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Three bands, one song
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Who did it better?
Toto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY
Ninja Sex Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABCeVA_ung
Weezer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c7EE8_IX0
Toto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaYNinja Sex Party
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABCeVA_ungWeezer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c7EE8_IX0 Three bands, one song 119 votes
Toto
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76 votes
NSP
3%
4 votes
Weezer
1%
2 votes
I don't like this song
4%
5 votes
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This is fantastic
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I don't like Weezer, but I definitely agree compared to Toto
Seems like I've been hearing and seeing it referenced everywhere over the past few months.
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Playing a song and writing a song are two very different undertakings and comparing an original recording to other bands' interpretations of if is like comparing all the apple pies in town to an apple that just fell from a tree.
You can enjoy someone's particular cover version more, especially if it's in a genre you generally prefer, but "better" isn't a word that should even come into it
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Like, unless you are doing musical critical analysis or scholarly work, it's not a big deal at all and completely understandable
and i thought the op was bad.
There's plenty of covers that have supplanted the originals. Some covers people don't even know are covers, because the original sucked or the cover was just that good.
"No one remembers the singer. The song remains."
There's examples of covers replacing the original from all periods of history. And the further back you go, the less the original matters.
This seems to assume that every original recording is written by the artist, when professional songwriters are a thing that exist?
If someone were to record an excellent cover of Bat Out of Hell, does Meat Loaf’s version remain unimpeachable even though he and the artist covering it are both just performing Jim Steibman’s written piece?
Admittedly the odds of anyone covering a Meat Loaf song better than Meat Loaf are virtually nonexistent, but still. Improving on a song is improving on a song, writing can and often should be classified separately from performing.
Edit... Looks like I was beaten to the punch on Hurt...
may he bork in peace
... genuinely enjoying this
I refuse to acknowledge any version of My Prerogative that isn't by Mr. Bobby Brown.
Leo M is a spectacular musician
Johnny Cash is overrated.
Like, while I generally love metal, it is pretty inherently ridiculous, and musicians taking the attitude seriously removes a fair bit of the enjoyment for me.
The guy's vocals at 3:31 remind me pretty heavily of an Asking Alexandria song.