After listening to The Killer's cover of Hotel California, I've come to the conclusion that there are some songs which are simply too legendary to cover and release as your own single. So I'm wondering if any of you guys agree with me, and if so, what songs you think are just too iconic and legendary to be covered/released. Just off the top of my head I think Hotel California - The Eagles Yesterday - The Beatles Nothing Else Matters - Metallica Stairway To Heaven - Led Zep (obviously I'm cool with live covers and jams, I'm not that uptight)
Tonight, Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins Just Like Heaven - The Cure How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths Hey Jude - The Beatles That's all I can think of right now. Also, I see a pattern in the artists listed in this post.
Ok to create a legendary song you're band name bust begin with "The" I was gonna say Tonight, Tonight myself, but I thought maybe I'm biased since it's like my favourite song ever.
Any song by Jimi Hendrix. There are way too many untouchable songs for me to list though. Unfortunately alot of them already have been with the majority being rather awful.
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody System of A Down - Toxicity The Beatles - A Day In The Life Pink Floyd - Us and Them Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark My Chemical Romance - Helena
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody The Cure - Boys Don't Cry (I've heard far too many diabolical covers of this) Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (See: Flyleaf)
Definately agree with the beatles statement... Now, Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here.. Pink Floyd - Us and Them Well, I guess I'll just say A LOT OF Pink Floyd too..
Unless a band totally changed a style of the song or did something really creative with the cover, I've always thought that rerecording another band's song and calling it your single was kinda lame no matter whose song it was.
I'd like to suggest Lady Gaga's Poker Face... Not because its a legendary song that is too good to be covered, but because I absolutely can't stand it and am tired of hearing 50475409 covers of it..... ugh
I love the song, but seriously, the covers suck. I will however say that Paparazzi really shouldn't be covered. Mainly because that's the best song that I've heard come out of the Top 40 in almost 5 years, so yeah.
I'll agree with this and fully admit I really like "Paparazzi". ---------------------------- As for 'untouchable' songs, personally I'm pretty open and believe there aren't any songs which should never be covered - if a band can do the song justice, who am I to stop them. That being said, there are some horrible covers out there.
I totally agree! seriously. Funny but it made sense +1 This. I still think Flyleaf made the worst cover ever. Just saying. Agree agree! Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine Bon Jovi: Bed of Roses Aerosmith: I Dont Wanna Miss A Thing The Cranberries: Zombie Santana feat. Rob Thomas: Smooth Blink 182: All The Small Things Slipknot: Wait and Bleed Disturbed: Down With The Sickness KORN: Freak on a Leash Evanescence: Bring Me To Life Linkin Park: In The End