Waddo Soqable Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Little Dragon said: A friend warned me never to listen to Metallica's version of the Clash's Clampdown. I really should have listened to him...... They did a duff version of "Whiskey in the Jar" too as I vaguely recall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, Waddo Soqable said: They did a duff version of "Whiskey in the Jar" too as I vaguely recall It's even worse than that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Little Dragon said: It's even worse than that. Yikes... I'm morbidly intrigued now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 41 minutes ago, Little Dragon said: A friend warned me never to listen to Metallica's version of the Clash's Clampdown. I really should have listened to him...... Never heard it, but I shall make a point of never hearing it based on your post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, PaulWarning said: Very much a matter of opinion, I like Joe Cocker's version, one of the few Beatle covers I prefer to the original. Can't stand Stevie Wonder's version of We Can Work It out, but then again I don't like most of what he's done. Now where is that tin hat? I like Stevie’s version more than the original. Good that we’re all different eh? Seeing as we’re talking covers of Beatles stuff, I can’t abide Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel’s mauling of George’s ‘ Here comes the sun’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How1 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) I wouldn’t go as far as terrible but I don’t particularly like Limp Bizkit’s Behind Blue Eyes. It brings nothing new and sounds a bit whiny. My problem may be with Fred Durst though rather than the actual song. Is there a ‘covers better than the original’ sister thread? Edited April 12, 2023 by How1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 21 minutes ago, How1 said: I wouldn’t go as far as terrible but I don’t particularly like Limp Bizkit’s Behind Blue Eyes. It brings nothing new and sounds a bit whiny. My problem may be with Fred Durst though rather than the actual song. Is there a ‘covers better than the original’ sister thread? That's just a list of Bob Dylan songs. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, How1 said: Is there a ‘covers better than the original’ sister thread? There's been a few over the years. Here's the most recent one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 I think we've had a "Worst cover version ever" thread as well, can't be arsed to look for it though, I seem to remember Mr Cocker getting a mention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Nickleback did a terrible cover of Elton John's 'Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting'. Sucked all the life, spark and fizz out of the original with just their regulation palm-muted distorted guitar riffs and the usual hoarse throat barked out vocals. Just noticed the video says GOOD QUALITY. No, it isn't. IMO etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How1 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Crusoe said: That's just a list of Bob Dylan songs. Makes sense. Funnily enough a Bob Dylan cover was my first thought! Edited April 12, 2023 by How1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 11 hours ago, Woodinblack said: And all covers of Hallelujah are awful anyway. Are you including the Jeff Buckley version in your assessment here? Because I'd have to strongly disagree with you if you are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 11 hours ago, Little Dragon said: It's even worse than that. And they won't stop playing it either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 42 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: I think we've had a "Worst cover version ever" thread as well, can't be arsed to look for it though, I seem to remember Mr Cocker getting a mention He gets a fair few mentions in both the Best and Worst threads. Which tends to suggest that he got it about right 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 minute ago, Rich said: He gets a fair few mentions in both the Best and Worst threads. Which tends to suggest that he got it about right yep, to be a worthwhile cover it should be radically different from the original, otherwise what's the point? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Generally, anything that takes a song and turns it into an insipid ballad, is beyond terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 46 minutes ago, asingardenof said: Are you including the Jeff Buckley version in your assessment here? Because I'd have to strongly disagree with you if you are. Absolutely, that one is at the top of the list. Thats worse than the one mentioned earlier, because he should have known better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Absolutely not - sound of silence is provably awful! Nonsense. It conveys the raw emotion far better than the original did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, tauzero said: Nonsense. It conveys the raw emotion far better than the original did. I always think it's wise to start these sort of comments with IMO, a smiley helps as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 11 minutes ago, tauzero said: Nonsense. It conveys the raw emotion far better than the original did. It is completely emotionless, it is just loud. I like Disturbed, but that is just a waste of digital tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 29 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: I always think it's wise to start these sort of comments with IMO, a smiley helps as well I'm just seeing if I can get the vein in @Woodinblack's temple throbbing. And it seems a little arbitrary selecting me to patronise, as the whole of this thread has been opinions. And emojis are for losers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, tauzero said: I'm just seeing if I can get the vein in @Woodinblack's temple throbbing. And it seems a little arbitrary selecting me to patronise, as the whole of this thread has been opinions. And emojis are for losers. 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 23 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: Just been scrolling the DAB channels to see what's on and landed on Planet Rock while a truly awful song was on. I stayed to listen to it as it's just criminally bad. Now I'm not the world's biggest Beatles fan but one of their tunes I do really like is I Am the Walrus. However, the song I'm talking about happens to be a cover of this by something called Spooky Tooth. It has nothing in it that makes the original a classic but adds in loads of Keith Moon style drumming, overly loud sustained chords on a Hammond organ and a singist who sounds like Ozzy on an off day. Anyone else heard this and can you think of another cover that really mullers the original. That's one of my favourite covers ever! If my Beatles tribute band ever gets off the ground I would suggest you don't listen to us, it will sound like this 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 16 hours ago, Shaggy said: Edit: Actually no, I have wronged poor old JC. I have a cheapo Christmas compilation CD with a cover of “Fairytale of New York” sung by Máire Brennan of Clannad (who makes a pretty decent stab of her part) and Ronan Keating (who really, really doesn’t)....🙁 My wife has this CD - it's pretty festive - but that version of Fairytale sets my teeth on edge - horribly twee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned William Shatner yet, for every single one of his covers. Telly Savalas did a pretty shocking version of "If" too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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