Got growl?

You know how a remake is usually not as good as the original? And how this is usually true regardless of whether the remake is in the same medium, or in a new one? (Song to song, or book to movie, for example.) Well, I thought of two songs where the remake is superior to the original, and in both cases, it's entirely because the remake has the growl that each song needs.

The original version of Anarchy in the UK is a punk anthem. Originally by the Sex Pistols, it's been covered several times. Of the versions that I'm familiar with, I think that Dave Mustaine of Megadeth brings the real growl that is needed. The Sex Pistols had attitude, but they also had more whine than bark. Mustaine sounds like a mean dog.

(I also want to give props to X Japan for their cover of Anarchy in the UK in collaboration with Luna Sea. Pretty wild.)

The connection that I'm going to make is to a remake of Stone Cold Crazy, originally by Queen and covered by Metallica. With all respect to Freddie Mercury, he just can't produce the guttural sounds that James Hetfield can. It's a hard-driving song that seems out of place in the Queen repertoire, but fits the Metallica style really well. In the version below, Hetfield is performing with the surviving members of Queen at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert.