Worst Cover Ever

[mank!]

Im not sure who did it but whoever decided that a house beat over Jefferson Airplanes 'Need somebody to love' (cant remember at this time in the morning exactly what its called) should be shot. With a blunderbuss.

Boogie Pimps. It's the very pinnacle of musical abhorrence. They've ruined one of the greatest songs ever written.

 

[yaruar]

Well said. Has to be the worst ever, followed closely by Sheryl Crowe - Sweet Child o' mine

Dear god, she didn't, please tell me she didn't...

As for Under the bridge, it was god awful. However it did amuse me slightly to have lots of pre teen kids singing along to a song about smack addiction....

 

[inactionman]

Oh yes she did, it's terrible. Almost reminds me of the time I heard muzak versions of the gnr classics, including welcome to the jungle, and mr brownstone!

 

[nath]

However it did amuse me slightly to have lots of pre teen kids singing along to a song about smack addiction....

Same goes for "There She Goes" by Sixpence, I don't know if they realised that The Las version was actually about heroin.

 

[ReActor]

This thread has been bothering me because I knew there was something no one had mentioned which was worse than all of these so far. Then yesterday I finally remembered! The worst cover ever:

Louise - Stuck In The Middle With You

 

[Scooba da Bass]

Louise - Stuck In The Middle With You

"How would you describe your video?"

"Well, it's a little bit reservoir dogsy....'

 

[dysfunction]

Light my Fire - Will Young

He's truly ruined a great song...

 

[Aoami]

Light my Fire - Will Young

He's truly ruined a great song...

I don't think it was that bad tbh.

 

[Bodhi]

I don't think it was that bad tbh.

Get out. Now.

 

[maxi]

The original isn't great either.

 

[mank!]

His cover wasn't any different to the original, which was shite anyway. The Doors version is dead gud, however.

 

[ECA]

I didn't mind lb's cover of behind blue eyes.

Worst cover ever = Goldfingers cover of 99 Red Ballons.

You are mad, the cover totally owns the original. Way more energetic and better produced + the german verses make it different and better.

 

[ECA]

As for worst covers ever, is there ANYTHING worse than the tranced up covers of happy hardcore tunes being put out atm?


DJ sammy and the twats who covered pretty green eyes.


etc.

 

[Bodhi]

His cover wasn't any different to the original, which was shite anyway. The Doors version is dead gud, however.

It's good, however the Massive Attack version > all.

 

[Aoami]

You are mad, the cover totally owns the original. Way more energetic and better produced + the german verses make it different and better.

Yes, because energy always denotes a good song.

 

[shanks]

You are mad, the cover totally owns the original. Way more energetic and better produced + the german verses make it different and better.

The german words is the original if you missed it.

http://www.eightyeightynine.com/music/nena-99luftballoons.html

 

[Scooba da Bass]

It's good, however the Massive Attack version > all.

Negative, either the Al Green or Stevie Wonder covers are the best.

 

[caLLous]

Heh, funny that this is the first thread I saw when I came into the Music forum to post this.

 

[Gengi]

I have to agree with the Madonna cover of American Pie being woeful, but the cover that always gets my goat is that Godawful, boppy version of Baker Street. Now Thats What I Call Shite. And I don't even know who did it.

Later

 

[ScoobyDoo{KEA}]

gareth gates-spirit in the sky

and i know a lot of you will probably disagree with this but...
gary jules-mad world.

it's just that im a massive tears for fears fan and i just dont like it.

 

[Derric]

Just heard Evanescence do a cover of Nirvana's "Heart shaped box"..didn't quite feel right tbh.

 

[Jonaldo]

I have to agree with the Madonna cover of American Pie being woeful, but the cover that always gets my goat is that Godawful, boppy version of Baker Street. Now Thats What I Call Shite. And I don't even know who did it.

Later

Think that was 'Undercover' who did that. They were an act who specialised in very bad beepy style cover versions in the early 90's.

 

[Sharma]

Well, that Alex popidol/popstars winner, dont know which show since their all the same, anyways, was in SOmerfield today and i noticed her album and thinking yeah "album" i picked it up and looked at the track list...

Every, single, god-damn song on it was a fucking cover, which really only enforces how shows like popstars and pop idol cannot make pop stars, they win the show and just sing covers, such originality, on a side note theyre all a load of crap too.

 

[Doh_boy]

Will & Gareth - Long and Winding Road.

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As an aside the Westlife song Whatever (or hey whatever?) is a version of a song called Rainbow zephyr by relish. I just found it kinda wierd that the only thing they changed was the words. The tune and how it's sung are all the same. Just surprised me, they usually change something of the tune. (put dodgy beeps in the background and such).

 

[Gurnox]

Whichever whiney girl-band is responsible for the cover of 'There She Goes' by 'The La's' should be dropped into a vat of boiling lead. Fuckers!

 

[Gurnox]

gareth gates-spirit in the sky

and i know a lot of you will probably disagree with this but...
gary jules-mad world.

it's just that im a massive tears for fears fan and i just dont like it.

I agree with your view of the 'Mad World' cover. It's awful. They've totally removed the spirit of the orginal.

 

[Nibbler]

There was a guy who did Wonderwall in a 50's kinda jazz style, if I memba correctly. Got high up in the charts I recall too. God it was horrible.

 

[nath]

I remember him, blonde guy. Weird blue suit. It was awful.

 

[Jonaldo]

Mike Flowers Pops iirc

 

[Munkey]

RATM - Imperial March (rage remix)

I can tell it sucks, i know it sucks......yet i cant stop listening to it. bah