The Good, the Bad and the plain Weird (the road to Satisfaction)
On another Monday morning (we all know how difficult these are) I took comfort on Otis Redding’s masterpiece Blue (which has been re-released as a Collector’s edition). And while I was ready to post something about this musical gem, I wondered off into a cover track contained in the record, the hit-piece Satisfaction. The original was of’ course written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards back in 1965 and ever since 95 other artists have made a cover of it, from masters like Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix to duffers like Samantha Fox and Vanilla Ice. You can find the complete list of covers on SecondHandSongs but we decided to make a mega-video-posting here with our top, worst and strangest takes on this rock-and-roll piece of history.
The Good
Otis Redding
This is just a masterpiece. As much as I love originals, this version is how the song was intended to be heard.
Devo
One of the best covers ever made (of any song). Devo deconstructed the original and ended up with a kick-ass punk version that I actually love even more than the Stone’s.
The Bad
Vanilla Ice
I can’t really decide what’s worst, Vanilla’s outfit or his mockery of a song.
Britney Spears
Just when you thought she couldn’t get any worst (even worst than her acting in How I Met Your Mother). Now that I think of it, she is actually on her own league along with David Hasselhoff!!
and The Plain Weird
Cat Power
Ok, this is not that weird in general, but given the likes of Cat Power, I have no clue why she did this cover..
The Residents
A cover by the Residents, need I say more?
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