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fung_us_among_us


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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: yelimS]
#2374636 - 02/24/04 02:31 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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i always thought it was a reference to how many songs are generally in 1/4 time.
but i'm also stupid.
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Middleman

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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: yelimS]
#2374830 - 02/24/04 05:15 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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i don't think any cover song could be better than the orginal, because it's not the original. but didn't Jimmy Page, when he first heard TOOL's rendition of "No Quarter", say, "It sounds like what i heard in my head when i wrote it." a great cover tune extrapolates on a song's content while remaining true to it's statement. btw, To "give quarter" or "grant quarter" means to grant clemency to a captured enemy soldier and refrain from immediately putting him to death, which was the standard practice when "quarter" was first used this way around 1611. It is probable that "quarter" in this sense is the same as the "quarters" (barracks) that soldiers live in. This kind of "quarter" is an antiquated use, meaning simply "place or area," not necessarily one-fourth of anything, and persists in place names such as "the Latin Quarter." So "to grant quarter" originally meant "to provide a prisoner with shelter," and, of course, not to kill him. To "grant no quarter" meant the guy was seriously out of luck. i think the song is about that "no place to go" or "no place to hide" Trip. anyWay, Page and Plant did some amazing covers of their own tunes w/ an Egyptian orchestra on their live LP titled "No Quarter". other great covers: "I Want You" (Beatles) Helmet "Frankenstein" (EWG) Overkill "Dancing Days" (Zep) Stone Temple Pilates "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) Tori Amos and, "White Rabbit" (Jefferson Airplane) Kyuss ^Blue Man Group's version was a travesty. oh, my favorite cover has got to be Dark Side Of The Moon by Phish @ Las Vegas 10.31.9? man, it's an incredible experience, only Phish could have pulled that one off.
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: Middleman]
#2375263 - 02/24/04 09:15 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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I also love Mushroomheads version of Seals Crazy, its hidden on the last track of their latest album.
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: Middleman]
#2375406 - 02/24/04 09:50 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Jinx said: i don't think any cover song could be better than the orginal, because it's not the original.
I used to think the same thing, but then I realized that an artist could have a totally unique interpretation of a song, and thus make it their own.
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: scotsman1]
#2376884 - 02/25/04 06:11 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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pigface's "suck" covered by nine inch nails. so does it count if he had a hand in the orinigal?
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: scotsman1]
#2377751 - 02/26/04 12:15 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hi, I saw this thread linked from mycotopia and just had to reply.
I think Led Zeppelin's version of Gallows Pole is better than the Leadbelly/Traditional version.
Also, String Cheese Incident's Gin and Juice is better than the Snoop Doggy Dog version.
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: Middleman]
#2377862 - 02/26/04 12:53 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Either way No Quater Is a bad ass song. good song to smoke to.
i forgot to mention,
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: element]
#2388990 - 02/29/04 01:29 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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"I Fought the Law" by the Clash was a major improvement over whoever. "Down By the River" and "Hey Joe" by Roy Buchanan as presented on the "Sweet Dreams" anthology are transcendant. Way better than Hendrix's.
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Re: songs better than the originals [Re: scotsman1]
#2389300 - 02/29/04 07:57 PM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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"hotel california" gypsy kings
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