Covers that murder the original song

[skylinecrazy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ6LeWEYgzs&fea...
She can't sing.

[Davel]

Rolf Harris singing 'Stairway to Heaven'

[AL...Ease]

Bob Loblaw said:

satch said:

the recent cover version - not sure who by - of michael jacksons Beat it is ropey. esp the bit where the guiarist tries to do Eddi eVan Halens' solo from the song.

ok, he doesn't try to match it note for note but what we end up with is utter rubbish too.

EVH recorded that guitar tracks for that song in 15 minutes did you know??

Fallout Boy, but the guitarist is John Mayer, one of the finest young guitarists out there. EVH impressions aren't exactly his thing but I thought he did a good job of it, far better than if some soulless studio shredder had done it note for note anyway

One-hit-wonder new-fad rock band?

Cover a Jackson song.

[KB_S1]

Just remembered.

Emma Bunton did a cover of 'Downtown'.
What an absolute waste of time and effort.

[clonmult]

Bob Loblaw said:

satch said:

the recent cover version - not sure who by - of michael jacksons Beat it is ropey. esp the bit where the guiarist tries to do Eddi eVan Halens' solo from the song.

ok, he doesn't try to match it note for note but what we end up with is utter rubbish too.

EVH recorded that guitar tracks for that song in 15 minutes did you know??

Fallout Boy, but the guitarist is John Mayer, one of the finest young guitarists out there. EVH impressions aren't exactly his thing but I thought he did a good job of it, far better than if some soulless studio shredder had done it note for note anyway

I thought that it was a pretty poor cover all round, it just sounds pretty bland.

[clonmult]

KB_S1 said:

Just remembered.

Emma Bunton did a cover of 'Downtown'.
What an absolute waste of time and effort.

I, er, kinda liked that ....

[hugoagogo]

KB_S1 said:

Just remembered.

Emma Bunton did a cover of 'Downtown'.
What an absolute waste of time and effort.

she also did an utterly pointless cover of 'what i am'

[clonmult]

But officially the worst cover version :

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a102930/dion-eff...

Celine Dion covering AC/DC??? Which imbecile ever thought that could be a good idea? Tori Amos did an amazing version of Smells Like Teen Spirit, maybe that gave Dions people a "good" idea?

[Mattygooner]

Well, i actually think this is brilliant but how it would be viewed on here...

Nina Gordon - Straight outta Compton by NWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6D5xpCgETk

Disgrace, well apart from the mentioned, Mike Flowers cover of Wonderful was so bad, death was not good enough for him.

[anonymous-user]

I'm waiting for someone to post Avril Lavigne trying to do System of a Down (Chop Suey, I think). I won't post it myself on public health grounds, but I must say:

[hugoagogo]

Mattygooner said:

Well, i actually think this is brilliant but how it would be viewed on here...

Nina Gordon - Straight outta Compton by NWA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6D5xpCgETk

I love that

[skylinecrazy]

Triviums cover of Master of puppets?

[chevy-stu]

satch said:

not heard it but anyone trying to do a serious metallica cover should forget it.

lots of bands of late seem to be trying to sound like metallica...

there can be only one!

Yep... Ones enough..




this cracks me up...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHN2J6Zn-oU&amp...

[CommanderJameson]

satch said:

however, the single worst cover ever bar none was Paul Shane (yes he of hi-de-hi fame) cover of You've Lost that Loving Feeling - which i had the sever misfortune of seeing on daytime TV years ago.

can't recall which show it was but jaysus it was bad.

Pebble Mill At One, I do bleev.

ETA: Ask, and ye shall receive. Blimey, that's rough.

Edited by CommanderJameson on Thursday 3rd July 05:37

[Poledriver]

Scissor Sisters cover of pink Floyd's comfortably numb! Total abortion!
IMHO

[clonmult]

satch said:

not heard it but anyone trying to do a serious metallica cover should forget it.

lots of bands of late seem to be trying to sound like metallica...

there can be only one!

Apocalypticas metallica covers aren't at all bad, but they do take a slightly different angle.

[Yugguy]

Cascada's Because The Night, like almost every dance cover of a decent track it manages to turn it completely soulless.

[HiRich]

satch said:

however, the single worst cover ever bar none was Paul Shane (yes he of hi-de-hi fame) cover of You've Lost that Loving Feeling - which i had the sever misfortune of seeing on daytime TV years ago.

That was murder, but as Minimatt points out, the Shat committed all-out genocide. Once you've heard " I'ma Rock. It. Man " life will never look quite so good again.

[minimatt1967]

HiRich said:

satch said:

however, the single worst cover ever bar none was Paul Shane (yes he of hi-de-hi fame) cover of You've Lost that Loving Feeling - which i had the sever misfortune of seeing on daytime TV years ago.

That was murder, but as Minimatt points out, the Shat committed all-out genocide. Once you've heard " I'ma Rock. It. Man " life will never look quite so good again.

I remember my brother playing me Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Shat.... Which is quite appropriate I nearly shat my self laughing he really should go to a Music War Crimes Trial! Sort of a musical version of Neurenburg!

[scott.s]

minimatt1967 said:

This thread wouldn't be complete without some William Shatner

I heard william was opening a underwear shop called "shatner pant's".....................................sorry