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Post by Baixo Astral on Jun 29, 2010 10:54:14 GMT -5
Point: I love me some KISS.
Counterpoint: KISS didn't improve on this with their cover.
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Post by shiranui on Jun 29, 2010 10:58:38 GMT -5
I did. I've never heard the original song before, though.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 29, 2010 11:05:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm one of the biggest Kiss fans on here, so I already knew that. If you dig deep enough, you'll find a few more of their songs that are covers.
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Post by dav on Jun 29, 2010 11:07:01 GMT -5
Yeah. Bill and Ted's original was much better.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jun 29, 2010 11:08:17 GMT -5
Well now it all makes sense,that song never sounded like something Kiss would write.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jun 29, 2010 11:10:31 GMT -5
Oh, I knew. Argent's is the superior version.
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Post by Mattification on Jun 29, 2010 11:27:17 GMT -5
I had no idea it was cover by Kiss. Only ever heard this one.
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Post by Orange on Jun 29, 2010 11:30:13 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I'm a hardcore KISS mark, but I MUCH prefer KISS' to Argent's version.
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Post by bibboid on Jun 29, 2010 11:42:25 GMT -5
Back in the 80s, WNEW radio announced a contest to guess what the one millionth song they would play would be. The song ended up being Argent's "God Gave Rock N Roll To You".
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Post by shiranui on Jun 29, 2010 11:45:19 GMT -5
If you dig deep enough, you'll find a few more of their songs that are covers. Right, let's try this. Off the top of my head: Kissin' Time Then She Kissed Me Any Way You Want It New York Groove (Ace on his solo album) When You Wish Upon A Star (Gene on his solo album) Tossin and Turnin' (Peter on his solo album) 2,000 Man Is That You? Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio? (for a Ramones tribute album some years ago) |
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Post by Orange on Jun 29, 2010 11:48:32 GMT -5
If you dig deep enough, you'll find a few more of their songs that are covers. Right, let's try this. Off the top of my head: Kissin' Time Then She Kissed Me Any Way You Want It New York Groove (Ace on his solo album) When You Wish Upon A Star (Gene on his solo album) Tossin and Turnin' (Peter on his solo album) 2,000 Man Is That You? Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio? (for a Ramones tribute album some years ago) I know the whole reason why Gene covered "When You Wish Upon A Star", but I always wanted them to do it live. It would've been hilarious to see Gene stalking the stage in his big old dragon boots singing that ;D |
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 29, 2010 11:57:35 GMT -5
If you dig deep enough, you'll find a few more of their songs that are covers. Right, let's try this. Off the top of my head: Kissin' Time Then She Kissed Me Any Way You Want It New York Groove (Ace on his solo album) When You Wish Upon A Star (Gene on his solo album) Tossin and Turnin' (Peter on his solo album) 2,000 Man Is That You? Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio? (for a Ramones tribute album some years ago) You missed Rock and Roll Hell from Creatures of the Night - it was a cover of a Bachman Turner Overdrive song of the same name. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2010 11:59:07 GMT -5
Maybe it's because I'm a hardcore KISS mark, but I MUCH prefer KISS' to Argent's version. This. And I knew it was a cover. |
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Jun 29, 2010 12:01:48 GMT -5
Thought I'd add this to the thread as well:
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Post by shiranui on Jun 29, 2010 12:05:57 GMT -5
You missed Rock and Roll Hell from Creatures of the Night - it was a cover of a Bachman Turner Overdrive song of the same name. For real? The liner notes say it was written by Gene Simmons, Jim Vallance and Bryan Adams (Yes, that Bryan Adams. No, not Brian Adams.), and Gene has been saying for years that the song was about Ace Frehley. Then again, he is Gene Simmons... ... All right, looks like Vallance originally wrote it for BTO and then he "reworked" the song for Creatures with Gene and Bryan, with a new lyric and arrangement. Fair enough. |
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Post by DSR on Jun 29, 2010 12:53:19 GMT -5
I did know that it was a cover, but I hadn't heard the original.
However, I prefer KISS's version.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jun 29, 2010 13:05:58 GMT -5
Yes, I knew it was a cover but that's from looking it up years ago after watching Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey again.
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Post by Red Lion on Jun 29, 2010 13:06:20 GMT -5
Yeah I knew that. But...did you know that Aerosmith's Train Kept Rolling is a cover?!
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Post by willywonka666 on Jun 29, 2010 13:16:23 GMT -5
Yeah I knew that. But...did you know that Aerosmith's Train Kept Rolling is a cover?! Yep, I really dig the Yardbirds' version as well. |
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jun 29, 2010 13:17:55 GMT -5
Yeah I knew that. But...did you know that Aerosmith's Train Kept Rolling is a cover?! Yeah, Tiny Bradshaw did it. So did the Yardbirds. Then Aerosmith. I imagine others have done it afterwards, too. The Stones, Aerosmith and Ratt all covered Walkin' The Dog on their debut albums too. |
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