Better Unplugged?

[Andy32]

This is a suggestion for a new music thread based on a recent conversation I was having with a friend...

Please name/link to songs where you think the acoustic version stands up to or even surpasses to the original.

To start with, I'll offer Placebo Meds:

 

[Minnie79]

I'm just going to leave this here

 

[Heidiwil]

Definitely not better than Phil, but gotta give it to some moonshine hillbillies

 

[Heidiwil]

Oh sexy Daughtry...

 

[Andy32]

Strong entries right off the bat, thanks @Minnie79 and @Heidiwil

Could put this whole album up but the Bowie cover edges the top spot for me

 

[Minnie79]

Strong entries right off the bat, thanks @Minnie79 and @Heidiwil

Could put this whole album up but the Bowie cover edges the top spot for me

Was tempted to post a link to entire album too. Decided I couldn't pick just one song but you've chosen a great one.

 

[Andy32]

Was tempted to post a link to entire album too. Decided I couldn't pick just one song but you've chosen a great one.

Thank you Minnie

 

[InvincibleLight]

Im going to put both versions here, just to show that the acoustic is SO much better than the original for this song. The acoustic for this is genuinely beautiful. The original, not so much.
Fell in love without you Acoustic:

Fell in love without you Original:

 

[Andy32]

Im going to put both versions here, just to show that the acoustic is SO much better than the original for this song. The acoustic for this is genuinely beautiful. The original, not so much.
Fell in love without you Acoustic:

100% agree with you there Light

 

[InvincibleLight]

100% agree with you there Light

You know, I can say the same about most of the songs in that album lol

 

[Andy32]

You know, I can say the same about most of the songs in that album lol

I had the same thing picking my favourite song from the Placebo acoustic album, they are all such good revisions of the originals - well worth a listen

 

[Andy32]

Another one from me - Fun, We are Young. So much better stripped down and acoustic:

 

[InvincibleLight]

Here are a couple that arent necessarily better acoustic- but are definitely just as good and worth a mention.
Memory:

Ocean Avenue:

Anthem of our dying day:

 

[Calazviel]

 

[Andy32]

Great band

Trent Reznor (NIN) performing Hurt unplugged needs to be on here. I've seen him do this live, it's one of my best ever gig memories, so powerful.

(the Johnny Cash version is also amazing, but I'm going with the original composer)

 

[Peacecountry]

AS a fan of blues music, I can't help but include this nugget...

 

[Peacecountry]

and a Clapton classic reinvented in 1992....

 

[TallulahBlue]

I hate shameless self promotion but I've had a little bit to drink tonight so fuck it, lol. Unlike drunk texting this place has a delete button I can always hit if I want to when I sober up, and it then gets deleted for all y'all and not just me, lol.

And no I haven't had so much to drink that I think I sound better than CCR but I'm posting it it this thread anyway lol

 

[Keira]

I hate shameless self promotion but I've had a little bit to drink tonight so fuck it, lol. Unlike drunk texting this place has a delete button I can always hit if I want to when I sober up, and it then gets deleted for all y'all and not just me, lol.

And no I haven't had so much to drink that I think I sound better than CCR but I'm posting it it this thread anyway lol

Girl that's beautiful! You have a lovely voice

 

[LastOne]

Here are a couple that arent necessarily better acoustic- but are definitely just as good and worth a mention.
Memory:

Ocean Avenue:

Anthem of our dying day:

Yay on Ocean Avenue. Nice one.