Im not talking about dull X Factor/Pop Idol contenders copying run of the mill songs,what Im on about is real criminal offences of destroying good songs.
Unfortunately we dont do '3 strikes & out' here or
"Wherever I Lay My Hat"
"Love Of The Common People"
"Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Would have landed Paul Young in jail for he is the worst repeat offender I know of.

Poolie Pride's cover of a Rolf song (ONLY JOKING LADS )!!!!!!

Any by UB40....The Ultimate Karaoke Band!!!!

Very true.

Saint Rolfs cover of "Stairway to Heaven"

American Pie by Madonna, fucking awful, the gap toothed no talent bitchcow

I fully concur!!!!

Wycliffe bloody Jean trying to cover Shine on you Crazy Diamond

G4

you might have seen this recently

Best Cover Versions Ever Named



‘All Along the Watchtower’ Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1968
‘You Were Always on My Mind’ Pet Shop Boys, 1987
‘My Way’ Sid Vicious, 1979
‘Hallelujah’ Jeff Buckley, 1993
‘Respect’ - Aretha Franklin, 1967
‘Tainted Love’ Soft Cell, 1981
‘Mr Tambourine Man’ The Byrds, 1965
‘Twist and Shout’ The Beatles, 1963
‘Comfortably Numb’ Scissor Sisters, 2004
‘Mr Bojangles’ Nina Simone, 1971
‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow’ Roberta Flack, 1971
‘One’ Johnny Cash, 2002
‘My Favourite Things’ John Coltrane, 1960
‘Rocket Man’ Kate Bush, 1991
‘Wild Horses’ The Flying Burrito Bros, 1971
‘Billie Jean’Shinehead, 1984
‘Mad World’Gary Jules, 2003
‘Just Can't Get Enough’ Nouvelle Vague, 2004
‘Sweet Jane’ Cowboy Junkies, 1988
‘Police and Thieves’ The Clash, 1977
‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ St Etienne, 1990
‘(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction’ Devo, 1978
‘Caravan of Love’ Housemartins, 1986
‘Why Can't We Live Together’ Sade, 1985
‘Wonderwall’ Ryan Adams, 2004
‘I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself’ The White Stripes, 2003
‘Summertime Blues’ The Who, 1968
‘Jealous Guy’ Roxy Music, 1981
‘Black Steel’ Tricky, 1995
‘I'm A Believer’Robert Wyatt, 1974
‘Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word’ Mary J Blige, 2004
‘Chimes of Freedom’ Youssou N'dour, 1994
‘Money (That's What I Want)’ The Flying Lizards, 1980
‘Fell In Love With A Boy’ Joss Stone, 2003
‘Gloria’ Patti Smith, 1975
‘Dear Prudence’ Siouxsie & the Banshees, 1983
‘Heartbreak Hotel’ John Cale, 1975
‘Wichita Lineman’ Dennis Brown, 1970
‘Ms Jackson’ The Vines, 2002
‘I Fought The Law’ The Clash, 1979
‘Hazy Shade Of Winter’ The Bangles, 1987
‘It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City’ David Bowie, 1975
‘Jolene One Dove’ 1993
‘Oops I Did it Again’ Richard Thompson, 2003
‘Rock el Casbah’ Rachid Taha, 2004
The Robots’ Señor Coconut & His Orchestra, 2000
‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)’ The Wedding Present, 1990
‘Step On’ Happy Mondays, 1991
‘Going Back to My Roots’ Richie Havens, 1980
‘Don't Leave Me This Way’ The Communards, 1986

sorry folks but Hey Joe by Love is pretty damn bad, and the worst on that album by a long way
(edit, having thought about it - obviously there will be far worse out there, but that one sprang to mind instantly)

Some quality (and some shite) in that list!

this ranks as one of the worst cover albums
Erasures "other peoples songs"


Tracklisting / Additional Info: 1. Solsbury Hill
2. Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime
3. Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
4. Everyday
5. When Will I See You Again
6. Walking In The Rain
7. True Love Ways
8. Ebb Tide
9. Can't Help Falling In Love
10. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
11. Goodnight
12. Video Killed The Radio Star

I haven't heard that Erasure album,but Im sure its awful,they destroyed 'River Deep' & 'Oh L'Amour'

truly the worst ever collection of covers is Kevin Rowlands "my beauty".by a country mile the worst recording ever.
heres a sample of him doing thunder road by springsteen.springsteen heard it and thought it was so bad he wouldn't allow its release
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/dexys/Audio/clipThunderRd.mp3

The La's 'There She Goes' destroyed by Sixpence Non The Richer. How on earth did they think they could better the best pop song ever written??

(Contentious there I know, but it's like perfume, smells different on everyone!!)

One from this summer - Gnarls Berkely murdering the Violent Femmes 'Gone Daddy Gone' when we'd watched the maestro's ON THE VERY SAME STAGE only the day before, ripping through a blistering version.

Fine Young Cannibals had a good effort at Suspicious Minds

May I just say that I totally hate Joy Division and consider Paul Young's version of their song a 500% improvement!

That Rachid Taha's "Rock El Casbah" is pure quality, and sung in Arabic to boot!

I always look out (or should I say looked out) for interesting covers to put on the playlist at the pub.
There are even cover versions of the artists' own cover versions, for example PP Arnold's reggae version of her previous cover version of Cat Stevens's "First Cut is The Deepest" (welcome to the board Rod Stewart!)

How about:
Song to the Siren by Robert Plant, and again by Susheela Raman
I Love Paris by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Sweet Home Alabama by the Leningrad Cowboys with the Red Army Choir
Redemption Song by that (dead) Guy who can't sing from the group with no tunes, the one that ADG likes
Black is the Colour by Paul Weller
Metallica's "the Unforgiven" by Apocalyptica (cello band)
The Jean Genie by Beverly Jo Scott
Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs
Another Saturday night by Cat Stevens


Some lousy covers that are still criminal even though the some of the original versions were pretty crap too:

Celine Dion - All By Myself
Celine Dion - The Power of Love
Celine Dion - I Drove All Night
Celine Dion - The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face

See a pattern emerging?

you hear some interesting covers on jo whileys show
the worst 1 i heard, i reckon, was that matt willis [busted type???] doing the killers

live lounge thats it
1 records time she just said....... :sweet:

It sounds weird but The Magic Numbers did an acoustic version of 'Crazy in Love' by Beyonce when I went to see them live last year. It was superb, by far the best song of the night. If you'd never heard the original you'd think it was a great song in it's own right.

I'm going to see 'em again in a few weeks, hopefully they'll do it again.

I have always liked Nirvanas version of The Man Who Sold The World.

As for bad ones Cher - Walking in Memphis

As for pointless ones:
Cher's I go to Sleep by the Pretenders
Cher's (with Sonny) I got You Babe by Chrissie Hind (with Ubforty)
Merilee Lewis's Angel of the Morning by the Pretenders

Now you mention it I do seem to remember that.Still not a patch on Therese Bazaar singing it in her finest 'fuck me' voice

As for top quality covers theres the duet of 'Redemption Song' by Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer

I like the Clash but must say that wasn't Joe Strummer's best moment

[quote="Salty"]you hear some interesting covers on jo whileys show

you're right about jo whiley covers some of the best I've heard are
david gray -smile like you mean it
starsailor-push the button
franz ferdinand-what you waitin for(gwen stefani)
jose gonzales-love will tear us apart
corinne bailey rae-munich(editors) and golden touch(razorlight)
richard hawley-some candy talking

also like stereophonics doing dont let me down and first time ever I saw your face

yes I have.dont normally like u2 but it is good.

Sorry, the Sterophonics are banned for being dog awful.
They also do cover versions of voices, hitting a spot somewhere between Bonnie Tyler and Rod Stewart.
Of all the spots to hit. Will somebody please give them some Vicks.

IMO covers fall into maybe four categories:

1) Pointless copies of songs that don't add anything much or just don't come near the original (any number of boy and girl bands, Westlife spring to mind)

2) Competent covers that while they don't add too much still work (For example I rather like The Proclaimers version of King of the Road)

3) Ones that try and be too radical/different and just sound daft (Liza Minelli's version of Twist in my Sobriety a classic example of this, it's loopy, also Scissor Sistors version of Comfotably Numb)

4) Ones that take on the original, do it different, and make it partly their own. White Stripes "I just don't know what to do with myself", but also add in others like The Who's version of "Summertime Blues" from Live at Leeds, Voice of the Beehive's "I think I love you".

Category 4 ones tend to be best IMO, but they're also the hardest to do as there's sometimes a fine line between 3 and 4.

I liked Goldfrapps version of Boys Will Be Boys originaly by the Ordinary Boys

never heard that one like.
I love Ryan adams verion of wonderwall

yeah its good that un fensoir

[trimdon likes the automatic] their version of gold digg[a]er is class!!

That is indeed a good choice, they do that when they are on stage now as well. It was on the radio the other night in Jo Wileys live hour thing

here comes the sun by steve harley and cockney rebel..
my giddy aunt its horrible.

Steve Harley = 'God'!!!! :sweet: :sweet:

Best = Jonny Cash-Hurt clap
Worst = Will Young - Light My Fire

Some idiot on a Ceefax letter the other week said The Lightning Seeds version of 'Another Girl, Another Planet' is much better than the original by The Only Ones!!!!



Just one question....How can it be????