Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Cover Songs That Are More Popular Than The Original" video.

  1. The original is still the most popular. I didn't even know Marilyn Manson did a cover
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  2. Eh, no! Cohn's original is still the highest-charted and has by far the highest amount of streams. Not to mention how people stick to Cohn's original on karaoke nights
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  3. Nah, Eminem's version is always going to be the most well-known and iconic
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  4. The original is still the most well-known and iconic
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  5. Debatable. Sting's version is still his most well-known and streamed non-Police song, and has more streams than Cassidy's cover
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  6. On the soundtrack. It's John Cale's version that's heard in the movie itself
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  7. Debatable. Sting's original version was a big success, and it's still his most streamed song, even surpassing Eva Cassidy
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  8. That's not a cover: that's just Puff Daddy sampling "Every Breath You Take" (while changing the lyrics) in the hook
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  9. The original is still by far the most popular and iconic, with over 1 million streams daily (not to mention how it charted in the 80's)
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  10. There is no solo version with David Bowie: he's a guest singer on Queen's version, and that's the only version available (unless you count the live version, which really isn't that well-known)
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  11. Wainwright's version is only on the soundtrack. John Cale's version is heard in the movie itself
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  12. So you have no respect for people putting up Shakespeare performances either? Or putting up musicals?
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  13. @vayres7512  Is it really a different matter? You take someone else's iconic work and give your own interpretation, and with musicals it's even the same music
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  14. @vayres7512  Last time I checked, Andrew Lloyd Webber was still alive and well, and people like Moliere and Brecht put up their own works. Tom Waits is also alive and well and didn't complain about Robert Wilson using the former’s music to put up his own adaptation of "Woyzeck". And don't get me started on Alan Parker using Pink Floyd's music to direct "The Wall", even having Bob Geldof covering "In the Flesh"
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  15. @vayres7512  So, it's about agreement, now? Well, if you know basic copyright, you'd know that you can't make a cover unless you're paying royalties and/or buying a license, which requires an agreement between the artists. Using "Hurt" is also not the best example considering how Trent Reznor said Johnny Cash's version was so good that he said "It's not my song anymore" Let's break it all down: your thesis is that using someone else's work is to copy that person, unless said person isn't alive or active and there is an agreement between the people - Adaptations of Shakespeare, Ibsen, Brecht etc. are using their original works, and covering music is to use a different artist/band's original work. However, the former is a-okay, while the latter is not - There are playwrights and auteur directors who are dead or inactive, with several of them directing their own works, and there are artists/bands who are dead or inactive and made their music for albums and concerts in addition to movie soundtracks that are not musicals. However, only using the former's works is a-okay - There are playwrights, composers, and auteur directors who are still alive and well, and there are artists who are alive and well (both are also considered artists). However, only using the former’s work is a-okay - You need to pay royalties or buy licenses in order to put up other people's plays/stage performances, and thus make an agreement. You also need to pay royalties or buy licenses in order to cover a song, and thus make an agreement. However, only the former is a-okay - There are plays in the public domain, with even detailed instructions and stage direction. There are also songs in the public domain, with several being written, composed, and sung by a single person. However, only the former is a-okay - There are plays and musicals adapted into movies or other stages, and there are covers that were specifically made for movies. However, only the former is a-okay Conclusion: bias and double standards
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  16. On the soundtrack. Cale performs it in the movie itself
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  17. Actually, Cale's version is heard in the movie, and Wainwright's is on the soundtrack
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  18. If you're talking about Eminem, then it's just sampling Dido's "Thank You", not covering it
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  19. Wainwright's version is on the soundtrack, but Cale's version is in the movie itself
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  20. John Cale performed it in the movie itself, but Rufus Wainwright's version is on the official soundtrack
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  21. Springsteen? Seriously? "Stayin Alive" is one of Bee Gee's most iconic songs, and even has half a million streams daily in modern times. Who even talks about Springsteen's cover? And yes, that cover of "Hallelujah" is great, but definitely not the most popular
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  22.  @Escviitash  1500 people out of billions people worldwide. The statistics also don't lie
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  23. @Escviitash  This is based on popularity, and considering that it's #189 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs List, #9 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 songs list, won a Grammy, topped 11 charts, sold almost 4 million copies in the US alone, and has over a billion streams on Spotify, while Springsteen's cover is barely talked about, there's no contest Don't feel too bad that you're from such a small country, with a bunch of hipsters who all speak like food are stuck in their throats (or like you're all deaf but still trying to speak). Maybe also lay off on all the alcohol: it's not good for you
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  24. - John Cale: in the movie itself - Rufus Wainwright: on the soundtrack
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  25. "I have nothing" and "Run to You" are made by her, as well as "I wanna dance with somebody"
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  26. It's the other way around: Cale's version is heard in the movie, and Wainwright's on the soundtrack
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  27. - Movie itself: John Cale - Soundtrack: Rufus Wainwright
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  28. On the soundtrack. In the movie itself, it's sung by John Cale
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