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What cover song just takes you to Universe B compared to the original? (lemmy.world)
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And I'm not saying that the original is bad. You have to have a good song to have a good cover in my opinion. But sometimes the cover artist just understands the mission and takes what the original song did and expands on that a hundred times over.

What're some of your guys's favorites?

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[–] 42 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Very common opinion, but "Hurt" originally by NIN covered by Johnny Cash. He really puts his mark on it, especially considering how old he was when he did the cover.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I might be the only person who prefers the original

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I don't prefer one or the other. The two are so different from each other that it's hard to even think of them as being the same song. It just depends on my mood which one I want to listen to.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I share this view. Someone elsewhere on the thread said that the best covers are ones that recontextualise the original, and this song/cover feels like the perfect example of it. I just can't directly compare the original to the cover because they're going for such different things

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I definitely prefer the original. The layering and orchestration is better and more complex (but not too complex). I prefer Rezner's voice in that as well. I don't hate Cash's version, but I don't love it.

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