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KnifeMissile · 05-09-2005, 12:58 PM

I have been toying with this idea for a while now. I've heard We Can Be Heroes by the Wallflowers and I've heard The Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana and they are both excellent songs. Then I hear the original by David Bowie and I think "Hmm, it's okay but the other one was better."

So, my theory is that while David Bowie is a good song writer, he's not a great musician.

However, I really only have these two examples. Can anyone think of any other David Bowie cover songs? How do they compare to the original? Would you like to mention any other covers that are better than the original? Or should we save that for another thread...

05-09-2005, 12:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
KnifeMissile Location: Waterloo, Ontario	David Bowie is a good song writer but not a good musician... I have been toying with this idea for a while now. I've heard We Can Be Heroes by the Wallflowers and I've heard The Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana and they are both excellent songs. Then I hear the original by David Bowie and I think "Hmm, it's okay but the other one was better." So, my theory is that while David Bowie is a good song writer, he's not a great musician. However, I really only have these two examples. Can anyone think of any other David Bowie cover songs? How do they compare to the original? Would you like to mention any other covers that are better than the original? Or should we save that for another thread...