Covers

So you know when a talented musician (or otherwise) likes another's work so much that they want to give it the highest tribute by recording their own version . . . or they just want to **** the song in the *** entirely.
Anyway, here's a study; you decide if it's "Hells Yeah BitCH!" or "Oh fuck . . no . . . please stop".
P.S.: Here I only present the originals of good songs . . . otherwise it would defeat the purpose.
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Original:

Title: "Running Up That Hill"
Artist/Band: Kate Bush



Kick ass right?
Yeah I could only find some weird animal video due to YouTube's sudden grasp of the sublime laws.

THE Good:

Title: "Running Up That Hill"
Artist/Band: Placebo



Yes this is the official video . . . parts of the winning fan-vids mixed to create one of the most effective music videos of all time
So Brian really outdid himself here.
Anyway . . . onto the horror.

THE Bad:

Title: "Running Up That Hill"
Artist/Band: Within (****ing) Temptation



Okay so it's really quite awesome until 00:37 , but . . . I want to know the exact words that were said when this very very deluded woman presented the idea of going near this song.

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Onto something newer and maybe more familiar.

Original:

Title: "Run"
Artist/Band: Snow Patrol



For me Snow Patrol is one of those bands (no I don't mean Evanescence) that I wouldn't say I 'like' but I do occasionally listen to some of there songs, and since Christmas this one has stuck with me.

THE Bad:

Title: "Run"
Artist/Band: Leona Lewis



You know what's even more unreal about this?
A YouTube user woke me up to the fact that she also covered the video.
Seriously.
I'll let it speak for itself.

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Original:

Title: "Summer Wine"
Artist/Band: Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood



So this is a song that is only kind of cool since it's so vintage.
Then . . .

THE Good:

Title: "Summer Wine"
Artist/Band: Ville Vallo & Natalia Avelon



Suddenly you realize that Ville Vallo is not just an egotistical black-idol but someone with an amazing voice completely misusing it.
Rarely does a cover outdo the original.

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Original:

Title: "Ziggy Stardust"
Artist/Band: David Bowie



So this is one of the most amazing songs ever . . . like ever.
I don't know what to say.

THE Good:

Title: "Ziggy Stardust"
Artist/Band: AFI



Yes . . . It's good.
See how candyhappy he is?

THE Really Good:

Title: "Ziggy Stardust"
Artist/Band: Bauhaus



As my sister says: It's like 80s punk made love to Bowie.

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Original:

Title: "Anyone Else But You"
Artist/Band: The Moldy Peaches



Undeniably great . . . though made famous by Juno.

THE Good:

Title: "Anyone Else But You"
Artist/Band: Ellen Page & Michael Cera



This was just.
Yeah.
Anyone who loves Juno (those who don't: "Who do you think you are?") will get it.

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Original:

Title: "2oth Century Boy"
Artist/Band: T-Rex



Shining, Undiluted, SEX.

THE Good (SO GOOD):

Title: "20th Century Boy"
Artist/Band: Placebo



So they retained that Undiluted Sex and made it their own.
Whoever made this video is a genius by the way.

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Original

Title: "Under The Bridge"
Artist/Band: The Red Hot Chili Peppers



THE Bad

Title: Under The Bridge
Artist/Band: All Saints



Again the beginning is good until 00:29.
Something to take note of is that they missed the entire point of the song because they changed the lyric from 'She' to 'He'.

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Original

Title: "Teenage Dirtbag"
Artist/Band: Wheatus



Anyone who had ears (or older sisters) at the time this came out will know that it's just from another time and never gets old.

THE Bad:

Title: Teenage Dirtbag
Artist/Band: Girls Aloud



Again with the 'His'.
Couldn't they have found some other reason to wear school-girl outfits?

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Original:

Title: "The Unforgiven"
Artist/Band: Metallica



One of my alltime favourite songs.

THE Good

Title: "The Unforgiven"
Artist/Band: Apocalyptica



Again one of my alltime favourite songs.

THE Bad:

Title: "The Unforgiven"
Artist/Band: Stefanie Heinzmann



During my time in Switzerland I heard this play on the radio.
Again missing the point entirely.
The song is about James' life and not some overly-emotional yuppie.
And the whole German-pop thing? She's really not doing well for the female side of the music industry.

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Again we have Metallica, Apocalyptica's beautiful rendition then some punk*** dumb ***** ***** doing 'her' thing.

Original:

Title: "Nothing Else Matters"
Artist/Band: Metallica



Classic.

THE Good:

Title: "Nothing Else Matters"
Artist/Band: Apocalyptica



THE Bad:

Title: "Nothing Else Matters"
Artist/Band: Lucie Silvas



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Original:

Title: "Land of Confusion"
Artist/Band: Genesis



Phil Collins has one of the best voices the world has ever known.

THE Good:

Title: "Land of Confusion"
Artist/Band: Disturbed



This is the real video featuring their mascot and not some Japanese fan ****.
Disturbed - without question - is my favourite band and this is almost as good as their other 80s cover: "Shout 200" by Tears For Fears.