And don't get cute and do songs people don't know are covers like I Will Always Love You or Torn

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[–] 21 points 6 months ago* (11 children)

Eric Clapton — I Shot the Sheriff (original by Bob Marley)
Disturbed — Sound of Silence (original by Simon & Garfunkel)
Manfred Mann — Blinded By the Light (original by Bruce Springsteen)

I love all of the original artists, but someone else did the definitive version of all of these. Disturbed is probably debatable, but I do think it's better.

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  • [–] 31 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    The disturbed song soured on me after the singer signed bombs for use against Gaza. I don't care what your political motivations are, signing bombs meant for killing people is bad. Fuck that band.

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  • [–] 23 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Politics aside, I also think the cover just sucks. This isn't about the band, I think the covers for Shout and Land of Confusion are ok, but I really don't understand why people like the cover for Sound of Silence.

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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Remember the good ol' internet, where you just LimeWired their music, without ever knowing what shitheads they really are?

    Godsmack was another like that for me.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    What's wrong with Godsmack? I liked their first album, but didn't pay much attention beyond that.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I'm baffled by how much people like the Disturbed version. I find it to be considerably worse than the original.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    I enjoy the rock-opera quality. The way it goes from soft and gentle to powerful and intense. It reminds me of Phantom of the Opera, which I quite enjoy. Now, Meatloaf probably would've done it much better, but to my knowledge he never did.

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