What is the worst cover of a song you've heard?

[terrya]

The opposite of the best cover thread in here.

Mine: I used to think it was Frank Sinatra doing a cover of the Beatles' "Something". In full "I'm at the Sands in Vegas for 2 weeks only" mode. But then I heard Tom Jones do a version of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns". Dear God, that was awful.

[taterguy]

1. Led Zep's cover of Willie Dixon's You Need Love a/k/a Whole Lotta Love

It's a fine song but their refusal to give royalties to Dixon was shameful

[begin_within]

5. I have a disco version of "Whole Lotta Love"

If I ever get a USB turntable I'll record it and upload it.

[Ikonoklast]

32. Not if I can help it.

I'd pay good money to NEVER have that happen.

[begin_within]

42. So you'll buy me the turntable if I promise to never put that record on it?

[Richardo]

34. The Muddy Waters version of that song is killer.

:headbang:

[BOSSHOG]

2. Jerry Lee Lewis - Somewhere over the Rainbow

Quite the hatchet job.

[Seeking Serenity]

3. Pat Boone's cover of "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard

Just shoot me.

[Doc_Technical]

20. Listen for yourself, if you dare!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymew1nkkvCI

[Seeking Serenity]

24. God'll get you for that.

[alfredo]

29. You beat me to it.

[alfredo]

30. One more Pat Boone white cover of a otherwise great song.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dx0oE--VI&feature=related

[jlake]

4. Anything Jessica Simpson has covered.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[PeaceNikki]

6. Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone

:thumbsdown:

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Faith Hill - "Piece of My Heart"

I honestly didn't recognize the song at first because she did it in such a cutesy, bouncy way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZzv2BPuFdI&feature=related

[LeftyMom]

15. That one is ghastly.

Just horrible.

[av8rdave]

17. I think that wins the grand prize

Although, one day many years ago, I was walking through a department store and heard a Muzak version of "Cum on Feel the Noise."

Didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

[baldguy]

48. So, she has a "country" version and a "rock" version

for a BLUES song.

[Danger Mouse]

8. Counting Crows: "Big Yellow Taxi"

Joni Mitchell has a beautiful voice. Adam Duritz doesn't. He not only butchers this pretty little classic, he pisses ALL over it. WTF was he thinking? :wtf:

[InsultComicDog]

Britney Spears: Satisfaction

[InsultComicDog]

45. Britney Spears: Satisfaction

[Dr. Strange]

9. Bohemian Rhapsody by Bad News

Still the worst:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmCrg2RyzI

[BarenakedLady]

10. The Young Ones!

I never realized they were the same dudes. LoL.

[TZ]

11. YOW!!! That's HORRIBLE!!

I could NOT get past the first thirty seconds. I LOVE Queen in particular Bohemian Rhapsody...I think any band who wants to remake Queen should be shot on sight!!!:puke: :mad:

[Tindalos]

13. You lasted longer than I did

Bravo!

[Danger Mouse]

18. It was a joke. You know. Parody.

It was very funny.

[TZ]

21. How can it be a successful parody

When its so fricken painful to listen to that it makes your ears bleed? At least Weird Al Yankovic doesn't sound like a sack of angry cats screeching!

[MissMillie]

12. every single Nat King Cole song that Natalie polluted w/ her voice

pure sacrilege

[Gidney N Cloyd]

14. Here's a bad cover of a song I've heard:

[Danger Mouse]

19. Mods. Tombstone this DU'er! Quickly!!!!

:nuke: :cry:

[LeftyMom]

16. "Mom! Make them stop, they're doing it wrong!" -LeftyKid, on Cake's cover of War Pigs.

I second that emotion. He's a smart kid. :thumbsup:

[NoPasaran]

22. Shatner's "Mr. Tambourine Man"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGPai4YIz30

[theredpen]

26. This is hard to top

MR. TAMBORINE MAN!!!!!!!!!

[NoPasaran]

28. But this might do it: Debbie Reynolds - If I Had A Hammer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng2Ls4OA2k4

[baldguy]

47. Shatner's "Rocketman" is a classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY&feature=related

[pokerfan]

23. Michael Bolton

To get the full effect, you must first listen to the original:
http://www.youtube.com/v/wzrXc68gNjQ&rel=1

before listening to Bolton's "improved" version:
http://www.youtube.com/v/90NsO02Qy38&rel=1

[Withywindle]

25. Billy Idol - "Heroin"

the Velvet Underground song.

The 80s synthpop version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEsgpFqCK2Q


Pays "homage" to Patti Smith too.

[alfredo]

27. Pat Boone's cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lUTw8osIopc

[hellbound-liberal]

31. I think his version of Crazy Train might be worse than that!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwvqA9aYqxQ

[alfredo]

33. Have you heard his "Stairway To Heaven"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6VpfOpr8-A&feature=related

Go here to hear and see some Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7478608&mesg_id=7478608

[hellbound-liberal]

38. Thanks, alfredo. I love Alison Kraus and this is an interesting version of When the Levee Breaks

I might just check it out!

[alfredo]

39. Might as well check this out too

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xftn_mV7czA&feature=related

[hellbound-liberal]

40. Thanks alfredo, I enjoyed that. Alison and Yo-yo-ma are great together!

[alfredo]

41. That is a match made in heaven.

[Richardo]

35. BeeGees butchering "Oh! Darling"

The worst cover in the worst cover version movie of all time: Sgt Peppers Lonley Hearts Club Band. Even George Burns doing "For the Benefit of Mr Kite' was better. Marginally.

[terrya]

36. That entire movie was a trainwreck.

Nothing like hearing Barry Gibbs' whiny falsetto massacuring Beatles' tunes, eh?

[lightningandsnow]

37. Sugarland's version of "Irreplaceable" is right up there.

I like that song.

I like sugarland.

I never dreamed that a band I like could massacre a song I like so badly.

See for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTZ_fph7eVo

[Chovexani]

43. TaTu's cover of How Soon is Now by the Smiths

It's bad enough they sound like a Russian version of the Chipettes anyway, but why they had to butcher a perfectly good song... :puke:

[tigereye]

49. ooh, that would be scary....

that song is perfect just the way it is...

[philosophie_en_rose]

44. Madonna's ripoff of 'American Pie'

No contest.

[baldguy]

50. She can't sing, but she looks good for being 50 yrs old.

[NaturalHigh]

46. I heard a cover of Duran Duran's "Rio" today.

I don't remember the "artist", but it was worse than terrible.