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Worst cover songs ever?

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Coen

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Nobody mentioned Madonna's American Pie yet?

Oh, for the British, thank you very much for Will Young and his horrible, horrible version of Light My Fire. Please, somebody should just put a sock in his mouth if he tries to sing that song again.
 
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nitewulf

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techno version of heaven.
r&b version of true colours.
311's cover of love song (yuck!).
this techno version of human league's 'dont you want me'...its the worst sort of cheesy techno, that trance stuff with the vocal distortion effect...ugh.
 
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FortNinety

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I just wanted to also voice my disgust towards those who seem to think Johnny Cash is without talent and that he didn't improve upon the original song.
 
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sonicfan

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Shazapp said:
Hands down, the worst is Gary Numan's cover of Prince's "U Got the Look."
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Yes, a low point in Mr. Webb's career. His cover of 1999 was not much better.......





And to think, I was also a big Prince fan back in the early days when Numan was big also. Certain things just do not mix.

"If there was ever a point where the sometimes too-insular-for-his-own-good Numan couldn't have been more out of sight, out of mind — even to his central fanbase — the often-bizarre Machine + Soul is it. (...) The album was admittedly recorded in somewhat dire circumstances for Numan, facing a crushing debt and trying to create something for commercial success first and foremost. (...) Perhaps the most jawdropping effort was a cover of Prince's brilliant duet with Sheena Easton, U Got the Look, arguably single-handedly responsible for Prince wanting to change his name in sheer terror at the result." :D

Review

And also a big yes with Shatner, LITSWD, what else needs to be said.



But Leonard Nimoy tried to top it, with "Proud Mary" (don't forget his classic "the ballad of Bilbo Baggins")

And these jems:

Bing Crosby, "Hey Jude"

Telly Savalas, "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling"

More classics HERE
 
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WHOAguitarninja

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Eminem said:
See, that's why I think the best ones are normally when the band that covers the song is a completely different genre.

Listen to Atreyu's version of Bowie's "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Now THAT...that is the shit.
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Have you heard bumblefoot's cover of Can't take my eyes off you? It's bloody brilliant. Sounds absolutely nothing like the original song (or anything else for that matter...atleast not as a whole).

Of course everything that spews forth from Ron's mind is damn near perfection.
 
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Truelize

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Cherubae said:
Kelly Osborne's attempt at Papa Don't Preach... bleh... only Madonna can sing that song.
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That's my choice too. That was just horrible. And Madonna rocks that song.
 
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way more

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DJ_Tet said:
I can't believe so many people are sticking up for Johnny Cash. I recognize that his ass is dead. I also recognize that he won a "Grammy" for covering a song that he didn't understand and a song that he couldn't sing just cause he died. Not that he could sing anyway, but that's besides the point. Actually, it isn't. The dude couldn't sing, his original songs were horrible, his covers were horrible. "Burning Ring of Fire" will forever reference a hemmoroid. The dude got a token Grammy at the expense of Nine Inch Nails. I really couldn't give a damn about Cash or Trent Reznor, but the habit of giving awards to dying/dead artists needs to stop. Johnny Cash had plenty of good songs on his own, none based on his own singing talent, and certainly not "Hurt", but if you ignored him this long, don't throw him an award just cause he died. That's not right, and he wouldn't want it. His cover was pretty bad.
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Sweet Jesus, did Cash shoot your father or something?
 
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Jonnyboy117

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Jessica Simpson's cover of "I'm Loving Angels Instead" churns my stomach. The original version by Robbie Williams was horrible on its own, and now she is screeching it to new heights of shittiness.

Madonna's cover of "American Pie". We should revoke her citizenship for destroying this song.
 
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FoneBone

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White Man said:
Yes, but it produced an ultimately hilarious, unintentionally homoerotic video. I swear, at certain points in that video, they're about to kiss each other.
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I'm watching this right now -- so horrible.
 
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sc0la

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SKluck said:
I have no empathy for old lazy dying people. My bad.

And it completely destroys the point of the song. And his intentions do not make sense concerning the lyrics.
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Ummmm Johnny Cash wrestled with drug addiction just the same way Reznor did. It didn't hurt that the song took on additional meanings for Cash's own life and (ultimately) impending death.

edit: no pun intended
 
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AniHawk

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scola said:
Ummmm Johnny Cash wrestled with drug addiction just the same way Reznor did. It didn't hurt that the song took on additional meanings for Cash's own life and (ultimately) impending death.
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I personally didn't know that, which made the lyrics seem a bit off in Cash's version of the song.

That and the music video helped me make sense of why people love it so much.
 
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djtiesto

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Fresh Prince said:
Who said I was talking about DJ Sammy in particular?
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Cuz techno (the actual genre, not a blanket statement for any electronic dance music) artists have too much cred to cover lame pop songs...
 
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FoneBone

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Better to bump this than start a new thread. Anyway, new vote: Marilyn Manson's version of the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Ugh.
 
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Forgotten Ancient

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Dear god...I'm listening to Thursday's Ny Batteri.

Sigur Ros' version is awesome. This one sounds almost like Thursday is making fun of it...
How could this happen?
 
Shazapp

Shazapp

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I don't know if it's old or new or what, but I heard a horrible rock/metal version of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" on the radio today. Why?
 
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bjork

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I skimmed the thread, so if I repeat, I apologize:

1) Cash's Hurt > SKluck

2) worst covers ever are by that Wing chick... the one from New Zealand or whatever.
 
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SKluck

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Holy old shit, Batman.

I didn't know Cash had drug problems.

I thought his 'interpretation' was about getting old and his friends dying of old age. Which is Le Ghey.

He still sucks though, and so does country.
 
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Fresh Prince

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djtiesto said:
Cuz techno (the actual genre, not a blanket statement for any electronic dance music) artists have too much cred to cover lame pop songs...
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Okay Top 40 'Techno'/Commercial 'Techno'.

Holy old shit, Batman.

I didn't know Cash had drug problems.

I thought his 'interpretation' was about getting old and his friends dying of old age. Which is Le Ghey.

He still sucks though, and so does country.
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:lol
 
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FoneBone

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Fresh Prince said:
Okay Top 40 'Techno'/Commercial 'Techno'.



:lol
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I hope that :lol was directed at him, because he deserves it. I'm not even a country fan, and I'd say I prefer Cash's version to the original.

Another vote: for anyone who has Itunes, look up an album called "Bring You To Your Knees: A Tribute to Guns 'N Roses." Most of the samples are hilariously awful.
 
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etiolate

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Perfect Circle - Imagine
Korn - Word Up

These are two recent ones. That cover of Imagine is just.. without anything. It's boring and makes me switch stations every time.
 
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Jim Bowie

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Manabanana said:
Yeah, that's Bon Jovi...Who in the fuck would cover an already horrible song? God I hate Bon Jovi.
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Fuckin' A. Jon Bon Jovi sucks something terrible.

I would say that the acoustic version of The Postal Service's Such Great Heights is the worst cover ever. Y'know. The one not sung by Ben Gibbard. Yeah.
 
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olimario

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Dice said:
Van Halen's cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" -- Just horrible, I can't believe it. Way to take all the cool out and poop on it.

Selah's cover of Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" -- Ok first of all it's a little early to be covering it, and second you shouldn't cover songs that are waaaay out of your vocal league.


That is Sixpence None The Richer. And while they are christians they have made it clear they aren't exclusively christian contemporary in their music (which I understand, other people can be secular in their professions so why not musicians?). And I believe they sing it as a love song, though the lyrics are nearly identical. You probably find that just as annoying but they aren't exactly alone, Robbie Williams did it too.
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It's a stupid idea to try and follow Groban's lead. He's just too good.

I like Sixpence. :(
 
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FoneBone

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Semjaza Azazel said:
There is no Bowie song by that name. Isn't that Bon Jovi? lol
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Oh, wow. I can't believe I missed that the first time around. David Bowie is great, and Bon Jovi is a (somewhat) guilty pleasure for me... but how the hell do you get them confused?
 
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gblues

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Any techno "remix" where the name of the song is "<pop song> (<cheesy name> remix)" (i.e. "Who Let the Dogs Out (dogshit mix)", and yes I just made that up). 99% (a statistic I just made up) of them use like 3 riffs from the original song and the rest is generic techno boom-chik and randomly sampled lyrics. Bleh, no thanks.

Nathan
 
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Ollie Pooch

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Jonnyboy117 said:
Jessica Simpson's cover of "I'm Loving Angels Instead" churns my stomach. The original version by Robbie Williams was horrible on its own, and now she is screeching it to new heights of shittiness.
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:D my thoughts exactly. that other jessica simpson 'take my breath away' cover is horrendous too - it's all out of time!

i'd also like to nominate that 'boys of summer' dj sammy-style (or possibly just dj sammy) cover. along with 'heaven'. in fact all of those songs with some ditzy bitch singing over a generic dance beat.. ohhh i love ya CH CH CH CH.. i wanna fly so h-CH CH CH CH CH touch the sk-CH CH CH CH C i wanna be a superst-CH CH CH CH CH

oh and 'i love rock and roll' by britney spears, like someone mentioned earlier. i remember in an interview she goes 'i always wanted to cover this song - i LOVE pat benetar!" she doesn't even know who wrote the song she completely butchered.

*writhes on motorcycle*
 
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