bah!!

[dreamtrance]

why do artists feel the need to re-make old songs? (and do it badly)

excuse me for a minute while I go off.

this radio station feels the need to torture me with the re-make of Last Kiss (I think its Pearl Jam)

it pisses me off.

first: some of the words have been changed, and I don't mean just little words, I'm talking about significant words.

ex: original - "I found the love I knew I would miss"
new - "I found the love I knew I have/had missed"

hello?!?! change the meaning of the song why don't you.

ex 2: I hate the fact that the new one he says "something warm flowing through my eyes"
the original says "IN my eyes"
um tears don't run 'through' your eyes last time I checked.

second: this song should be a testiment to wearing seatbelts, she went through the windshield and thats why she died. if she had had her seatbelt on it wouldnt have happened.
the original song I have on a 45, I'm not sure of the original year but it was 70s or earlier so people didn't wear seatbelts. that was just normal.

third: I just think its awful. like nails on a chalkboard awful. maybe some people love singing to sound like a dying cat but not me. *cringes*

okay I'm going to stop before I get too upset.

I must say though that Uncle Kracker's re-make of Drift Away is okay. It's not great but not bad.

my advice to anyone who wants to re-make a song: Don't change the freakin words!!!!

Comments

[kare.livejournal.com]

*pokes you* make a poll..amuse the sick gal.

look! Chris is calling to request it even.

[dreamtrance.livejournal.com]

there you go my dear.

just for you.

[kare.livejournal.com]

*snuggle*

[nasagrl.livejournal.com]

I gotta admit, I liked Johnny Cash's remake of NIN's hurt, even though he did change some words....

[dreamtrance.livejournal.com]

hmm haven't heard that, will have to look it up.

Re:

[nasagrl.livejournal.com]

It's kind of disturbing. but he did a good job.

I just can't get over it, cause I like nin so much, so I always just think..."This is SO wrong"

[thebeamiestface.livejournal.com]

I generally don't like covers. If a band is loyal to the original then I'm usually okay. Like, it was really hard listening to More Than a Feeling for a long time just because I have all of Boston's records, some of it on vinyl and More Than a Feeling is a rock anthem. It's not a song for vocalizing. So I find myself giving covers more of a chance than I used to. Eva Cassidy's Fields of Gold. And Jeff Buckley does an amazing cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah (but on that side, I HATE Rufus Wainright's (I think that's who did it for Shrek) cover of the same song). I guess it's just a matter of what you hear first, how the song is covered (dont' get me started on Sixpence Non the Richer's cover of Don't Dream It's Over).

[dreamtrance.livejournal.com]

you do have a good point

and I'm right there with you about More Than A Feeling. the nsync version totally irks me.

especially since the original reminds me of MSU hockey warmups *sigh* I miss my boys.

[beatpropx.livejournal.com]

1964 I believe. At least that's what it says on my vinyl. /Love/ J. Frank and The Cavaliers.

[dreamtrance.livejournal.com]

I was close *g* and thank you I couldnt remember who sang the original!

[alexparker.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was kind of upset when that song came out, too...

[forkstab.livejournal.com]

Dude. Hands down the Worst. Cover. Ever? Avril Lavigne performing Fuel by Metallica, at a tribute show.

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.

It sounded like poking several hundred dying cats. I can't wait till she's fallen off the face of the earth and is finally one of those "what ever happened to... who cares?" people. *bounces gleefully*

the icon is for her, not you :oP

[dreamtrance.livejournal.com]

okay if I *ever* heard her cover a metallica song I would have to filet her starting from her feet and work my way up.

*shudders*

even the monks couldnt stop me!

Re: the icon is for her, not you :oP

[forkstab.livejournal.com]

Really?

*thinks*


....


*plays the song REALLY LOUD IN YOUR EAR*



Can i watch you fillet?