I grew up on MJ.
Yes. Its just better to me.
I had no idea what you were talking about. Might have saved a click if you mentioned what they were covering and who MJ was.
Heard there version before. Had it on a compilation in 2003. It’s catchy at first and then tiring, and unlike a lot of great covers I got bored with it fast.
You also could have just skipped the post and not commented if you didn’t know the details but here we are.
GenX here. This is one thing me and my little kids agree on, AAF’s version is superior.
I always wondered, is it an ant farm for alien ants, or is it an ant farm owned by aliens?
I’ve always thought the first one
Ant farm owned by aliens where the ants are humans and the farm is Earth.
What mean? Is just thing alien ant do. Alien Ant wake up. Alien ant eat breakfast. Alien ant farm. Alien ant go bed.
I love Alien Ant Farm. Every track on their first album is wonderful. After that it starts to dip but there are still good ones in their later works.
See also, Boys of Summer by the Ataris, and that one’s a lot closer as Don Henley’s original is nearly as good. Some might argue better, and I wouldn’t disagree with them directly, but I prefer the cover.
Most cover songs, you don’t know they’re covers, they’re that much better.
Despite being an 80s kid, my introduction to KISS was Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, with God Gave Rock n’ Roll To Ya. Later found out it was a cover. In fact, Christian group Petra, which probably rivals Fleetwood Mac for number of past members (albeit for different reasons — Petra styles itself a missionary, not a band in the traditional sense, so their revolving door of members is to be expected), covered the song before KISS did. I don’t even recall who did it first.
Of course, a lot of popular songs aren’t even written by the performer. The Bangles’ Manic Monday was written by Prince, but there wasn’t a Prince version until later. Prince never released it in his lifetime, it was released after he passed. So that wasn’t a cover. Prince literally wrote the song for them and they recorded it. He recorded it too, but didn’t release it. Maybe they got to hear it, but it was not made public. Still not thought of as a cover.
See also, Boys of Summer by the Ataris, and that one’s a lot closer as Don Henley’s original is nearly as good. Some might argue better, and I wouldn’t disagree with them directly, but I prefer the cover.
I can only comment on this part. I don’t like Don Henley’s music so the cover does nothing for me.
I had that Petra cd lol. I was later on like wait who wrote this kiss or petra
Damn I forgot about the truckload of energy that bass player brings in that video.
I didn’t even need to click the link to know what you meant.
Fun fact: When the windmill arm finger touches the mailbox, it also lights up my heart.
They are each great in their own way, and in their own context. I can’t love one more than the other, but I love them differently.
Thanks mom
You’re welcome. And by the way, your sister is my favorite
Both versions are good, but I’d have to say I prefer the AAF version. It’s probably been a decade or more sine I’ve seen this music video, and I didn’t realize just how many Michael Jackson references are in it.
I love the hand chair wearing the sparkly glove
I definitely listened to it more often than to the MJ version.
I grew up on MJ.
If you were a kid in the 90s MJ grew up on you too… 😅.
I was too old for him.
MJ was more the 80s.
My favorite is the white panda mashup with Baller, Shot Caller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDripRFEajk&t=972
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Yes, it’s just better. Or at least, more to my taste.
