Original Is Almost Always The Best
Hollywood repeatedly takes an old movie and tries to bring it to the 21st century. Take the movie King Kong, it was originally done in 1933, and it has been remade several times. When you consider the technology in 1933 this is a masterpiece. In my estimation none of the remakes comes close to the original.
The same idea extends to the music industry. Immediately several songs come to mind. While Elton John’s remake of “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” isn’t bad it doesn’t come close to the original done by The Beatles.
“Pretty Woman” has one of the most recognizable electric guitar riffs of all time, and in my opinion is a musical masterpiece. This song has been covered by quite a number of groups from Van Halen to Green Day and none of them can match the original.
Guns and Roses remake of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” comes close, but to me it still doesn’t equal the sound of the original.