Awful Covers

[Masterdog]

I'm going to have to go with the Stereophonics cover of Handbags and Gladrags. I'm usually a fan of theirs, but I think their version of the Rod Stewart (by way of Manfred Mann) classic was turgid, dull, and uninspired. It suited Kelly's voice, but I think the music needed a bit more edge to it.

Lucie Silvas' cover of Nothing Else Matters (a piano-and-strings affair) should have been a complete car crash, but I really enjoyed it. Works especially well when listened to driving home after a night shift for some reason.

 

[makeshiftwings]

Beth Ditto and Jarvis Cocker doing Temptation by Heaven 17 was pretty bad.

...and I'm not sure whether I like Moloko's Are Friends Electric? or not :/

 

[stude1983]

Beth Ditto and Jarvis Cocker doing Temptation by Heaven 17 was pretty bad.

cradle of filth's version was quite poor too.

 

[molinari]

There's nothing worse than someone doing a cover and basically just doing it the same.

And that's exactly why It's My Life by No Doubt was rubbish!

 

[Christo]

Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops makes me want to kill the cheesy little pilock.

I'm also incapable of staying awake through Cake's version of I Will Survive.

You do realise its a joke song? I think its great, they totally changed the song and made it outrageously lounge, its v clever actually.

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this is the worst cover I have ever heard - its hilarious, I kind of love it in a funny way, its on my ipod. The chorus is the best bit.

http://yerrowsubmarine.ytmnd.com/

As for the worst serial offender (also on my ipod) - Wing is hilarious

http://www.wingmusic.co.nz/listen.html

 

[romperstomper]

Can't believe Tori Amos hasn't been mentioned:

Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit:

Thats pretty dam good ,although she looks like she is having multiple orgasms whilst trying to blow the mic ,not that thats a bad thing

 

[jackthezipper]

Revenue - Two Hearts

I still can't believe these guys made it to the final two. They're crap.

oops:

I don't particularly like the kylie one but this is crap.

 

[Voltar]

I wage jihad on the Scissors Shisters. They are absolute trash and yes I've seen them live before you blabber about that. They are not to my taste and their cover of Comfortably Numb hurt my ears.

 

[nutcase]

Kelly Osbourn - Papa don't preach.

 

[skinnyl]

This for comedy value..

Europe's Final Countdown

 

[spirity]

This for comedy value..

Europe's Final Countdown

MAKE THE PAIN STOP

 

[fadetoblack]

Worst Trivium -Master of puppets

Best Metallica - Turn the Page

 

[Gaijin]

Thats pretty dam good ,although she looks like she is having multiple orgasms whilst trying to blow the mic ,not that thats a bad thing

I knew some people would like it - i just personally feel that it doesnt work at all in this style. I don't see how Smells Like Teen Spirit could ever be interpreted as some kind of emo-piano-ballad.

Still, horses for courses.

You can't defend raining blood though surely?

 

[romperstomper]

You can't defend raining blood though surely?

well yeah I thought that was good too

 

[stude1983]

You can't defend raining blood though surely?

yep that did suck......

 

[lee32uk]

Rolfs version of stairway to heaven

 

[escape sanity]

Rammstein - Stripped

I love Rammstein but the accent is just so bad.

 

[matt0r]

For me Deftones - say it ain't so ...

 

[I_Am_Vengeance]

Rammstein - Stripped

I love Rammstein but the accent is just so bad.

Worst.Cover.Ever. The fact the original has been a 'very' dear favourite of mine, for coming on ten years. Rammstein, Die...

 

[simisker]

Rammstein - Stripped

I love Rammstein but the accent is just so bad.

Egad. For sure, that is comedy, ja?

Not quite as funny, but just as turgid is the oft-overrated Nick Cave's cover of Pulp's "Disco 2000", which the Sheffield band put on the B-side to their single "Bad Cover Version". Jarvis, I salute you.