Remakes & Covers

[femmenoire]

Have you ever heard a remake/cover of a song that made you fall in love with the original all over again?

Have you ever heard a remake that you thought was a total injustice to the original song?


One summer I went to see India.Arie at a free concert in Centennial Park. Now I have always loved Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love" but she sung it so well that the original is now part of my daily rotation.

Then once I saw a concert with Vesta Williams who I already loved. And she song her version of Stevie Wonder's "You and I" and I rushed out and bought the album that featured it.


Other remakes I absolutely love:

Luther Vandross' For Always, Forever, For Love by Lalah Hathaway
Cherelle's "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" by Robert Palmer
Stevie Wonder's "Ribbon In The Sky" by Intro
Carlos Donida's "I Who Have Nothing" by Luther Vandross & Martha Wash (such a totally different rendition from Shirley Bassey's version)

 

[Crown&Coke]

On some show that BET had for Smoky Robinson a few years back John Legend sung Quiet Storm and IMO he sung it better than smoky, he made it his own.​

 

[modagr8]

"Killing me softly"

Everybody knows Lauren Hill remade it, but Al B Sure didnt do a bad job at it...Luther on the other hand messed me up when he didnt change the words...

"Always and forever"

Luther nailed it, but Heatwave is classic

 

[femmenoire]

On some show that BET had for Smoky Robinson a few years back John Legend sung Quiet Storm and IMO he sung it better than smoky, he made it his own.​

Oh my god, I would have loved to hear that.

Now I recently watched "El Cantante" about the life of salsa singer Hector Lavoe.

I had heard his music living in Brooklyn when I was young but didn't know who he really was. Well in the movie, Marc Anthony sings the title song (written by Ruben Blades) VERY WELL. I downloaded the original to compare and it made me love the song all over again.

 

[kjxxxx]

I remember when I watched heard Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You, I was like wow she did an amazing job. I had loved the original by Dolly Parton

DOLLY PARTON - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/NuZO1iT4kD0[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/v/NuZO1iT4kD0

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/VUoEil40qZA[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/v/VUoEil40qZA

Don't want to take away from the thread but thought this story she told was funny

Dolly Parton - Jolene
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/bEbh0SWandU[/FLASH]

You got me looking back at my puppy love days now.

 

[B-Witty]

D Jones-- knocks me off my feet... imo performed it better den Stevie and i love Stevie thats some hard shit 2 do

Who can i run 2..... X scape.... who cares who did the original its better den hers

Yesterday -- En Vogue.. Need i say anymore?

At your best--- Aaliyah.. need i say anymore?

imo if u gonna cover a song U BETTER DO IT BETTER DEN DA ORIGINAL, IF U DONT THEN WTF IS DA POINT?

case n point--- Dru hill... love we had.... wtf? leave it alone.. its CLASSIC by the Dells let it be

its late and i cant think of anymore but i know yall got my back

 

[NICKLEBAGKILLA]

BOYZ II MEN - "It's so hard to say good-bye to yesterday"

 

[PussyMan]

Who can i run 2..... X scape.... who cares who did the original its better den hers

The original was done by the Jones Girls and I think that's a much better version.

 

[Iron]

led zeppelin since i been loving you

[FLASH]http://youtube.com/v/ryZCHb1W8OI[/FLASH]


Corinne Bailey Rae sine i been loving you.

[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/9MAAFqYXx4g&feature=related[/FLASH]

 

[thoughtone]

We Can Work It Out – Stevie Wonder
Don’t Make Me Over – Sybil
On Broadway – George Benson
Who’s Lovin’ You – The Jackson 5
If Anyone Had A Heart – Luther Vandross
I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
A House Is Not A Home/Superstar – Luther Vandross
Grazin' in the Grass - The Friends of Distinction
Oye Como Va – Santana

 

[thoughtone]

Have you ever heard a remake/cover of a song that made you fall in love with the original all over again?

Have you ever heard a remake that you thought was a total injustice to the original song?


One summer I went to see India.Arie at a free concert in Centennial Park. Now I have always loved Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love" but she sung it so well that the original is now part of my daily rotation.

Then once I saw a concert with Vesta Williams who I already loved. And she song her version of Stevie Wonder's "You and I" and I rushed out and bought the album that featured it.


Other remakes I absolutely love:

Luther Vandross' For Always, Forever, For Love by Lalah Hathaway
Cherelle's "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On" by Robert Palmer
Stevie Wonder's "Ribbon In The Sky" by Intro
Carlos Donida's "I Who Have Nothing" by Luther Vandross & Martha Wash (such a totally different rendition from Shirley Bassey's version)

"I Who Have Nothing" was originally done by Ben E. King.

 

[femmenoire]

"I Who Have Nothing" was originally done by Ben E. King.

Yes you're right. Carlos Donida supposedly wrote it but there is a dispute about that.

 

[thoughtone]

Yes you're right. Carlos Donida supposedly wrote it but there is a dispute about that.

The melody was supposedly based on something he wrote. Kind of like Steely Dan’s “Do It Again” melody is based on Horace Silver’ “Song For My Father”

 

[11_BRAVO]

MAXWELL-This Womans Work, originally done by Kate Bush.

 

[dredhed0]

luther vandross and cheryl lynn, "if this world were mine"

 

[Organized Thought]

Paul Young- Everytime You Go Away

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Hall & Oates- Everytime You Go Away

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I kinda liked Paul Young's version until I saw Daryl Hall perform it on that Apollo special with Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin. I was about 7 or 8 at the time but I've been a Hall & Oates fan ever since.

 

[kjxxxx]

Another one I like is this:

My daughter likes the Jewel version
Leaving on a Jet Plane - Jewel
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/bJ_9xLl97_Q[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/v/KmpLXbhC16o

Leaving On a Jet Plane - Peter Paul and Mary
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/ps-VKb3TVjY[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/v/ps-VKb3TVjY

Leaving on a Jet Plane by Chantel Kreviazuk
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/ykFhOFQ2wGw[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/v/ykFhOFQ2wGw

Leaving on a Jet Plane - John Denver (The Original)
[FLASH]http://www.youtube.com/v/y0DyTFCJGhA[/FLASH]
http://www.youtube.com/v/vLBKOcUbHR0

 

[kjxxxx]

This is one serious song here.

I'D RATHER GO BLIND/ETTA JAMES
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http://www.youtube.com/v/OcwylnmACZ8

Rod Stewart has a version. Couldn't find it.

I'D RATHER GO BLIND - RUBY TURNER-
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http://www.youtube.com/v/cD6L4SAAo9U

I find that whenever I hear any body else does any of the songs she sings you can't help but think about hers because their seems to be no one that can do it better.

At Last by ETTA JAMES
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/1-r2tm7PJ0I[/flash]
http://www.youtube.com/v/1-r2tm7PJ0I

Christina Aguilera - At Last
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njph0QyXcKs&feature=related

 

[kjxxxx]

I just wanna make love to you live - Rod Stewart
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/yE__B7apg3s[/flash]
http://www.youtube.com/v/yE__B7apg3s

I just wanna make love to you live - Etta James (version in the commercial)
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/DKK_wmt8u4E[/flash]

I Just Want To Make Love To You (Muddy Waters - original)
[flash]http://www.youtube.com/v/624TSks9IYQ[/flash]
http://www.youtube.com/v/624TSks9IYQ

 

[Costanza]

I think the original was before my time (I actually like this one better though)...

[FLASH]http://youtube.com/v/hVHUniFdgN4[/FLASH]

DC & especially Beyonce made some great music... On one hand I hate them for their "Bills, Bills, Bills" whore anthems and "I need a soldier" fuck all non-gangstas anthems and think R&B is worse than rap because people think it's so innocent, but they do have talent and I love a lot of their music.

 

[dredhed0]

horrible re-makes

alicia keys,"how come u don't call me anymore"
mariah carey,"the beautiful one's"

i might get a lil flack for this one:

stephanie mills,"do me baby"

another great re-make

prince's versions of:

betcha by golly wow,
la, la, la, means i love u.
i can't make u love me
what if i God was one of us

 

[geechiedan]

"Lean on Me"
By Club Noveau
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bill Withers
I've never liked the original (to slow and sappy) but club noveau's version made it tolerable...

"Higher Ground"
by The Red Hot Chili Peppers
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Stevie Wonder
RHCP's version is okay if i'm in the mood for hard rock but you can't top Steve Wonder...

"American Woman"
by Lenny Kravitz
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Guess Who
Lenny put some funk on this that the Guess Who couldn't do...

"Come Together"
by Aerosmith
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles
The both sound real close so its a wash...

"Got To Get You In To My Life"
by Earth Wind and Fire
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles
EWF's version is a bit more soulful...gotta give it to them...

"Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)"
by Stevie Ray Vaughn
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Jimi Hendrix
Nothing can beat jimi's original although Stevie Ray Vaughn comes close...

"Easy"
by Faith No More
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Commodores
I don't know what the fuck was on FNM's mind when they decided to do this...

"Red Red Wine"
by UB40
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Neil Diamond
UB40 made this their own...

"Cum On Feel The Noize"
by Quiet Riot
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Slade
QR made it a but more gruffer..they get the nod...

"Kiss"
by Tom Jones and The Art of Noise
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Prince
I like Tom Jones version because he's not gonna hurt himself singing it..but it STILL a prince song..

"I Can't Stop Loving You"
by Ray Charles
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Don Gibson
Ray Charles made it his own...

"Hard to Handle"
by The Black Crowes
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Otis Redding
Otis is the king but the Black Crowes did do a damn good job on this...

"Killing Me Softly"
by The Fugees
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Roberta Flack
Never liked many of Roberta Flacks songs and LEAST of all this one..but the fugees made it bearable

"Hazy Shade of Winter"
by The Bangles
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Simon and Garfunkel
you CANNOT beat that blazing guitar in the bangles version...

"Walk This Way"
by RUN DMC and Aerosmith
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Aerosmith
RUN DMC revived aerosmith's career with their version...nuff said.

"Twist and Shout"
by The Beatles
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Isley Brothers
Isleys all the way...

"I Shot The Sheriff"
by Eric Clapton
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bob Marley
Bob Marleys original is a classic but Clapton's is a keeper as well...

"A Natural Woman"
by Carole King
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Aretha Franklin
Name a song aretha can't make her own...

"All Along The Watchtower"
by Jimi Hendrix
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bob Dylan
Even Dylan had to agree Jimi blazed the shit outta this tune..

"A Little Help From My Friends"
by Joe Cocker
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles
Close your eyes and you'd think a brotha was singing this...the beatles can't touch it.


"I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
by Gladys Knight / Creedence Clearwater Revival
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Marvin Gaye
MG recorded it FIRST but Gordy released it AFTER Gladys Knight's version..I like all three equally..each one did their own thing with it.

"Respect"
by Aretha Franklin
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Otis Redding
Again Aretha taking someones song and making it her anthem...

"Satisfaction"
by Devo
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Rolling Stones
Depends on my mood but most of the time the Stones get my vote.

"Proud Mary"
by Ike and Tina Turner
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ike and Tina put their foot in this song...they took it.

"Don't Leave Me This Way"
by Thelma Houston
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Gotta love thelmas soulful opening and it just rocks nonstop from there..she gets the nod.

"Knock on Wood"
by Wilson Pickett
and Amii Stewart
ORGINAL ARTIST: Eddie Floyd
Amii stewarts is a fun romp in pure 70s disco..but the wicked wilson pickett is pure soul..its a tie IMO

"Ladi Dadi"
by Snoop Doggy Dogg
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Slick Rick
A no brainer...rap remakes are ridiculous..IMO

"Black Magic Woman"
by Santana
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Fleetwood Mac
Santana owns this song..

"Blinded By The Light"
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bruce Springsteen
I just like the MMEB version cuz it sounds like he's saying "wrapped up like a DOUCHE"

"Hound Dog"
by Elvis Presley
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Big Mama Thornton
Gotta admit one of the FEW songs i like by elvis..

"The Twist"
by Chubby Checker
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Hank Ballard
Chubby owned it..sorry hank

"Emotion"
by Destiny's Child
ORINGINAL ARTIST: Samantha Sang & the Bee Gees
Like the original better and DC's video for this was depressing as shit.

"I Say A Little Prayer"
by Aretha Franklin
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Dionne Warwick
Aretha takes ANOTHER song..

"Don't Make Me Over"
by Sybil
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Dionne Warwick
Sybil version thoroughly modernizes this songs and made it a club fave...

"Live And Let Die"
by Guns N Roses
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Paul McCartney & Wings
The original is great but GNR did a pretty good version..

Walk on By
covered by Isaac Hayes
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Dionne Warwick
Isaac hayes version is over 7 MINUTES long and has more emotion than the original.

 

[thetipisthick]

Black Magic Woman performed by Percy Faith and his orchestra as a instrumental was off the hook

 

[BRUCE LEROY]

horrible re-makes

alicia keys,"how come u don't call me anymore"
mariah carey,"the beautiful one's"

i might get a lil flack for this one:

stephanie mills,"do me baby"

another great re-make

prince's versions of:

betcha by golly wow,
la, la, la, means i love u.
i can't make u love me
what if i God was one of us

I think you mean Meli'sa Morgan. I don't believe Stephanie Mills ever covered this tune but, I could be wrong. Stephanie did How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore? and I remember her performing (great) that song in concert.

Vesta - Knocks Me off My Feet (Stevie Wonder)
Gerald Albright - So Amazing (Luther Vandross)
W. Houston - I'm Every Woman (Chaka)

There are a few others

 

[thoughtone]

Black Magic Woman performed by Percy Faith and his orchestra as a instrumental was off the hook

Who did the original?

 

[PussyMan]

Black Magic Woman was originally written and recorded by Santana (I think)

 

[Blunt]

Black Magic Woman was originally written and recorded by Santana (I think)

Actually, it was first done by the original Fleetwood Mac (pre-Buckingham/Nicks), written by their then-guitarist.

 

[thevillian]

Avant & KeKe Wyatt= " my First love"
Rene & Angela= "my first love"(the original)

I think avant and keke did a great job!!!