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  1. 01-15-2004, 05:09 PM #1
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    Cover tunes that should have NEVER been recorded

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    On the radio right now is Elton John doing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" .....not to mention i really don't dig Elton John that much, but this is horrendous!!! Many other covers that blow big time...
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    I'm a big fan of Van Morrison, but his version of Light My Fire frickin' blows.
    Remind me. We'll send him a red cap and a Speedo.
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    The single worst cover ever.......

    Where the Streets Have No Name by the Pet Shop Boys. I cringe even thinking about it.
    I went out there in search of experience. To taste, and to touch, and to feel as much as a man can, before he repents.
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    limp bizkit: behind blue eyes

    'nuff said
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    That Sheryl Crow version of "The First Cut is the Deepest" sucks ass. Not that she totally ruined the song, but what's the point in covering a former #1 hit and not changing anything about it other than to make a quick and easy buck? Those are the ones that piss me off- if you are going to cover a song, at least make an attempt to reinterpret it, instead of recycling it to cover your lousy-no-songwriting-talent ass.
  6. 01-15-2004, 05:15 PM #6
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    Originally posted by Alex P. Keaton
    That Sheryl Crow version of "The First Cut is the Deepest" sucks ass. Not that she totally ruined the song, but what's the point in covering a former #1 hit and not changing anything about it other than to make a quick and easy buck? Those are the ones that piss me off- if you are going to cover a song, at least make an attempt to reinterpret it, instead of recycling it to cover your lousy-no-songwriting-talent ass.
    Yeah, but Sheryl Crow IS hot.
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    MUSIC FORUM JONG!

    worst cover:
    ANY Beatles cover.

    Best cover: Sammy Davis Jr. doing Shaft theme
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    Pearl Jam, Last Kiss.

    Blech!

    Edit: Sammy Davis doin' Shaft? I gotta here this.
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    Sting, "Little Wing"
    Eric Clapton, "I Shot the Sheriff"
    Metalica, "Turn the Page"
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    Originally posted by The Reverend Floater

    Metalica, "Turn the Page"
    AAAHHHHHHH!!!!! Forgot about that one.
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    Shania Twain: You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC.

    I swear to all that is good and lovely that my FUCKING EARS BLED! BLED!!!!!!!!
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    American Pie: Everyone/Madonna

    That song shoulda never been written in the first place.
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    Originally posted by STD
    Yeah, but Sheryl Crow IS hot.
    And that's another thing- she's not nearly as hot as she was in the "All I Wanna Do" era, may we never speak of it again.
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    1. William Shatner doing a speaking version of "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds" on the Tonight Show (I think, might have been Dick Cavett) back in the 70's. Lennon was a guest that night.

    2. Frankie Goes to Hollywood doing "Born to Run".

    3. And the all time worst.............


    WHITNEY HOUSTON singing "I Will Always Love You", originally written/performed by Dolly Parton.
    Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon.
    Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol.
    Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel.

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    Tom Jones struggling w/ Black Betty. Terrible.
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    Originally posted by Odin
    American Pie: Everyone/Madonna

    That song shoulda never been written in the first place.
    Good point. You typically think of songs where the cover band "ruins" it, but forget the songs that sucked in the first place, so covering it just forces us to listen to it even more!

    And I don't want to hear any "Don McLean fuckin' rulz man!" replies
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    Dolly Parton- The most underrated singer of our time. I have one of her recent albums (Little Sparrow) which is simply beautifuly wrought.
    "It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
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    i'm not a big Stones fan but britney spears doing "Satisfaction" is just wrong and possibly unholy.
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    And my entry for the "worst cover that never happened" would be:

    Alice's Restaurant performed by Justin Timberlake

    [/shudders]

    Coming Soon:

    Toby Keith covers Canned Heat!
    "It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
    - A. Solzhenitsyn
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    Originally posted by lemon boy
    Dolly Parton- The most underrated singer of our time. I have one of her recent albums (Little Sparrow) which is simply beautifuly wrought.
    you forgot songwriter & musician
    chaeck out the tribute album that came out last fall. it reminds ya of the breadth of her influence

    9 to 5 -- Alison Krauss
    I Will Always Love You -- Melissa Etheridge
    The Grass Is Blue -- Norah Jones
    Do I Ever Cross Your Mind -- Joan Osborne
    The Seeker -- Shelby Lynne
    Jolene -- Mindy Smith
    To Daddy -- Emmylou Harris
    Coat Of Many Colors -- Shania Twain with Alison Krauss & Union Station
    Little Sparrow -- Kasey Chambers
    Dagger Through The Heart -- Sinead O'Connor with Rhonda Vincent
    Light Of A Clear Blue Morning -- Alison Moorer
    Two Doors Down -- Me'Shell N'dedgéOcello
    Just Because I'm A Woman -- Dolly Parton

    plus the bluegrass albums she has done rock.

    noone takes her serioue because of the

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    You guys are forgetting perhaps the most recently released "Worst cover ever." That dubious honor belongs to the assclown Kid Rock. He took a great song by Bad Company (I think) called "Feel Like Making Love" and transformed it into a song like everything else that comes out of his mouth . . . . . which is a steaming pile of crap.
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    Originally posted by Woodsy
    MUSIC FORUM JONG!

    worst cover:
    ANY Beatles cover.

    I gotta agree with you on that one. It just can't be done right. Even if it could be done right, it shouldn't be.
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    Joe Cocker's version of With a Little Help From My Friends is a definite exception to that rule.
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    Originally posted by Woodsy
    MUSIC FORUM JONG!

    worst cover:
    ANY Beatles cover.
    i disagree. You ever hear Johnny Cash cover "In My Life"?
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    Bad: Leonard Nimoy doing "Proud Mary" and "The Bilbo Baggins Song*"

    Good: Heart doing "Rock 'n roll"


    *no one should sing this song
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