song covers

[rone]

I think that we often like a cover version of a song better than the original because we've heard the cover first.  When i think about covers that i like better than the original which i heard after i first heard the original, the only one that comes to mind is Tool's "No Quarter"; i've never been fond of the Led Zeppelin original (although John Paul Jones did a smashing instrumental version when i saw him some years ago), and Tool takes the song a lot farther.

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Bree Sharp's cover of 'Boys of Summer' is a pretty big improvement over the original, given that she can actually, y'know, sing in that range, so her performance doesn't give the impression that vocal cords are going to snap any freakin' second. It also has a sweeter, more introspective sound.

Smartbomb's cover of 'Breathe' radically transforms the tune from a Revlon-country sapfest to a high-intensity, almost stalkerish urgency. It's a lot more fun than the Faith Hill version.