Worst cover versions....EVER!

[trurl]

Devo 'Satisfaction' .

See, now that goes on my best covers list

[-=RTFR666=-]

See, now that goes on my best covers list

...along with Secret Agent Man...dunno about Are You Experienced, though...

[bob_32_116]

One of the most covered songs is jefferson Airplane's "Somebody To Love", and most of them are terriible. It's not their best song by any means, but at least their Surrealistic pillow version has a bit of pizzazz (and the "mono single version" bonus track is better, to my ears.

There is a particularly bad dance club style rendition of Somebody To Love that I heard a number of times about ten years ago. Don't ask me the name of the "artist"; I don't follow the careers of any of those wankers who produce that shit. And I am NOT sorry for the profanity.

[Progbear]

I should have mentioned Boney M earlier. It's hard to imagine what's worse: their shameful covers or their cruddy originals.

Guns 'n' Roses - Knocking On Heaven's Door

How does "door" get to have four syllables?

How dare you! He won a poll for best singer recently! Some would say that he sounds like a crow being thrown into a paper-shredder, and those they polled must have been deaf people with a fetish for men with long, fake red hair, but don't believe them! (Ouch! My sarcasm is off the charts today!)

[GuitarGeek]

How dare you! He won a poll for best singer recently!

I know you're kidding, but in fact, Axl didn't win a poll for "best singer". What happened was, someone analyzed the singing ranges of various singers, presumably as demonstrated on their records, and they found that Axl, apparently, has the widest range. Nobody ever said he was the best singer. They just said he had the widest vocal range, from lowest note to highest note.

[PeterG]

See, now that goes on my best covers list

+1

[PeterG]

That's like saying I preferred being butt-raped by that 500 pound guy who hadn't washed for a year over the gang of cannibals on Viagra.

Wow! Once again, proof that some people here, namely YOU, have a real problem with other people not sharing their, namely YOUR, musical tastes. Are you also that rude to people who don't like the same clothes, books, films, cars, food, beer, women as you do?

[Modry Effekt]

WTF record from 1980 Finland.A Must listen.

[trurl]

Wow! Once again, proof that some people here, namely YOU, have a real problem with other people not sharing their, namely YOUR, musical tastes. Are you also that rude to people who don't like the same clothes, books, films, cars, food, beer, women as you do?

A) lighten up, it's a joke
B) see A)

[Cuz]

My personal worst:

Motley Crue's version of Helter Skelter
Megadeth's version of Anarchy In The UK
and the absolute worse shit ever, the Scorpions' version of I Can't Explain.

[dgtlman]

Any cover GnR did... heck I hated their originals too.

[Lopez]

Not so bad really, but the visual is atrocious. Celine does absolutely zippo for me.

[Lopez]

WTF record from 1980 Finland.A Must listen.

Must have been a sledding accident when they were six.

[Modry Effekt]

Must have been a sledding accident when they were six.

[zravkapt]

Motley Crue's version of Helter Skelter
Megadeth's version of Anarchy In The UK

Have you heard the Motley Crue version of Anarchy? Much, much worse than the Megadeth version.

[perpetual strange]

I've heard, a couple times now, a cover of 'Light My Fire', sang by a hollering female. I have no idea who it is but it is absolutely horrendous.

[perpetual strange]

That's like saying I preferred being butt-raped by that 500 pound guy who hadn't washed for a year over the gang of cannibals on Viagra.

[bob_32_116]

I've heard, a couple times now, a cover of 'Light My Fire', sang by a hollering female. I have no idea who it is but it is absolutely horrendous.

Are you quite sure it was a female, and not Jose Feliciano?

[Yanks2014]

Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff

What on earth is wrong with the Clapton version? I actually prefer it to the original, and I don't mind Bob Marley music.

[Yanks2014]

Yes' version of 'America' is a travesty. Takes a gorgeous song and tramples all over it.

I happen to like it. Seems to me they turned it into a Yes song, definitely made it their own thing.

[Yanks2014]

Guns 'n' Roses - Knocking On Heaven's Door
How does "door" get to have four syllables?

Because it's Axl Rose! Yeah, I hate when singers get carried away like this. Not a big fan of the song, but GnR really butcher it.

[Yanks2014]

Devo 'Satisfaction' .

I like this! Yeah, it's awful but incredibly original. I actually don't mind the original, despite totally hating the Rolling Stones. But Devo, I love the rhythm of their cover. A twisted take for sure. If you want a bad Devo cover, then listen to their version of "Are U Experienced?". I sort of like that too, but more a case of "it's so bad it's good".

[Yanks2014]

My personal worst:

Motley Crue's version of Helter Skelter
Megadeth's version of Anarchy In The UK
and the absolute worse shit ever, the Scorpions' version of I Can't Explain.

"Can't Explain" cover is pretty awful. While I don't like Megadeth's version of Anarchy In The UK, I'm not sure they could make such a bad song worse. Of course Megadeth tried with their take on "These Boots Were Made for Walking". That one at least makes me laugh.

[3LockBox]

Someone tried to do a yessy turn of prog on Dan Fogelberg's Longer... it wasn't terrible, twern't great neither.

[GuitarGeek]

What on earth is wrong with the Clapton version? I actually prefer it to the original, and I don't mind Bob Marley music.

I do too. The thing I don't like on the Marley version are the back up vocals. On the choruses, there's these high back up vocals that somehow sound farcical to me, like Marley's trying to take the piss out of his own song or the subject matter or whatever. (shrug)