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What's a song where you like a remix or cover better than the original? (lemmy.world)
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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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[–] 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

Good for anyone who likes that version, but I could never get into it. It is okay, but will always pale in comparison to the raw emotions of the original, in my opinion.

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  • [–] 26 points 6 months ago

    I dunno, I think Cash is just as rawly emotional, it's just a different expression of a slightly different emotion. Reznor is expressing bleak despair in the midst of a Downward Spiral of self abuse, Cash is expressing bleak regret bearing the weight of decades of decisions.

    Maybe it's just because I have a soft spot for old, tough men expressing vulnerability, but

    Beneath the stains of time

    The feelings disappear

    You are someone else

    I am still right here

    .

    What have I become?

    My sweetest friend

    Everyone I know

    Goes away in the end

    hits way more raw coming from an old guy.

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