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[MUSIC] Covers You Can't Stand

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Isabel, Feb 28, 2006.

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  1. Isabel

    Isabel Member

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    As a companion piece to Manny's thread, what are some of the covers you've heard that just make you cringe and... well, cover your ears?

    (apologies to any who liked these or posted them in the previous thread)

    For me, it's:

    Madonna - American Pie
    Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child Of Mine
    Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi (and they used to be one of my favorite bands...)
     
    #1 Isabel, Feb 28, 2006
  2. mishii

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    My vote for worst cover is:

    UB40's "Can't Help Falling in Love" (original Elvis)

    I have no idea how this cover got to #1 on the Top 40 charts, while the original never made it to #1 in the US. Ugh. Absolutely killed my favorite Elvis song.
     
    #2 mishii, Feb 28, 2006
  3. kgw

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    Bananarama - Venus
     
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  4. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    A long, long, long time ago, I actually heard Britney Spears *attempt* to sing "Satisfaction" (attempt is the key word here). I think that scared me straight off of her singing! :eek: :p ;)

    Also bad are any lame bands or groups that try to do Floyd such as, I don't know, but maybe KORN and the SCISSOR SISTERS. :mad: :( :D ;)
     
    #4 Manny Ramirez, Feb 28, 2006
  5. Rasselas

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    Elton John's remake of his own "Candle in the Wind" for Princess Di. UGH.
     
    #5 Rasselas, Feb 28, 2006
  6. finalsbound

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    I LOVE the scissor sisters. :p

    I can't stand anything by her. "First Cut is the Deepest" and "Soak up the Sun" can make ears bleed.
     
    #6 finalsbound, Feb 28, 2006
  7. FlyerFanatic

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    I haven't heard Scissor Sisters, but I hear they're pretty horrible.
     
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  8. Faos

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    My Perogative - Britney
     
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  9. SirCharlesFan

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    lol, manny, scissor sisters seems like someone you'd like....
     
    #9 SirCharlesFan, Feb 28, 2006
  10. plcmts17

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    Any cover done by Melissa Etheridge,she should be banned from doing them. In fact it should be the 28th Ammendment.
    Cat's in the Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe?
    Knockin on Heaven's Door - GnR
    Any "man" that has ever covered "You make me feel like a natural woman" by Carole King and changed the woman to man. Talk about turning in your man card.
    Tutti Frutti - Pat Boone, and yet somehow it didn't destroy Rock and Roll.
    Kiss - Tom Jones
     
    #10 plcmts17, Feb 28, 2006
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    Alient Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
     
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    Melissa Ethridge - Refugee (orig. Tom Petty)

    Orgy - Blue Monday (orig. New Order)

    The Offspring - Smash It Up (orig. The Damned)

    311 - Love Song (orig. The Cure)
     
    #12 FranchiseBlade, Feb 28, 2006
  13. Faos

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    Superstar - Ruben - The fat guy from American Idol (Although it's a cover of a cover. Luther Vandross' cover of the Capenter's classic.)
     
    #13 Faos, Feb 28, 2006
  14. Hmm

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    any band that tries to cover Doors' songs, sucks.

    they kill it EVERY time..

    for that matter.. any band that dares to try and cover
    any song that's originally done to perfection, sucks..
     
    #14 Hmm, Feb 28, 2006
  15. AntiSonic

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    Ditto
     
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    Scissor Sisters = excellent.

    I heard this cover the other day. I don't know who it was. It was some woman trying to do "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits.

    AND.

    IT.

    WAS.

    AWFUL.

    I almost died.

    Edit: Wait, was it the Indigo Girls?
     
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  17. swilkins

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    Anything Michael Bolton sings.

    He just over does it until I reach razor blade status.
     
    #17 swilkins, Feb 28, 2006
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    Celine Dion covering AC/DC's "You shook me all night long"
     
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    I like the X's version of Soul Kitchen....
     
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  20. swilkins

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    Wrong thread.

    Don't let it happen again.
     
    #20 swilkins, Feb 28, 2006
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