cipsucks Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Fred Hoiberg has done a complete remake of the roster for this upcoming season. Someone posted weeks ago about doing an Original/Remake song thread in the off-season. Kudos to you, mark that post and you have a steak coming your way. Remakes can be really good. Oftentimes, not so much. I KNOW this Husker remake will be a huge success. Anyway... The Contest: As a rock and roll fanatic, original songs 90 per cent of the time are better than remakes. However, there are covers that are so much better than the original song. Here's the deal: Post your remake song you think kicks the ass of the original. Name the original artist and post the remake video, and you're part of the contest. The winner will be determined by how many upvotes he/she gets. The winner gets 2 14 oz Nebraska Star Beef Ribeyes, plus a six pack of Lucky Beef jerky. The contest will conclude in a couple weeks. I'll provide an example: Angry Bruce Springsteen. Kick ass remake: Edited July 2, 2019 by cipsucks Mr. Red, colhusker and mwm89 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroranHusker Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Toto's Africa. (as in... I Bless the Rains Down In Africa) Cover by Weezer is as good as I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerFever Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Original: Nine Inch Nails Cover: Johnny Cash Song: "Hurt" Dean Smith, colhusker and hhcmatt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhusker Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) A Tuesday Twofer Original Leonard Cohen - who recently pasted away Cover Jeff Buckley Song: Hallelujah Covered also by Rufus Wainwright! Edited July 2, 2019 by colhusker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred1212 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 All Along The Watchtower Original: Bob Dylan Remake: Jimi Hendrix Dean Smith, trickey, hhcmatt and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49r Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Original: Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones (1971) Kickass remake: Wild Horses - The Sundays (1992) Edited July 3, 2019 by 49r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Peterson Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Neal Diamond's "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" Kickass remake by Urge Overkill: swoof and busticket 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Peterson Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 BJ Thomas's "Hooked on a Feeling" Kickass remake by Blue Swede: atskooc and Dean Smith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred1212 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 My Way Original: Frank Sinatra Remake: Sid Vicious hal9000, swoof, jayschool and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayschool Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "A Quick One While He's Away" Original: The Who Remake: My Morning Jacket with Eddie Vedder on vocals BigTate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayschool Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "Jump" Original: Van Halen Remake: Aztec Camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayschool Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" Original: XTC Remake: Ruben Blades 49r and hal9000 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atskooc Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "Twist and Shout" Originally done by the Top Notes Cover by the Beatles Cazzie22, trickey and hal9000 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atskooc Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "Nothing Compares 2 U" Originally performed by Prince Cover by Sinead O'Connor 49r, Handy Johnson and Dean Smith 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atskooc Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "I Love Rock and Roll" Originally by The Arrows Cover by Joan Jett jayschool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atskooc Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 I know it's not a cover, but Weird Al's "Word Crimes" is a hell of a lot better than Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines." mwm89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoof Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Oooh, I'll play. I go back and forth on this but right now I'm in the Pixies's cover is better camp. Original - Head On by The Jesus and Mary Chain Cover - Head on by Pixies BigTate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickey Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 A couple of my thoughts are in use above; however, the Kingsmen get a large shout-out as one hit wonders who spurred a two year FBI investigation into the lyrics of the song and the subversive message sent to us then youths. “Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen (written by Richard Berry, originally performed by Rockin’ Robin Roberts and the Wailers) mwm89, Dean Smith and Cazzie22 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navin R. Johnson Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Song: I fought The Law Original: Bobby Fuller Four Remake: The Clash Handy Johnson and atskooc 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navin R. Johnson Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 My more obscure fav Song: Little Bitch Original: The Specials Cover: Nova Social jayschool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navin R. Johnson Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 15 hours ago, cipsucks said: Fred Hoiberg has done a complete remake of the roster for this upcoming season. Someone posted weeks ago about doing an Original/Remake song thread in the off-season. Kudos to you, mark that post and you have a steak coming your way. Remakes can be really good. Oftentimes, not so much. I KNOW this Husker remake will be a huge success. Anyway... The Contest: As a rock and roll fanatic, original songs 90 per cent of the time are better than remakes. However, there are covers that are so much better than the original song. Here's the deal: Post your remake song you think kicks the ass of the original. Name the original artist and post the remake video, and you're part of the contest. The winner will be determined by how many upvotes he/she gets. The winner gets 2 14 oz Nebraska Star Beef Ribeyes, plus a six pack of Lucky Beef jerky. The contest will conclude in a couple weeks. I'll provide an example: Angry Bruce Springsteen. Kick ass remake: Great topic. I was thinking we need a summer thread like this. I was going to start the exact same theme! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atskooc Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Navin R. Johnson said: Song: I fought The Law Original: Bobby Fuller Four Remake: The Clash I almost went with this one! So good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9000 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) Lonesome Train Original: Johnny Burnette and the Rock & Roll Trio (1956) Cover: The Pirates Edited July 3, 2019 by hal9000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searching 4 Chester Surles Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 "Old Town Road" Subpar Original: Lil Nas X Kickass Remake: KIDZ BOP aphilso1, Nighthawk and Mr. Red 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphilso1 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 Gangsta's Paradise Original: Coolio Cover: Taylor Reed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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