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Yeah, I would too, but I doubt I'd like a radically different version. Some songs are great as they are and screwing with them too much just ruins the attempt. Nice to hear some beefed up versions though. I find it interesting that a metal band could have recorded this song (maybe one of the 3 I posted above) and it never went anywhere because it wasn't done by a band who was already huge. Every now and then I discover hidden gems like this. Songs that are amazing and should have been massive hits bit never got picked up. I suppose QR's versions of Cum On Feel The Noize and Mama Weer All Crazee Now are pretty good example of this. I just read an interview with Frankie Benali where he was asked if he met Slade, and he said he met the bass player who was cold, and turned out the whole band were cold about QR getting the accolades, even though whoever wrote the songs got the lion's share of the cash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92cwKCU8Z5c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMD8hBsA-RI There are tonnes of covers of The Winner Takes It All out there, many 'metal' ones as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ww3J2jWJyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNYKgh-5wbY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUz7w3cX86U All good versions, just heavying up the original song. Nothing too innovative or clever about that. Black Sweeden did a verson as well. From memory they blended 2 songs together in a fairly decent way. Not sure if they've been discussed here or not.

Stranger Than Love was never a stand out for me. It's a good song and probably make it on to a Best Of Compilation for me (an extended 40 or 50 song compilation that is) Jealousy, Hard To Love, Change Comes Around etc etc (could go on) are the killer songs

Oh I'm so gonna buy that album! What an awesome song. Showing my ignorance I know as Journey are such a massive AOR band who my partner just said we've actually been to see live but still they are new to me And they made the PERFECT video to accompany the song. My God I wish I could experience this for the first time all over again! I've never done Journey either. So I'm listening to this song for the very first time (that I know of) First thoughts - they ripped off The Winner Takes It All by ABBA with the piano bit. Or maybe ABBA ripped them off - not sure how old it is Song was nice enough. I liked it. No obtrusive synth keys so I'm happy

has cowbell = great song Good to see a girl in a band who isn't the singer

A great example o a bad cover

One of my favorite C&W songs... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylq2G24TRMs

I find it hard to listen to Tod Howarth's vocals on the Ace solo discs His voice always sounded 'wobbly' to me. Songs are good but takes a whole to come to terms with what I hear.

MASH - Goodbye, Farewell & Amen - just because it was on. Wrapped up the series pretty well, in hindsight not so sure about the Hawkeye mental issues bit. The second half of the 10 Commandments,m again, because it was on. I'm not religious, but the stories are good to watch.

North American drivers are very, very lazy. Most of our automobiles are automatics. It can become difficult to find manual transmissions. I prefer manual -- it's what I learned on -- but I couldn't find a single manual transmission on the car I wanted. Not sure driving an automatic is related to laziness. Fair enough if you wash your clothes by hand and do your dishes in the sink (both manual tasks) Technology improves so life becomes easier. Self driving cars will soon be referred to as 'automatic' and today's automatic cars will be seen as 'manual' because you used to need to hold the wheel and push pedals with your feet.

Yeah, my kids blutooth their phones to their car stereos. Aren't even bothered to put songs on a USB and plug that into their stereos. It's a brave new world...

Good point. Probably worth waiting 10 years to sell off the cd's when they are niche' and in demand... I really need to start ripping mine. I JUST DON'T PULL THEM :(

Girls Girls Girls - Motley Crue & GOT7 (one of my kids' fav kpop bands)

Hot Tub Time Machine had a bunch (great movie) Recently, Why Him had Kiss (another great flick)

Seems that the original meaning of AOR has been well defined here. I'd suggest that when you hear the term AOR these days you don't think of the original meaning. Seems to have changed somewhat.

Anyone who tried to tell you the original version is in any way shape or form better than Warrant's version would be a sentimental fool. I die-hard Queen tragic. For me, the original is a bit of nothingness... fast forward to Warrant's version and it is just a monster of a song. Possibly one of my all-time favourite cover songs. So good. I'm kind of surprised that I didn't cop any shit for my comment. Normally when I say that all the Queen die hards come out and rip away. For the record, I'm a huge Queen fan, just able to recognise when something is done better, and the original of that song is very early days, and even a bit experimental, or perhaps a sample they didn't quite know what to do with. Like Bohemian Rhapsody which was the union of 3 songs that Freddie couldn't quite make something of individually. A good example of a song that was never complete and was covered and turned into a real song is below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlptWs2Kxgo

I'm pretty much the same with covers. Either do it differently, or update the hell out of it. I've mentioned before that Radar Love is one of my favorite covers, and fits into the 'update' category Guitars, drums, vocals. Everything is better in the White Lion version. Of course the other category for covers is the "I don't think I ever heard that song before it was covered" category Songs like Mama Weer All Crazee Now Blinded By The Light (originally Bruce Springsteen) Torn (didn't know this was a cover until right now) I Love Rock N Roll Also the category "written by the artist who made it popular but originally released by another artist Amnesty Is Granted (Sammy Hagar/Meat Loaf Hide Your Heart (Kiss/Bonnie Tyler)

Yeah me too. Without the first one, there wouldn't be the others. I remember seeing it at the movies and being blown away. Today I saw 2 movies. Mutiny On The Bounty 1935 version. Was actually pretty good, but makes me wanna watch the Mel Gibson version again Batman Vs Superman. Probably one of the few people on earth to see this twice, but I like it. That said, damn it's made in a very confusing way for the first hour...

Was just listening to Warrants version of We Will Rock You yesterday and thinking it's one of the best covers. They completed what I always considered an incomplete song.

Hi. Andy Taylor >>> Duran Duran

Oh, the Choirboys thing in the Cruel Intentions thread? I think you had the right thread first time around. It's all a bit of a blur... Prolly off topic anyway.

When are we gonna hear your version mate? Yeah. Not likely any time soon. I don't profess to be a guitar god. I only ever wanted to be an adequate campfire guitarist, and I believe I got there. Sadly I really don't have much time for much at all these days. Picked up the guitar the other day and my fingers fucking hurt now (it had been a while) Hard to play well, when you are worrying about the pain at every cord change. having said that the action on the guitar I was playing was pretty high. My greatest achievement was learning the start of Tesla's Love song, which I'm sure is a piece of piss for many here, but a hard fought struggle for me. I'm self taught, and it doesn't come to naturally for me I'm afraid - it's all hard work. Not hiding from it however, happy to put myself out there. here's a clip from a few years ago at Christmas with my kids. A little bit cringe at times, but it was all just a bit of fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r69H6DT9TZc

You know me too well! I am extremely darkened up and taking everything very seriously. I see everything as an attack and am extremely upset. You got me down to a T! Obviously. I really want to pat you on the head abd tell you it will all be ok (in a very non gay way)

I've been playing this song a lot lately as it is one of the few songs that really suit my voice. I do the acoustic and my daughter has started doing the electric. Great song. When I relistened to it recently I became addicted to it all over again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVHLL5egRY

Why did some record players require records to have a massive hole in the middle, while others only a small hole? Strange how that never got standardised like VHS & Beta did.