If you need urgent support, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. To contact our Crisis Messenger (open 24/7) text THEMIX to 85258.
Options
songs that should just NEVER be covered.
BillieTheBot
Posts: 8,721 Bot
recently heard one of my favourite songs ever "the weakness in me" by Joan Armatrading, being covered by some stupid silly girl whos got a crappy normal popstarry voice with no feeling behind it. theyve added an irritating poppy beat to it too just to really piss me off. Ive heard it twice on the radio and every time its just pissed me off how someone can ruin a great song, and the sad thing is People will hear it, and think its her song :mad:
I felt the same when all saints covered "under the bridge" It just wasnt right - they shouldnt have done it - its an insult.
Rant over, anyone else agree how some songs are just so good, they should be left how they are, as a sign of respect if nothing else/
ETA the cover version is by a woman called keisha white, if anyone wants to compare the two.
I felt the same when all saints covered "under the bridge" It just wasnt right - they shouldnt have done it - its an insult.
Rant over, anyone else agree how some songs are just so good, they should be left how they are, as a sign of respect if nothing else/
ETA the cover version is by a woman called keisha white, if anyone wants to compare the two.
Beep boop. I'm a bot.
Post edited by JustV on
0
Comments
Then I remember hearing some band cover Police Truck by DK. That was quite disturbing.
Why do people make such bad choices in life
i remember hearing the cover of it on the radio for the first time in the car with my sister and we were both annoyed!!
there are plenty of others as well but i cant think what!
After hearing Avril Lavigne rape and torture Tears in Heaven, I don't think that should be covered ever again.
Lagwagon also did an amazing cover of brown eyed girl... i think they did it justice..
i heard of cover of 'paint it black' (is it the rolling stones? : s) by the black dahlia murder the other day which rocked..
i think any song should be covered as it shows some respect to the original artists, as long as theyre gonna do it justice
Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You is hideous - it sounds like an Emergency Broadcast. Madonna's American Pie, Sheryl Crow's Sweet Child of Mine and Jessica Simpson and ex-hubby singing A Whole New World (no, really) are no better.
To be a bit positive about cover versions, Credence Clearwater Revival's I Put a Spell On You, it is my favourite cover ever. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes do an absolutely kick-arse Wild World (and all their various other fucking great covers), too.
I sincerely hope I never hear that version of The Weakness In Me.
And Take On Me.
Does anyone remember Mike Flowers' Wonderwall?
Oh God yes...it was dreadful...he was really camp too.
You can also and robbie willaims verions Of We Will Rock You, infact anyone doing a cover of ANY Queen song is just plain wrong. but even more so seeing it way robbie williams.
But i must say one cover that was great maybe even better than the orginal was Marilyn Mansons Tainted Love.
Also, Some songs should be covered, if you have heard Mindy Smith's cover of Jolene you would see that was one hell of a cover!
Finally, i like the RHCP but All Saints under the bridge was still a GOOD rendition!
Unchained Melody should be covered...just NOT by Garath Gates.
Eric Clapton sang the original Tears in Heaven, and wrote it about a massively personal tragedy/event which is why it usually jars a little with me when people cover it.
I don't like The White Stripes but their version of Jolene rocked my socks. I loved that they didn't change the gender, either. :thumb:
Oh, I'm of the belief that Unchained Melody should be consigned to the bin now. I doubt there'll ever be a good version of it, I haven't enjoyed one so far.
And Come On Eileen. Instructions which I followed closely.
I've never heard ANYONE do a decent Rage Against The Machine cover because no-one has a voice like Zach de la Rocha that I've ever heard.
Way to many to tell.
avril lavigne's cover of greendays basket case, was at least amusing, though still rather painful
i thought it was alright, but it got ruined where they were singing in harmony, when on the RHCP origional, it would have been a single person singing it