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Re: worst covers
« Reply #50 on: 22 Nov 2006, 00:23 »
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But I now return to my assertion that American Pie was his only good song. And it was terrible when Madonna covered it.

I whole-heartedly agree with that! Poor Don McLean, and his one and only good song completely butchered by that...wow, there are no appropriate insults for that woman anymore. They've all been used. When it was on the radio -all- the time, and people would sing it "because it's such a good thing!" I wanted to cry. I think I actually did a couple of times. It was horrible. I had spent the whole summer before listening to that song over and over, because it was uber-fantastic in my...oh, twelve year old head, and then Madonna had to do it, and I had to tell people, "Guys! It's not -her- song! It's a cover!" and no one believed me until they heard a DJ say it on the radio. I went to school with idiots.

Sorry, I ranted a bit. It's an awesome song that got covered by a hack.

So someone, who has recorded a few dozen truly classic pop songs across their career, is dismissed as a hack for doing one shitty cover?

That's fucking idiotic.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #51 on: 22 Nov 2006, 02:14 »
I usually dismiss her for writing a whole host of insipid pop ditties.

Is that somehow better?
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #52 on: 23 Nov 2006, 04:53 »
So hey, how about that time Korn played "One" on national tee-vee for all to hear?
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #53 on: 23 Nov 2006, 06:29 »
One as in the Harry Nilsson song...?
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #54 on: 23 Nov 2006, 06:52 »
I think he means the U2 song.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #55 on: 23 Nov 2006, 07:01 »
I really love Doug Martsch of Built to Spill, but his cover of Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind on Jesus) by Blind Roosevelt Graves and Brother, an old southern, almost gospelly song, if you haven't heard it, was really bad. Like the original version is all happy and uplifting but the cover is really depressing and very unearthy. I was really disappointed.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #56 on: 23 Nov 2006, 08:39 »
Quote from: Kai on 23 Nov 2006, 06:29
One as in the Harry Nilsson song...?

He means "One" by Metallica. It was also on one of their DVDs or Greatest Hits CDs I think.
Eh, it wasn't that good, but I didn't think it was horrible. Worst part is that
they shortened it. Took out the best part of the solo.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #57 on: 23 Nov 2006, 16:56 »
Leeds Festival this year.

Panic! at the disco covering "tonight" by the smashing pumkins as a "treat" for the audience. Reading did not get put through that ordeal.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #58 on: 23 Nov 2006, 19:52 »
Orgy's cover of Blue Monday. It's vomit inducing.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #59 on: 24 Nov 2006, 13:50 »
Blue Monday was vomit-inducing.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #60 on: 25 Nov 2006, 00:39 »
Quote from: BeoPuppy on 24 Nov 2006, 13:50
Blue Monday was vomit-inducing.

You shut your filthy mouth.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #61 on: 25 Nov 2006, 02:41 »
Blue Monday is awesome.

Kylie Minogue has performed Can't Get You Out Of My Head to Blue Monday. I hate her song but it is interesting/weird to hear.

Also seeing New Order perform perform Blue Monday is really strange. They introduced the song by saying that they only play it because they have to. I found it hard to enjoy knowing that the band really weren't enjoying themselves.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #62 on: 25 Nov 2006, 03:11 »
Quote from: soak on 25 Nov 2006, 02:41
Blue Monday is awesome.

Kylie Minogue has performed Can't Get You Out Of My Head to Blue Monday. I hate her song but it is interesting/weird to hear.

Also seeing New Order perform perform Blue Monday is really strange. They introduced the song by saying that they only play it because they have to. I found it hard to enjoy knowing that the band really weren't enjoying themselves.

I can see why. Especially since half of them don't have to do anything during it, and it is eight minutes long.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #63 on: 25 Nov 2006, 03:26 »
Quote from: spinning_Starlet on 23 Nov 2006, 16:56
Leeds Festival this year.

Panic! at the disco covering "tonight" by the smashing pumkins as a "treat" for the audience. Reading did not get put through that ordeal.

That may be because someone knocked the singer unconscious, tapping the 'conscience' part of him into action when he came to, meaning that they only decided to rape Karma Police. Only.

It's kind of like deciding to only give someone AIDS instead of Syphillis too.

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Re: worst covers
« Reply #64 on: 25 Nov 2006, 20:58 »
Quote from: DynamiteKid on 25 Nov 2006, 00:39
Quote from: BeoPuppy on 24 Nov 2006, 13:50
Blue Monday was vomit-inducing.

You shut your filthy mouth.

As long as you don't mind me typing that I think blue monday is awful.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #65 on: 25 Nov 2006, 23:24 »
Does that Linkin Park stunt involving Sweet Child Of Mine count, because if it does I would put that high up among my least favorites. Also, I'm going to second the Limp Bizkit cover of Behind Blue Eyes.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #66 on: 26 Nov 2006, 01:12 »
Quote from: belowmytoes on 25 Nov 2006, 23:24
Also, I'm going to second the Limp Bizkit cover of Behind Blue Eyes.

No emotion, no talent, no music. And goddamnit I hate that digital sound on his voice.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #67 on: 26 Nov 2006, 03:21 »
Tommy once told me Limp Biskit had covered Fugazi's Waiting Room. I have never listened to this, but i am pretty sure this is the worst cover ever.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #68 on: 26 Nov 2006, 09:46 »
There's a "z" in Limp Bizkit, Emilio. Just so you know.

It's important because that makes it worse.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #69 on: 26 Nov 2006, 10:50 »
Ok, Korn-Another Brick in the Wall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyw7NfDY5uI
A song that simply did not EVER need covering. Especially with that incredibly awful bass sound they seem to love.

Crazy Town-New Noise (originally by Refused)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urezv-d82hE
Another song that didn't not need covering, especially not by a crappy rap rock band.

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Re: worst covers
« Reply #70 on: 26 Nov 2006, 18:57 »
I find it amusing the korn fans need the lyrics to Another fucking Brick In The Wall flashed up on a giant screen so they can sing along.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #71 on: 26 Nov 2006, 19:13 »
Jonathan Davis should make like Fortunato and get himself bricked behind a fucking wall solely for this cover.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #72 on: 26 Nov 2006, 21:39 »
What makes that even worse is the successful, long-lived careers of both bands.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #73 on: 27 Nov 2006, 03:57 »
Quote from: camelpimp on 17 Nov 2006, 07:52
Fall Out Boy did a cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" I downloaded it and couldn't even listen to it all the way through.

You say that like it's the only song they've ruined.  Other songs Fall Out Boy has raped:

-The Police- "Roxanne"
-Gorilla Biscuits- "Start Today"
-Jawbreaker- "Save Your Generation"
-One of the songs from Nightmare Before Christmas, I forget which.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #74 on: 27 Nov 2006, 07:08 »
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #75 on: 27 Nov 2006, 07:47 »
That is at least 400 times better than the original. Maybe more.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #76 on: 27 Nov 2006, 08:31 »
I'm going to say at least 2,000.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #77 on: 27 Nov 2006, 09:04 »
Tommy, I wasn't aware that they had a shorthand number to represent "infinity."
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #78 on: 27 Nov 2006, 09:39 »
Quote from: David_Dovey on 18 Nov 2006, 11:10
The dance cover of Yes' "Owner of a Lonely Heart" makes me want to crush skulls.

agreed definately.

although i think worse.
is all the rap/dance other people who have ripped off small kraftwerk bits.

and also when chingy used portrait of tracy in one of his songs.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #79 on: 27 Nov 2006, 10:50 »
Quote from: Rizzo on 26 Nov 2006, 10:50
Ok, Korn-Another Brick in the Wall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyw7NfDY5uI
A song that simply did not EVER need covering. Especially with that incredibly awful bass sound they seem to love.

Crazy Town-New Noise (originally by Refused)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urezv-d82hE
Another song that didn't not need covering, especially not by a crappy rap rock band.



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Re: worst covers
« Reply #80 on: 28 Nov 2006, 08:30 »
This.  Is.  Fucking.  WRONG!!!!
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #81 on: 28 Nov 2006, 10:58 »
First post, long time comic reader, registered a few minutes ago

yall want some bad covers?

off the top of my head i can say these, worth hearing, but dont expect to want to live afterwards

Jebediah
Hungry like the Wolf

William Shatner
Common People

Evenescence
Zero

a fantastic cover?
Ben Folds
Bitches aint Shit
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #82 on: 28 Nov 2006, 11:44 »
OK, I'm really sick of people ejaculating over Ben Folds' ironic rap covers. Seriously, they aren't funny.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #83 on: 28 Nov 2006, 14:29 »
I disagree.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #84 on: 28 Nov 2006, 18:42 »
Quote from: Storm Rider on 28 Nov 2006, 11:44
OK, I'm really sick of people ejaculating over Ben Folds' ironic rap covers. Seriously, they aren't funny.

thanks for the tip bucko.  i dont think they're funny, i just like the idea that a rap song can be a thing of beauty
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #85 on: 28 Nov 2006, 18:47 »
Quote from: Rizzo on 26 Nov 2006, 10:50
Ok, Korn-Another Brick in the Wall.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyw7NfDY5uI
A song that simply did not EVER need covering. Especially with that incredibly awful bass sound they seem to love.

Crazy Town-New Noise (originally by Refused)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urezv-d82hE
Another song that didn't not need covering, especially not by a crappy rap rock band.



oh god no...
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #86 on: 28 Nov 2006, 21:15 »
I can't really compare to the horrible cover songs mentioned here. But I got something close: Tim McGraw did Tiny Dancer. And it made me sad.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #87 on: 28 Nov 2006, 21:46 »
I have to say, I don't really like KoRn's cover of 'Brick.' Pink Floyd are my favourite (defunct) band, and The Wall is great. However, I appreciate what they've done to it. They have taken that song and made it their own. I give them props for willingly taking the original and turning it into a KoRn track. So fuck anyone who says it's shit. You're right, it is shit. But at least they've not done it EXACTLY like the original.

Ditto goes to Sugarcoma's cover of 'Crazy.'
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #88 on: 28 Nov 2006, 22:12 »
well, on the bright side of things, there's a video somewhere of Panic! At The Disco where the lead singer gets knocked out by a water bottle.
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Re: worst covers
« Reply #89 on: 28 Nov 2006, 22:13 »
you want to talk about bad covers perpetrated by korn, somewhere on her computer, my mother has korn covering 'love on the rocks' everytime it gets played, a guitar string snaps somewhere in the world.
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