Worst Covers Ever

[blangerang]

We have a thread for best covers so how about one for the worst

Grinspoon - Don't Change
The Ataris - Boys of Summer
Jessica Simpson - Angels
Westlife - Uptown Girl
Arteyu - You Give Love a Bad Name
Madonna - American Pie

 

[Jeffers]

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
Mary J Blige - One

 

[Monkster]

Britney Spears - I Love Rock N Roll.

End of thread.

 

[cats56]

Everything that imposter Elvis Presley completely destroyed.

End of thread!

 

[andrewb94]

Limp Bizkit - Bittersweet symphony

 

[materamagic]

Jessica Simpson-Angels, surely end of thread

 

[JuddyisGod]

All Saints - Under The Bridge
A Perfect Circle - Imagine
Cheryl Crowe - Sweet Child O' Mine
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
Limp Bizkit - Faith
Duran Duran - 911 is a joke (who gave them the idea of covering public enemy?)
Guns N Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door

 

[TigerFan]

The Ataris - Boys of Summer

poor call - if anything, the cover was even better than the original (which is quite a feat)


I'll more than happily nominate The Herd's 'I was only 19' though

 

[goDees22]

anything by that flipping crazy frog.

 

[Clark Kent]

Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings

 

[PHX]

Grinspoon - Don't Change

Not as bad as the other few you've mentioned.


But I'll add

Anberlin - Like a Rolling Stone.

 

[Constipated Duck]

Mary J Blige - One

I don't know how screaming "wooooooooahhhhhhh-ooooooooooooooooh" over every part of the song improves it... not that I liked it to start with.

 

[finbarr]

That lame as **** dance version of Black Flag's 'Wasted' that was out 3 or so years ago. Grating in the extreme.

 

[macca_2111]

Ronan Keating - Iris

 

[Financialpanther]

From what i saw the other night on the news - the cover by the big brother contestant will rival any of the others if it is released.

 

[Herbs]

Britney Spears - I Love Rock N Roll.

End of thread.

Bugger, beat me to it.

 

[collo21]

lindsey hohan- edge of seventeen
dixi chicks- Landslide ...barf...

 

[materamagic]

lindsey hohan- edge of seventeen
dixi chicks- Landslide ...barf...

Never knew Lindsey sung the song that hailed Stevie the Queen of Rock in 1981. I'd rather hear the other Lindsay sing Stevies song. The intro of the song has been used on a few recent songs, that song "can you handle this" you ever note that?

 

[Corrosion]

Behind Blue Eyes
Bittersweet Symphony/Home Sweet Home
Faith

All by Limp ****.

 

[krisholio14]

i despise any that involve lame samplings of classic hits. there should be a law passed against them. in fact i am starting a political party and that is my platform, to ban every DJ sammy (and those of its ilk) 'tune' from being played or recorded in this country. whats really torn it for me is i heard someone doing a cheesy pop doof doof version of iggy pops' 'the passenger' the other day and i had to pull over in the car, get out, and run down the street screaming. the top of my head nearly literally blew right off. and if the rogue traders ever come within 100 foot of me they may consider themselves vaporised.

apart from that i tend to forget, over the years, the things i really hated in music at a particular time. that is unless it crosses my path in some way again. right now the only cover, apart from a few that have been mentioned already, that i can think of that i truly hate is the counting crows 'big yellow taxi'

 

[materamagic]

i despise any that involve lame samplings of classic hits. there should be a law passed against them. in fact i am starting a political party and that is my platform, to ban every DJ sammy (and those of its ilk) 'tune' from being played or recorded in this country. whats really torn it for me is i heard someone doing a cheesy pop doof doof version of iggy pops' 'the passenger' the other day and i had to pull over in the car, get out, and run down the street screaming. the top of my head nearly literally blew right off. and if the rogue traders ever come within 100 foot of me they may consider themselves vaporised.

apart from that i tend to forget, over the years, the things i really hated in music at a particular time. that is unless it crosses my path in some way again. right now the only cover, apart from a few that have been mentioned already, that i can think of that i truly hate is the counting crows 'big yellow taxi'

I don't understand why so many dance songs are ripping off Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" riff. Quite enjoyed RHCP Mary Janes Last Dance though, sounds a little familiar.

 

[Mingo]

Tori Amos covers a ****load of awesome songs and it ****es me off.

I'd have to agree with the Britney Spears, Limp Bizkit, Madonna and Jessica Simpson mentions in this thread

I also heard a horrific cover of Rock the Casbah in the movie Brokedown Palace lastnight. Bad Bad Bad.

 

[Scratcher Gillespie]

Jessica Simpson.

Although Kasey Chambers 'True Colours' would have to be up there.

 

[Mingo]

Although Kasey Chambers 'True Colours' would have to be up there.

Ahhh yeah completly forgot that one

 

[pafc4life]

sheryl crow - sweet child o' mine

by a long, long way