WHY DO THEY EVEN DO IT
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October 9, 2008, 1:36 pm
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I don’t have anything against cover songs. Heck, I’ve been in a few cover bands. \m/ But we’ve all heard them… terrible covers of great songs. Here is my list of the top five worst covers of all time in the order I hate them:
P.S. I hated the orginal version of Drift Away… the cover never helped matters.
P.P.S. Who has used “P.S.” Since high school?
5) Madonna – American Pie (Don McLean)
4) Uncle Cracker – Drift Away (Doby Gray)
3) Metallica – Turn the Page (Bob Segar)
2) Disturbed – Land of Confusion (Genesis)
1) Sheryl Crow – Sweet Child O Mine (Guns-n-Roses)
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I’ve got to be the first to commend you here. These are truly god awful. The only one that first comes to mind to add is Lenny Kravitz’s remake of “American Woman”. Although he does have Heather Graham doing sexy things on top of a bus in the video…
Comment by Chase October 9, 2008 @ 1:44 pmYeah… i considered that one, but I think all his songs sound like a version of something else. I wonder if he can even help it.
Comment by gadkins October 9, 2008 @ 1:55 pmI like the Uncle Kracker and Metallica versions. Sue me. The rest I agree with…
Here’s 1 I can think of off the top of my head, I’m sure more TERRIBLE ones will come to me later.
Blazin’ Squad (a UK boy band) did a cover of Bone’s Tha Crossroads.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQPcrd2QKBY
Comment by Josh October 10, 2008 @ 1:28 amNice G! Here are my top 5 terrible and best covers.
Terrible
1) It’s my life – No Doubt
2) Dock of the Bay – Michael Bolton
3) First Cut is the deepest – Sheryl Crow
4) Bringin on the heartbreak – Mariah Carey
5) These Boots – Jessica Simpson
Best
Comment by gfletterpress October 10, 2008 @ 3:13 pm1) Hurt – Johnny Cash
2) Wonder Wall – Ryan Adams
3) Nobody’s Fault but My Own – Beck
4) Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
5) Higher Ground – RHCP
Ohhh man… I forgot about the Mariah Carey cover. That one reeks. I’ll do my top 5 best next week.
Comment by gadkins October 10, 2008 @ 3:44 pmSorry but I got confused on the Beck song.
Comment by gfletterpress October 10, 2008 @ 3:50 pmMarianne Faithful covered the song on her album (2002) that Beck produced.
One for the terrible list…
Comment by gfletterpress October 10, 2008 @ 4:01 pmThat’s when I reach for my revolver – Moby
Here’s one:
William Hung – Inspiration (entire CD)
Comment by Josh October 12, 2008 @ 1:42 amrandom good cover pops into my mind..
Tom Petty covering Beck .. Jackass
that’s all i gots.
Comment by brodacious October 14, 2008 @ 10:27 amgot one for the good list:
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Blinded By the Light (Bruce Springsteen)
Comment by Chase October 16, 2008 @ 8:49 amBah. Yer missing the worst one of all time, Celine Dion covering Shook Me All Night Long (there’s a video of this monstrosity over on youtube somewhere)
Comment by Leopold Stotch November 16, 2008 @ 4:59 pmThat one does reek.
Comment by gadkins November 18, 2008 @ 10:50 amAgreed on Sheryl Crowe’s Sweet Child o’ Mine and Metallica’s Turn the page.
Comment by safiullahhussaini March 31, 2009 @ 8:04 pm