Samples and Covers
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First a sample, the most obvious one I knew growing up:
Rick James - Superfreak is the clear sample on MC Hammer's - Can't Touch This
Next a cover I like more than the original recently:
SOAD's - Toxicity by Can-Celtic duo Fionn:
Rick James - Superfreak is the clear sample on MC Hammer's - Can't Touch This
Next a cover I like more than the original recently:
SOAD's - Toxicity by Can-Celtic duo Fionn:
Not my type of music but I think he did a great job to make this original and his own. The original is basically flawless so for MM to make it equal says a lot.
Yeah. MM killed this and it was already an iconic song.This is a great pick
Price is a monster and has a few songs that were covered into hits.
I Feel For You (Stevie Wonder on the harmonica)
Manic Monday
Do Me, Baby
Do Me, Baby
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I like your taste.Price is a monster and has a few songs that were covered into hits.
I Feel For You (Stevie Wonder on the harmonica)
Manic Monday
Do Me, Baby
Do Me, Baby
Provided to YouTube by Warner RecordsDo Me, Baby · PrinceThe Hits / The B-Sides℗ 1981 NPG Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc.Masteri...
I used to listen to Manson’s Smells Like Children in my room when I was a kid. Headphones on. Parents would not approve. Great album. His cover of Screamin’ Jay Hawkin’s “I Put a Spell on You” is also rad:
I Put A Spell On You
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Also, all of these Prince covers…
I… did not know that!
Fun story: I used to listen to Tool. I was very arrogant about it. One day, this guy schooled me on my music knowledge and as I was spouting off about how “Tool is the best band in the world with four of the best musicians,” he just rolled his eyes and told me to go listen to Prince and shut up.
I was like, “Prince. Psh. Yeah right.”
Then I went home and listened to Prince. You ever been embarrassed while sitting alone in your room? That was me.
I’m not a fan of Tool anymore. I adore Prince.
And arguably the greatest cover of all-time. It broke records and set the bar for vocals.
Do any of you know who Jonathan Young is? He got famous on YouTube for doing heavy metal covers of Disney villain songs (he's got a very very deep voice), but all his covers are amazing.
Marilyn Manson's covers are excellent as well; he lens everything a spooky, foreboding melancholy. I just wish I could still enjoy his music!
I love this concept! Very fun.
Yeah, Manson is a basket case and somehow went from liberal evangelist to full-on maga conspiracist. I blame copious amounts of weird Victorian narcotics over many many years.
The sky was the limit for Fine Young Cannibals. Their first album The Raw and the Cooked sold over 5.3 million units. Nothing could stop them from becoming the supergroup of the 90's...then they disappeared.
Another great cover that came to mind. Barenaked Ladies gets an A+ for me for reworking this into feeling original.
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