The ten worst cover songs

[eltee]

"Boys of Summer" covered by The Ataris
 It's not the worst cover, they don't hack the song..but as O'Mankie said, some songs should be left alone.

JUMP:  Aztec Camera,  was the best.
 
 The worst???
 
 There are no worst.  All cover songs rule.

[kosmo vinyl]

Originally posted by marquee smith:
  JUMP:  Aztec Camera,  was the best.
 
 The worst???
 
 There are no worst.  All cover songs rule.

I was going to mention this one, it's probably better than the orginial

[lionforce5]

Muse's cover of "Feelin' Good" is excellent.  But there are some crappy ones out there (311 doing the cure comes immediately to mind).

[SalParadise]

marc anthony's rendition of "lucy in the sky with diamonds" during the john lennon tribute in nyc.
 
 "lucy! lucy! lucy!" (during the outro of the song...like he tried to turn it into this "i'm begging for lucy's love!!" song)
 
 it was laughably bad.

Originally posted by SalParadise:
  marc anthony's rendition of "lucy in the sky with diamonds" it was laughably bad.

That song should never again be covered after Shatner.  How could you top the captain?

[palahniukkubrick]

sonic youth doing mudhoney's "touch me i'm sick"
 
 gnr's "live and let die" and "knockin' on heaven's door"
 
 eric clapton's "knockin' on heaven's door"

[Silencio]

A Perfect Circles cover of Lennon's imagine. Upsets me a great deal. Also, Korn's cover of ...The wall

[Random Citizen]

Originally posted by Lost Highway:
 Also, Korn's cover of ...The wall

And their cover of Cameo's "Word Up." That's just fuckin' wrong!   :mad:

[RatBastard]

Originally posted by bunnyman:
  Or how about Fatboy Slim's cover of "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band?? BLEAH!!

it couldnt be any worse than the original by the most monotone no talent person to ever release a recording!

[Frank Gallagher]

They just had a 1 hour show on covers on RTE2 (fm radio) prompted after the very positive reviews of the Beautiful South's new album....(mankie not in the majority on that then)
 
 Anyway, has anyone heard Brian Adams cover Oasis's Wonderwall? As much as I hate to admit anything positive about pockface Adams, it's damn good. Noel Gallagher's comment when he heard it was, "Fuckin brilliant! That's the way that song was supposed to be sung"
 
 Honourable mentions on awful covers,
 
 Atomic Kitten doing Blondies "Tide is high"
 
 Rolph Harris doing "Stairway to heaven" (honestly, I heard it)
 
 Some other girl band doing U2's with or without you.
 
 It turns out a whole generation thought Nirvana's "man who sold the world" was actually original work by wankstain Cobain...FUCKING NERVE OF KIDS TODAY!
 
 Honourable mentions for great covers,
 
 Sid Vicous "My way"
 
 Pearl Jam's cover of some Neil Young song.
 
 Hendrix cover of Dylans "watchtower"
 
 Sinead O'Conners "Nothing compared to you" which was actually written by Prince for some other band evidently.

[SalParadise]

Originally posted by O'Mankie:
  They just had a 1 hour show on covers on RTE2 (fm radio) prompted after the very positive reviews of the Beautiful South's new album....(mankie not in the majority on that then)
 
 Anyway, has anyone heard Brian Adams cover Oasis's Wonderwall? As much as I hate to admit anything positive about pockface Adams, it's damn good. Noel Gallagher's comment when he heard it was, "Fuckin brilliant! That's the way that song was supposed to be sung"
 
 Honourable mentions on awful covers,
 
 Atomic Kitten doing Blondies "Tide is high"
 
 Rolph Harris doing "Stairway to heaven" (honestly, I heard it)
 
 Some other girl band doing U2's with or without you.
 
 It turns out a whole generation thought Nirvana's "man who sold the world" was actually original work by wankstain Cobain...FUCKING NERVE OF KIDS TODAY!
 
 Honourable mentions for great covers,
 
 Sid Vicous "My way"
 
 Pearl Jam's cover of some Neil Young song.
 
 Hendrix cover of Dylans "watchtower"
 
 Sinead O'Conners "Nothing compared to you" which was actually written by Prince for some other band evidently.

"tide is high" is originally by the paragons.
 
 blondie covered it.
 
 yes, kids these days...

[hitman]

Originally posted by Lost Highway:
  A Perfect Circles cover of Lennon's imagine. Upsets me a great deal.

I just heard this on the radio...What a steaming pile of shit!

[Frank Gallagher]

Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" cover was also voted as a good one in Ireland.
 
 How's nutty Marc doing by they way?

[Herr Professor Doktor Doom]

"Sweet Jane" by the Cowboy Junkies...  BORING!