Ruined or Resurrected ?

Just because I heard this for the first time last week:

I don't know if this counts or not, but Jon Anderson kind of ruined this Yes song.

HolyMoly wrote: That Chicago remake is hard to take. I at least appreciate that it’s different enough to have a reason to exist, but they really overdid the drums/pop metal guitars to the point of parody. I won’t go so far as to say it’s ruined (its positive aspects survive the production), but it’s close. [VIDEO REMOVED FOR SPACE]

You nailed that right. I sort of feel that if Phil Collins had done a version of it in the 80's this is what it would have sounded like.

mellotronwave wrote: Genesis Carpet Crawlers

The Walsh example reminded me that the Guess Who put the song “No Time” ( which I always used to think was by CSN ) on two consecutive albums - Canned Wheat and American Woman - in nearly identical versions. Not sure why, but the second one was a hit.

In 1961 Del Shannon hit #1 with "Runaway".  Throughout the 60s he had a few more songs, a few more gigs and paid the bills.  As the 70s began 60s music started to be replaced and Shannon started to fade into the background.  Until the 1980s.  In 1985, Michael Mann (of Miami Vice fame) created a new show called "Crime Story".  "Crime Story" is one of my top 10 TV shows of all time, but it had productions issues and never really took off.  Cancel after two seasons.  Any how the show needed an opening theme and Shannon's "Runaway" was selected.  Michael Mann had Shannon reworked the song to give it a more modern (80s) sound and the "Crime Story" theme was created.  I like both versions, but the reworked version is definitely my favorite.

Then there is this classic rock song which was resurrected and brought rap to the white masses.  Again not sure if this is what you have in mind, since I guess technically this is a cover, but the original band did participate in the cover.

OK, this will probably be the last one from me on this thread.  Would you believe me if I told you there was an officially released album from Sly Stone with the following guest musicians, Ray Manzarek (The Doors), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge), Johnny Winter and Jeff Beck.  Well, there is.  I am the biggest Sly Stone fan since he came out.  When this album was released (2011) what was available sounded bad.  No credits, just that it was Sly in the studio with other musicians reworking (resurrecting) some of his biggest hits.  It was so bad I said, 'I pass' and left it alone.  When I came back to it a few years later and saw who was officially on the album I nearly sh*t.  For the most part the song reworks are mostly bad.  Sly sounds awful on some (there are some moments but don't hold your breath).  The release is worth having just for the guest, considering a couple of them are no longer with us.