Sweet 16: "Whiskey In The Jar" vs "Across The..." *CLOSED*

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Sweet 16: Best Covered Song?

Poll ended at February 16 17, 1:27 pm

#32: "Whiskey In The Jar"
6
33%
#48: "Across The Universe"
12
67%
 
Total votes: 18

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Sweet 16: "Whiskey In The Jar" vs "Across The..." *CLOSED*

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http://challonge.com/grb_cover_tourney has all the tourney info.

Sweet 16!

#32: IMADreamer's "Whiskey In The Jar" by Metallica


Originally performed by Thin Lizzy:


#48: stlouie_lipp's "Across The Universe" by Fiona Apple



Originally performed by The Beatles:
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I can't believe Metallica is going down here. I love this cover.

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Tim wrote:I can't believe Metallica is going down here. I love this cover.
I love Metallica too, but Metallica post "...And Justice for All" - I just can't do it. James Hetfield has kind of annoyed me ever since the "Black Album". The way he ends every lyric with "- ah" grinds me.

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Most boring version of Whiskey in the Jar I've encountered.

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Yeah, as I mentioned in another post, there are at least a dozen (probably a lot more) Metallica covers I would have personally chosen before this one. But...Fiona's version of "Across the Universe" has never done a thing for me. It's one of my favorite Beatles songs, and I actually love Fiona Apple, but to me this version is just so meh. I don't like it.

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Tim wrote:I can't believe Metallica is going down here. I love this cover.

Seriously this is a travesty.

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Smith Corks One wrote:Fiona's version of "Across the Universe" has never done a thing for me. It's one of my favorite Beatles songs, and I actually love Fiona Apple, but to me this version is just so meh. I don't like it.
She does better covers, but they're comparably obscure. Too bad she rarely records, tours, or bothers to give a [expletive].


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Tambourine Man wrote:
Smith Corks One wrote:Fiona's version of "Across the Universe" has never done a thing for me. It's one of my favorite Beatles songs, and I actually love Fiona Apple, but to me this version is just so meh. I don't like it.
She does better covers, but they're comparably obscure. Too bad she rarely records, tours, or bothers to give a [expletive].

Yeah, this is outstanding.

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