Tomorrow
x264@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 20d
Room 429 by Strapping Young Lad
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net · 1 pts · 19d
Titi me pregunto by Karavana
Original by Bad Bunny
It's a silly thing that gives me a lot of joy
Also 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' by Travis
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 20d
Running Up That Hill covered by Placebo.
The original is bland eighties pop. The cover is deeply unsettling in all the ways Placebo are so fucking good at.
sanguinepar@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 20d
You can apply a lot of adjectives to Kate Bush, but I've never heard her described as bland before. That's quite a take.
noxypaws@pawb.social · 8 pts · 20d
I'm learning Running Up That Hill right now to perform, and "bland" has to be as close to "objectively" incorrect as anything musical can be. The sound is so novel and unique.
The amount of time and effort and research and diving into deep synth menus to recreate that sound is kinda insane.
Start with a cello sample. Set the pitch envelope to start with a lower pitch, then quickly slide up to the actual note. Cut off the amp envelope fairly quickly. Make both of those happen slower when lower keys are played. Then delay in some super specific way I still don't quite understand, and reverb too.
Not to mention the structure of the song is difficult as hell (for me at least) to memorize, it's not quite typical verse chorus back and forth
I can understand not liking it, but calling it bland is pretty wild to me
SatyrSack@quokk.au · -1 pts · 20d
They said the original is bland, not your cover.
noxypaws@pawb.social · 2 pts · 20d
I was talking about the original. Unless you're somehow aware of some recording of me performing a song I have no memory of having ever covered, which would certainly be interesting
SatyrSack@quokk.au · -2 pts · 20d
You're talking about recreating the song
noxypaws@pawb.social · 4 pts · 20d
I'm talking about how the original song was made and how complicated the sound was, through a frame of recreating it, in a post about cover songs.
SatyrSack@quokk.au · -1 pts · 20d
When discussing how bland a song sounds, the process of creating it is completely irrelevant. All that matters is how the end product sounds. It doesn't matter if a lot of effort went into designing the sound. If it's bland, it's bland.