Worst covers you've heard?

Ziggy · 11 Jun 2009 at 00:06

What are the worst cover versions you've heard?

I was inspired to make this thread by this cover of Billie Jean by Michael Jackson (requires Spotify) that was advertised on Spotify. Give it a listen, seriously.

Gustov · 11 Jun 2009 at 00:08

Fall out Boy- Beat It....

spirity · 11 Jun 2009 at 00:14

Some band that massacared The Final Countdown. Think it was at a festival.

lee32uk · 11 Jun 2009 at 00:48

Rolf Harris - Stairway to heaven
Ronan Keating - Iris

Judge Mental · 11 Jun 2009 at 00:53

Hounds Aloud doing first degree murder on I Predict A Riot.

Grandmaster Fap! · 11 Jun 2009 at 05:39

Chop suey by Avril Lavigne......christ almighty

nemtizz · 11 Jun 2009 at 06:02

Castor said:
Chop suey by Avril Lavigne......christ almighty

Seriously... she covered that?

I don't even need to listen to it to know it's crap aha.

Margaret · 11 Jun 2009 at 06:10

Six Feet Under - Back in Black (AC/DC)

Now I knew it was the former lead singer of Cannibal Corpse but I didn't think it would be that bad.

taz488 · 11 Jun 2009 at 07:32

leona lewis - run

RetiredGreyFox · 11 Jun 2009 at 07:45

lee32uk said:
Rolf Harris - Stairway to heaven

Nowhere near as bad as the Dolly Parton version

RIZZEE · 11 Jun 2009 at 09:40

limp bizkit - Master of puppets

POB · 11 Jun 2009 at 09:47

taz488 said:
leona lewis - run

My god that is bad. She has to extend every word.

Normal:

Light up, light up
As if you have a choice

Slapper:

Liiiiiggggghtttt uuuupppppp, Liiiiiiiiiggggght upppppppppppppppppp.

Adsta · 11 Jun 2009 at 11:07

Castor said:
Chop suey by Avril Lavigne......christ almighty

Holy crap....... I'm glad I have never heard that !

I cannot think of anything interesting to add to the list tho

semi-pro waster · 11 Jun 2009 at 11:20

Castor said:
Chop suey by Avril Lavigne......christ almighty

It really is quite horrendous, I've heard rumours that it was meant as a joke but I'm not sure I credit her with enough savvy to manage that.

The Streets - Your Song is easily up there with the worst covers I've ever heard, I'd have done an embedded YouTube video but that would only encourage more people to listen to it. There are a fair few more that I dislike for various reasons, mainly to do with the fact that the artist covering would never do any justice to the original and certainly wouldn't improve on it but few are quite as atrocious as that.

kiteloopy · 11 Jun 2009 at 11:29

taz488 said:
leona lewis - run

winner.

fluffmct · 11 Jun 2009 at 13:22

Scissor sisters - comfortably numb. A little bit of me dies every time I hear it

SKILL · 11 Jun 2009 at 13:30

Dunno why I hate it so much but Madonna - American Pie,

It's not that she's completely murdered it or anything, but to take a classic song and basically make it slightly worse in every possible way just grates...

Jeff Lynne · 11 Jun 2009 at 13:46

How about anything thats just a blatant copy of the original?

Wizzfizz · 11 Jun 2009 at 14:11

The Mike Flowers Pops - Wonderwall

Actually all the covers he did, he murdered

Still haunted to this very day :eek:

benneh · 11 Jun 2009 at 14:17

William Shatner - Rocket man.

Surely that's the worst cover ever?.