Best Remakes Of All Time


Remakes of the original rarely hit the mark, but here are some of my favorites.

1. The Cure's remake of Jimmi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" - It's so good it maybe better than the original.
2. Power Station's remake of "Bang A Gong" originally performed by T-Rex. Awesome.
3. Marvin Gaye's version of the Miracles "Heard it Through the Grapevine". Marvin's version is way better than the original.
4. Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower.
5. Love the Doors cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Backdoor Man".
6. Johnny's Cash's 2003 version of Nine Inch Nails "Hurt" was not only courageous, but seriously good.
7. Chicago's remake of "I'm A Man" originally performed by Spencer Dave Group is outstanding.
8. The Allman Brothers remake of "Statesboro Blues" is an upgrad over Blind Willie McTell 1928 version.
9. The Talking Heads 1978 version of Al Green's original release of "Take Me To The River". Do I even need to comment on that one?
10. Love Stevie Ray Vaughn's version of Jimi's "Vodoo Child".

There are a ton more... what are your favorite remakes?
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Some songs shouldn't be remade, including "Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters" And "Just Like Heaven" sacrelidge!!!
Eva Cassidy: Fields of Gold
Siouxie and the Banchees: The Passenger
Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
Hendrix: All Along the Watchtower
Marvin gaye: I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Creedance: I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Aretha Franklin: Respect
AC/DC: Baby Please Don't Go
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender; and of course
The Beatles: Twist & Shout
For those of you who like "All Along the Watchtower"

Compared to the versions done by Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Jimi Hendrix the Savage Grace does the best version yet. The drummer even imitates horses galloping when they are approaching.
"Devo covering 'Satisfaction'" Thanks to this little one-liner, I'm now wearing this morning's caffeinated beverage that came spewing out my nose...
Rickie Lee Jones- Under The Boardwalk.
Bonnie Raitt- Angel from Montgomery (still not as good as Prine though)
Dave Mason- All along the Watchtower