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Name some of your favourite songs that have been butchered by some fuckard who thinks he can do it better.

THe worst ever:

American Pie by Madonna. *shudder*

Name some of your favourite songs that have been butchered by some fuckard who thinks he can do it better.

The horrible "All Saints" cover of Red Hot Chili Peppers "Under the Bridge".

THe worst ever:

American Pie by Madonna. *shudder*
Don Mclean (I think) would be pissed.

Any rap song that takes a classic rock tune to use... Notable: What Eminem did to Dream On.

Alanis Morisette's version of Seal's Crazy.

It makes me want to stab her in her beady Canadian eyes, found in her flapping head of course, with a fucking carrot.

Anything by DJ Rankin.

Anyone who knows his work will know what I mean :mad:

Sheryl Crowe's cover of Cat Stevens' "the first cut is the deepest" (Yay fass)

and that terrible pop cover of Gordon't Lightfoot's "if you could read my mind"

Both blow, and both are exclusively played on the radio to the exclusion of the great originals.

Well, there is the miserable Puffy tribute to Biggie called "I'll be missing you" which uses pretty much the entire Police song "Every Breath You Take".

Also since some of my friends are into Jam Bands, one of them made me listen to some Jam band's version of Papa Legba, which wasn't as good as the Talking Head's version, which was a cover too (I think).

Sheryl Crowe's cover of Cat Stevens' "the first time is the deepest"

The first cut.

Daphnie & Celeste - Schools out

five - We will rock you

Any cover of Bohemien Rapsody

Didn't some craptacular self-consciously hip euro-poser band do a cover of Wish You Where Here or Comfortably Numb not too long ago?

I seem to remember them being on SNL and I didn't notice because I had tuned them out, until my friend started to get irratated.

It's alright, though, cause I can still listen to my Pink Floyd and ignore that the cover ever happened...

Didn't some craptacular self-consciously hip euro-poser band do a cover of Wish You Where Here or Comfortably Numb not too long ago?.

Scissor Sisters (http://www.scissorsisters.com/), and their cover was actually good, but that's only because it went so well with the video. And they were queer, so they gained 5 points right there.

It was Comfortably Numb, and the remake was absolutely god-awful!

Really it was incredibly poor, they absolutely mauled it, and left out the guitar solos.

Scissor Sisters :sniper:

The Fred Durst version of Behind Blue Eyes. And the Beastie Boys remix of Check It Out was bad, too. Except that one wasn't a cover.

EDIT: You guys seem to listen to more music then I do, so I cna't really say much.

Didn't some craptacular self-consciously hip euro-poser band do a cover of Wish You Where Here or Comfortably Numb not too long ago?

I seem to remember them being on SNL and I didn't notice because I had tuned them out, until my friend started to get irratated.

It's alright, though, cause I can still listen to my Pink Floyd and ignore that the cover ever happened...

I agree, so let's submerse ourselves in good music, and ignore any crappy remakes that have 'modernised' the song, in a 'popular' way.

I agree, so let's submerse ourselves in good music, and ignore any crappy remakes that have 'modernised' the song, in a 'popular' way.
Amen.

It was Comfortably Numb, and the remake was absolutely god-awful!

Really it was incredibly poor, they absolutely mauled it, and left out the guitar solos.

Scissor Sisters :sniper:
That's the one, f'n horrible. If they had just written thier own words it would be an aweful song.

I'm no purist, either. I love ska covers (shutup) and have two Pink Floyd ska covers that I like just fine. But that...ugh...

The abomination named Avril Lavigne's decapitation of System of a Down's "Chop Suey".

She can't even talk as fast as they do! Kill the damn hag, and leave her corpse hanging above a dog kennel!

EDIT: Skip the kennel thing, it can't be healthy for the dogs.

The abomination named Avril Lavigne's decapitation of System of a Down's "Chop Suey".

She can't even talk as fast as they do! Kill the damn hag, and leave her corpse hanging above a dog kennel!

EDIT: Skip the kennel thing, it can't be healthy for the dogs.

On the other hand... her cover of Metallica's "Fuel" was surprisingly good.

The first cut.
I hum. I don't do lyrics.

Nah, women can't sing metal... Let them have their pop and classical, and let the men do the growling. :rolleyes:

Scissor Sisters (http://www.scissorsisters.com/), and their cover was actually good, but that's only because it went so well with the video. And they were queer, so they gained 5 points right there.Anything that turns a sombre piece about the drug-induced decline of a member of Pink Floyd into a dance track should be considered a crime against humanity.

I also give demerits to Lindsay Lohan for her cover of my girl Stevie Nicks's "Edge of Seventeen."

Anything that turns a sombre piece about the drug-induced decline of a member of Pink Floyd into a dance track should be considered a crime against humanity.

Just 'cause you're heterosexually devoid of rhythm.

I could've done without Britney Spear's cover of I Love Rock & Roll.
(Not quite as good as Joan Jett's cover, put it that way...)

...Avril Lavigne ...
She can't even talk as fast as they do! Kill the damn hag, and leave her corpse hanging above a dog kennel!

ah, no need to resort to crude violence! that would truly be an irresponsible waste of asset. just gag her, if you must, and bring her to me. there will be no further need for talking or singing. win-win.

oh, and anyone non-german remember the a*teens? "we try to make abba songs more pop-ish and upbeat". wtf?

Just 'cause you're heterosexually devoid of rhythm.

Not sure I understand your comment.

Anything that turns a sombre piece about the drug-induced decline of a member of Pink Floyd into a dance track should be considered a crime against humanity.

Ah, the 'unce unce' crowd. Cats who put glitter in their hair and pretend that being able to recognize a rhythm that is going POUND POUND POUND POUND out of ten five foot tall speakers (snakes can pick up that rythm, you glitter covered clowns...) is somehow special.

Your songs are devoid of meaning, that's fine-you're just jumping around the fire. But don't drag meaningful songs down with you. Just go 'unce unce' and bad mouth each others clothes and 'be seen.' You affectatious freaks.

Not sure I understand your comment.

White, straight men can't not only jump, but they can't dance, either. You may need a stereotype adjustment. ;)

oh, and anyone non-german remember the a*teens? "we try to make abba songs more pop-ish and upbeat". wtf?

http://www.a-teens.com/

I remember them. They later went on to sing their own songs, and had a few hits with them, too.

I'm a straight white chick and I don't HATE the Scissor Sisters' remake of Comfortably Numb. It doesn't mean anything at all, but I don't hate it as much as I hate the Korn remakes of PF songs. Those bother me. They took Floyd's beautiful, meaningful Wall and made it into this horrifically ugly screaming and thrashing, unintelligible MESS. I hate all of Korn's music just for being dumb and ugly, but I really hate their attempts to do Floyd's music. It's like a desecration of something that's sacred in my mind. I bet I've sat down and listened to The Wall from beginning to end more than a hundred times. I've played it myself... properly, I might add, in a way that sounds similar to how it was done... and I have a crapload of other Floyd music on my computer. But I would never try and remake any of their music. The thought of it is appalling; do they even understand the story of Syd Barrett and his meteoric rise to fame and then rapid decline into a state of drug-fueled insanity? I doubt it. I don't think anybody really knows the full story, but I really don't think Korn even knows who Syd Barrett is. They probably just figured, oh, my parents listened to this song when I was a kid, rebellion, let's ruin the song now!!!!!!

I hate them for it. :headbang: *pounds head on The Wall*

White, straight men can't not only jump, but they can't dance, either. You may need a stereotype adjustment. ;)

Sarzonia's gay, hombre.

http://www.a-teens.com/

I remember them. They later went on to sing their own songs, and had a few hits with them, too.

you don't count in this regard. iAdjust my post to please be understood as "non-german and non-swedish".

and: please do not link to sites held mostly in pink. AND: "we came up with the idea of creating a project in order to keep A-Teens alive during their break" -> why, i say, why?!

Sarzonia's gay, hombre.

Lies, all lies!

Lies, all lies!

Ask him yourself. :D

why, i say, why?!

Because the world needs their happy pop to make people like you off themselves.

Ask him yourself. :D

In which case, I shall require a demonstration.

Nah, women can't sing metal... Let them have their pop and classical, and let the men do the growling. :rolleyes:

Someone has never heard Nightwish.

In which case, I shall require a demonstration.

Well that's entirely between you and him.

I wasn't Swedish or German, but I listened to some of their music when I was a kid. I never really liked it, though. I think it was a gift from somebody.

Any time some old crooner covers a pop song, such as Frank Sinatra covering George Harrison's "Something" or Tom Jones covering Prince's "Kiss".

UB40 w/Robert Palmer covering Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight".

Candy Flip covering Lennon/McCartney's "Strawberry Fields Forever".

Anyone who has ever tried to cover a Lou Reed song. Sorry, I don't care how talented you are, you can't do it. You cannot capture the anger, passion, exhaustion, and pain of Lou Reed. I don't care what you believe you are. (Noteable exception: Jane's Addiction's cover of "Rock and Roll")

Anything Fred Durst touches. Anything. Even stuff he wrote. Fuck Fred Durst.

I heard one of my favorite songs "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson on the radio but it was messed up! That was no Marilyn Manson. That was some guy who sounded like a terrible Karaoke singer! The song had the same lyrics, but the music and vocals were DIFFERENT!

List of Good Songs and their :sniper:y Remakes
Sorry for the emoticonspam.

Out of Touch, Hall and Oates :sniper: Uniting Nations
Do They Know It's Christmas?, Band Aid :gundge: Band Aid 2 :mp5: Band Aid 20
Jump, Van Halen MURDERED by Paul Anka
Valerie, don't know either of the artists.
Anything DISSECTED by the Crazy Frog

Out of Touch, Hall and Oates :sniper: Uniting Nations

Oh, hush! I danced myself silly to that song. (http://media3.7digital.com/assets/53/101960.asx) It's a great dance track.

Well that's entirely between you and him.

This was such a great opportunity for you to pimp, and you let it pass you by. Tsk, tsk.

This was such a great opportunity for you to pimp, and you let it pass you by. Tsk, tsk.

Why would I want to concentrate on getting other people laid? I'm solely concerned with my own sex life.

Why would I want to concentrate on getting other people laid? I'm solely concerned with my own sex life.

The gratitude I would have owed you would have been turned into favours. You help me rim someone, and I, well, reciprocate. Quid pro quo.

But, alas, 'tis all hypothetical now.

Any cover of Unchained melody just grates, I mean wtf cant people write their own songs anymore?

I heard one of my favorite songs "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson on the radio but it was messed up!

Ummmm ... "Tainted Love" is by Soft Cell. Manson covered it ... badly.

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Out of Touch, Hall and Oates :sniper: Uniting Nations
Do They Know It's Christmas?, Band Aid :gundge: Band Aid 2 :mp5: Band Aid 20
Jump, Van Halen MURDERED by Paul Anka
Valerie, don't know either of the artists.
Anything DISSECTED by the Crazy Frog


Paul Anka's CD, Rock Swings was never intended for radio play or mass consumption. It's actually a terrific reworking of modern "standards" into big band arrangements/orchestrations. There's a difference between an arrangement and a cover. Check out his band's take on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or "Black Hole Sun" -- masterful chart-writing work by the arranger.

Covers that suck:

Ugly Kid Joe's version of "Cat's In The Cradle" by Harry Chapin.
The rule should be that you can't cover a song whose version is already definitive unless you can do something very new and very different with it.

Crash Test Dummies version of "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" by XTC.
Again, the song was perfectly crafted the first time. CTD's take on XTC's "All You Pretty Girls" is a MUCH better effort.

Uncle Kracker's hackneyed cover of "Drift Away".
Nobody should cover this song ever again -- it wasn't that good to begin with, and if you can't improve on something that is already so-so, why try?

Tiffany's massacre of the Beatles' "Saw Her Standing There"
Who the fuck did that mall-flogging 14-year-old (at the time) homunculus have to blow to get the rights to slaughter that song?

ONE FAIRLY RECENT EXCEPTION:

Whoever covered and techno-fied Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclispe of the Heart" did a fantastic job re-casting that tired 80s power ballad into a thoroughly enjoyable dance chart. Problem was, that opened the floodgates for pale imitations, and Lord, how they came. Not EVERY song benefits from a dance version.

ONE OLDER EXCEPTION:

Echo and the Bunnymen completely updated Lipps Inc's "Funkytown" to reasonable chart success in the 80s. Now THAT was a song that NEEDED an update because of technology.

Of course, these are all my opinions and subject to the intense ridicule I'm sure will follow. So in advance, :p nyah.

Uncle Kracker's hackneyed cover of "Drift Away".
Nobody should cover this song ever again -- it wasn't that good to begin with, and if you can't improve on something that is already so-so, why try?


Try to find the cover of this by The Rolling Stones. They actually make it better than Dobie Gray did it.

Sorry for the emoticonspam.


don't feel yourself excused.

Any cover of Unchained melody just grates, I mean wtf cant people write their own songs anymore?

Does that include the Righteous Brothers' cover?

Ummmm ... "Tainted Love" is by Soft Cell. Manson covered it ... badly.
Tainted Lovge is by Gloria Jones. Soft Cell just did a better job of covering it than Manson could manage. It's not like the talentless twerp should be expected to do a better job with other people's songs than he can manage with his own crap, is it?

Does that include the Righteous Brothers' cover?

There's was ok but you'd think that by now people would think that it was enough.

Tainted Lovge is by Gloria Jones. Soft Cell just did a better job of covering it than Manson could manage. It's not like the talentless twerp should be expected to do a better job with other people's songs than he can manage with his own crap, is it?

Ooooooh .... that is true and I applaud you for knowing that. But Manson was specifically covering the Soft Cell version, so I went with theirs. :)

I do have Jones' "38 Soulklassiker" album and it's a cool song all around. Soft Cell did some nice stuff with it, though.

There's was ok but you'd think that by now people would think that it was enough.

Oh I dunno ... it was written with Bing Crosby's singing style in mind. While Al Hibbler's original recording was nice, it's really too bad Crosby never agreed to record it.

The guy who wrote the song said he likes Elvis's version the best.

Tainted Lovge is by Gloria Jones. Soft Cell just did a better job of covering it than Manson could manage. It's not like the talentless twerp should be expected to do a better job with other people's songs than he can manage with his own crap, is it?

I happen to like Manson! -growl-

Ooooooh .... that is true and I applaud you for knowing that. But Manson was specifically covering the Soft Cell version, so I went with theirs. :)
Fair enough. I didn't know that, but it makes sense: you can't expect Reznor's one time comedy sidekick to know his northern soul, can you?

I do have Jones' "38 Soulklassiker" album and it's a cool song all around. Soft Cell did some nice stuff with it, though.
I do like the Soft Cell version. It just annoys me a bit when people say that they wrote it.


And just for the record, I love the Righteous Brother's version of You've Lost That Loving Feeling. Who on earth doesn't?

Oh I dunno ... it was written with Bing Crosby's singing style in mind. While Al Hibbler's original recording was nice, it's really too bad Crosby never agreed to record it.

The guy who wrote the song said he likes Elvis's version the best.

The Elvis version is the definative one. It was just too much when Gareth Gates had it out. I hate that song now. With a passion.

I happen to like Manson! -growl-
You don't think that he only has a career because Trent Reznor got fed up of people calling him the most laughable goth twerp in America and set out to prove that he wasn't, then?
The thing that really pisses me off is him reneging on his deal with the media as soon as somebody tries to hold him accountable for something specific: I mean he's certainly not responsible for Columbine (or anything else besides a few teenagers dressing badly) but isn't his whole schtick that he's opposed to the evil Christian state of fascist AmeriKKKa?

Do those cd's of "covered" songs advertised like "Kidz bop" which butcher 20 songs at a time count ? if so all of them

Yes, there are lots of songs destroyed by covers. But there are plenty of great cover versions. Here's some:
Imagine (A Perfect Circle...in fact, pretty much all the covers on their eMOTIVe album are great)
All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix...actually, Bob Dylan songs are generally better as covers)
I Fought The Law (The Clash)
Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
Viva Las Vegas (Dead Kennedys)

As for bad covers, apart from those already mentioned (and I agree with whoever it was said the Scissor Sisters' Comfortably Numb), how about Stuck in the Middle With You, by Louise?

Yes, there are lots of songs destroyed by covers. But there are plenty of great cover versions. Here's some:
Imagine (A Perfect Circle...in fact, pretty much all the covers on their eMOTIVe album are great)
All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix...actually, Bob Dylan songs are generally better as covers)
I Fought The Law (The Clash)
Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
Viva Las Vegas (Dead Kennedys)

As for bad covers, apart from those already mentioned (and I agree with whoever it was said the Scissor Sisters' Comfortably Numb), how about Stuck in the Middle With You, by Louise?
I think Robert Wyatt's version of Shipbuilding is probably the best cover ever recorded. If that one doesn't move you any, you're probably dead.

Paul Anka's CD, Rock Swings was never intended for radio play or mass consumption. It's actually a terrific reworking of modern "standards" into big band arrangements/orchestrations. There's a difference between an arrangement and a cover. Check out his band's take on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" or "Black Hole Sun" -- masterful chart-writing work by the arranger.

I, how can I put this, respectfully disagree. I've only heard the advert for it and it makes me feel almost sick. "Jump" was never intended to be a jazz/swing song It sounds pathetic. While "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a lot more flexible, when reworked, I find, it is best performed a capella.

NOTE: That's my opinion and Intangelon's is his. I don't want a flame war... my burger, when it arrives, will already be cooked.

Ummmm ... "Tainted Love" is by Soft Cell. Manson covered it ... badly.
Umn... Tainted Love is by Gloria Jones. Soft Cell covered it excellently.

I hear that Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus was covered by Manson. Is this true? If it is I'll automatically call that butchered even WITHOUT listening to it!

Oh... and sorry for repeating someone about Gloria Jones...

Oh... and sorry for repeating someone about Gloria Jones...
No problem: it's good to know that people have heard this stuff.

No problem: it's good to know that people have heard this stuff.
I heard it on San Andreas and thought it was a cover of Soft Cell. I like both versions for different reasons; the GJ version is a lot more uptempo and catchy, the SC version is more in alignment with my personal gender choices.

It's easier to say which covers you actually liked!
I can only think of a few:
Muse-Feeling Good(Originally Totta Näslund of Sweden :confused: )
Marilyn Manson's Tainted Love
Possibly No Doubt's It's my Life. The original wasn't too hot, anyway.

Do remixes count? Old 80's songs usually get better if you add some actual rythm to them. :|

It's easier to say which covers you actually liked!
I can only think of a few:
Muse-Feeling Good(Originally Totta Näslund of Sweden :confused: )
Marilyn Manson's Tainted Love
Possibly No Doubt's It's my Life. The original wasn't too hot, anyway.

Do remixes count? Old 80's songs usually get better if you add some actual rythm to them. :|
There's an album of radical techno remixes of Hawkwind songs: apart from the Utah Saints version of Silver machine, it's pretty grim.

Motorhead and Lost Johnny by Motorhead: I think they work better without the synths and woodwind on the original versions.

I hear that Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus was covered by Manson. Is this true? If it is I'll automatically call that butchered even WITHOUT listening to it!

Oh... and sorry for repeating someone about Gloria Jones...
I believe this is true. I think I may have heard it, but blanked it from my mind.

Now if we want to talk about great covers, I can think of 5:

1] Johnny Cash covering "One" by U2.
2] Tori Amos covering "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana.
3] The Rolling Stones covering "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray.
4] Jane's Addiction covering "Sympathy for the Devil" by The Rolling Stones.
5] The Ramones covering "Spider Man" by Bob Harris and Paul Francis Webster

That's just off the top of my head, though. There've been other greats.

"Personal Jesus" Originaly By Depeche Mode, Remade By Marilyn Manson. And Dude, Indie Rock Is Awesome.

Any song ever recorded by Westlife SUCKS!! :mad: Those bastards are single handedly ruining the world. They covered a load of Rat Pack songs and now I can't stand to listen to the originals. They took Uptown Girl by Billy Joel and mangled an already deformed piece of musical misadventure, quite the achievment.

Elvis on the other hand could cover any song and do it fantastic.

Marilyn Manson's Personal Jesus blows, but his wife is hot

Wait, Marilyn Manson Has Only ONE Wife? Interesting....

On the other hand... her cover of Metallica's "Fuel" was surprisingly good.
Are you kidding me? That was, without a doubt, one of the most horrid, screeching, butcherings of a song ever done.

I'd rather listen to Pee Wee Herman sing Pantera. :headbang:

White, straight men can't not only jump, but they can't dance, either. You may need a stereotype adjustment. ;)
Bigot. :p

Ones that immediately come to mind:

311's atrocious version of "Love Song"
Any song that samples the Clash's "Rock the Casbah"
Any dance remake, even if it's of a bad song to begin with.

Covers I liked:

Jack off Jill's as-good-as-the-original version of "Love Song"
Tori Amos's version of Eminem's "'97 Bonnie and Clyde" (superior to the original, by definition)
The Swans' version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" though I admit I haven't heard the original yet.
Orgy's cover of "Blue Monday"

Someone has never heard Nightwish.Or Kittie, Crisis or My Ruin. I think Nightwish has more of a female singer than a growler, the bands I mentioned have female vocalists who growl, and growl well.

Anyone who has ever tried to cover a Lou Reed song. Sorry, I don't care how talented you are, you can't do it. You cannot capture the anger, passion, exhaustion, and pain of Lou Reed. I don't care what you believe you are. (Noteable exception: Jane's Addiction's cover of "Rock and Roll")R.E.M.'s version of "Pale Blue Eyes" and Nirvana's version of "Here She Comes Now" are good.

Tainted Lovge is by Gloria Jones.Ah, thanks, I heard that song in San Andreas, but didn't know who did it. I prefer her version to Soft Cell's.

I hear that Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus was covered by Manson. Is this true? If it is I'll automatically call that butchered even WITHOUT listening to it!Yes, it was, and it wasn't a very good version, which is ironic considering that Depeche Mode isn't very good to begin with.

They covered a load of Rat Pack songs and now I can't stand to listen to the originals.Does that mean you could stand to listen to the originals before?

Someone has never heard Nightwish.

Who have fired their singer :( .

311's atrocious version of "Love Song"

Thank you for this... they played it on the radio last night, and it was just the most horrible experience...

Another one I dislike intensely.... the cover of The Smiths "How Soon is Now", that they use for the theme music to Charmed... maybe by Love Spit Love?

The Swans' version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" though I admit I haven't heard the original yet.
Wuh...? You've not heard Love Will Tear Us Apart? Wow. I hated the Swans' cover of it, not as much as some other covers, but I think it was mainly because I think the original is absolutely f*cking awesome.

Any song that samples the Clash's "Rock the Casbah"

Of course, because the song's total shit anyway.

Wuh...? You've not heard Love Will Tear Us Apart? Wow. I hated the Swans' cover of it, not as much as some other covers, but I think it was mainly because I think the original is absolutely f*cking awesome.

Actually, I prefer the Swans version to the Joy Division version, but I'll happily admit that it is because I prefer Michael Gira's voice.

Umn... Tainted Love is by Gloria Jones. Soft Cell covered it excellently.

Yeah, and did so in 1982. Did that guy honestly think Manson's version was the original? Marilyn Manson was 13 when the Soft Cell version came out, and he wasn't even born when the original was released.

My picks for worst cover are Jessica Simpson's disgraceful cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking" (a song that wasn't all that good to begin with), and one that goes back a bit (and shows my age): Blue Swede's mangling of B.J. Thomas's "Hooked On A Feeling". Oh, and 10,000 Maniacs should never have been allowed to redo Patti Smith's "Because The Night".

Are you kidding me? That was, without a doubt, one of the most horrid, screeching, butcherings of a song ever done.

I'd rather listen to Pee Wee Herman sing Pantera. :headbang:
You haven't heard Duran Duran's cover of 911 Is a Joke, have you?

Manson doesn't have any wives: he keeps putting back the date for his marriage. If I was Dita Von Teese (which obviously I'm not) I'd be worried by this.

Did anyone mention the Brittney Spears rendition of "Satisfaction"?

Did anyone mention the Brittney Spears rendition of "Satisfaction"?
I've not heard that one. Is it as bad as her version of I Love Rock & Roll?

Did anyone mention the Brittney Spears rendition of "Satisfaction"?

We were trying to stay away from the depths of true evil, but you just had to go there, didn't you?

Another one I dislike intensely.... the cover of The Smiths "How Soon is Now", that they use for the theme music to Charmed... maybe by Love Spit Love?Actually, I like that version better. The singer of Love Spit Love has a better voice. (The same cover is also on the soundtrack to The Craft

Wuh...? You've not heard Love Will Tear Us Apart?No. I plan to buy Joy Division's stuff, but I'm a little bit leery as after Ian died they formed New Order...and I don't plan on listening to New Order.

Of course, because the song's total shit anyway.How interesting, I'd say it's the Clash's best song.

Manson doesn't have any wives: he keeps putting back the date for his marriage.No, he got married in late November or early December.

I've not heard that one. Is it as bad as her version of I Love Rock & Roll?
Fortunately, I can't say. My niece played "Satisfaction" one time on my CD player. The rest of us laughed so hard at it, that we embarrassed her into turning it off after that one song.

Valerie, don't know either of the artists.
Anything DISSECTED by the Crazy Frog
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Valerie was first done by Steve Winwood, unless I don't know about one before this. There was a techno remake which sucked immensely.

Crazy Frog remakes of anything never should have been thought up. Same with the Kids Bop albums.

Other bad bad remakes...
- Judy Torres' remake of Journey's "Faithfully"
- the techno remake of Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" (ugh)
- New Found Glory (?) remake of Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love" (bad made worse)
- D.H.T.'s piano remix of Roxette's "Listen To Your Heart"
- anything Cam'Ron or the Dipset crew samples from



On the flipside:
- Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's "Turn The Page" could be the best remake yet
- D.H.T.'s techno remix of "Listen To Your Heart" was better than the original
- DJ Sammy's techno remix of Bryan Adams' "Heaven" made that song listenable. The Bryan Adams version still sucks though.
- At least Deep Dish got Stevie Nicks to sing in the techno remake of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams"


Techno tends to have a lot of miserable remakes to 80s pop hits and bad R&B songs. Only few actually work out.

On the flipside:
- Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's "Turn The Page" could be the best remake yet
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Metallica has done some very good remakes such as Am I Evil, the wait, & blitzkrieg. Their cover of turn the page was not one of them. I'd say the only covers that Metallica did a worse job of were the handful of Motorhead tunes done for Lemmy's 50th birthday.

You haven't heard Duran Duran's cover of 911 Is a Joke, have you?

Manson doesn't have any wives: he keeps putting back the date for his marriage. If I was Dita Von Teese (which obviously I'm not) I'd be worried by this.


They got(h?) married two weeks ago in a castle in Kilkenny in Ireland. Lucky b*stard

Strangest cover ever has to go to William Shatner. He covered 'The Real Slim Shady'.... in spoken verse. I kid you not. Actually not bad. Well, no, it is. Its like your drunken uncle trying to do a rap at a karaoke. :eek:

Strangest cover ever has to go to William Shatner. He covered 'The Real Slim Shady'.... in spoken verse. I kid you not. Actually not bad. Well, no, it is. Its like your drunken uncle trying to do a rap at a karaoke. :eek:
Is it as bad as his album of beetle covers?

Things that make you go BUHHHGGhhh

Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower is the best cover of all time. Bob Dylan stopped playing his original because Hendrix's put him to shame.

I heard a counrty cover of "Hells Bells". It wasn't AC/DC but it wasn't horrible.

I heard a counrty cover of "Hells Bells". It wasn't AC/DC but it wasn't horrible.

That was probably Hayseed Dixie. They're too much fun. They do country-fied covers of metal, punk, and pop songs. Sort of like Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, who do punk covers of country and pop songs.

Check out both bands. Great stuff.

On the flipside:
- Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's "Turn The Page" could be the best remake yet
I'd have to say Motörhead and Wendy O. Williams' cover of "Stand By Your Man" fits that bill, though Metallica's version of "Turn the Page" was slightly better than the original, as it took out that screechy thing (saxophone?).

Johnny Cougar's cover of Buddy Holly's 'Rave On'. Truly horrible.

Normally I'm opposed to covers, but some are actually better than the original. For example: 'I Fought the Law' by The Clash, 'You Can't Hurry Love' by Phil Collins, 'Tainted Love' by Soft Cell. All wonderful covers.

The Used and My Chemical Romance - Under Pressure

Just 'cause you're heterosexually devoid of rhythm.I'm hardly "heterosexually devoid of rhythm" but the Scissor Sisters should be tarred and feathered for desecrating a great song the way they did. It's horrible.

GREAT covers:
Stevie Nicks's rendering of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "I Need To Know" sees the Welch Witch pack much more emotion into the song than Tom Petty ever did.
Johnny Cash's interpretation of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" gives the song such a dark feel that it almost makes it a completely different song.
The Lovemongers' (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart in a side project) version of "The Battle of Evermore" proves why some people refer to Heart as "the female Led Zeppelin"
Jimi Hendrix' redo of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" is THE version everyone thinks of when they think of that song, at least in my opinion.
Tina Turner's send up of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" is so defining that I've had to explain to folks that John Fogerty was NOT covering Tina Turner's song.
Judy Collins's work on Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" was her biggest hit for a reason, and it's her I think of when I think of the song.
Peter, Paul and Mary's cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind" is one song I have a hard time singing without bursting into tears and I normally don't cry at all.

Covers that SUCK
Anyone who tries a Stevie Nicks-written song. I have yet to hear anyone do her songs justice.
Any cover except "I Need To Know" or Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" that Stevie Nicks has ever tried. Stick to the songs you've written Stevie. Don't do anyone else's. Well, except for Sheryl Crow's "It's Only Love" on Trouble in Shangri-la.
Sheryl Crow's version of "It's Only Love" turned a spare, acoustic gem into a syrupy pop mess.

I heard one of my favorite songs "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson on the radio but it was messed up! That was no Marilyn Manson. That was some guy who sounded like a terrible Karaoke singer! The song had the same lyrics, but the music and vocals were DIFFERENT!

Actually, I believe it was Manson that covered Tainted Love.

I don't remember many of the bad covers I've heard, because when they come on I go NONONONONNO and then change the station within a few seconds. I don't tend to like the remakes that Elvis did, though...

One of the best ones I've heard though is Type O Negative's cover of Britney Spears' 'Baby Hit Me One More Time'

I know it just sounds wrong. Vamp metal band doing a cheesy sweet pop song? Oh, but they did so well with it. I was so shocked when I heard it and now I listen to it often.

They got(h?) married two weeks ago in a castle in Kilkenny in Ireland. Lucky b*stard
I'd missed that one. My mistake.

depends how well the remake is done and how good the artist / band are

- Any "rappers" using good songs' samples on their lame MTV-driven songs
- Lenny Kravitz's version of "American Woman"
- Tom Jones' version of Kravitz's "Are you gonna go my way"

Normally I'm opposed to covers, but some are actually better than the original. For example: 'I Fought the Law' by The Clash,...

I'll admit to being a rabid fan of The Clash, but I still think the Bobby Fuller Quartet version is better than their cover of it. Definitely a band worth checking out. Let Her Dance by the BFQ is another damn fine piece of tuneage. Eddie Cochrane casts a long shadow over the BFQ, but they do actually shine themselves.

How interesting, I'd say it's the Clash's best song.

Why? It's hideous. The beat's pompous, the melody sucks, Joe's voice sounds worse than ever, and the "sound" of the song as a whole is just plain lame.

Best Clash song? Certainly not Casbah. In my eyes, it's the immortal White Riot.

I'll admit to being a rabid fan of The Clash, but I still think the Bobby Fuller Quartet version is better than their cover of it. Definitely a band worth checking out. Let Her Dance by the BFQ is another damn fine piece of tuneage. Eddie Cochrane casts a long shadow over the BFQ, but they do actually shine themselves.

Don't you mean the Bobby Fuller Four? Anyway, their version(s) of I Fought The Law are much better than The Clash's. The best version, in my opinion, is the cover performed by the Dead Kennedys.

Oh, and 10,000 Maniacs should never have been allowed to redo Patti Smith's "Because The Night".

Bruce Springsteen's "Because The Night", shurely?

Yeah, and did so in 1982. Did that guy honestly think Manson's version was the original? Marilyn Manson was 13 when the Soft Cell version came out, and he wasn't even born when the original was released.

My picks for worst cover are Jessica Simpson's disgraceful cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking" (a song that wasn't all that good to begin with), and one that goes back a bit (and shows my age): Blue Swede's mangling of B.J. Thomas's "Hooked On A Feeling". Oh, and 10,000 Maniacs should never have been allowed to redo Patti Smith's "Because The Night".

The Living End did a pretty good "Tainted Love" but they are sort of rock/punk. They are an actual band with original songs, just to differentiate from Me First and The Gimme Gimmes.

Other good covers
Metallica's One by Korn
Gary Numan's (?) CArs by Fear Factory
Men At Work's Land Down Under by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
Men At Work's Land Down Under by The Russian Red Army Choir

Funny as Hell Covers
Divinyls's I Touch Myself by Rolf Harris (Complete with Wobbleboard)
ACDC's Long Way to the Top by The Wiggles

Weird Al Yankovic's Amish Paradise (GAnsta's Paradise by Coolio)

Great you've taken all mine!

I've come to a few conclusions from what I've read.
1) Rock Bands' songs should not be remade into pop tracks (Britney Spears' 'I Love Rock and Roll' has come up a lot!) Actually pop princesses in general should not cover songs, Jesscia Simpson: too right with 'These Boots are Made foe Walking' not to mention 'Angels' which made me appreciate Robbie Williams' version more.
2) Don't try to cover Queen, Pink Floyd etc. because it won't work
3) Classic ballads such as 'Unchained Melody' should be left alone. One version is enough, the others just leave you wanting to hear the original.
4) Rap should just murder it's own genre of music. Don't steal good songs.
5) Die Crazy Frog! It is a crime that your creators are millionaires!

Can't think of the other points! Ah!

Good point, Mazalandia by the way. While Weird Al Yankovic's covers are in no way acclaimed pieces, some songs are just asking for it. Especially rap songs. 'Amish Paradise' is a classic example of this.

Some ska band covered Hotel California.

I wish to hunt them down and rape their corpses, after I kill them.


THEY EVEN COVERED THE @()%&* CHORUS WITH AN UNNECESSARY UPBEAT SECTION!!!

Not necessarily one of my favorites, but I felt the remake of License to Kill sucked pretty badly...

GREAT covers:
Stevie Nicks's rendering of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "I Need To Know" sees the Welch Witch pack much more emotion into the song than Tom Petty ever did.
Johnny Cash's interpretation of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" gives the song such a dark feel that it almost makes it a completely different song.
The Lovemongers' (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart in a side project) version of "The Battle of Evermore" proves why some people refer to Heart as "the female Led Zeppelin"
Jimi Hendrix' redo of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" is THE version everyone thinks of when they think of that song, at least in my opinion.
Tina Turner's send up of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary" is so defining that I've had to explain to folks that John Fogerty was NOT covering Tina Turner's song.
Judy Collins's work on Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" was her biggest hit for a reason, and it's her I think of when I think of the song.
Peter, Paul and Mary's cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' In The Wind" is one song I have a hard time singing without bursting into tears and I normally don't cry at all.
Well, the only good covers I can think of right now are:

Dollar's reworking of Erasure's "Oh L'Amour".
UB40's take on "I Got You Babe" (I like the Sonny and Cher version equally too)
Soft Cell's cover of Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love" (same as above)
Crazy Frog's Axel F (Only because it brought the original song back into the charts, I don't like the sound of the CF version (even though, I admit, I got the single))

Don't you mean the Bobby Fuller Four?

Indeed. Mea culpa.

Within the last hour I've heard two horrible remakes, both techno.
- Peter Presta “Totally Hooked” is a shamble compared to Boston's "More Than A Feeling"
- Vinylshakerz “One Night In Bangkok” doesn't come close to Murray Head's version.

Sam and Mark (i think that's what they were called) from Popstars or something when they covered With a Little Help From My Friends by the Beatles, it makes me want to cry whenever I hear it

woah....i havn't heard it in months and it just came on the tv seconds after i posted that


and my sister won't turn it over, i think she likes watching me suffer:(

that crap dance mix of "Poison" the original by Alice cooper (dont know who did the mix, i hate it!!)

"Personal Jesus" Originaly By Depeche Mode, Remade By Marilyn Manson. And Dude, Indie Rock Is Awesome.

The Johnny Cash is better, as are his versions of Thirteen, by Danzing,
Rusty Cage, by Soundgarden.
One, By U2,
and Mercy Seat, by various artists.

Although its been mentioned before, the cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" is probably the worst cover ever done.
Not only, was it slaughtered, the coolest part of the song....the end piece where it gets aggressive, and growly, and very cool.....was eliminated entirely.

What a fucking waste of studio time.

Although its been mentioned before, the cover of "Behind Blue Eyes" is probably the worst cover ever done.
Not only, was it slaughtered, the coolest part of the song....the end piece where it gets aggressive, and growly, and very cool.....was eliminated entirely.

What a fucking waste of studio time.

Curious.... normally I am a purist, but... I seem to be the ONLY person who prefers the Fred Durst version....

Curious.... normally I am a purist, but... I seem to be the ONLY person who prefers the Fred Durst version....
Yes, you are. You should get your head examined. ;)

I wonder about that extra verse they put in instead of the aggressive part of the song and whether it was a verse Pete Townshend wrote but discarded from the song. My main reason for not liking the Limp Bizkit version is that it's so atypical of their usual sound. That and you don't mess with The Who.

Curious.... normally I am a purist, but... I seem to be the ONLY person who prefers the Fred Durst version....


When I say you are the only person I have heard say that, Im not lying.'

Durst doesnt even get the fucking lyrics right.

Furthermore, given Limp Biskits' attempt to be a "heavy" band, the omission of the last part of the song, is even more ridiculous.

Yes, you are. You should get your head examined. ;)

I wonder about that extra verse they put in instead of the aggressive part of the song and whether it was a verse Pete Townshend wrote but discarded from the song. My main reason for not liking the Limp Bizkit version is that it's so atypical of their usual sound. That and you don't mess with The Who.

Well, I'm not normally a big Limp Bizkit fan... indeed, most of their material starts to annoy me once it hits heavy rotation, if it didn't to start with.

Perhaps it is because it is so atypical of the Limp Bizkit sound that I like it?

I'm no real Who fan, either... so I don't feel any real attachment to the original version.

When I say you are the only person I have heard say that, Im not lying.'

Durst doesnt even get the fucking lyrics right.

Furthermore, given Limp Biskits' attempt to be a "heavy" band, the omission of the last part of the song, is even more ridiculous.

Perhaps Durst wasn't trying to get the lyrics right? I know I always found the original version somewhat 'jarring'... it always felt inconsistent, to me.

And, as I said in my other response... it could be the very fact that it isn't 'heavy', that appeals to me. Perhaps, more of the Limp Bizkit material should have sounded like that?

While people are dissing Limp Biscuit re The Who, can I mention the goadawful cut down version of Won't Get Fooled Again they edited for the radio? The shortened version of Don't Fear The Reaper brings me out in hives as well: what were they thinking when they came up with that? Idiots.

Best Clash song? Certainly not Casbah. In my eyes, it's the immortal White Riot.
Either Safe European Home or Straight To Hell. (Probably Straight To Hell.)
The Card Cheat and This Is England aren't half bad, either.

THe worst ever:

American Pie by Madonna. *shudder*


Cheers.

The idea of Britney Spears singing Satisfaction. I wonder if she read the lyrics to the original verision.

Fred Durst should die, by the way. Disgracing the Who and all.

Valerie was first done by Steve Winwood, unless I don't know about one before this. There was a techno remake which sucked immensely.
That's the two versions I was looking for. The remake has to be one of the most bastardized covers ever. It felt like a McDonalds burger overfilled with ketchup compared to haddock 'n' chips.

Korn's version of another brick in the wall was bad.

Limp Bizkit's trio of bad covers - Bring the noise, Faith and Behind Blue Eyes

Why? Because most of their other songs are too ska-ish sounding to me.

Fred Durst should die, by the way. Disgracing the Who and all.I'd say the Who have disgraced themselves. (Except for Keith Moon, of course.)

I could've done without Britney Spear's cover of I Love Rock & Roll.
(Not quite as good as Joan Jett's cover, put it that way...)
I always burst into uncontrollable laughter when I see the video.

Another absolutely horrible cover is Jessica Simpson's These Boots Were Made For Walking. Dear gods, please shoot that bimbo! :mp5:

Perhaps Durst wasn't trying to get the lyrics right? I know I always found the original version somewhat 'jarring'... it always felt inconsistent, to me.

I simply cant understand what you mean by "jarring".
They might not be the Who's best lyrics, but they arent far from it.
In the case of Durst, who has yet to write anything close to as skillfull, talented, and interesting as anything written by The Who, I would think he would want to do his best to pay a bit of a tribute to them, while maybe adding a little something to "make it his own".
He did neither.

What he did accomplish, was taking a classic song, and making one of the worst cover songs ever recorded by a national act.

And, as I said in my other response... it could be the very fact that it isn't 'heavy', that appeals to me. Perhaps, more of the Limp Bizkit material should have sounded like that?

Why would you take the climactic conclusion out beethovens fifth?

Why would you leave out the cello in Wagner's "Ride of the Valkryies"?

Why would you leave out the heavy part of "Behind Blue Eyes" ?

I simply cant understand what you mean by "jarring".
They might not be the Who's best lyrics, but they arent far from it.
In the case of Durst, who has yet to write anything close to as skillfull, talented, and interesting as anything written by The Who, I would think he would want to do his best to pay a bit of a tribute to them, while maybe adding a little something to "make it his own".
He did neither.

What he did accomplish, was taking a classic song, and making one of the worst cover songs ever recorded by a national act.


"And, if I swallow anything evil... put your fingers down my throat"...

First - it's hardly 'heavy'... it's just slightly MORE acid-tinged than the rest of the track, perhaps...

It just doesn't seem to fit musically with the rest of the track, and it certainly doesn't fit lyrically. It's say that losing it, is an editorial choice, based on the rest of the track... and it's actually one I agree with.

But then, as I said, I'm no original Who fan, so it means less to me, perhaps, to trim their work for my own listening comfort.

I'm no special Limp Bizkit fan either... as far as I can see, "Behind Blue Eyes" is the highpoint of Durst career to date. I would say it's probably a fairly honest cover... just, perhaps, one that makes certain 'choices' which are not popular in certain quarters.


Why would you take the climactic conclusion out beethovens fifth?

Why would you leave out the cello in Wagner's "Ride of the Valkryies"?

Why would you leave out the heavy part of "Behind Blue Eyes" ?

I guess it all depends. I'd be more offended, I admit, by listening to someone dissecting the Valkyries. But, perhaps NO music should be held as 'sacred'...

Thinking about it, one of my favourite classical collectives is a group known as "Red Priest", who play innovative interpretations of classical pieces...

I guess it is in the eye of the artist, how they see a piece needs to be played... and then, in the eye of the beholder to judge if they were right or not.

I've heard there are even people that like Jessica Simpson's cover of "Take my Breath Away"...

Had the misfortune to hear Audiobullys' murdering of Shot Me Down this morning. What were they thinking?