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The Something Awful Forums > Main > General Bullshit > unnecessary remixes and covers
 
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Cryomancer
Jan 22, 2005

Indeed.

teen witch posted:

I was on the boat between Helsinki and Stockholm and heard a house remix Killing Me Softly With His Song that made me wonder, who asked for this?

In that thread, what other songs aren’t really crying out for a remix or cover? Lennon’s Imagine but dubstep? Second Wave Black Metal The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald? J-Pop Werewolves of London (uwuuuuuu werewolves of London)?

Bonus points if you manage to find an example. Totally fine if you like the actual original or cover, ain’t no shame (maybe)

Killing Me Softly is an interesting one to kick this off because almost everyone I know thinks it's a Fugees song.

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Cryomancer
Jan 22, 2005

Indeed.
Yeah, didn't Trent Reznor say the same thing about Johnny Cash and Hurt?

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Cryomancer
Jan 22, 2005

Indeed.
Anyway, my pick is No Doubt's cover of It's My Life, unnecessary because they recreated the original with too much reverence, and added almost nothing to make it their own.

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Cryomancer
Jan 22, 2005

Indeed.

pacerwpg posted:

The newer version of Eiffel 65's Blue is just awful.
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Cryomancer
Jan 22, 2005

Indeed.
As a counter to this thread's mission... The best cover of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ps0WRVvgY4&t=24s

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