cover songs that really murder the original

[Tim330]

S100HP said:

Britney - I love rock and roll

https://youtu.be/ITuOddPeYoc

The video however.....she was smoking hot wasn't she?

[Teppic]

underwhelmist said:

Paul Young's cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart Again. Heinous.

https://youtu.be/SPBzmn8bcyk

Many years ago a girl at work kept going on about how brilliant the Paul Young version was (having never heard the original). She kept playing it over and over during her lunch break. The next day brought in my cassette of Substance and played her the original version. She promptly threw her Paul Young tape in the bin.

Anyway, my nomination:

True Faith by George Michael. That's so awful that listening to it breaches the Genevea Convention on Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

[oldagepensioner]

cashewnut said:

Tim330 said:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h8S1TxCihvk

A Whole New World. Peter Andre and Katie Price

OMG this is horrendous absolute cringe fest......How did Peter Andre keep a straight face!

We are absolutely crying with laughter.....

Edited by cashewnut on Friday 16th December 13:09

Tried watching this but it made me laugh too much.

[oldagepensioner]

Castrol for a knave said:

Zombie, the Adam feat Amy version.

Quite how a visceral anti war song becomes knocking one out in a car wash is beyond me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E44q6dS39ag

Just tried listening to this as well and i am with you it is bloody awful.So bad in fact that i couldn't listen to more than a few seconds.

[generationx]

Voldemort said:

Common People by William Shatner.

Close the thread.

Reopened.

I fking love Shatner’s stuff - he knows exactly what he’s doing and who he’s winding up. See the whole of “Seeking Major Tom” for confirmation.

[Louis Balfour]

F20CN16 said:

budgie smuggler said:

Puddle of Mudd's cover of Nirvana's About A Girl is something to behold.

https://youtu.be/yTh9qiXEy4Q

Mother of god. I thought the point of a cover is to do it in your own style, rather than trying to impersonate. That’s the thread winner for me.

Good to see Father Jack Hackett in his prime.

[slopes]

itcaptainslow said:

Robmarriott said:

Amy Winehouse’ Valerie cover. I don’t understand what people hear in it, the original was far better. (Edit - didn’t read the thread!)

I’m quite a fan of the album (‘Tired of Hanging Around’ by The Zutons) the original is from - reminds me of being at uni!

The 00’s indie scene gave us some great music!

I'd go along with that but this might have something to do with me having "a thing" for Abi Harding the Saxamaphone player from the Zutons

[suthol]

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

[suthol]

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

[cashewnut]

suthol said:

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

So bad that you posted it twice....

[paulguitar]

cashewnut said:

suthol said:

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

So bad that you posted it twice....

One time. Two times.

[underwhelmist]

cashewnut said:

suthol said:

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

So bad that you posted it twice....

One time…

[craigjm]

paulguitar said:

cashewnut said:

suthol said:

The Fugees remake of Killing Me Softly is truly horrible.

So bad that you posted it twice....

One time. Two times.

[Carguy44]

I came here to post All Saints cover of Under the Bridge, but it seems to be the thread winner by some considerable margin!

So the All Saints are good at 1 thing then!!

[Kuwahara]

It’s been done hundreds of times but any tune/song that is essentially a cover of Pachelbel Canon in D major ,that Maroon 5 one boils my piss…

[craigjm]

Kuwahara said:

It’s been done hundreds of times but any tune/song that is essentially a cover of Pachelbel Canon in D major ,that Maroon 5 one boils my piss…

What maroon 5 song would that be? I am struggling to think of any songs that are cover versions of a 300 year old classical violin piece to be fair

[wazztie16]

Krikkit said:

itcaptainslow said:

Unpopular opinion of mine I appreciate, but ‘Valerie’ by Amy Winehouse is truly horrendous.

100% agree with this

I agree too, I don't get the appeal of it.

[NMNeil]

Sinatra's, "My way' butchered by the Sex Pistols.
The Beatles "Dear Prudence" butchered by Siouxie and the Banshees.
And one that just grates on the ears.
Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" thoroughly butchered by Devo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o

[vixen1700]

smn159 said:

underwhelmist said:

Paul Young's cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart Again. Heinous.

https://youtu.be/SPBzmn8bcyk

Indeed.

Russ Abbott's cover of Atmosphere was nothing like the original either

Proper Lol at that!

[Desiderata]

NMNeil said:

Sinatra's, "My way' butchered by the Sex Pistols.
The Beatles "Dear Prudence" butchered by Siouxie and the Banshees.
And one that just grates on the ears.
Rolling Stones "Satisfaction" thoroughly butchered by Devo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o

The first two at least, I much prefer the covers to the originals .