cover songs that really murder the original

[NMNeil]

Desiderata said:

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 .

Each to their own I suppose

[CHLEMCBH]

Nickp82 said:

Florence + The Machine doing ‘You Got The Love’

The Candi Staton original is an absolutely classic vocal which is sung with soul, subtlety and feeling - Florence just goes ahead and shouts all over it.

That's her "style"...horrible singer

[gazza285]

NMNeil said:

Sinatra's, "My way' butchered by the Sex Pistols.

Butchered by Sid Vicious, not by The Sex Pistols.

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Desiderata said:

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 .

Agreed. Sid Viscious though.

[nickfrog]

"Comme d'habitude"/My way butchered by Paul Anka and then Sinatra.
(only joking}

[underwhelmist]

craigjm said:

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

"All Together Now" by The Farm is heavily influenced by/practically a cover of Canon in D Major, it's probably a good thing the original is out of copyright.

[Kuwahara]

So many tunes use the chord progression,Basket Case Green Day ,Go West Pet Shop Boys ,Russian national anthem ,and the ultimate modern chord thief Noel Gallagher Don’t Look Back in Anger….

[Pitre]

Both been mentioned, but worth another....

Scissor Sisters murdering Comfortably Numb

Rolf Harris slaughtering Stairway to Heaven

However, also mentioned was Mariah Carey's version of Without You, which I happen to think is epic...

[NMNeil]

gazza285 said:

NMNeil said:

Sinatra's, "My way' butchered by the Sex Pistols.

Butchered by Sid Vicious, not by The Sex Pistols.

https://open.spotify.com/album/31saU8yDo1EVbvEBgScfOD
Track 13.

[Sporky]

boyse7en said:

Tin Tin Out need to face charges for crimes against music for trashing The Sunday's Here's Where the Story Ends, and what is worse is that they had a hit with it so loads of people think it is the original.

Very good call - that was inexcusable.

I'll add Johnny Cash's excreable cover of Hurt. None of the pain of the original, just a sub-Shattner butchering.

Edited by Sporky on Saturday 17th December 20:47

[CallThatMusic]

Rod McKuen doing Loves Been Good To Me ( Sinatra ) but he gets away with it since he wrote it…

[gazza285]

NMNeil said:

gazza285 said:

NMNeil said:

Sinatra's, "My way' butchered by the Sex Pistols.

Butchered by Sid Vicious, not by The Sex Pistols.

https://open.spotify.com/album/31saU8yDo1EVbvEBgScfOD
Track 13.

How many of the Sex Pistols played on the recording?

[Macneil]

Phoebe Bridges's version of the Handsome Family's "So Much Wine" has been on the radio this week, awful.

[boyse7en]

MadCaptainJack said:

Any cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

I quite like Tori Amos's take on it

[NMNeil]

gazza285 said:

NMNeil said:

gazza285 said:

NMNeil said:

Sinatra's, "My way' butchered by the Sex Pistols.

Butchered by Sid Vicious, not by The Sex Pistols.

https://open.spotify.com/album/31saU8yDo1EVbvEBgScfOD
Track 13.

How many of the Sex Pistols played on the recording?

No idea, but if it's a sex pistols album, it's a sex pistols song no matter who's 'singing' it.

[and31]

craigjm said:

Lol
They actually did murder it
Edit cos I fked the quotes up-killing me softly
Love the Roberta Flack version

Edited by and31 on Saturday 17th December 21:58

[and31]

Tainted love by soft cell
Love the Gloria jones original northern soul classic

[and31]

Everything I own by bread, the Ken boothe version is ok but boy George murdered it completely
I chose the David gates/ Bread version for my father’s funeral

[and31]

Do I love you -(indeed I do) by Bruce Springsteen
The Frank Wilson original version is untouchable

[craigjm]

and31 said:

craigjm said:

Lol
They actually did murder it
Edit cos I fked the quotes up-killing me softly
Love the Roberta Flack version

Edited by and31 on Saturday 17th December 21:58

Ha yes you did although I was laughing at Paul’s “one time, two time” comment