Covers, Remixes, Samples and Mashups.

[GardeniaSky's icon GardeniaSky GardeniaSky]

Enter the Sphere by Perfume

I was also once told this was the song I would strip to if that were my profession. I still don't know how to parse that statement.

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

Imagine listening to this intro on the school bus in the 90s, when you're fond of the beeps and boops of your Game Boy.

 

[NeonKnights]

 

[spectresfrommercury]

 

[spectresfrommercury]

 

[diapered]

None.
I actually kind of hate the practice and concept of covers. Especially in the modern internet age when you have access to every song ever created at your fingertips, why would you want to listen to a band play something they didn't even write worse than the band that wrote it?

That isn't to say all covers are bad. But I don't really enjoy listening to covers hardly ever.

That's fair, but I think many covers are better, especially many covers of 80's songs in particular. Yes, there are great 80's songs but a lot sound too "fluff" to me: they have great lyrics and composition, but I think many are hindered by the sound of the time. @spectresfrommercury brought up Marilyn Manson, and I think that cover of "Tainted Love" is much better than Soft Cell's original. I think it says a lot that even people that aren't the biggest Manson fans (I am not), still find this a banger.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

 

[Nidstang]

That's fair, but I think many covers are better, especially many covers of 80's songs in particular. Yes, there are great 80's songs but a lot sound too "fluff" to me: they have great lyrics and composition, but I think many are hindered by the sound of the time. @spectresfrommercury brought up Marilyn Manson, and I think that cover of "Tainted Love" is much better than Soft Cell's original. I think it says a lot that even people that aren't the biggest Manson fans (I am not), still find this a banger.

Yea, idk. Covers just don't really do anything for me. There are some I find ok and listen to in occassion, but I just don't like covers. They take up track space on an album that another original song could have occupied.

I DESPISE cover/tribute bands, a lot. They represent the death of art and destroy local music scenes.

 

[diapered]

Violin improves any song <3

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

 

[TamagotchiTamaHero24's icon TamagotchiTamaHero24 TamagotchiTamaHero24]

We need to recognize how this is just not the same song anymore. The whole vibe is different.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Usually I don't like vocal versions that much but:

Ys Songs of Zemeth: Pandora (based on Quatera Woods from Ys VI the Ark of Napishtim):

Twin Memories (based on Pop'n Twinbee's first level):

「JxJ|READY!」- READY! (Based on Azure Blue World... For Emerald Coast from Sonic Adventure):

 

[spectresfrommercury]

 

[Duke_11037]

So I pulled this song from stepmania 3.9 and can't find were its from. Thats fine with me, I wanna know if yall know any similar songs or what genre it could be?

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

No idea, but sounds a bit like Yuzo Koshiro's style.

 

[Duke_11037]

No idea, but sounds a bit like Yuzo Koshiro's style.

Any specific osts he's worked on?

 

[jankusanagi jankusanagi]

Any specific osts he's worked on?

Well, I mostly know his work from the Streets of Rage games. I'm pretty sure he's worked on some of the Ys games.
But this has probably nothing to do with him. Aren't the StepMania songs taken from free license, CC, etc. sources?

 

[Duke_11037]

But this has probably nothing to do with him. Aren't the StepMania songs taken from free license, CC, etc. sources?

It totally has nothing to do with him, even if they did source the music from official means it would be from Konami. But yeah pretty sure youre right about it being taken from copyright free sources, although it might be different since this is a older version from 2005.

 

[PenelopeVania]

It's very early 2000's Japanese, they loved Jazz Fusion/Acid Jazz.

 

[Bonkers225]

 

[instalazy]

So I pulled this song from stepmania 3.9 and can't find were its from. Thats fine with me, I wanna know if yall know any similar songs or what genre it could be?

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it sounds like early persona soundtrack on steroid

 

[Deleted member 257420]

Yeah sounds like famous Japanese artists like Taylor Swift and Blink-182, I think those guys are super similar.

 

[Duke_11037]

Yeah sounds like famous Japanese artists like Taylor Swift and Blink-182, I think those guys are super similar.

They’re literally my favorite acid jazz bands!!! Its so y2k and stuff, really retro.

 

[CardcaptorEd2019]

Apparently, this is also the opening to Texhnolyze which I just found out when looking at the youtube comments. I'm just gonna leave the full song on here. If you want a condensed version, you could look up the Texhnolyze opening.

 

[diapered]

YES! Finally found it! This was another cover I wanted to post, but could not find. You will NEVER hear act 4-2 the same after listening. There are many covers of this song that are underwhelming, but give this one a listen! The bends and fills, incredible! And the solo is so perfect (epic begins at 0:56) and fitting: you FEEL Ryu's determination with every note! Brings tears to my eyes ;_; ;_;