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Offline hilde

Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2005, 02:33:27 AM »
I think they should cover Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You."

No, really.  I'm totally serious.  I think the best cover songs are the ones where that take a song from a totally opposite genre and then are made awesome. Besides, HIM've done a cover of a Neil Diamond song and they've done a cover of a Tom Jones song (Sex Bomb, I believe) so they clearly need to do a cover of a Barry Manilow song since Barry Manilow is the poor man's Tom Jones. And Tom Jones is the poor man's Neil Diamond.  And, just in case you are wondering, Wayne Newton is the poor man's Barry Manilow.

In which case, they should probably also cover Dankeshen (or however you spell it)

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #26 on: July 19, 2005, 02:47:13 AM »
i think it be cool to hear them do a cover to Good Year For The Roses by Elvis Costello

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« Reply #27 on: July 19, 2005, 06:03:22 AM »
I think they should cover Barry Manilow's "Can't Smile Without You."

No, really.  I'm totally serious.  I think the best cover songs are the ones where that take a song from a totally opposite genre and then are made awesome. Besides, HIM've done a cover of a Neil Diamond song and they've done a cover of a Tom Jones song (Sex Bomb, I believe) so they clearly need to do a cover of a Barry Manilow song since Barry Manilow is the poor man's Tom Jones. And Tom Jones is the poor man's Neil Diamond.  And, just in case you are wondering, Wayne Newton is the poor man's Barry Manilow.

In which case, they should probably also cover Dankeshen (or however you spell it)

See this lady right here hit the nail on the head.
the whole point of cover versions is not to sing the same song the exact same way it was originally recorded, its to take something that you wouldn't probably ever sing and make it your own song.

what is the point is singing it exactly the same fucking way? its boring.

they should cover something totally bizarre as un  - metal as you could possibly get.
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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #28 on: July 19, 2005, 11:06:28 AM »
They should cover any Jethro Tull song or Rolling Stones.  and....
Bon Wovi- (that song that goes Wo Oh, We're Half Way There) lol ;D
Madona-Like A Virgin

I said those two songs cuz it's sweet how he sang those in the Conwertable,  ;D
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« Reply #29 on: July 19, 2005, 11:57:20 AM »
i thought they already did like a wirgin live and frozen? both madonna songs

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #30 on: July 19, 2005, 12:00:44 PM »
Bon Wovi- (that song that goes Wo Oh, We're Half Way There) lol ;D

Livin' On a Prayer...that would be it.  That part was the best.  Bon Wooovi. ;D

Or maybe a 50 Cent song.  He did say he listened to "Get rich, or try dieing." :P

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #31 on: July 19, 2005, 12:03:23 PM »
i thought they already did like a wirgin live and frozen? both madonna songs

It'd say on the H-I-M666 discography. I know they've done Frozen, but I don't know about Like a Virgin...

Or maybe a 50 Cent song.  He did say he listened to "Get rich, or try dieing." :P

Hell, he didn't just say listened, he liked that thing. As much as I don't like 50 Cent, it would be pretty funny to hear him cover that just for fun.

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #32 on: July 19, 2005, 12:13:12 PM »
they've never done Like a virgin but they've done Frozen. i'd like to hear them do Temple of love (and yes i no they've done it before).

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #33 on: July 19, 2005, 12:32:02 PM »
I'd love to hear the full version of You Just Died In My Arms.

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« Reply #34 on: July 19, 2005, 12:45:32 PM »
random stupid question:

was ALL FOR YOU a cover song?
i would also love to hear them cover:

Led Zeppelin immigrant song,whole lotta love,

Black Sabbath, Full version of Paranoid, NIB

CCR Have you ever seen the rain

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #35 on: July 19, 2005, 01:04:43 PM »
They should do 'too old to rock'n'roll" by Jethro Tull.  In the really long interview for LM on LM archives, he said that qoute. 
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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #36 on: July 19, 2005, 01:08:49 PM »
See this lady right here hit the nail on the head.
the whole point of cover versions is not to sing the same song the exact same way it was originally recorded, its to take something that you wouldn't probably ever sing and make it your own song.

what is the point is singing it exactly the same fucking way? its boring.

they should cover something totally bizarre as un  - metal as you could possibly get.

Why, thank you very much! I'm glad someone out there shares my views. I'm really pulling for "Can't Smile Without You" and I always get my way so eventually they will be forced to cover it. Don't ask how, it's a mystery.

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« Reply #37 on: July 19, 2005, 01:39:46 PM »
random stupid question:was ALL FOR YOU a cover song?

Yes.

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« Reply #38 on: July 19, 2005, 01:46:48 PM »
who is the orginal performer?

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« Reply #39 on: July 19, 2005, 01:50:39 PM »
Motorhead.

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« Reply #40 on: July 19, 2005, 01:55:34 PM »
That's deffinetly one of my favorite songs HIM covered.
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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #41 on: July 19, 2005, 04:50:18 PM »
they never covered the whole song, they just done a short version of it at the Garage.

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« Reply #42 on: July 19, 2005, 04:55:16 PM »
they've done that with various songs live

paranoid, old man, and all for you i do believe that was the case with frozen and that mazy star cover song

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« Reply #43 on: July 19, 2005, 05:50:29 PM »
yeah of course those 3 songs are some of my favorite covers they did and they fucking only did part of it live. 
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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #44 on: July 20, 2005, 01:17:08 AM »
God, I love them doing Fade Into You!

I want to hear them do either I'll Remember or Like A Pryer. That would be so good (as far as a Madonna cover goes)
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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #45 on: July 20, 2005, 11:49:35 AM »
Ville doin' a little bit of Barry White  :D

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #46 on: July 20, 2005, 11:58:11 AM »
actually that wouldnt be so bad or maybe Al Geen's im so tired of being alone

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #47 on: July 20, 2005, 12:09:11 PM »
I guess as doing covers that are just plain out there, HIM could cover some Wesley Willis, like "My Mother Smokes Crack Rocks". Haha, I'd give anything to see that.

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Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #48 on: July 20, 2005, 04:55:14 PM »
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

Offline Tauriainen

Re: What song(s) should HIM cover?
« Reply #49 on: July 20, 2005, 05:13:24 PM »
Nobody should do a Pink floyd song except for Pink floyd....especially HIM, it wouldn't be good at all. unless it was just Ville on acoustic or something maybe.
I highly recommend that you listen to Sparklehorse's cover version of "Wish You Were Here". It is really depressing and slower than before.
As for other bands playing P.F. songs, I havent heard too many good songs being done.
I heard a bootleg of S.T.P. singing "Shine On Your Crazy Diamond" and that was an ok live song even if it was with one guitar.

HIM have done too many covers, they arent doing any new songs. They are just covering the covers they did in the past. I am sure pretty soon they will do more studio tracks off the live ones they did previously.