Another music spinoff thread: remakes or covers that fell short.

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

Two come to mind (and this just opinion)

1. Bonnie Raitt -Roy Orbinsons "You got it". I mean she's good, but where's the value add?
2. Club Nouveau- "Bill Wither's "Lean on Me"
3. The Fugees-Lori Lieberman's (Roberta Flack) "Killing me softly"

 

[Tskware]

This may be a bit OT, but I can't see a movie about Bob Dylan's early career (which occurred a mere 60 years ago) making a whole lot of money, no matter how good the acting is.

 

[Get Bucket$]

This may be a bit OT, but I can't see a movie about Bob Dylan's early career (which occurred a mere 60 years ago) making a whole lot of money, no matter how good the acting is.

Granted I generally do not like bio-pics but this looks especially awful/un-intersting.

 

[Get Bucket$]

Two come to mind (and this just opinion)

1. Bonnie Raitt -Roy Orbinsons "You got it". I mean she's good, but where's the value add?
2. Club Nouveau- "Bill Wither's "Lean on Me"
3. The Fugees-Lori Lieberman's (Roberta Flack) "Killing me softly"

Weezer’s cover of Toto’s Africa.

 

[gamecockcat]

Didn't Uncle Kracker (??) also remake 'Drift Away'? It was not.....good.

U2 covered 'Helter Skelter' pretty decently on Rattle and Hum (I think) but it wasn't anything special.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

This may be a bit OT, but I can't see a movie about Bob Dylan's early career (which occurred a mere 60 years ago) making a whole lot of money, no matter how good the acting is.

Dylan was a world class jerk.

And the movie is 40 years late.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

Queen and Bowie stealing from Vanilla Ice.

 

[MegaBlue05]

I thought the Fugees cover was better than the original for the hip hop drum tracks alone.

I nominate this POS:

 

[WildcatFan1982]

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

Guns and Roses’ cover of Bob Dylan song, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”.

Just awful. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

And who can forget this abomination by Mick Jagger and David Bowie. They took a Motown classic by Martha and the Vandellas and turned it into whatever the hell this is. Try to watch the whole thing without laughing. You can’t!

 

[catsfanbgky]

False. GNR added energy to the song. That song rocks, "If it's too loud, you are too old".

 

[CAT Scratch FVR]

This is a two for one of awfulness.

 

[WildcatfaninOhio]

False. GNR added energy to the song. That song rocks, "If it's too loud, you are too old".

The lyrics of the song are reflective and somewhat dark. It’s supposed to be a slow song filled with foreboding. A person confronted with feelings of their own impending death. The last thing it needed was energy.

 

[Tskware]

Guns and Roses’ cover of Bob Dylan song, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”.

Just awful. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.

Original was great, one of BD's best, originally written for the movie Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. A lot of other Dylan songs made great covers, e.g., Watchtower by Hendrix, and Mr. Tambourine Man by the Byrds.

GNR not my taste generally, but they had some great individual songs, just don't think Heaven's Door is one of them.

 

[the nail at the foul line]

And who can forget this abomination by Mick Jagger and David Bowie. They took a Motown classic by Martha and the Vandellas and turned it into whatever the hell this is. Try to watch the whole thing without laughing. You can’t!

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So bad.

When this came out my college roommate said they are remaking a Van Halen song. I said no, but ok.

 

[CAT Scratch FVR]

MTM butchers McCartney. Kids, this is what we got for entertainment in the 70s, and we liked it!

Some special guests here as well..

 

[Mash 2.4]

Tom Jones redid Princes Kiss. It was an abomination.

Whoever redid Lean on Me. Was a big hit but nobody should be messing with Bill Withers stuff.

The aforementioned Uncle Kracker version of Drift Away

 

[CaptainBoogerBuns]

 

[PhDcat2018]

This may be a bit OT, but I can't see a movie about Bob Dylan's early career (which occurred a mere 60 years ago) making a whole lot of money, no matter how good the acting is.

Dylan is overrated as is the actor playing him.

 

[PickSixKing]

Nicelback AND Kid Rock.. hard to think it can get much worse

 

[PhDcat2018]

Oh and Lenny Kravitz American woman. Just no.

 

[ukalum1988]

Weezer’s cover of Toto’s Africa.

I heard that on the radio the other day and I was like WTF???

 

[ukalum1988]

“Don’t be Cruel” by Cheap Trick isn’t terrible IMO but simply doesn’t measure up to how The King sang it.