Alright #metalsky, what’s a cover song you think is better than the original? - ThreadSky

kimberjohnson.bsky.social • 106 days ago

Alright #metalsky, what’s a cover song you think is better than the original?

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kh0ma.bsky.social•105 days ago

The Brass Against cover of Stinkfist.

larryh22.bsky.social•105 days ago

I got a line on you—Alice Cooper

godlessskeptic81.bsky.social•105 days ago

Dimmu Borgir covering Twisted Sisters Burn in Hell

captstupidbeard.bsky.social•106 days ago

I unironically love dumb/ill-advised covers and I honestly think Korn's version of Word Up is up there

joeschoolcraft.bsky.social•105 days ago

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing
Marvin Berry and the Starlighters - Earth Angel
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar

samenrider.bsky.social•105 days ago

easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8wjImfFGms

cicadaqueen.bsky.social•106 days ago

Queensrÿche's Gonna Get Close To You (although the original is good)

iambarley.bsky.social•106 days ago

Original by Black Sabbath.
No easy feat to one-up the masters.
https://youtu.be/kWChhdIgT6Q?si=BSB2iGM-cnIjrB4h

eachtotheirown.bsky.social•106 days ago

A Day To Remember - Since U Been Gone
Cradle of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (admittedly biased as I adore Cradle and dislike Maiden)
Tool - No Quarter
Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus
Lacuna Coil - Enjoy the Silence

There are definitely others that escape me right now.

decompiler.bsky.social•106 days ago

That Tool version of No Quarter is next level - gives me gooseflesh every time! 🤘

ms-kuk.bsky.social•106 days ago

All the young dudes, Mott the Hoople.

areyoutolkientome.bsky.social•106 days ago

Is this a cover? I was under the impression Bowie wrote it for Mott The Hoople in an attempt to stop them from breaking up?

ms-kuk.bsky.social•106 days ago

Ah. Quite possibly. There is a Bowie version, it's not as good as MtH. I bow to your superior music history 😉😂 and go for Come Together by Soundgarden instead.

dr-kath.bsky.social•106 days ago

There is a cover by Bruce Dickinson.

ms-kuk.bsky.social•106 days ago

I never want to hear this.

kerfufflednb.bsky.social•105 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYQArPEnWJc

r4tser.bsky.social•106 days ago

War Pigs - Faith No More

Surprise, You’re Dead - Revocation

Dyers Eve - Revocation

God That Failed - Scars Of The Flesh

imannymetal.bsky.social•105 days ago

Blind Guardian's version of Satan's Trial by Fire, but I still love the original too

https://youtu.be/pQQuaXoAMCc?si=1rp4Si8X-M534ABB

damagedintransit.bsky.social•105 days ago

Panopticon -Pancho & Lefty (Townes Van Zandt)
not *better*, but pretty damn good!

dantlux.bsky.social•106 days ago

Orgy's "Blue Monday" I think has the edge over the New Order original, it's darker and more melancholy. If I recall correctly S Alexander Reed has a good musicological analysis of it.

charli0800.bsky.social•106 days ago

Overkill- Sonic Reducer

kesghidorah.bsky.social•106 days ago

Steel Panther I Want It That Way

keymoembryo.bsky.social•106 days ago

D-7 originally by The Wipers
Nirvana cover smokes it 🚬
https://youtu.be/skNDBE1Pibc?si=219XUP6GIW7Tndw9

rallieblegh.bsky.social•105 days ago

alien ant farm - smooth criminal

guitars add so much to the original, its unbelieveable

and i know its REALLY bad but

falling in reverse - gangsta's paradise

its so goofy with callouts and random screams i love it

jtstot.bsky.social•106 days ago

Weedeater doing Gimme Back My Bullets

donnygallagher.bsky.social•106 days ago

Anthrax - Got the Time

areyoutolkientome.bsky.social•106 days ago

Paint It Black - The Agony Scene

The Sentinel - Machine Head

White Wedding - The Murderdolls

Hit Me Baby One More Time - August Burns Red

jelbugle.bsky.social•106 days ago

Oh, definitely ‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Dragonforce

thatjamescummings.bsky.social•105 days ago

Evergreen Terrace - Everlong

thatjamescummings.bsky.social•105 days ago

Ok, maybe not better, but it is awesome.

r0cketshark.bsky.social•105 days ago

CoB - Somebody Put Something in My Drink

https://youtu.be/W8kX-QTa-Ko?si=uka0MsvCz2Vb6GPY

stevemalvern.bsky.social•106 days ago

Last Caress/Green Hell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48FBR5GYe6o

mariaelenaw111.bsky.social•106 days ago

This is a great cover! I can’t say I like it better than the original but I def like it just as much

stevemalvern.bsky.social•106 days ago

Played this EP to death on it's release. Good to hear it again 😊

indashadoz.bsky.social•106 days ago

I was pissed that the UK version omitted the Killing Joke cover.

stevemalvern.bsky.social•106 days ago

It was a bummer 😟
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8rfB1GNS24 😊

holyhierophant.bsky.social•105 days ago

King Woman - I Wanna Be Adored. Peak fr

damagedintransit.bsky.social•105 days ago

Awesome!

decompiler.bsky.social•106 days ago

Great question!

- Napalm Death, Nazi Punks Fuck Off

Honorable mentions:

- Sepultura, Orgasmatron (posted this morning!)
- Deftones, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (and I *love* The Cure)
- Great White, Babe I’m Gonna Leave You (and I *hate* Great White)
- (Hed)P.E., Sabbra Cadabra

cvillian.bsky.social•106 days ago

"Rock Lobster" by Botch

encounterparts.bsky.social•106 days ago

Nevermore's cover of "The Sound of Silence" is better than the original and infinitely better than the Disturbed cover of the same song.

https://youtu.be/2Tuls4GTebs?si=Czujue8WCI1wMCI1

mariaelenaw111.bsky.social•106 days ago

Earthless doing cherry red (groundhogs cover)

https://youtu.be/t5eavEd_7FM?si=oKfvI19u1dpnFGzX

bloodelf.bsky.social•105 days ago

It's not better than the original but personally I think it's on par. And that's a huge achievement 🤘
https://youtu.be/U2BNXHTqPtk?si=1-8fs4Zc5Ybcs8Cy