Songs that cannot be covered [Archive] - Movie Fan Central Discussion Forums

HannibalGuy

12-03-2003, 05:57 PM

What are some songs that you think are SO good, they simply cannot be duplicated. My picks are:

Paradice by the Dashbord Light- Meat Loaf
Bohemeon Rapsody- Queen
Born in the USA- Bruce Springsteen

The Postmaster General

12-03-2003, 06:11 PM

I think it would be wrong to cover Primus.

Shakamaker

12-03-2003, 08:27 PM

Suck My Arse, It Smells - GG Allen

Raymond Babbit

12-03-2003, 08:56 PM

Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
Gardening At Night- REM
Baba O'Reilly- The Who
Comfortably Numb- Pink Floyd

BadCoverVersion

12-03-2003, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by Raymond Babbit
Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin

Tell that to Rolf Harris.

Best. Cover. Version. EVER.

SubMethod

12-03-2003, 10:34 PM

Originally posted by BadCoverVersion
Tell that to Rolf Harris.

Best. Cover. Version. EVER.

So its not a bad cover version?

:D

I couldn't help it....sorry.

Romero&Juliet

12-03-2003, 11:22 PM

NOBODY covers captain beefheart and gets away with it.

bowieee

12-04-2003, 10:32 AM

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
NOBODY covers captain beefheart and gets away with it.

Has anyone even tried?

BadCoverVersion

12-04-2003, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by SubMethod
So its not a bad cover version?

:D

I couldn't help it....sorry.

You should've fought the urge man...that was truly painful.

:( :D

Jewbo

12-04-2003, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by bowieee
Has anyone even tried?

the white stripes have superbly covered 3 captin beefheart songs.

Tom Samborski

12-04-2003, 09:07 PM

"Gimme Shelter"- The Rolling Stones
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana
"Thunderstruck"- AC/DC

BorderEevilIII

12-04-2003, 09:33 PM

Originally posted by Tom Samborski
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana

Teen Spirit has been done TWICE (sorta)

Well (Not) exactly a cover but....
-Weird Al Yankovic- Smells Like Nirvana from 1992

And a Euro Dance Version by:
-Abigail 1995 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000003E87/qid=1070591506/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-0266395-7263177)

notchreturns

12-04-2003, 09:47 PM

Paranoid Andriod - Radiohead

I'd vouch for a professional hit-man if it ever came to that.

El Bracamonti

12-04-2003, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by HannibalGuy
Bohemeon Rapsody- Queen

you got that one right!

electriclite

12-05-2003, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by Raymond Babbit

Baba O'Reilly- The Who

Pearl Jam did it LIVE

Originally posted by Tom Samborski
"Gimme Shelter"- The Rolling Stones

The Hellacopters

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
NOBODY covers captain beefheart and gets away with it.

Has PJ Harvey ever covered a Beefheart song? She is a big fan and sites him as clear source of inspiration.

I'm sure you'd let her slide with that wouldn't ya Romero, hon?
;)

The Postmaster General

12-05-2003, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
Teen Spirit has been done TWICE (sorta)

Well (Not) exactly a cover but....
-Weird Al Yankovic- Smells Like Nirvana from 1992

And a Euro Dance Version by:
-Abigail 1995 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000003E87/qid=1070591506/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-0266395-7263177)

Tori Amos also did a wretched cover of it.

The Postmaster General

12-05-2003, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by Romero&Juliet
NOBODY covers captain beefheart and gets away with it.

It's like Primus in that case, I think.

No one ever covers Weird Al. Haha

Buck Turgidson

12-11-2003, 12:07 AM

Originally posted by electriclite
Pearl Jam did it LIVE

Very nicely, in fact. When you can do The Who and The Buzzcocks in the same show...you have it goin' on.

To answer the question, I would truly hate to hear anyone try and do Tangled Up In Blue :(

The Heart Collector

12-11-2003, 04:29 PM

Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky

Jon Lyrik

12-11-2003, 05:14 PM

Originally posted by The Heart Collector
Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky

Agreed. Nothing by Pink Floyd, especially The Dark Side of the Moon, could ever be covered competently. The only band on Earth that even potentially could cover it halfway-decently would probably be Radiohead.

BorderEevilIII

12-11-2003, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
Agreed. Nothing by Pink Floyd,

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000FYIS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
then WHO was the crappy folks that sang on The Faculty sdtk.? When I heard it, I wanted to GAG!:mad:

Jon Lyrik

12-11-2003, 05:39 PM

electriclite

12-11-2003, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
..."covered COMPETENTLY"...

Then you better put a contract out on Fred Durst, he covered "Wish you Were Here".

sarah1980

12-12-2003, 01:45 PM

Anyone who tries to cover The Goonies song or anything from Labyrinth I'll kill them (anyone wanna help)

Grebdron

12-12-2003, 01:47 PM

Oops.

S. PLISSKEN

12-12-2003, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000FYIS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
then WHO was the crappy folks that sang on The Faculty sdtk.? When I heard it, I wanted to GAG!:mad:

Is that the version done by Layne Staley, Tom Morello and two other fellows? I know that version but never saw the movie so don't know if it is the same or not.

The Postmaster General

12-14-2003, 07:46 AM

Originally posted by Jon Lyrik
Agreed. Nothing by Pink Floyd, especially The Dark Side of the Moon, could ever be covered competently. The only band on Earth that even potentially could cover it halfway-decently would probably be Radiohead.

Go figure....

I liked Primus' version of "Have A Cigar"

flowrchild

12-14-2003, 09:07 AM

November Rain- Guns N Roses

Buck Turgidson

12-16-2003, 02:41 PM

Metallica probably has plans to do most of these songs in the brain dead and completely artless manner they did Turn the Page and Whiskey In the Jar :(

soundbomb81

12-17-2003, 12:46 PM

No one can touch;

"Like A Virgin"

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

"God Save The Queen"

"My Name Is"

"Bills Bills Bills"

BorderEevilIII

12-17-2003, 01:00 PM

Originally posted by soundbomb81
No one can touch;

"Like A Virgin"

"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

I guess you did not backtrack my reply on the Nirvana song.
And Weird Al did a parody of Madonna's hit song titled "Like A Surgeon" Hilarious video BTW. :D

soundbomb81

12-17-2003, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by BorderEevilIII
I guess you did not backtrack my reply on the Nirvana song.
And Weird Al did a parody of Madonna's hit song titled "Like A Surgeon" Hilarious video BTW. :D

Yep! forgot bout those and Weird Al is the King of music parody how about;

"Justified and Ancient" The KLF and Tammy Wynette

"Purple Rain" Prince

"Venus As A Boy" Bjork

"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" The Carpenters

"I Am The Ressurection" The Stone Roses

BorderEevilIII

12-17-2003, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by soundbomb81
how about;
"Purple Rain" Prince

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005Z9O.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Her version made me wanna break something. :rolleyes: :mad:

minorthreatsXe

12-18-2003, 12:32 AM

Noone can cover.. Minor Threat, the Clash, The Sex Pistols or The Exploited.

Rated R

12-18-2003, 12:50 AM

Originally posted by minorthreatsXe
Noone can cover.. The Sex Pistols.

There shouldn't be Sex Pistols songs to begin with...talentless fuckwits that made shit music. All about the image, not the songs. I am not a punk hater either, I love The Clash, Bad Religion and a few others....but I loathe the Pistols.

Personally though, I am not a fan of covers on general principle. Unless the band changes it up nicely putting their own spin on it. My only exception is Primus doing N.I.B. by Sabbath with Ozzy on vocals...it's basically the same only it's driven a bit harder.

Now as for a song that I never want to see covered? Well, I don't care really...as long as it meets some sort of criteria...although I agree that no one could aptly cover Primus to any degree.