Worst cover versions ever

[waichingliu81]

britney spears- joan jetts 'i love rock'n' roll'
aaron carter- the jetts 'crush on you'
wet, wet, wet- 'Love is all around' (from the british film four weddings and a funeral)
girl's aloud (british girl group; think spice girls) - tiffany's i think we're alone now
celine dion- roy orbison's i drove all night
girl's aloud and sugarbabes- aerosmith's walk this way
mariah carey- without you
william shatner's lucy in the sky with diamonds
sheryl crowe- guns's and roses's sweet child o' mine

to name but many

[Rezny@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

britney spears- joan jetts 'i love rock'n' roll'
aaron carter- the jetts 'crush on you'
wet, wet, wet- 'Love is all around' (from the british film four weddings and a funeral)
girl's aloud (british girl group; think spice girls) - tiffany's i think we're alone now
celine dion- roy orbison's i drove all night
girl's aloud and sugarbabes- aerosmith's walk this way
mariah carey- without you
william shatner's lucy in the sky with diamonds
sheryl crowe- guns's and roses's sweet child o' mine

to name but many

The Beach Boys'"Barbara Ann"(The Regent's 1961 original version of "Barbara Ann"is FAR better)Jay and the Americans'This Magic Moment"(Even the lead singer Jay Black of "Jay and the Americans"has said that the Drifters'original 1960 version of "This Magic Moment"with Ben E.King on lead,is better.And it is-Has anyone,besides me,ever heard the original?),Linda Ronstadt's remakes of Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou",her remake of The Everly Brothers'"When Will I Be Loved",And Tony Orlando and Dawn's version of Jerry Butler's 1960 song "He Will Break Your Heart"(also known as "He Don't Love You Like I Love You").As a rule,I do NOT like remakers(but there ARE exceptions)

[-STEFFY-]

Britney Spears doing "Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones. LOL!

[Ohio8]

Aerosmith's cover of "Come Together" by The Beatles.

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by waichingliu81

tiffany's i think we're alone now

That's actually a cover also, Tommy James and the Shondells did the original.

[waichingliu81]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

That's actually a cover also, Tommy James and the Shondells did the original.

that's interesting. i never knew that

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by rezny9@hotmail.com

Linda Ronstadt's remakes of Roy Orbison's "Blue Bayou",her remake of The Everly Brothers'"When Will I Be Loved"

Anything remade by Linda Ronstadt I can do without, Here's a list of songs she's covered during her career:

[Mikado]

I thought Linda Ronstadt did a pretty good job on her remakes of Buddy Holly's That'll be the Day and Its so easy, and believe me, I dont take Buddy remakes lightly.

[Mikado]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

That's actually a cover also, Tommy James and the Shondells did the original.

Yup....and I never cared much for the original , either!

[Mikado]

Remakes I dont like :

The Rolling Stones doing Buddy Holly's Not fade away
The Kingsmen destroyed Richard Berry's Louie Louie (Though ironically, it was the Kingsmen that had the HIT version)
Johnny Rivers made a career of covering/ruining Chuck Berry songs such as Memphis, Maybelline and Brown-eyed Handsome man amongst others.
ANY remake by Ann Murray ( Yes I'm Canadian, but, I cant STAND her voice )
incl the Monkees Daydream Believer and The Beatles Lady Madonna

[catlover79]

I actually liked Linda Ronstadt's version of Blue Bayou better than the Roy Orbison original (and I like Roy Orbison's music a lot!). I knew she did a lot of cover versions, but I didn't realize she'd done THAT many.

My vote goes to the 1981 Andy Gibb/Victoria Principal version of the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to Do is Dream". The Everlys' original is so beautiful, and the 1981 cover is bland and cringe-worthy. No offense to Andy because I liked his other music quite a bit. As for Victoria, she thankfully didn't give up her day job.

[Mikado]

Originally Posted by catlover79

My vote goes to the 1981 Andy Gibb/Victoria Principal version of the Everly Brothers' "All I Have to Do is Dream". The Everlys' original is so beautiful, and the 1981 cover is bland and cringe-worthy. No offense to Andy because I liked his other music quite a bit. As for Victoria, she thankfully didn't give up her day job.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Zoneboy

That's actually a cover also, Tommy James and the Shondells did the original.

Yes it is. And it was HORRIBLE. God, I don't even like Tommy's version, but Tiffany's is the WORST!

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Mikado

Yup....and I never cared much for the original , either!

I'm with you on that one Mikey. God, I hate that song no matter who sings it!!!!! uke:

I love Linda Ronstadt's versions of Buddy Holly songs. Again, we agree Mikey. I don't like when someone covers Buddy Holly, but Linda actually did a great job and made them her own. Kudos to Linda.

I also love her versions of these songs WAY BETTER than the originals:

OOH BABY BABY
BLUE BAYOU
YOU'RE NO GOOD

Those are awesome songs that I would rather hear Linda sing than the original singers.

[ABlairican Pie]

The cover of Dio's "Holy Diver" by Killswitch Engage. They made the song sound so average and predictable, with the usual pathetic metalcore trappings. They changed the song entirely in many parts, superfast tempos where they shouldn't belong, ripping off Zakk Wylde-style pinch harmonics, and the video is extremely cornball. They robbed the song of its sense of danger and mystery. Metalcore must die, and I would like to be the guy to kill it.

BOYCOTT FALSE METAL. GET YOUR DAILY IRON DOSE, EAT REAL METAL.