Cover Versions (worse than the original)

[Barcon]

15 secs.

 

[City Hobgoblin]

Louise Redknapp did an atrocious version of Stuck in the Middle With You, cynical cash-in following the song's exposure in Reservoir Dogs.

 

[masterwig]

As much as I agree with those slating slowed down acoustic solo female versions of rock classics, I think it's even worse the other way round when a band tries to rock up something unsuitable.

Great example was strangely posted on the good covers thread where some band with their levels cranked right up to the point of distortion (to cover lack of skill a trick used by lots of shit punk bands) decided to turn the beautiful Asleep by The Smiths into an angry, angsty teenage outburst missing the point of the song entirely and not executing the playing particularly well either.

 

[Mike N]

Shocking weak version of the classic by Chaka Khan's Ain't nobody a couple of years ago. Absolutely murdered it.

 

[jimharri]

Just came across this on YouTube...




Sorry KT, but that's dreadful. Not a patch on the original. Even the Tom Jones cover is better.

 

[Sir peace frog]

didn't even know this abomination even existed until I saw it on the telly at work the other day , I'm sorry

 

[flyer]

Did nobody have the good grace to tell them how crap this was before they released it. Utter drivel

 

[bluetonium]

Under the Bridge by that girl band, All Saints was it? Completely ripped out the feeling and emotion out of that song.

You can hear the loneliness and pain in the RHCP version. Written out of pain, drugs and hopelessness, from deeply personal experience. You can't just cover that, pout and hope for the best.

 

[mikemcfc]

for me almost all of them are worse, for the reason of the post above mostly,
should be other way around, which ones do you like better.

 

[uncle fester]