I know that these days the chart thrives on singers miming along with a real singer off stage as the backing singers try to cover the good-looking ones awful singing but what is really, truly, the absolutely worst cover version of a well known song that you have heard (or will admit to buying)?
I am forced to ask this after hearing Joy Divisions fantastic anthem ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ as murdered by Paul Young… Horrific, just horrific.
Please remember that something like The Doors ‘Light My Fire’ has been covered nearly as much as ‘My Way’ or ‘Let It Be’, so coming up with some different dross would be great.
Knock yourselves out, people.
Flood.
By: Arthur - 19th March 2004 at 10:11
Would have loved to hear a duet version of My Way by Sid Vicious and Nina Hagen. Her version was superb too, almost as good as Sid’s. Better still, they could have done ‘Something Stupid’ too and have made Robbie Williams + Nicole Kidman’s version even more useless.
As for useless covers: i think Talk Talk’s “It’s my life” by No Doubt is a perfect waste of time for anyone involved. It’s not a bad song to listen to, but that’s because they changed as little as possible. And i guess they had to make sure it was an audible song, otherwise it wouldn’t get airtime. And airtime is obviously required to prevent a pressure loss in Gwen Stefani’s inflated ego.
By: steve rowell - 19th March 2004 at 08:37
Originally posted by Snapper
That fella who wrote My Way is actually quoted as saying that his favourite version was Sid Vicious’.
He must of been p*ssed
By: Flood - 18th March 2004 at 22:36
Possibly when he was out of his gourd on something hallucinogenic, maybe?:D
Flood.
By: Snapper - 18th March 2004 at 22:32
That fella who wrote My Way is actually quoted as saying that his favourite version was Sid Vicious’.
By: SCOTTY GR4 - 18th March 2004 at 21:59
Anything by ATOMIC KITTEN
By: Flood - 18th March 2004 at 21:50
Thats the Spirit (In The Sky:rolleyes: – groan!)!!!
Flood.
By: Dazza - 18th March 2004 at 21:41
Awful cover versions?…..
The scene: Top of the Pops (I know, serves me right for watching it!)
The crime: ‘Busted’ murdering the classic Undertones track Teenage Kicks!:rolleyes:
Absolutely fecking useless!
-Dazza
By: SCOTTY GR4 - 18th March 2004 at 21:39
How about “With a little help from my friends”my those pap idol rejects Sam N Mark it was crap or wot about Will n stttttuttering GGGGGGGareth GGGGGGates more bloody pap idols murdering “Long n winding road”.:mad:
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March 18, 2004 at 9:25 pm