Totally Unnecessary Cover Versions

lvquestpaddler

Right, if you're going to cover a song, then you owe it to yourself to make it AT LEAST AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL....
An example of this would be Johnny Cash ripping off Nine Inch Nails and "Hurt". Some divots think Cash wrote this, the original is still better IMHO but he had a good crack at it.
Which brings me to today, listening to R6 at home...and a song by The The from 1983's "Soul Mining" album called "This Is The Day". Awesome track from a great album which was ahead of it's time. And it's just been murdered by the Manic Street Preachers. Sounds like some drivel you'd hear on PopIdolFactorXTalent. What a bunch of talentless cnuts....WHY????!!!!!

So, vent your spleen and tell us what track p*sses you off.... :evil:

RichN95.

Johnny Cash brought a lot to his version of Hurt. It's a really good cover version. One of the best.

If you want bad cover versions then just look at anyone doing Teardrop by Massive Attack.

(To balance it out, Massive Attack's Doors Cover is awful).

desweller

To be fair, the Manics can't even cover their own early songs properly these days.

lvquestpaddler

Frank the tank

What and tainted love by soft cell, both uterly turdtastic pop pickers.

The album should have been called (northern) soul destroying.

Bozman

Probably the worst cover of all time - George Micheal's attempt to cover New Order's True Faith.

Lazarus

Spot the difference

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

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

I mean if your going to do a cover then at least put some effort into it .

On the subject of worse covers Curt Smith of Tears for Fears fame demolished "Still in love with you" it was shameful .........

t.m.h.n.e.t

http://youtu.be/aGSKrC7dGcY

http://youtu.be/xOp_u17hkGU

Not at all needed for such an awesome track,the Mike Shinoda/Linkin Park esque modern electro feel just adds another dimension,the video is really well done too.

finchy

Anything by any reality show turd.

jawooga

Some gobby girl from X Factor covered Cohen's Hallelujah a year or so ago, and it has ruined any enjoyment I once took from the song.

[I feel I should now say how good Jeff Buckley's cover is - and to be fair it is]

plowmar

Just mention Rolf

nwallace

Bozman wrote:

Probably the worst cover of all time - George Micheal's attempt to cover New Order's True Faith.

Thahad me spewing in my weetabix. It was truly awful.


Anything covered on XFactor is by default awful also.


Jose Gonzale's cover of this is decent though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrjwqXwyzNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4_4abCWw-w

Anonymous

Will Young murdering "Light my Fire" makes me want to get a rifle, find somewhere high in a city and dispense justice. :twisted:

Escadrille Ecosse

plowmar wrote:

Just mention Rolf

That album was in a class of it's own

RonB

All Saints attempt at Under The Bridge :roll:

Smokin Joe

plowmar wrote:

Just mention Rolf

I was about to.

Led Zep's blatant rip-off of his classic Stairway to Heaven was a travesty. I wonder he didn't sue.

RoadyForever

RonB wrote:

All Saints attempt at Under The Bridge :roll:

Just about to say that, the worst song cover in history!

skyd0g

gentlemen, I give you this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU

:shock:

OffTheBackAdam

I can't tell you who covered it, but some woman butchered Bohemian Rhapsody.
It was many years ago, Radio 1 played it a few times, then it died a deserving death.
Truly dreadful.

BigG67

nwallace wrote:

Jose Gonzale's cover of this is decent though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrjwqXwyzNU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4_4abCWw-w

Meehh...The Knife's original is much better for me 8)

Mainly because of Karin Andersson's voice