Eighties Songs Remake FAKES

Thanks to Warren Bakay for suggesting this page to me, I hadn't even realized until he mentioned it, that the nineties are already dredging up big hits from the last decade due to a not-so-surprising lack of imagination by the stars of the current decade. This should of course come to no suprise to most people, some big hits of the eighties were remake fakes as well ("Mickey", "Der Kommisar", "You Keep Me Hanging On" (which was remade into a hit four times so far)). So far though, most remake fakes have been pretty hideous. Only send songs that are originally from the eighties and are now being made into remake fakes. Also only submit a band if they're already well known or the group is making a lot of radio play with the remake.

Oh and to clear up a misconception a few people out there seem to be having about this page (and sending my very nasty letters). I have no problem with artists who do a cover of a song in concert, or because they are just starting out and don't have enough original material of their own for a full set of songs. As a matter of fact, I think cover bands can be great fun to go and see.All groups in modern history start out this way, I own a lot of The Beatles albums and they were the original cover group. A lot of early rock songs were covers of old R&B tunes. It's a fact of life.

The reason I started this page was to remind people more than anything that some of these songs are being covered since the originals might be a little obscured by time. Also, a lot of groups seem to be unable to write their own songs and have a hit with someone elses. There's more covers on the radio now than at any other time in the past 30 years according to the news report I saw recently, and the record companies wonder why they're in a slump!

Oh, and I hope people understand what the difference between what a remix and a cover is. A remix is when a DJ speeds up a song, or overlays new drum beats and other effects to a song to make it sound a little different for a dance floor. A cover is when a band performs a song that has already been performed by someone else. You can usually tell the difference because most covers won't have a similar sounding person singing the song.

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• "(You're so) Physical", Originally by Adam and the Ants, Remade by Nine Inch Nails
  
  
• "1999" originally done by Talking Heads remade by P.M. Dawn.
  Two parts of a three part song called "Fantasia's Confindential Ghetto" from their album "Jesus Wept"
  
  
• "500 Miles", Originally by Proclaimers, Remade by Down By Law.
  
  
• "867-5309/Jenny", Originally by Tommy Tutone, Remade by Crease
  Crease is a small band from L.A., who have released an EP called "Sixpack Shy of Pretty".
  
  
• "88 Lines About 44 Women", Originally by The Nails, Remade by They Might Be Gians
  I thought both versions were surprisingly similar, but I enjoyed TMBG's version better just because I'm such a big tmbg fan.
  
  
• "99 Red Ballons", Originally by Neneh Cherry, Remade by Goldfinger
  Well, fast and fun.
  
  
• "99 Red Balloons", Originally by Neneh Cherry Remade by Goldfinger
  any one who is a fan of ska or goldfinger for that matter should definitely check out this cover. Myself being an eighties child born in 1984 I always found amusing to hear covers of the songs i grew up hearing on my sister's stereo.
  
  
• "99 Red Luftballons", Originally by Nena, Remade by 7 Seconds.
  
  
• "99 Red Luftballons", Originally by Nena, Remade by Pleasure Delux.
  
  
• "99 Luftballons", Originally done by Nena remade by Angry Salad.
  Actually, this version is almost as good as the original.
  
  
• "Abracadabra", Originally by Steve Miller, Remade by Sugar Ray
  It's always better the first time!
  
  
• "Action", Originally by Sweet Sensation, Remade by Def Leppard
  Excelent version, very good, available in Retroactive album by Def Leppard.
  
  
• "Against All Odds", Originally by Phil Collins, Remade by Mariah Carey
  This is a classic 80's song, and I really like it. I've already heard her version of without you, that one is great, but she can't beat Phil Collins.
  
  
• "Ain't Nobody", Originally by Chaka Khan, Remade by LL Cool J
  He is a great rapper,but this one was too comercial... not his style actually
  
  
• "All Around The World", Originally by Lisa Stansfield, Remade by Puff Daddy and the Family. I was so sickened to hear these so-called producers and singers ripping off the 80's tunes and turning them into their own, Puffy destroyed this song as well as the song "Ghetto Superstar" (Dont remember who done it) which is a ripped-off version of "Islands in the Streams" by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers and one more some group remade B.B. King's "Stand By Me" and they had just murdered this great classic. Please if anybody has the power in record deals MAKE SURE THEY CAN WRITE MUSIC WITHOUT RIPPING OFF THESE GREAT SONGS FROM THE BEST DECADE IN MUSIC!!!!!!!
  
  
• "All of Me", Originally by ??, Remade by NOFX.
  I liked it. I generally don't like songs like this, because they're basically whiny, but I usually like the covers. I think this song is from the 80s. Not sure though. There are 2 versions done by NOFX, one during The Show (a surf video, not on the soundtrack), and one on the All of Me single. I like the surf video version better.
  
  
• "Always Something There To Remind Me", Originally by Naked Eyes, Remade by Jay Laga'aia (Draco in Xena: Warrior Princess)
  One of the characters on the hit TV series Xena: Warrior Princess does a hilarious heavy metal-grundge spoof of this in one of the episodes (Lyre Lyre, Hearts on Fire). It is sung by Jay Laga'aia and is featured on the Xena soundtrack CD aptly titled "Lyre Lyre.."
  
  
• "Always Something There To Remind Me", Originally by Naked Eyes, Remade by Marvelous 3
  Cool cover by one of my favorite bands. I don't know if this is on any CD, but it's on mp3 at the bands official website. They are a great band that everyone should check out. They put a new spin and energy into an 80's classic. Also covered by The Hippos.
  
  
• "Always Something There To Remind Me", Originally by Naked Eyes, Remade by The Hippos
  I liked it, but I still like the original better. The new one has a kind of more upbeat save ferris feel to it with the trumpets and all.
  
  
• "Are Freinds Electric", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by moloko
  terrible. sounded like the bontempi batteries were running out
  
  
• "Are Freinds Electric", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by Republica
  Not bad. tried to sound to much like Numan singing. Did not quite make it as it is a female lead.
  
  
• "Ashes To Ashes", Originally by David Bowie, Remade by Tears For Fears
  It didn`t compare to the original.
  
  
• "Ashes To Ashes", Originally by David Bowie, Remade by Samantha Mumba
  Absolutely wrecked it. She's changed the words and now it doesn't really make any sense...something about going to school and god knows what else. Shudder. Shudder. Shudder.
  
  
• "Attitutde", Originally by The Misfits, Remade by Guns N' Roses
  The cover is from GN'R's album "The Spaghetti Incident". I love the speed and thrash of the original, but I am also a huge fans of GN'R's bluesier sound. I listen to both.
  
  
• "Baby Can I Hold You Tonight", Originally by Traci Chapman, Remade by Boyzone
  
  
• "Bad Boys", Originally by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, Remade by Mase. I was watching Pop-Up Video one day, and I saw a video by Gloria Estefan with her old band The Miami Sound Machine. The song was called "Bad Boys". I heard the chorus and I realized that Puff Daddy was plundering from the 80s once again, using this song as the basis for Mase's song "Feel So Good". I loathe Puff Daddy and the only good thing that I can say about him is that he's broken down barriers between black and white. Other than that, I think he's a worthless wanker and I hate everything about him. His music, the artists he produces, the parties he throws and the fact that everybody wants to be his friend. The guy is friends with everybody from The Duchess Of York to the publisher of Screw magazine. In summary: 80s-Good! Puff Daddy and pretty much everything he does-Bad! Keep the 80s in your hearts and hold on to your memories of that decade! Don't let anybody-Puff Daddy especially-ruin them!
  
  
• "Back On The Chain Gang", Originally by The Pretenders, Remade By Selena Quintanilla.
  A kistch cover of the original.
  
  
• "Because The Night", Originally by Bruce Springsteen, and Performed by The Patti Smith Group, Remade by 10,000 Maniacs.
  Patti Smith could easily beat the crap out of Natillie Merchant in a fist fight, and should if she ever caught wind of this lifeless remake of a trully gritty and sexy song. The 10,000 Maniacs version of this song is so boring and played so straight that it loses any spark it might have once contained. This remake can frequently be heard in shopping malls and dentist offices, which is truly a shame, as it's more torturous than a Kenny G album.
  
  
• "Being Boiled", Originally by Human League, Remade by Aphrodelics / Rolling on Chrome.
  
  
• "The Best", Originally by Bonnie Tyler, Remade by Tina Turner
  
  
• "Big In Japan", Originally by Alphaville , Remade by Guano Apes
  wow! i usually hate remakes cause it usually sounded awful. but this one rocks!
  
  
• "Bigmouth Strikes Again", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Placebo
  Ok, so forgive me I never knew this song was a cover until I saw it listed on the "Laying it on the line" page. I quite like the Placebo version (bah, and I thought they had clever lyrics, but its not theirs), and I haven't heard the The Smiths version, so I can't really comment. Anyone out there have an opinion between these?
  
  
• "Bizarre Love Triangle", Originally byNew Order, Remade by Frente!.
  A nice acoustic cover.
  
  
• "Blue Monday", Originally by New Order, Remade by Orgy
  Someone get me a puke-pail because I think I'm gonna hurl! Absolutely the WORST cover song that I think I ever heard in my short 23 years of life.
  
  
• "Blue Monday", Originally by New Order, Remade by Orgy.
  
  
• "Boy", Originally done by U2, remade by Non-Agresssion Pact
  
  
• "Boys Don't Cry", Originally by The Cure, Remade by Oleander
  
  
• "Break My Stride", Originally done by Matthew Wilder remade by Puff-Daddy
  Not really a remake so much as a bad use of the lyrics, Matthew Wilder is a producer now, and contributed on this somehow. My neighbor used to play it really loud in his car which really helped add to the annoyance factor. I found the originally recently, and when the weather is better, I plan to loop it and play it at top volume.
  
  
• "Break My Stride", Originally done by Matthew Wilder remade by Unique II
  I still think the original was better, despite the fact that I haven't heard it since 1985. It's never played on the radio, and I've never found it on a compilation, which is a shame.
  From ChuckyG: It can be found on "Lost 45's of the Eighties" on the Risky Business label, an excellent compilation
  
  
• "Burning Down The House", Originally by Talking Heads, Remade by Tom Jones and The Cardigans
  If you have never heard this song covered before then consider yourself lucky! Don't give up your day jobs everyone!
  
  
• "Burning Down The House", Originally by Talking Heads, Remade by The Cardigans and Tom Jones
  I actually really like the newer version, but the last time I heard the Talking Heads one was four or five years ago so I can't really compare them.
  
  
• "Burning Down the House", Originally by Talking Heads, Remade by Tom Jones & the Cardigans
  First time I heard it I HATED it - the Cardigans singer has a voice that sounds electronically enhanced. But it grows on you and is annoyingly catchy after a time.
  
  
• "Burning Down The House", Originally by Talking Heads, Remade by Tom Jones
  Not as good as the original - and you don't need to have heard it to come to that conclusion, as the very concept of him doing one of their songs is a little daunting to say the very least. In a not-very-subtle effort to maximise the song's popularity, he has the lead singer of the Cardigans sing with him, and it does help redeem the song slightly.
  
  
• "Burning Down The House", Originally by the Talking Heads, Remade by Bonnie Raitt.
  
  
• "Burnin' Up", Originally done by Madonna, remade by Babyland
  Somehow they even manage to get a curse in on this.
  
  
• "Can You Feel It", Originally by Jacksons, Remade by The Tamperer
  Normally im not a huge fan of cover versions from the 80's but if you want to dance your ass off with a synth beat check out the tamperer, and try to figure out the line "Whats she gonna look like, with a chimney on her"
  
  
• "can you feel it", Originally by jacksons, Remade by the tamperer
  
  
• "The Captain of her Heart", Originally by Double , Remade by Randy Crawford
  Nice, but as deep as the original
  
  
• "Cars", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by Armand van Heldan
  Not even a remake... sounds like a copy made using a cheap turntable in a moving vehicle.
  
  
• "Cars", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by Judybats
  This was a bonus track on a CD single for "Daylight" from their first album. They also performed it live when I saw them 1993. While the song is faithful to the original, the Judybats' aesthetic was a different kind of quirky.
  
  
• "Cars", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by Fear Factory. A straighht-up virtual carbon copy of the original, which, if you've ever heard Fear Factory, is incredibly surprising to say the least!
  
  
• "Casanova", Originally by Levert, Remade by Ultimate Kaos
  They both are doing it well, but this was actually Ultimate Kaos' only hit
  
  
• "Centerfold", Originally by J. Geils Band, Remade by Against All Authority.
  
  
• "The Chauffuer", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Deftones
  I heard about this on another page of this site. Went on Napster and downloaded it. All I could say was WOW!! Had to pick my jaw up out of my lap!! Chino doesn't normally sound like Simon LeBon, but boy did he hit it!!
  
  
• "Cherrish", Originally by Kool and the Gang, Remade by Pappa Bear
  
  
• "Christmas Wrapping", Originally by The Waitresses, Remade by Spice Girls. Since The Waitresses were the original "flirty girl" group (with "I Know What Boys Like" -- not "Want"), the Spice Girls do a passable rendition of this tune with some changes thrown in. Played all over the UK during the holiday season a year or two ago.
  
  
• "Cities in Dust" Originally by Siouxsie and the Banshees, Remade by The Newlydeads
  
  
• "Close To Me", Originally by The Cure, Remade by The Get Up Kids
  I liked the cover, but it isnt as good as the original (like all covers). But as far as covers go, this one is respectable, check it out!
  
  
• "Come On Eileen", Originally by Dexy's Midnight Runners, Remade by Reel Big Fish
  A boppy, ska-type cover of this classic song from the early 80s. Similar to other cover efforts by Reel Big Fish, but I found it a little bit of a worry that a woman was singing on this version ...
  
  
• "Come On Eileen", Originally by Dexys Midnight Runners, Remade by Save Ferris.
  If you really want to know what I think about it, I almost puked when I first heard it because I thought it was No Doubt. It's about twice as fast and ska-style, and I am usually open-minded toward music, but I'd have to say I think the original is more tolerable. Plus, call me a loser if you'd like, but I've never heard of the band before, and to me there's nothing worse than a band that gains their popularity from a cover.
  
  
• "Crash", Originally by The Primitives remade by The Mr. T Experience
  
  
• "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", Originally by Queen, Remade by Dwight Yoakam
  The original barely qualifies as an '80's song because it fell off the charts in 1980. The version by Dwight Yoakam was originally intended for a Gap commercial but he did the whole song and the Gap commercial was made into the video for Dwight's version of the song.
  
  
• "Cruel Summer", Originally by Bananarama, Remade by Ace of Base
  The cover version is very much like the original except making it sound more 90s.
  
  
• "Cruel To Be Kind", Originally by Nick Lowe, Remade by Letters To Cleo
  A bad ass song, and, as mentioned before, letters to cleo does cover songs very well. This cover is slightly faster than the original, but its very well done.
  
  
• "Crush On You", Originally by The Jets, Remade by Aaron Carter
  Sounds almost exactly the same except this time it's more nauseating.
  
  
• "Cum on Feel the Noize" Originally by Quiet Riot/Slade Remade by Oasis
  Released as a D-side (4th track) on the UK CD single for "Don't Look Back in Anger".
  
  
• "Cum On Feel The Noize", remade in the 80's by Quiet Riot, remade again by Bran Van 3000, Originally by Slade
  This Canadian band is really being hyped up as the next big thing...I think this is the only good song on the album.
  
  
• "Dancing Barefoot", Originally by Patti Smith remade by U2
  
  
• "Dancing With Myself", Originally by Billy Idol, Remade by Boomtang Boys
  Well Boomtang Boys have made a really odd dance/pop version of this. Very Euro-pop sounding, yet they're from Canada. It's an OK version, but as usual the original is better.
  
  
• "Dancing With Myself", Originally by Billy Idol remade by Blink 182
  
  
• "Dangerous Type", Originally by The Cars, remade by Letters to Cleo.
  Submitted by Troy (on the Craft soundtrack along with "How Soon is Now" (The Smiths/Love Spit Love) and "I Have the Touch" (Peter Gabriel/Heather Nova). Tess and I both agree that this is probably one of the cooler The Cars covers to be found and easily the best cover on the soundtrack. While the Love Spit Love version of "How Soon is Now" is good, the deviation from the original is minimal and Heather Nova simply butchered Peter Gabriel.
  
  
• "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", Originally by Rod Stewart, Remade by Revolting Cocks
  I know this is actually a 70s song but this cover is worth mentioning. RevCo, an industrial supergroup, did a hilarious cover of Rod's disco classic, changing the lyrics slightly (even the lead singer cracks up at the lyric about K-Y Jelly!).
  
  
• "Dead Souls", Originally by Joy Division, Remade by Nine Inch Nails
  Trent Reznor and Ian Curtis are kindred spirits! NIN laid off the synths for this one (which was for "The Crow" soundtrack) and made it with heavy drums, real guitar, and vocals very much like the original.
  
  
• "Dear God", Originally done by XTC, remade by Sarah MacLachlan.
  Recorded for a Canadian XTC tribute album, so it may not be familiar to most American listeners. This is not one of XTC's better songs to begin with (I don't care how popular it made them), and Sarah doesn't or can't do anything to improve it.
  
  
• "Destination Unknown", Originally by Missing Persons, Remade by the Replicants.
  Submitted by Troy (Technically this is a cover band even though all members are from "real" bands; i.e. Tool & Failure). This really sounds almost completely different from the original which was probably the intent. Very industrial and the best part is the alien abduction sequence.
  
  
• "Destination Unknown", Originally by Missing Persons, Remade by the Smashing Pumpkins.
  
  
• "D.I.S.C.O.", Originally Ottawan, remade by N - Trance
  
  
• "Die, Die My Darling", Originally by The Misfits, Remade by Metallica
  I love the Misfits, I love Metallica. I love both versions of the song, but this cross-over should never have happened.
  
  
• "Don't Change", Originally byINXS, Remade by Everclear.
• "Don't Change", Originally by INXS, Remade by Goo Goo Dolls.
  From Email: Redone by Everclear, which I think is only available on an import. Also, the Goo Goo Dolls did it on the Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls soundtrack. The Goo Goo Dolls' version is pretty cool, but Everclear really screwed it up.
  
  
• "Don't Stand So Close to Me", Originally by The Police, Remade by The Police
  The song was redone as "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" and was placed on their greatest hits album "Every Breath You Take—The Singles." Doesn't sound anything at all like the original, which was left off the greatest hits album, and can't hold a candle to it. However, A&M did release another greatest hits album in 1995, "Every Breath You Take—The Classics," which finally put the original version on a Police greatest hits album—along with the sucky remake.
  
  
• "Don't You Forget About Me", Originally by Simple Minds, Remade by Bouncing Souls
  Normaly I find the original to be much better than the cover but that isn't the case with this song. In my opinion Greg (lead singer of Bouncing Souls) puts alot more into to the song then the original and I like the horns.
  
  
• "Don't You Forget About Me", Originally performed by Simple Minds, Remade by Life of Agony
  The verses are slowed down quite a bit and sound quite mournful. The chorus and end are pretty much played straight except nothing LOA plays ever sounds happy so they inherently change the mood of the song. Might bug purists but I'm always up for a new spin on a song and they do it well.
  
  
• "Don't You Want Me Baby", Originally by Human League, Remade by Smashing Pumpkins
  Heard it live this weekend (08/12/2000) at Summersault 2000 festival here in Montreal. It was an unexpected song and the crowd response was good. I liked the verse with full chorus and a little bit of distorsion. Bass player Melissa Auf Der Maur sang the girl's part and guitar player James Iha did the guy's part, although his performance was so-so. They pretty much stuck to the original but they definitely added the Smash touch.
  
  
• "Don't You Want Me Baby", Originally by Human League, Remade by Tatjana. I almost corpsed when I heard this - the greatest eighties song of all just completely mauled by this wifey who can't sing to save herself. It basically consists of of a dance backing track and her "singing". To make things worse, she sings both the male aand female parts of the song - which takes away the whole meaning and point of the song! She's basically talking to herself...
  
  
• "Down in the Park", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by Marylin Manson.
  Do these guys even write any of their own stuff or what? See "Sweet Dreams" for basically the same comments!
  
  
• "Down in the Park", Originally by Gary Numan, Remade by Foo Fighteres.
  Check out the recent X-Files CD "Songs In The Key Of X" for an excellent rendition by The Foo Fighters. Also, the UK girly band "Shampoo" just released a single called "Girl Power"... the b-side is their cover of Gary Numan's "Cars".
  
  
• "Down Under" Originally by Men At Work, Remade by Chris Wayne.
  All Chris did was torture it and add "Land" to the beginning of the title.
  
  
• "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me", Originally by Culture Club, Remade by Violent Femmes
  Takes two or three listens and then it sounds great. Great guitar work towards the end.
  
  
• "Do You Think I'm Sexy", Originally by Rod Stewart, Remade by Revolting Cocks.
  
  
• "Dust in the Wind", Originally by Kansas , Remade by Sarah Brightman
  Stick to London musicals, Ms Brightman...your style doesn't suit this kind of music!
  
  
• "Eighties", Originally by Killing Joke, ripped off by Nirvana in "Come As You Are"
  Someone pointed this one out to me in email, basically, the lead guitar plays the same rif, only at a faster tempo. I like both myself, and I think you have to listen pretty close to notice the similarity, but it's there.
  
  
• "electric avenue", Originally by edy grant, Remade by re-fugee camp allstars
  
  
• "Englishman in New York", Originally by Sting , Remade by Shinehead
  Other lyrics and a reggae feeling to it, but of course, the orginally is so many times better!!!
  
  
• "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)", Originally done by Rupert Holmes remade by AC.
  Absolutely one of the worst covers of this I've ever heard, death metal, nothing but screaming.
  
  
• "Eternal Flame", Originally by The Bangles, Remade by Human Nature
  I can barely express my disgust in words.
  
  
• "Every Breath You Take", Originally by The Police, Remade by Millencolin
  I thought it was a decent cover. I'm a big Millencolin fan, and they made it sound upbeat. It's not a bad cover.
  
  
• "Every Breath You Take", Originally by The Police, Remade by Rockapella
  
  
• "Every Breath You Take", Originally by The Police, Remade by Strung Out
  
  
• "Every Breath You Take", Originally by The Police, Remade by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans (featuring 112).
  An atrocious hip-hop/R&B "cover/remake" of the TOTALLY RAD Police song, Now don't get me wrong, I like hip-hop and rhythm and blues, but it's just that this particular song bites! They changed the lyrics and some of the music! They call it "I'LL BE MISSING YOU" and, even worse, it's been NUMBER ONE on Billboard for over four weeks (wretch, puke).
  
  
• "Every Little Thing She", Originally by The Police, Remade by Shawn Colvin
  It's certainly CD single material. The rest of the album is background music. Not annoying or intrusive, but not worthy of the kind of attention one is forced to give to a great album.
  
  
• "Everything Counts", Originally by Depech Mode, Remade by Meat Beat Manifesto
  Look to be honest I'm not the biggest fan of covers,but this is a brilliant exeption to the rule. Shure it's full of contemporary Techno-VooDoo, but the spirit of the origional is alive and intact. You can tell these guys actually are Depech Mode fans.Check it out on Variouse Artists For The Masses(1998)
  
  
• "Everything I Do, I Do It For You", Originally by Bryan Adams, Remade by Brandy
  Oh my god! It was absolute agony to hear that horrible Brandy completely ruin a perfectly good song. Bryan Adams is an absolute legend and yet another one of these so called "soul/r&b artists" has to steal someone else's song! if you are so fantastic, write your own damn songs!
  
  
• "Everything I Do, I Do It For You", Originally by Bryan Adams, Remade by A New Found Glory
  I LOVE this song!! It's really good, and I think it's MUCH better than then original.
  
  
• "Everything I Do, I Do It For You", Originally by Bryan Adams, Remade by Brandy.
  
  
• "F**k the Police", Originally by Dope, Remade by NWA
  Same people who did the Spin Me Round cover.. Definitely and odd change. Cool and kind of funny.
  
  
• "Fade To Grey", Originally by Visage, Remade by "Mark O".
  Submitted by Vincent He just speeded it up a lot, the voices sound the same.... Mark O is a house/gabber kind of "artist", but not the kind that makes great gabber music that real gabbers, not including me, would like, but sorry top-40 stuff silly peple like nowadays. He sucks, big time, and so does his cover.
  
  
• "Faith", Originally by George Michael, Remade by Blackstrret and Mya
  Very bad cover,it's the only thing I have to say.
  
  
• "Faith", Originally by George Micheal, Remade by Chixdiggit
  Pretty good, if this version took the play time of Limp Bizkit's rip off the world would be a better place!
  
  
• "Faith", Originally by George Michael, Remade by Limp Bizkit
  A mediocre attempt on Fred Drust's part to remake a song that's been so over-played that the words have lost all meaning. I mean could we be just the tiniest bit more original you guys instead of butchering it to the point where Gorgie Porgie could sue at a moment's notice?
  
  
• "Faith", Originally by George Michael, Remade by "Limp Bisquit".
  Killed it!
  
  
• "Fantastic Voyage", Originally by Lakeside, Remade by Coolio
  Its exactly the same,but the original was without a rap...
  
  
• "Fascinated", Originally by Company B, Remade by Emjay
  From Garth Jensen: A Canadian dance singer who uses 2 Expose cover songs on her first album, "In Your Arms". She chose to remake "Fascinated" and "Point Of No Return" and does a pretty good job with them. Her version of "Fascinated" got heavy radio/club play here in Toronto, and I think her version of "Point Of No Return" is better than Expose's, but that's only my opinion. Her remakes are basically updated versions of those Expose hits, but still pretty faithful to the originals.
  
  
• "Father", Originally by George Michael, Remade by LL Cool J
  LL Cool J can make his cover version better than the originals,this one defenitely a better one
  
  
• "Fight For Your Right To Party", Originally by Beastie Boys, Remade by N.Y.C.C
  n.y.c.c copied beastie boys 80's classic,and I really hated their stupid dance version
  
  
• "The Final Countdown", Originally by Europe , Remade by My Favorite Relative
  Off of the Then Covered NOW CD
  
  
• "Forever Young", Originally by Alphaville , Remade by Axel Rudi Pell
  Excelent version like the Original.
  
  
• "Forget Me Not", Originally by Patrice Rushen, Remade by Will Smith (Men in Black)
  Like the other rap cover's it sucks. But, I think that Will Smith has covered other tunes (I'm pretty sure Gettin' Jiggy wit it is a cover).
  
  
• "For You", Originally by Richard Marx, Remade by Monica & 112
  I totally hated it. She messed it up big time. And Vibe magazine called Richard Marx a schmo rocker and said that Monica's remake was better. I just want to throw up! Needless to say, I didn't renew my subscription with Vibe!
  
  
• "Fresh", Originally Kool and the Gang, remade by Beat System
  
  
• "Games People Play", Originally by Joe South, Remade by Tesla
  Brilliant, Excelent, Amaizing versio, 10 puntos.This Version is from the album Bust a Nut realesed in 1994 on Geffen Records.
  
  
• "Gangsta's Paradise", Originally by Stevie Wonder, Remade by Coolio
  Submitted by Seth
  
  
• "Ghost In You", Originally by The Pyschedlic Furs, Remade by Counting Crows.
  
  
• "Girlfriend in a Coma", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Mojo Nixon
  It's not really a remake fake, as Mojo pleads that you don't blame him for the song but blame Morrissey instead, but it's a pretty funny cover nonetheless.
  
  
• "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", Originally by Cyndi Lauper, Remade by Lolly
  another classic ruined by a girl barely alive when the origional was out, Lolly also ruined Toni Basil's "micky"
  
  
• "Girls Just Want To Have Fun", Originally by Cyndi Lauper, remade by Exude
  
  
• "Girl U Want", Originally by Robert Palmer.
• "Girl U Want", Originally by Devo, Remade by SoundGarden.
  
  
• "Give It Up", Originally by KC & The Sunshine Band, Remade by Cut 'n' Move
  This Dutch group actually reached #1 here in Australia with a cover of the KC & the Sunshine Band song.
  
  
• "Go!", Originally by Tones on Tail, Remade by The Newlydeads
  This may be a somewhat obscure one, but it's worth mentioning. Glam-industrial take on a goth club favorite. Not bad, but vaguely blasphemous to old school goth fans.
  
  
• "Gold Dust Woman", Originally by Fleetwood Mac, Remade by Hole
  Not bad! It could be better.
  
  
• "Gold Dust Woman", Originally by Fleetwood Mac, Remade by Hole
  It's a good try on Courtney Love's part to remake a classic song!
  
  
• "Golden Years", Originally by David Bowie, Remade by Marilyn Mason
  Nothing like the original. Nice if you like hard and heavy. Not so nice otherwise. However, I'm not partial to the original, so my opinion probably doesn't count.
  
  
• "Goody Two Shoes", Originally by Adam Ant remade by Unwritten Law
  
  
• "Go West", Originally by The Village People, Remade by The Pet Shop Boys
  In as few words as possible? Killed before it EVER hit the airwaves of TV and radio.
  
  
• "Gut Feeling", Originally by Devo, Remade by Clawhammer.
  Submitted by Troy I haven't had an opportunity to listen to all of this yet. I actually think their cover of "Jocko Homo" is better however they have two different versions of "Gut Feeling". Both songs can be found on Clawhammers album (Q: Are We Not Men A: We Are Not Devo).
  
  
• "Happy Loving Couples", Originally by Joe Jackson remade by Guttermouth
  
  
• "Hard to Say I'm Sorry", Originally by Chicago Redone by Az Yet
  Submitted by email: Heard it a few times and was sickened to the point of smashing my radio. Sure, some songs go good to their type of style, but not this one.

  Submitted by email: At first, I hated it, but I think because I was getting sick of these poor excuses for remakes. Then, I started to listen to it more and more, and it is really a good song.
  
  

• "Head Like a Hole", Originally by Nine Inch Nails, Remade by Pig
  This is off a recently (8/00) released tribute album to NIN. Virtually the entire album is good, but this particular remake is *fantastic*. Done in a jazzy-lounge kind of way, it makes me want to do a striptease and dominate some hapless gothboi.
  
  
• "Head Like A Hole", Originally by Nine Inch Nails, Remade by Pig
  
  
• "Head Like A Hole", orginally by Nine Inch Nails Redone by Devo
  This barely fits into this list, however, Pretty Hate Machine was released in 1989. Although, most consider Nine Inch Nails a band of the 90's, listening to his early demo tapes you can clearly hear the 80's influence. Devo recently did a cover of this song that is actually not bad. Although, it is in the definitive DEVO style that we all know and love. Personally, I'd like to see Reznor to a cover of "Whip It", that would be interesting.
  
  
• "Here Comes the Rain Again", Originally by Eurhythmics, Remade by The Cruxshadows
  Goth cover... Predicatably, it's kind of a drag. Beautifully executed, but it almost ends up sounding like a marching song.
  
  
• "Higher Ground", Originally by Stevie Wonder, Remade by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  The Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the greatest bands in the world. This cover of a tune originally done by Stevie Wonder proves it. They took this song and added a rock and roll flare to it! It's just awesome!
  
  
• "Highway To Hell", Originally by AC/DC , Remade by NYCC
  A big flop for the cover band n.y.c.c. but I liked the original
  
  
• "Holding Back the Years", Originally by Simply Red, Remade by Angie Stone
  Better than the original. She tears it up. I love her.
  
  
• "How Am I Supposed to Live Without you?", Orginially by Laura Branigan, Remade by Michael Bolton.
  Thanks to my friend David and also to Aprile for both pointing out to me that this is technically not a remake. Michael Bolton actually wrote this when he was more of a songwriter than a song recorder for Laura Branigan.
  
  
• "How Soon Is Now", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Snake River Conspiracy
  A great cover. I might even like it better than the original.
  
  
• "How Soon Is Now?", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Snake River Conspiracy
  It's, well, odd. You'd think this song would lend itself to better cover versions, as it's a damn cool little Morrisey mopeditty. Alas, no.. and I usually LIKE Snake River Conspiracy, too.
  
  
• "How Soon is Now?", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Everclear.
  Submitted by email. Disgraceful, would make you...scream. Especially because it's a classic.
  
  
• "How Soon is Now?", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Quicksand.
  A rare b-side, by far the most powerful and "rocking" version I've heard, leaving Everclear in the dust.
  
  
• "How Soon Is Now", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Love Split Love.
  Submitted by email. I think the keyboards are too much, and I don't think Richard could really get his heart into the song.
  
  
• "Human", Originally by Human League, Remade by Five
  
  
• "Hungry Like The Wolf", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Reel Big Fish
  I would call this a ska/swing version with a sense of humor.
  
  
• "Hungry Like the wolf", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Reel Big Fish
  The original song rocked and the cover is even better it's fast addictive ska it rules
  
  
• "Hungry Like The Wolf", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Hole.
  If Courtney Love really thought this was a great song, she wouldn't have done such a piss-poor attempt at trying it. It boggles the mind why she could even think she could sing after hearing her rendition of this one, thank god she couldn't remember all the words and gave up on it.
  
  
• "Hungry Like The Wolf", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Less Than Jake.
  
  
• "Hurts So Good", Originally by John Cougar Mellencamp, Remade by Jon Cougar Concentration Camp
  
  
• "I Can't Drive 55", Originally by b>Sammy Hagar, Remade by Todd Thibaud
  I like it. It's a bluesy cover, and adds a completely diffrent spin on the song. It's on the Then Covered NOW Comp
  
  
• "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man", Originally by Prince , Remade by Jordan Knight
  It's interesting to see how much feeling Jordan puts into this song. I could go on and on about why I like Jordan singing this song but it would probably take up an entire two pages.
  
  
• "If I Was Your Girlfriend", Originally by Prince , Remade by TLC
  
  
• "If I Was Your Girlfriend", Originally by Prince, Remade by TLC.
  
  
• "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight", Originally by Cutting Crew, Remade by Rabies Alert
  In their hands, it's a totally new song. Nothing like the original. It's a long industrial cover, with heavy drums and screaming lyrics. I love it much more than the original.
  
  
• "I Know What Boys Like", Originally by The Waitresses, Remade by Jay-Z featuring Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim
  I have 8 words to describe this crappy cover: God! Why can't they leave this music alone?
  
  
• "I Know What Boys Want", Originally by The Waitresses, Remade by Bouncing Souls.
  
  
• "I'm Every Woman", Originally by Chaka Khan, Remade by Whitney Houston
  
  
• "I Miss You Like Crazy", Originally by Natalie Cole, Remade by The Moffats
  Canadian teen pop brother band the Moffats really just did another pointless and boring remake.
  
  
• "I'm Still Standing", Originally done by Elton John remade by AC
  Death Metal version of this song.
  
  
• "I Need A Lover", Originally by John Cougar Mellencamp, Remade by Pat Benatar
  Pat's version is crunchier. I like both, but her's is more rockin IMHO.
  
  
• "In my Dreams", Originally by Dokken , Remade by The Party
  Basically, it's a pretty-cheesy 90's poppy version of the original made in 1991 for their (debut?, only?) album: In The Meantime, In Between Time. I have the CD for some odd reason (ok... I was in high school and lame back then)
  
  
• "In My Dreams", Originally by Dokken, Remade by De Lench Mob.
  I heard this remake and almost puked!
  
  
• "In a Lonely Place", Originally by New Order, Remade by Bush. I haven't heard it yet, but it's the last track on "Deconstructed". Some Bush fans I've talked with (die-hard fans I might add) say that "Deconstructed" is not one of their better albums, and "In a Lonely Place" is the last track, so the outlook is not good.
  
  
• "Inspection Station", Originally by I Ferget The Artist, Remade by Bouncing Souls.
  
  
• "Invisible Son", Originally by The Police, Remade by Sting and Aswad. I know that Sting was the lead singer of 'The Police,' but this is still a remake. I like the new version better than the old one. It has a slight reggae beat to it, and is a bit faster. The new one can be found on the X-Files: Fight the Future Soundtrack.
  
  
• "I Go Blind", Originally by 54-40, Remade by Hootie & the Blowfish.
  Submitted by Kevin Not sure if Americans are aware of this, but the Hootie & the Blowfish tune on the 'Friends' soundtrack is a remake. "I Go Blind" was originally done by 54-40 -- that's pronounced 'fifty-four forty', a great Canadian band who is still going strong today. (Their new release 'Trusted By Millions' came out last month, & it's very good.)
  But as far as the Hootie cover version is concerned, it's not TOO bad, I guess. They didn't really stray too far from the original (a Canadian CLASSIC!), so I can't complain too much, although this recent Hootie-mania is beginning to wear thin. I do like them, but even I have to admit they've been severely overexposed. But I digress...
  
  
• "I Ran", Originally by A Flock of Seagulls, Remade by Assemblage 23
  EBM/industrial remake... It's not bad, but it's not really good, either. They should stick to their own material, as they're actually a pretty good band.
  
  
• "Islands In The Stream", Originally by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers, Remade by Pras
  
  
• "I Still Believe", Originally by Brenda K. Starr, Remade by Mariah Carey. She totally bites!!! The original is a hundred times better--and while we are at it, she covered Prince's "The Beautiful Ones" from his album "Purple Rain"---If Prince did the song, it's a good chance you SHOULDN'T!!!!

  It seems that back when nobody knew who she was, Mariah was one of Brenda's backup singers. Seemingly she covered it to call atention to the real version and (I suspect) to call attention to the fact that her old boss is nowhere near as popular as she's become. Ouch!
  
  

• "It's The End of the World As We Know It ", Originally by R.E.M. , Remade by Great Big Sea
  I like this cover. It's very cleverly done by a band who had a hit with the song "Run Run Away".
  
  
• "I've Never Been To Me", Originally by Charlene, Remade by Rainbow Nation. This came out in the erly 90's as an import from the uk on Almighty Records. It is totally dance and a total hatchet job. Charlene is a friend of mine and I stand by her original.
  
  
• "I've Never Been To Me", Originally by Charlene, Remade by Temptations. This version was actually recorded in the ealy 80's but wasn't released till the late 80's. Also released on Motown as was the original. This is an ok version, i wouldn't call it a true cover as it has the man's lyrics. Which the song was originally written for a man.
  
  
• "I Want Candy", Originally by Bow Wow Wow, Remade by Aaron Carter
  The pop singing younger brother of one of the Backstreet Boys sweetened up an already bubblegum song. Disgusting.
  
  
• "I Want Candy", Originally by Bow Wow Wow, Remade by Bouncing Souls.
  From Dennis Willis: "I Want Candy", itself, is a remake of a 1965 song for The Strangeloves. In fact, Richard Gotteher (from The Strangeloves) went on to co-found Sire Records and produce The Go-Go's first two albums and Blondie's debut.
  
  
• "I Want To Know What Love is", Originally by Foreigner , Remade by Tina Arena
  I think the Tina version is good but not enough like the original by Foreigner.
  
  
• "I Want You to Want Me", Originally by Cheap Trick, Remade by Propagandhi
  One of the best punk bands around. I personally like it better than the original, but I'm slighly biased, due to the fact that I really hate the original and I love Propagandhi.
  
  
• "I Want You to Want Me", Originally by Cheap Trick, Remade by Propagandhi
  
  
• "I Want You To Want Me", Originally by Cheap Trick, Remade by Letters to Cleo
  Letters to Cleo always makes rockin covers!! I love the old song and I love the remake.
  
  
• "I Will Always Love You", Originally by Dolly Parton, Remade by Whitney Houston
  An irritating, but HUGELY popular R&B imitation of a country song. Amazingly, both were done for movies that they starred in, Parton's was for "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas", and Houston's for "The Bodyguard".
  
  
• "I Will Follow, Originally by U2, Remade by Third Eye Blind. I Will Follow: I'm a huge fan of both bands so I was very excited when I heard this performed live. It's a very good version actually, and adds a little more "rock" to the song. I think they would actually do a better job covering "Bullet The Blue Sky"...Stephan has enough passion live to execute it wonderfully.
  
  
• "In Between Days", Originally by The Cure remade by Face To Face
  
  
• "Into The Groove", Originally by Madonna, Remade by Hole. Extremely Poor Attempt.
  
  
• "I Ran (So Far Away)", Originally by A Flock of Seagulls, Remade by Sunshine Blind. Its Not All That Bad At All,Sunshine Blind's Homepage Has An Audio Smaple Of It,Go check It Out!
  
  
• "I've Never Been To Me", Originally by Charlene, Remade by Ned's Atomic Dustbin
  Rather funny version of such a crap song. Original by Charlene in 1982.
  
  
• "Jack and Diane", Originally by John Cougar Mellencamp, Remade by Jessica Simpson
  Well, as a teenager myself,with a mother from the eighties, I have heard John's many times.hen I heard Jessicas song with Johns backgrond music, I almost died of laughter, she SUCKED! Shes just trying to be another bubblegum singer like brittney queers! .
  
  
• "Jack and Diane", Originally by John Cougar Mellencamp, Remade by Jessica Simpson
  It's just the same rhythm section with new crappy, cheesey lyrics about some teen lovey-dovey crap and a new melody!
  
  
• "Jack and Diane", Originally by John Cougar Mellencamp, Remade by Jessica Simpson
  This isn't as much a cover as it is a 'sample', either way, IT SUCKS! How dare she, having minmal talent as is, try to use a John Cougar song to make a hit for herself! Puke and a half is my rating!
  
  
• "Jealous Guy", Originally by John Lennon, Remade by Enuff Z' Nuff
  Another excelent version, impresionant, amaizing from this Hard Rock band from the 80s. This version is from the album Seven realesen in 1997 on Music For Nations records.
  
  
• "Jenny (867-5309)", Originally by Tommy Tutone remade by Bracket
  
  
• "Jenny 867-5309", Originally by Tommy Tutone, Remade by Less Than Jake
  
  
• "Jenny 867-5309", Originally by Tommy Tutone, Remade by The Refreshments
  (The unashamed sons of 80's frat rock) do a gorgeous cover of it live. Their road manger, James Swafford (former member of Tutones, I believe??) usually comes on stage to play guitar with them.
  
  
• "Johnny and Mary", Originally by Robert Palmer, Remade by Placebo
  Heard this on MP3...interesting taking a cool synth-laden song and makin´it an alternative rockin´ version. STILL, the original beats the cover.
  
  
• "Jump", Originally by Van Halen, Remade by Aztec Camera
  This Scottish band did a slow, very tongue-in-cheek cover on their self-titled 1985 EP.
  
  
• "Just Another Night", Originally by Mick Jagger, Remade by The Alleycats
  Live Ashburton hotel 1990
  
  
• "Just Like Heaven", Originally by The Cure, Remade by The Ataris
  Another punk band covering a Cure classic... not bad for an attempt at matching the best band ever.
  
  
• "Just like Heaven", Originally by The Cure, Remade by Goldfinger
  I thought it was pretty damn cool, cause i like ska so...
  
  
• "Just Like Heaven", Originally by the The Cure remade by Dinosaur Jr.
  Dino Jr.'s an ok band, but they absolutely destroyed the song.
  
  
• "Just The Two Of Us", Originally by Grover Washington and Bill Withers, Remade by Will Smith
  I thought Will Smith wrote this song to his son, but he actually took it from withers/washington. I like the original better
  
  
• "Keep on Loving You", Originally by REO Speedwagon, Remade by The Donnas
  Pretty good, not great. But its better than the original, in my opionion.
  
  
• "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", Originally by Georgia Satellites, Remade by John Anderson
  Another reason why country artists shouldn't cover southern rock songs. Atrocious.
  
  
• "Kids in America", Originally by Kim Wilde, Remade by Len
  I'm ashamed to say it... But Len's version might be better.
  
  
• "Kids in America", Originally by Kim Wilde, Remade by Morella's Forest
  On their 3rd album...last track..I really liked this cover, its exceptionally mellow and brings a new perspective to the song (which i never thought was that deep to start with...)
  
  
• "Kids in America", Originally by Kim Wilde, Remade by the The Bloodhound Gang
  Submitted from email: A half-decent remake , I guess... Why do I not know? I hate the @#$ song in the first place!! ;) Neither of the front-men of the group at the time sing on it, so it's not very funny.... the rest of the album is tho!! It has other samples and references to Eighties pop culture, but if you don't like the BHG, steer *very* clear of the CD!! I'm not so fond of the Eighties, but you did a great job here!
  
  
• "Kids in America", by Kim Wilde, Remade by Lawnmower Deth
  Submitted by Curtis Wohlforth: Off the "Kids in America" E.P. by Lawnmower Death
  
  
• "Kids in America", Originally by Kim Wilde, Remade by the Muffs
  Submitted by Troy (Appears on the Clueless soundtrack). This cover is decent and sounds a little bit like the original, particularly the male vocals which are missing at one crucial point. This is not as good as their cover of "Rock & Roll Girl" (can be found on 80's tribute album Freedom of Choice).
  
  
• "King Of Pain", Originally by The Police, Remade by Alanis Morisette
  Pretty good actually
  
  
• "Kiss", Originally by Prince , Remade by Tom Jones
  Why Tom Jones would want to take a perfectly good song such as this and put it to a dance beat is way beyond me? Kiss is more of a make-out song than it is a dance song.
  
  
• "Kiss", Originally by Prince remade by Age of Chance
  
  
• "Kiss", Originally by Prince, Remade by Art Of Noise
  Submitted by Aprile I remember seeing it on MTV and it is on my Tom Jone's greatest hits CD (yes, I actually own one). Actually, I liked the remake. It was pretty weird seeing the 1960's megastar (open shirt, chains, and all) singing a Prince song!
  
  
• "Know Your Rights", Originally by The Clash, Remade by Primal Scream
  An improvement on the original. The scream team go to town on one of the Clash's lesser songs.
  
  
• "Landslide", Originally by Fleetwood Mac, Remade by Tori Amos
  
  
• "Landslide", Originally by Fleetwood Mac, Remade by Smashing Pumpkins
  I really liked it-much better than the original in fact. It has the same romantic mood the original had, with a sweeter tone courtesy of Billy Corgan's amazing vocals. He beats Stevie Nicks any day.
  
  
• "Landslide", Originally by Fleetwood Mac, Remade by Smashing Pumpkins
  Really Billy Corgan & an acoustic guitar. He did his own interpretation of the phrasings and solo, so you get a stark, lonely 'Pumpkin' feel to it, rather than the warm fuzzy Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks take.
  
  
• "Let's Get Physical", Originally by Olivia Newton John, Remade by Revolting Cocks
  There is a bootleg floating around of this Revco cover, they had to change the cover because of copyright infringements, so the published song is Physical. I believe you can download the bootleg version from one of those Ministry sites--worth checking out.
  
  
• "Let The Good Times Roll", Originally by The Cars, Remade by Powerman 5000
  Awesome remake! I liked the original & the cover is just as good. Heard it live & it stole the show.
  
  
• "Like a Prayer", Originally by Madonna , Remade by BiGod 20
  Very funny industrial cover of this classic!
  
  
• "Like a Virgin", Originally by Madonna , Remade by Marilyn Manson
  I'm no Mansonite by any means, but he gets your gut going every once in a while. Neat thing about this version, if you listen closely you can hear Quentin Tarantino's take on why the song is called "like a virgin" taken as an excerpt from Reservoir Dogs (1992). It's from the opening scene around the breakfast table at the cafe. Really cool.
  
  
• "A Little Respect", Originally by Erasure , Remade by Wheatus
  When i first heard it had been remade i was pretty skeptical but the lead singer has a girlie voice that lends itself to the 80's and it actually is a pretty good cover
  
  
• "Love My Way", Originally by The Psychedelic Furs, Remade by William Orbit
  The techno artist won a Grammy for best instrumental with this ambient piece. It’s mostly variations of the opening riff of the song, never breaking into the chorus. You can find it on the "Best of Strange Cargo".
  
  
• "Love My Way", Originally by The Psychedelic Furs, Remade by Assemblage 23
  I'm pretty ambivalent about this cover. It's a EBM/industrial remake that doesn't really add anything exciting.. But it's worth a listen or two.
  
  
• "Love Song", Originally by The Cure, Remade by Jack Off Jill
  This is the hidden track 66 on Jack Off Jill's "Clear Hearts Grey Flowers". Robert Smith rules, but so does JOJ's Jessicka. Her vocals make this track a standout on an already impressive album.
  
  
• "Love Song", Originally by The Cure, Remade By Tori Amos
  This has got to be one of the coolest covers I've heard in a long time. The version of this (not available anywhere commercially to my knowledge) is from KROQ, she's in the studio and she asks them to play it for her and give her a copy of the lyrics sheet and after hearing it, ONCE, she plays the music from memory on just a synthesized piano. Her voice is haunting with a very light backup from the keyboard, definately a must have for any Tori fan.
  
  
• "London", Originally by The Smiths, Remade By Anthrax
  The music is very similar, just sped up a little, the singer though can't do this one justice.
  
  
• "Lovers in a Dangerous Time", Originally by Bruce Cockburn, Remade by Dan Fogelberg
  Can you believe that one? It just didn't seem like that much of a hit that it would be remade by such an artist.
  
  
• "Lovers In A Dangerous Time", Originally by Bruce Cockburn, Remade by The Barenaked Ladies. Came out in the early ninties in Canada, not sure about the States. I was quite impressed with the Ladies, since up till then all we heard from them was humour. Very touching & shouldnt be missed.
  
  
• "Love Will Tear Us Apart", Originally by Joy Division, Remade by Swans
  two versions; both are great one with m. gira and one with jarboe...pretty hard to find
  
  
• "Making Plans for Nigel", Originally by XTC, remade by Primus
  Submitted by Troy I find this one particularly interesting. I have not heard the original, even though I have heard a disgusting remake by the Rembrandts which is on the XTC tribute album Testimonial Dinner. Les' voice and the bass add a unique touch to the song.
  
  
• "The Man Machine", Originally by Kraftwerk , Remade by Jay Z
  
  
• "Material Girl", Originally by Madonna , Remade by KMFDM
  It's so disturbing that I can't decide whether I like it or not.
  
  
• "Material World", Originally by Madonna , Remade by The Tamperer
  
  
• "Melt With You", Originally by Modern English, Remade by Saves the Day
  
  
• "Melt With You", Originally by Modern English remade by Good Riddance
  
  
• "Memorabilia", Originally by Soft Cell, Remade by Nine Inch Nails. I've never heard the original but this is a good song. Very atmospheric.
  
  
• "The Message", Originally by Grand Master Flash, Remade by Puff Daddy
  a bad version of the legendary rap song the massage by puff daddy and mase
  
  
• "Message In A Bottle", Originally by The Police, Remade by Machine Head
  Well, what can I say. It's almost the same sound as the orginal, BUT, a bit heavier
  
  
• "Message To My Girl", Originally by Split Enz, Remade by Peter Andre
  One of the best songs from the best band ever to come out of New Zealand shamelessly defiled by a total no-talent Australian.
  
  
• "Method Of Modern Love", Originally by Hall & Oates, Remade by Wu Tang Clan
  Wu Tang re-named it "Method Man"
  
  
• "A Million Miles Away", Originally by The Plimsouls, Remade by Goo Goo Dolls
  This track off their early album "Hold Me Up" proves the Goo Goo Dolls sucked before they were famous too.
  
  
• "Missing You", Originally by John Waite, Remade by Mobb Deep
  Weak cover!
  
  
• "Missing You", Originally by John Waite, Remade by Brooks & Dunn
  
  
• "Missing You", Originally by John Waite, Remade by Tina Turner
  Killed it!
  
  
• "More Than This", Originally by Roxy Music, Remade by 10,000 Maniacs
  The first song by 10,000 Maniacs without Natalie Merchant (which shows).
  
  
• "My Arms Keep Missing You", Originally by Rick Astley, Remade By Caught in the Act
  This song was a UK AA-side single in 1988 for Rick Astley.
  
  
• "Never Bring me Down Again", Originally by Depeche Mode, Remade by Smashing Pumpkins
  I like both versions a lot, I think the Pumpkins did a pretty good job. This song is of the Depeche Mode tribute album, "For the Masses."
  
  
• "New Gold Dream", Originally by Simple Minds, Remade by Utah Saints
  A poor version for a great song.
  
  
• "New Years Day", Originally by U2, Remade by Bacon Popper / Free.
  
  
• "A Night Like This", Originally by The Cure, Remade by Smashing Pumpkins
  
  
• "No More Mr. Nice Guy", Originally by Alice Cooper, Remade by Megadeth
  I liked the song okay, but it wasn't one of Megadeth's stronger covers. They did it for the "Wes Craven's Shocker" soundtrack, I believe.
  
  
• "Notorious", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Notorious Big And Puff Daddy
  
  
• "Notorious", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Notorious BIG w/Puff Daddy and Lil Kim
  I was watching TV the other day and the video came on. I say that they completely butchered it (like every song they sample) but Ex-Duran member John Taylor said in a chat he thought "it gave new life to the song". I disagree.
  
  
• "Obsession", Originally by Animotion , Remade by More Machine Than Man
  It's an industrial version. It's great if you take it for what it is.
  
  
• "Obsession", Originally done by Animotion, remade by Blue Eyed Christ
  Picture Ozzy Osbourne singing this song. It's sort of like that.
  
  
• "One Way or Another", Originally by Blondie , Remade by Lee Rocker
  
  
• "Only You", Originally by Yaz , Remade by Enrique Iglesias
  this nonsinger has the gall to totally butcher this fabulous song (one of my all-time favorites)...
  
  
• "Open Arms", Originally by Journey , Remade by Collin Raye
  Good, hard to tell the difference - except for the violin in the background music - Very light country twist!
  
  
• "Open Arms", Originally by Journey, Remade by Mariah Carey
  This R&B version is best described as Blah!
  
  
• "Open Arms", Originally by Journey, Remade by Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys). I think Nick put a lot of heart 'n soul into singing it at Backstreet Boys concerts as his solo, it's a whole lot better than that awful Mariah version!
  
  
• "Open Your Mind", Orignally by Simple Minds, Remade by USURA
  Cover of Simple Minds' New Gold Dream (album: New Gold Dream (81 82 83 84)
  
  
• "Overkill", Originally by Men At Work, Remade by Lazlo Bane
  A harder rocking cover than the original, with the original Men At Work lead singer doing guest vocals and guest starring in the video. This artist and song really never even got any airplay except for MTV2.
  
  
• "Overkill", Originally by Men At Work, remade by Lazlo Bane
  From their excellent debut album on Almo, Colin Hay of Men At Work is featured on vocals. Great song, but doesn't having someone from the original group sort of devalue the point of a cover.
  
  
• "Pass The Duchie", Originally by Musical Youth, Remade by Buck 0-Nine.
  
  
• "Pass the Kutchie", Originally by The Mighty Diamonds, Remade by Musical Youth
  The song was Pass the Kutchie - slang for a joint - the words were changed for Musical Youth to record. Dutchie is a pot of food. I actually like the remake better.
  
  
• "Peace, Love and Understanding", Originally by Elvis Costello remade by Down By Law ( and lets not forget The Party)
  
  
• "Photograph", Originally by Def Leppard, Remade by Brian Charles
  Good cover. Off of the Then Covered NOW comp
  
  
• "Physical", Originally by Adam Ant, Remade by Nine Inch Nails
  Reznor laid down throbbing waves of power chords, and sung this one with a lusty, semi-seductive voice which later turned into a sort of screaming whimper. Although he seems to have murdered the song, he turned it into something else, which happens to be very cool. At a concert in Worcester, MA, Adam Ant even came onstage do the song with Trent... WOW!
  
  
• "Planet Caravan", Originally by Black Sabbath, Remade by Pantera
  Never being too big of a Black Sabbath fan, I thought Pantera did a great job. The song is kind of mellow and creepy but Phil and the gang do a great job on it. The ironic thing is that I went to see them play together at a concert a few months ago. PANTERA RULES
  
  
• "Pop Muzik", Originally by Zapp , Remade by U2
  
  
• "The Power of Love", Originally by Jennifer Rush, Remade by Celine Dion
  Both versions sound pretty much the same. Laura Branigan also remade it in 1987, but to clear it all up, Jennifer Rush sang it in 1985.
  
  
• "Pretty in Pink", Originally by The Psychedelic Furs remade by Automatic 7
  
  
• "Pride(In the name of love)", Originally by U2 , Remade by Cliviles & Cole
  I respected these two with there remixing abilities to dance music but this is just pure ego trash. Pride is a song to fans that will always be a defining point of U2, C&C( yes they are C&C Music Factory) did an over 8 minute butcher version of house and techno that gets hard on the ears
  
  
• "Public Enemy Number One", Originally by Public Enemy, Remade by Puff Daddy
  producer and songwriter? yeah yeah mostly of "his" songs are covers and bad ones too
  
  
• "Rapper's Delight", Originally by Sugar Hill Gang, Remade by Kid Rock
  
  
• "Rapture", Originally done by Erasure
  This is a hideous remake of a mediocre song...Erasure would do well to stick to their own material. This was released by Maverick records...in case you're wondering, that means it was done under the watchful eye of Madonna.
  
  
• "Read Em And Weep", Orignally by Meatloaf, Remade by Meatloaf.
  From Dennis Willis: Both songs were produced by Jim Steinman, who brings along his same band. So in effect, when we hear Stienman songs produced by Meatloaf, Air Supply, Bonnie Tyler, Barry Manilow and Celine Dion...they're all played by the same band! Speaking of Stienman, he recorded a 1981 solo version of "Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through," which Meat later recorded in 1993.
  
  
• "Rebel Yell", Originally by Billy Idol, Remade by Quick Fix
  A real good cover. It adds a new energy to the song. It's off of Then Covered NOW CD
  
  
• "rebel yell", Originally by Billy Idol, Remade by scooter
  
  
• "Reggae Night", Originally Jimmy Cliff, remade by Beat System
  
  
• "the riddle", Originally by Nik Kershaw, Remade by gigi d'augostino
  cover with 90's sound,pretty good actually!!!
  
  
• "Ride Like The Wind", Originally by Christopher Cross, Remade by Saxon
  Excellent Heavy version of this classic, Very Good,
  
  
• "Riding With The King", Originally by John Hiatt, Remade by BB King & Eric Clapton
  An excellent cover version of a great song! I thought it was a King/Clapton original
  
  
• "Right Here Waiting For You", Originally by Richard Marx, Remade by Monica
  I liked it. It had more 90s sound to it. but I'm a monica fan so other opinions are welcome.
  
  
• "Rio", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Goldfinger
  Not bad, but being a Duran fan for quite sometime now,I really enjoy the original better.
  
  
• "Rio", Originally by Duran Duran, Remade by Nirvana. Never heard this one...it was performed live in Brazil in January '93 and has never been released. I'd really like to hear this version with drummer Dave Grohl (now of foo Fighters) on vocals.
  
  
• "Rockin' in the Free World", Originally by Neil Young, Remade by The Alarm
  Well, don't know if this really qualifies. since this was from "Raw", The Alarm's last album from 1991. I think this cover is a lot better than Neil Youngs. Neil writes a great song, but really can't perform it like The Alarm does.
  
  
• "Rock Lobster", Originally by The B-52's, Remade by Botch
  At first I hated it but it kind of grew onto me...if you like hardcore and eighties, you'll like this cover...
  
  
• "The Rose", Originally by Bette Midler (and many others), Remade most recently by Leanne Rhimes
  From Email:This gal is grasping for straws anyway. She redid 'Unchained Melody', Blue, and several others. Although, Unchained Melody wasn't too bad of a remake.
  
  
• "Rumours", Originally by Timex Social Club, Remade by Awesome
  
  
• "Run, Run, Away", Originally by Slade, Remade by Men Without Hats/ Great Big Sea
  I like Great Big Sea's version of this song a lot more than I like Men Without Hats' version mostly because I haven't heard the version that Men Without Hats did in AGES!
  
  
• "Run, Run Away", Originally by Men Without Hats, Remade by Great Big Sea
  I like this newer version of this song because the music suits the song a lot better.
  
  
• "Running Up That Hill", Originally by Kate Bush, Remade by Elastic Band
  Elastic Band, a dance band from Italy, released this Kate Bush remake in the Fall of 1994. It sounds almost exactly the same except Elastic Band's rendition has a bit more of a 90's dance beat, and this time, a male sings it, making it sound surprisingly more cheerful.
  
  
• "Safety Dance", Originally by Men Without Hats, Remade by Luxt
  Female vocals over EBM... I really like this cover. It's slower and more subdued than the original, with a lot of noise elements added.
  
  
• "Sailing", Originally by Christopher Cross, Remade by Nsync
  They did a spectacular job on this song. I have to say, I know many people who hate Nsync, but they thought this was a really great remake and I have to agree.
  
  
• "Save It For Later", Originally by The English Beat, Remade by Harvey Danger
  It's a pretty faithful version of the original. Nothing offensive, nothing special.
  
  
• "Scary Monsters", Originally by David Bowie, Remade by Nine Inch Nails & David Bowie
  I liked it. It's taken from a live concert recording, and its the two of them, trading off verses, singing together. At the same concert, they also sung NIN's "Hurt" and "Reptile". Very nice if you can get your paws on it. A bit darker than the original Bowie version.
  
  
• "Send Me An Angel", Originally by Real Life, Remade by DJ Mythos and Cosmo
  I like techno but not techo groups who only make simple covers of 80's originals
  
  
• "Sex Dwarf", Originally by Soft Cell, Remade by Leaetherstrip
  This is a fantastic cover -- much faster and harsher than the original. It gives the song a whole new feel.
  
  
• "Shameless", Orignally by Billy Joel, Remade by Garth Brooks.
  
  
• "She Moves in Mysterious Ways", Originally by U2 , Remade by KMFDM
  Just like their cover of "Material Girl" it is a must have for KMFDM fans. It has its own techno/industrial feel to it. Sacha just having more fun with songs he has grown to love.
  
  
• "She's Lost Control", Originally by Joy Division, Remade by Hole. Extremely Poor Attempt.
  
  
• "Shock The Monkey", Originally by Peter Gabriel, Remade by Coal Chamber
  Basically another 90's band that uses the "goth" demon apocalyptic image + an old favorite to propel their career forward.
  
  
• "Shout", Originally by Tears for Fears, Remade by Disturbed
  I really like this cover. But of course I'm a heavy metal/rock fan. Still a kind of mellow song, but much heavier. The cover version is called "Shout 2000" and can be found on the Disturbed CD "The Sickness".
  
  
• "Show Me Heaven", Originally by Laura Branigan, Remade by Tina Arena
  I was shocked to see how many songs by Laura Branigan were remade. None of them being tremedously successful accept for "The Power Of Love", remade by Celine Dion.
  
  
• "Sign O` The Times", Originally by Prince , Remade by Simple Minds
  
  
• "Sinking", Originally by The Cure, Remade by The Shroud. This is off of a tribute to the Cure, 100 tears, and its a very impressive cover, definately competing with the original, this version is slower and just as emotionally moving
  
  
• "Smash It Up" Originally by The Damned, Remade by The Offspring
  
  
• "Solisbury Hill", Originally by Peter Gabriel, Remade by Sarah Mclaughlin. Being a fan of both I expected more from her. The C.D. only had three songs on it & one or two of them were remakes of STEAMING. DONT BOTHER!!
  
  
• "Space Age Love Song", Originally by A Flock of Seagulls, Remade by No Motiv
  originally a great song...and the newer version of it is just as good...instead of the techno sounds that it had is replaced with guitars...nicely done
  
  
• "Space Oddity", Originally by David Bowie, Remade by Saigon Kick
  Excelent cover like the original
  
  
• "Stand and Deliver", Originally by Adam and the Ants, Remade by Sugar Ray
  Not the Ants yet an impressive, respectful cover.
  
  
• "Stripped", Originally by Depeche Mode, Remade by Rammstein.
  
  
• "Sukiyaki", Originally by Taste of Honey/Kyu Sakamoto, Remade by 4PM
  Well Taste of Honey wasn't exactly the originators of the song, in fact, they re-made and re-lyric-ed Kyu Sakamoto's 1963 hit "Ue O Muite Aruko" (I Look Up When I Walk) which actually had a slightly faster tempo and more poetic lyrics. Anyway, back to 4PM, their version is pretty good, but I could do without the talking during the instrumental interlude ("Girl, I don't know what I've done..." Etc.).
  
  
• "Surrender", Originally by Cheap Trick, Remade by Marilyn Manson
  I prefer the volcals of the Manson version, and the Manson version had more energy. Otherwise, it was alot like the original.
  
  
• "Sweet Child O' Mine", Originally by Guns N' Roses, Remade by Luna
  Very slow, soft version of a killer song. After the song was over the DJ said this version was better than the OTHER remake on the Big Daddy soundtrack by another band. Hopefully the other one isn't by a rapper.
  
  
• "Sweet Child O' Mine", Originally by Guns N' Roses, Remade by Sheryl Crow
  Why do film producers need to fill soundtrack albums with covers? Acoustic guitar, strings, organs. You're kidding.
  
  
• "Sweet Dreams", Originally by Eurythmics , Remade by Nas
  
  
• "Sweet Dreams", Originally by Eurythmics, Remade by, DJ Scott featuring Lorna B.
  Rather good cover of the Eurythmics songs.
  
  
• "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", Originally by Eurythmics, Remade by Marylin Manson.
  This is the metal version of a classic new wave song, I don't know what these guys were thinking! They took a very melodic song and punctate it with groaning and load bursts of guitar, it's definately different, but not very good I'm afraid. Manson does better to stick to their own material IMHO. If I had first heard the song "Beautiful People" before I heard this lame remake, I'd probably have a much higher opinion of them. Oh, and if you're a little teenage fanatic of M.M. don't even bother sending me email, I don't care what you think at this point.
  
  
• "The Sun Always Shines On TV", Originally by A-ha, Remade by Diva
  Dance cover of the 1985 a-ha song.
  
  
• "Swingin'", Originally by John Anderson, Remade by John Anderson
  That's right, John Anderson re-recorded his big hit. The original from 1983 was a huge country crossover hit that hit big on the pop charts. In the '90's, he re-recorded it as a country line dance song. Should have left it alone. It's like Frankie Avalon re-recording his 1959 hit "Venus" in 1976 to cash in on the disco craze.
  
  
• "Tainted Love", Originally by Soft Cell, Remade by Shades Apart
  Off the first "X-games" sound track. sped-up punk. grat example of what a cover should be... not butchered, but with the new artists own flavor added.
  
  
• "Tainted Love", Originally by Soft Cell, Remade by The Swampies
  It´s a good version . The Swampies is a psichobilly band, but the cover it´s o.k
  
  
• "Tainted Love", Originally by Soft Cell, Remade by Coil
  Incredible version of the original released as a B-side to a charity record for the terrance higgins trust...slowed down and miserable..marc almond even appeared in the video as the angel of death
  
  
• "Tainted Love", Originally by Soft Cell, Remade by The Living End
  
  
• "Take On Me", Originally by A-ha , Remade by A1
  At first sounds like the origonal speeded up with a dance beat then they boys start singing in high pitched voices and totally ruin it, but somehow it made it to #1 in UK
  
  
• "Take on Me", Originally by A-ha , Remade by MxPx
  
  
• "Take On Me", Originally by A-ha, Remade by Reel Big Fish
  L.A. based band, it's not a bad cover... it's done ska-style, so it is a bit different but much better than some remakes i've heard.
  
  
• "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", Originally by The Smiths, Remade by Mikel Erextun
  It's okay..but not as good as the original version. The guy that covered it sings it in spanish and it's called "Esta Luz Nunca Se Apagara"
  
  
• "This Town", Originally by The Go Go's, Remade by Veruca Salt and Korn
  Good luck trying to find this one, but it's definitely interesting. Lyrics are a wee bit more explicit than the original and it's a lot darker. Would be a whole lot better if there wasn't the "Human Beings in the House" before the break at the end.
  
  
• "This Woman's Work", Originally by Kate Bush, Remade by Maxwell
  I'm not very much into remakes either, but I like Maxwell's better.
  
  
• "Ti Amo", Originally by Laura Branigan