Red Mosquito • View topic - Artists who re-recorded their own songs

daft twat · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 5:42 pm

The Offspring did Dirty Magic over 20 years apart.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 5:44 pm

Do you want different versions? Like Nirvana doing two versions of Polly or The Beatles doing two versions of Revolution?

bodysnatcher · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 8:18 pm

Granddaddy / Jason Lytle re-recorded Sophtware Slump on solo piano

I think it’s fun, brings a new view to some songs. But doesn’t touch the original.

bart · **Joined:** Tue January 08, 2013 10:23 pm **Posts:** 3235

Don't forget Walk This Way, that counts

bart · **Joined:** Tue January 08, 2013 10:23 pm **Posts:** 3235

What about Take On Me, pretty sure that was a new version and not a remix

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 9:00 pm

Didn’t Danzig do a new version of Mother?

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 9:01 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:

Didn’t Danzig do a new version of Mother?

Just googled this. Mother ‘93 was a remix with a new guitar solo.

bodysnatcher · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 9:28 pm

That was a worthwhile effort by Danzig. No one still knows the difference

JuanHamm · **Joined:** Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm **Posts:** 6950

These guys have a few I think. On this song I prefer the first version.

bart · **Joined:** Tue January 08, 2013 10:23 pm **Posts:** 3235

Speaking of Danzig, all the Misfits songs that he redid for the Collection albums probably would count too.

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 9:41 pm

bodysnatcher wrote:

Granddaddy / Jason Lytle re-recorded Sophtware Slump on solo piano

I think it’s fun, brings a new view to some songs. But doesn’t touch the original.

I have the solo piano LP and it sounds great. I'd have to listen to them back to back to see if there are any songs I like better on piano.

warehouse · **Joined:** Sat January 05, 2013 3:34 pm **Posts:** 4356

Dave Matthews rerecorded an entire album b/c he's an idiot

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 9:47 pm

warehouse wrote:

Dave Matthews rerecorded an entire album b/c he's an idiot

what he did to captain marked the end of the line for me

bodysnatcher · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 9:58 pm

I can’t think of any specific examples at the moment, but there have been songs I’ve found on Spotify that have been re-recorded — years later — by either the full band or the lead singer bc Spotify didn’t have streaming rights to the originals

JuanHamm · **Joined:** Wed May 30, 2018 6:10 pm **Posts:** 6950

I think there are two versions of Cult of Personality

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 10:33 pm

Jason Molina also did this often. There are 2 versions of Hammer Down, one with a full band and one solo acoustic. I think I like the full band one more.

"I think the stars are just the neon lights
Shining through the dance floor
Of heaven on a Saturday night"

bodysnatcher · **Posted:** Mon August 08, 2022 10:39 pm

Not song related, but I loved how Phil Collins recreated his album covers for their reissues

spike · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 4:18 am **Posts:** 28068

Elton John redid Candle In the Wind after Diana died.

Norris · **Posted:** Tue August 09, 2022 3:03 am

No Cars Go by Arcade Fire

tattooedeverything · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 11:17 am **Posts:** 160

Gang of Four re-did a bunch of their stuff for Return The Gift.
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven re-did some songs for their respective hits compilations.
Nine Inch Nails re-recorded a bunch of tracks for Still.
The Jesus And Mary Chain re-recorded "The Hardest Walk" for the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack.
R.E.M. famously re-recorded "Radio Free Europe" for Murmur.

Artists who re-recorded their own songs

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