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Screenwriting

Covers and remakes

This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers?
I think the original version of "Sweet Home Alabama" is better than Kid Rock's, but it's a toss-up between the Monkee's "Daydream Believer" and the Bare Naked Ladies' version that was used for Shrek I. Of course, Ike & Tina's "Proud Mary" totally shipwrecks Credence Clearwater Revival's.
  

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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. [/nq] I really dislike Styx in general, but they did incredible cover of one of my Beatle's favorites, "I Am The Walrus": Even more impressively, they performed this incredibly complicated piece live in Central Park: And, just for laughs, Jim Carrey didn't do a bad job either:

  • [nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes.
  • [/nq] I really dislike Styx in general, but they did incredible cover of one of my Beatle's favorites, "I Am The Walrus": Even more impressively, they performed this incredibly complicated piece live in Central Park: And, just for laughs, Jim Carrey didn't do a bad job either:
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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers?[/nq]
I really dislike Styx in general, but they did incredible cover of one of my Beatle's favorites, "I Am The Walrus":
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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers?[/nq]
Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't.
Joe Cocker's version of "A Little Help From my Friends" works, even though it is rather different in spirit from the Beatles' original.

It might be a better question to ask: What is the canonical version of... (i.e
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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers?[/nq]
They're totally different concepts. Film remakes are like sequels. They are the mark of a creatively bankrupt industry, while covers can be a brushstroke of a musical artist.
Since story is king, there isn't nearly as many places you can go with a film idea than in a cover, where
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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers? I think ... Ladies' version that was used for Shrek I. Of course, Ike & Tina's "Proud Mary" totally shipwrecks Credence Clearwater Revival's.[/nq]
Interesting question. No one objects to new productions, including new interpretations, of plays - because a play is designed to be performed l
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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers? I think ... Ladies' version that was used for Shrek I. Of course, Ike & Tina's "Proud Mary" totally shipwrecks Credence Clearwater Revival's.[/nq]Generally I like whichever I heard first. I heard Anne Murray's version of "Daydream Believer" first and that's still the one I like, but the Monkey
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[nq:1]This august body seems to generally abhor film remakes. Do you guys feel the same way about covers? I think ... Ladies' version that was used for Shrek I. Of course, Ike & Tina's "Proud Mary" totally shipwrecks Credence Clearwater Revival's.[/nq]
Two more covers that I like better than the originals which I also like. Sinead O'Connor's version of "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" (
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[nq:1]done that I don't like. Though, I do think their version of "I heard it on the Grapevine" is inferior to whoever did it first. I like Buck Owens[/nq]
IIRC, Gladys Knight and the Pips before Marvin Gaye.
[nq:1]version of "Act Naturally" better than the... (Rolling Stones?) version. I[/nq]
The Beatles Help!
[nq:1]became an Allison Krauss fan because of her cover of Keith Whitle
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[nq:1]Two more covers that I like better than the originals which I also like. Sinead O'Connor's version of "I ... version of "Twist and Shout." I like just about anything David Lindley recorded on his "El Rayo-X" album. Â[/nq]
For some reason putting the link here requires a login. If you want to hear this song, just do a Google search for david lindley "twist and shout" then click on the f
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[nq:1]And what about "I Will Always Love You?" When you hear the Dolly Parton original (she wrote the song), it sounds weak and anemic. Whitney Houston's powerful, anthemic version blasts it completely out of the water.[/nq]
I once saw Natalie Cole perform a transformative version of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." It might have been during her bout with drug abuse, because she did this long
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[nq:1]They're totally different concepts.[/nq]
I totally disagree. How are they different concepts?
[nq:1]Since story is king, there isn't nearly as many places you can go with a film idea than in a cover, where the musical artist can measure up whether they imitate some other version or go off in a new direction.[/nq]
Think about the zillions of versions of "A Christmas Carol." There'

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