What in the H-E-Doublehockeysticks were they thinking? Worst cover songs. Ever.

[UnforgettableLemon]

What cover songs do you despise? Today, my votes are going to be:

Britney Spears- Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)
Rod Stewart- Cigarettes and Alcohol (Oasis) Complete with cheesy synth!

 

[DrTeeth]

Kelis - Smells Like Teen Spirit
U2 - Paint it Black

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

I like paint it black. But I can see why some wouldn't

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Kelis did "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?

Yeah...that would sound...different...

My votes:

Cher-"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
*N Sync-"More Than A Feeling" (made it into a freakin' a'cappela version, for god's sakes!)

Angela

 

[DrTeeth]

Kelis did "Smells Like Teen Spirit"?

Yeah...that would sound...different...

They played it when they were opening for U2 during the Popmart tour.

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

To quote my favorite subtitles, "audible gasp"

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

this thread disturbs me.

 

[melon]

I'm waiting for someone to say...

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

...although I actually like it.

Melon

 

[Blue Room]

My votes:

Cher-"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"

Angela

Ding, ding, ding!! I think we have a winner!! I happened to catch this one time on TV and I was deeply disturbed. It was a "What the???" moment. Apparantly she is a big U2 fan though and actually asked them to write a song for her. THANK GOD they didnt!

 

[alia612]

Hilary Duff - My Generation
311 - Lovesong

 

[Queen Bee]

Clay Aiken - Where the Streets Have No Name
Britney Spears - The Beat Goes On
Britney Spears - My Prerogative
Britney Spears - I Love Rock & Roll

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

what about the Duff sisters doing Our Lips Are Sealed

I haven't heard it but it just has to be bad-Minnie Driver, Dancing In The Dark

 

[bayernfc]

I haven't heard it but it just has to be bad-Minnie Driver, Dancing In The Dark

 

[IWasBored]

Hilary Duff - My Generation

the thought of this makes me physically ill.

 

[tennispunk]

Madonna - American Pie
Dropkick Murphys - Fortunate Son
Sleater-Kinney - Fortunate Son
U2 - Beat On the Brat
U2 - All Along the Watchtower
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - everything they've ever recorded

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

I liked Beat on the Brat and Watchtower, I love DKM's Fortunate Son, and I'm such a little whore for Me First...

 

[Jack In The Box]

Limp Bizkit - Behid Blue Eyes

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

Oh dear lord. Sacrilege! I'd forgotten about that

 

[beli]

Madonna - American Pie
The Duffs - Our Lips are Sealed
Celine Dion - All By Myself
Bette Midler - Wind Beneath My Wings
some bimbo or rather in bike shorts - Ring My Bell

Im sure theres more. Ill be back......

 

[bayernfc]

I'll add Green Day - Rock the Casbah to the list. (I just can't stand them)

 

[Harry Vest]

I always hated Lenny Kravitz's version of American Woman - although I'm sure Burton Cummings of the Guess Who sure didn't - it made over 3.5 million in royalties!!! True Story.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

most Smiths covers are abysmal

the Manics' version of Suede's 'The Drowners', except that it's hilarious enough to be not crap, but it deserves a mention

and just to pre-empt everyone:

'Street Spirit' by the Darkness because Radiohead are Jesus and this is sacrilege, blah blah blah. Yeah, whatever.

 

[lauren430]

Counting Crows-Big Yellow Taxi Cab

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

here's some more!

- Billy Bragg's painful version of the Clash's 'Garageland'
- Irish boyband Westlife's endless slew of fun karaoke cover songs, from 'Uptown Girl' to 'Mandy'
- Joss Stone versus the White Stripes. She gets points for a nice voice and an interesting take on the song but I don't think it came off very well. Her other stuff is pretty good though.

 

[Saracene]

T.a.t.u. - How Soon Is Now?
Fred Durst - Wish You Were Here
Alex Lloyd - Mysterious Ways
Madonna - American Pie
William Shattner - Common People (although his cover is so plain bizarre it almost emerges on the other side of badness, )

 

[BrownEyedBoy]

I actually like Hillary Duff's version of "Our Lips are Sealed" they made it flow more smooth.

 

[shaun vox]

Hillary Duff's Our Lips are Sealed" is great!!!!!!!!!


now what the hell were u2 thinking when the covered Led Zeppelin's whole lotta love. hello edge cant play rock guitar!!!!

 

[DaveC]

I'm waiting for someone to say...

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

...although I actually like it.

Melon

i am going to murder you and eat your children.

how the fuck anyone can enjoy that, let alone listen to it is completely unfathomable.

 

[shaun vox]

Scissor Sisters - bee-gees any one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

Ding, ding, ding!! I think we have a winner!! I happened to catch this one time on TV and I was deeply disturbed. It was a "What the???" moment. Apparantly she is a big U2 fan though and actually asked them to write a song for her. THANK GOD they didnt!

I didn't know she asked them to write a song for her! Whoa...that would've been weird...

I heard this cover when her farewell concert thingy was on TV, too-my mom was watching it 'cause she likes Cher and likes some of her music, and I heard this and was like, "Uh...okay, Cher, respect for you as a person and all that-but please, just stop now...". Even my mom agrees that she probably shouldn't have done that cover .

I'll also agree with the Duff sisters doing "Our Lips Are Sealed" (Hilary actually did "My Generation"? Wha...who...when...WHY?).

Heh, another one that just came to my mind, 'cause Debbie Gibson just came on the 80s channel I'm listening to right now, and that in turn made me think of Tiffany and her cover of the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There" (except she changed "her" to "him"). Seriously, there should be a rule that all teen pop stars like Tiffany and Britney and *N Sync and Hilary Duff and whatnot should stay away from doing classic bands' songs. It just doesn't work.

Angela