10 worst cover songs

[Mrs Fish]

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1325676,00.html

According to this bloke from the guardian his ten worst cover songs are:-

Call it hubris or a lack of imagination: some bands feel compelled to cover other artists' songs. Regrettably, the results are, more often than not, appalling. Here are the worst reworkings in living memory

1. Duran Duran '911 Is A Joke'

2. Ronan Keating 'Fairytale Of New York'

3. Frank Sinatra 'Something'

4. UB40 &Amp; Robert Palmer 'I'll Be Your Baby Tonight'

5. David Bowie 'God Only Knows'

6. M People 'Itchycoo Park'

7. Johnny Cash 'Danny Boy'

8. Atomic Kitten 'The Tide Is High'

9. Candy Flip 'Strawberry Fields Forever'

10. Kevin Rowland 'The Greatest Love Of All'



What are the worst cover songs you can think of?

[dds1]

how on earth anything by steps didn't get on that list i'll never know

[catretriever]

Bowie & Jagger: Dancing in the Streets

[vetteheadracer]

Heard Britney singing "My Perogotive" this morning on the radio and that was pretty bad!

Worst has to be Rolf Harris's version of Stairway To Heaven.

[ApexClipper]

Dunno about worst, but I'd say one of the best covers I know is "You Are Always On My Mind" by The Pet Shop Boys!

[nizza]

Cleopatras version of The Jackson Fives "I want you back" was simply hideous.

[wolves_wanderer]

Wonderwall by Mike Flowers pops, woeful.

I am proud to report I assisted in booing the fat, talentless gimp off stage when he had the temerity to play at our uni ball

[catretriever]

vetteheadracer said:

Worst has to be Rolf Harris's version of Stairway To Heaven.

I actually quite liked it

How about Wet Wet Wet: Love is all Around

[shnozz]

dds1 said:

how on earth anything by steps didn't get on that list i'll never know

or Boyz one

[greenisbest]

vetteheadracer said:

Worst has to be Rolf Harris's version of Stairway To Heaven.

That's right without this and William Shatner the article is pointless

[reardrive]

A Little Help from my Friends - Joe Cocker

[craigw]

robson & jerome, unchained melody

[v8thunder]

Anything by DJ Sammy. W*nker.

[Mrs Fish]

catretriever said:

vetteheadracer said: Worst has to be Rolf Harris's version of Stairway To Heaven. I actually quite liked it How about Wet Wet Wet: Love is all Around

I liked it

[eharding]

<strine>"Aaaand sheeees buuuuying a heh heh stairwaaay to heeeaven heh heh....wobble wobble....do ya know what it is yet?"</strine>

[lanciachris]

Sweet child of mine - Sheryl Crow

I couldnt remember whod done it, and found it listed under 'best 10 covers of all time on google????????' someone out there is nuts.

[gopher]

Scissor sisters comfortably numb

they should have been hung drawn and quartered for even thinking about it, quite like their other stuff tho'

[Eric Mc]

"You're the One That I Want" by Arthur Mullard and Hilda Baker.

[catretriever]

Eric Mc said:

"You're the One That I Want" by Arthur Mullard and Hilda Baker.

But what merit did the original have? Was Arthur and Hilda's version really that nuch worse

[stumartin]

vetteheadracer said:

Heard Britney singing "My Perogotive" this morning on the radio and that was pretty bad!

Oh, but you should see the video...