Truly terrible covers of the good and the great

[Dan Dare]

15 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

Indeed - that is what makes them awful - they try and turn it into a song version of an inspirational quote 

 

Absolutely. That's the worst crime of all. Subverting and changing the meaning and intention of the original to make it bland, warm and cuddly, so mum and dad will buy it. Hollywood does the same with film adaptions of books. I don't particularly object to a spot of musical butchery (to each his own, etc), but sugar coating something is beyond the pale.

[Woodinblack]

2 hours 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.

 

You would be dissapointed - I am used to people having terrible taste, and I fully support your right to have it.

However, I agree with you other points, saying IMO never made sense on a forum, especially when discussing opinions on things, and smileys don't change the words! So apart from a complete lack of taste, it seems you are redeemable! 🐹

[Rich]

3 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

the whole of this thread has been opinions

Apart from Alexandra Burke's version of Hallelujah being a huge festering U-blocker, which is an absolute fact.

[Jackroadkill]

4 hours ago, Dan Dare said:

Hollywood does the same with film adaptions of books.

 

Like they did with Captain Corelli's Mandolin, the bastards.  They sugar-coated the war crimes out of the film.

[Maude]

9 hours ago, EBS_freak said:

Generally, anything that takes a song and turns it into an insipid ballad, is beyond terrible.

 

'Beyond Terrible'. Thank you, that's gone straight into my possible band names bank. 

 

 

[TheGreek]

Led Zeppelin's cover of Spirit's track "Taurus".

[paul_5]

32 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

Led Zeppelin's cover of Spirit's track "Taurus".

One of the most accurate covers I've ever heard. Allegedly.

[EBS_freak]

1 hour ago, Maude said:

 

'Beyond Terrible'. Thank you, that's gone straight into my possible band names bank. 

 

 

'Substandard Rock' is another that you can have for free - or insert any other genre that's appropriate.

[E sharp]

On 11/04/2023 at 22:37, Jackroadkill said:

 

 

I also hate Marilyn Manson's cover of Tainted Love with a passion. 

That was a cover of a cover then. 
The original Tainted Love is a Northern Soul classic

[Hellzero]

This is not an opinion, this is a fact!

 

 

[Woodinblack]

45 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

This is not an opinion, this is a fact!

 

STILL better than sound of silence

 

[tauzero]

33 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

STILL better than sound of silence

 

 

Nurse! He's out of bed again!

[Musicman666]

enjoy...

 

 

[Barking Spiders]

1 hour ago, Hellzero said:

This is not an opinion, this is a fact!

 

 

 In my OP I did say terrible covers of GREAT or GOOD songs though!

[Rexel Matador]

Machine Gun Kelly - Aerials:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm-ThTebKZw&ab_channel=TheHowardSternShow

 

 

Puddle of Mudd - About a Girl:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aT50SO-rWk&ab_channel=JJKGProduction's

 

 

[spunge] - Santeria:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHOhSfeLbK8&ab_channel=skahouse

 

[Richard R]

3 hours ago, Hellzero said:

This is not an opinion, this is a fact!

 

 

 

That's atrocious!

 

I note that there is nobody near the stage, very wise, and I suspect the photographer was behind sandbags 200m away using an ultra long lens. And earplugs.

[paul_5]

At least it’s recognisable. 

[Hellzero]

5 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

 

STILL better than sound of silence

 

Is it this cover that you find awful?

 

 

To me it's far better on all points than the crappy approximative duet (they are running after each other) original folk tune.

[Hellzero]

Joe Jackson's Got the Time slaughtered! 🤢🤮

 

 

[Woodinblack]

31 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Is it this cover that you find awful?

 

Yes, unless they did another one as they thought they would take some more soul out of it? Well, I assume it is, I wouldn't subject myself to listening to it again.

 

31 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

To me it's far better on all points than the crappy approximative duet (they are running after each other) original folk tune.

 

I get that. Strangely I like disturbed (when they are singing not talking), and I am not bothered either way about S&G, but that is an abomination. Basically conatins the same sort of emotional content as the cover of hallelujah that people were posting about.

[Lozz196]

10 hours ago, Hellzero said:

This is not an opinion, this is a fact!

 

 

It is pretty painful 

[Richard R]

8 hours ago, Richard R said:

 

That's atrocious!

 

I note that there is nobody near the stage, very wise, and I suspect the photographer was behind sandbags 200m away using an ultra long lens. And earplugs.

 

I slightly revise my opinion of the band, having read the comments on YT.

They were 14 at the time, and frankly at that age just to get up and have a go takes some balls. Now I agree, it's still comically bad,  and they hadn't really learned to play, but everyone has to start somewhere. 

 

I wonder how many of them are still in bands? Or are captains of industry? Or members here....?

[EssexBuccaneer]

Joss Stone’s brutal murder of The Green Fields of France is my shout. FWIW the Dropkick Murphys did the best rendition of this ‘un

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8uoBDW-URvw

[Piers_Williamson]

 

[Rich]

I hate it when opera singers have a bash at 'popular' music. It never works. Never.