HappyCamper Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 The caffeine is wearing off as the day grows long...can't stop surfing and yet political debate tough to wade in to.... The worst cover of all time: The Wallflowers cover of David Bowie's "Heroes". The song is incapable of being covered. Actually even Bowie singing it now may be sacriledge. Close runners up: Police covering their own "Don't Stand So Close to Me" - one listen will make the reason why it sucks pretty clear. Also noted as the moment that Sting began to suck. Sixpence None the Richer covering "there she goes" by the greatest one hit wonder band: The La's. The band's name alone means they suck in general. Good covers: "Sweet Jane" by Cowboy Junkies - covering some band called the Velvet Underground. Ok, now that I have crawled out of the primordial ooze and discovered the Velvets, I could see why some might call it a sucky cover. Whatever, the girl's voice is too haunting to ignore. If Jakob Dylan fronted the Cowboy Junkies, it would suck. 300 Thread Count Egyptian cotton sheets. That's comfort. Quote
bunglehead Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 My vote would definitely have to go to the biggest choads of all, COUNTING CROWS and that fucking "Paved paradise" song. I'd rather shoot heroin directly into my eyeball than hear that motherfucking song again. It's a fucking shitty song to begin with. Quote
specialed Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 Some good covers: The Gords cover of Snoop Dog's Gin and Juice. Judas Priest cover of Joan Baez's Diamonds and Rust. Quote
HappyCamper Posted March 2, 2005 Author Posted March 2, 2005 Good cover: The Dead Boy's "Sonic Reducer" by Pearl Jam....although Vetter can't snarl with nearly the ferocity as Stiv Bator did (RIP) Quote
Jim Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 Manfred Mann's Earth Band cover of "Blinded by the Light" whew that smells funny. Quote
HappyCamper Posted March 2, 2005 Author Posted March 2, 2005 Tesla...."Signs" Sucks - actually the cover wasn't half bad...but out of principle, 80's hair metal bands other than the Crue suck. Quote
JackY Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 Gary Moore covering the Yardbirds "Shapes of Things" Quote
Ireneo_Funes Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 Manfred Mann's Earth Band cover of "Blinded by the Light" Easily the worst cover of all time. And for some reason, it's got way heavier rotation than the original -- which, like every song on "Greetings from Asbury Park NJ," is sublime. Good cover? The Clash's version of Junior Murvin's "Police and Thieves." Better than the original, even without the falsetto stylings. Quote
olyclimber Posted March 2, 2005 Posted March 2, 2005 I've got this Laura Veirs song called "Tiger Tattoo" stuck in my head. Quote
HappyCamper Posted March 3, 2005 Author Posted March 3, 2005 Good: Sublime - Smoke 2 joints....sorry, it was my 4:20 tribute Quote
AlpineK Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Good Cover. Tomorrow Never Knows by 801/Brian Eno. Quote
chucK Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Good Covers: Kotton Krown - Two Nice Girls Search and Destroy - Red Hot Chili Peppers Kill the Police - Mudhoney Phantom 309 - Tom Waits California Uber Alles - Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy Bad Covers: Pinball Machine - The Fall Lake of Fire - Nirvana Quote
Squid Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Good cover- Mudhoney/Green River covering Bowie's 'Queen Bitch' Bad Cover Red Hot Chili Peppers covering Stevie Wonder's 'Higher Ground' Quote
AlpineK Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Bad Cover: 21st Century Schizoid Man by April Wine Quote
Crack Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 i've said it before, but when screechin' weasel covered the cranberries -i wanted to fuckin' shoot him Quote
jordop Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Good: Nick Cave "Let it Be". Seriously Shit awful: U2 "Paint it Black" Quote
Off_White Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Bad: Landslide by Smashing Pumpkins. Granted, Billy Corgan sucks green donkey dicks on the best of songs, but why he'd want to do a faithful cover of a Stevie Nicks tune is beyond me. Must have some sort of gauzy fabric fetish. To me, good covers entail a re-envisioning of the original tune. Catpower's weary depressing cover of the Stones "Satisfaction" is a great example, as is Tom Jones fronting the Cardigans covering the Talking Heads "Burning Down The House" or the Flying Picketts acapella version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (including guitar parts). Tear it apart and fuck it up is another great cover motif. Ever heard Negativland's version of U2's "I still haven't found (what I'm looking for)"? Its damned brilliant, and it got their pants sued off. Casey Kasem went after them too since they used a bunch of outtakes from American Top 40 in that same tune that show Mr. Kasem to be a raging dickhead. Quote
marylou Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Good: Thomas Dolby "I Scare Myself" Bangles: "Hazy Shade of Winter" Presidents: "Kick out the Jams" Bad: That one Stevie Nicks song that went Top Ten again last year. Stevie Nicks is bad enough as it is, don't remake the stuff!! Quote
Dave_Schuldt Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Heard at Pub Club last night; contry covers of Pink Floyds' Tha Wall. BAD Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 Some good covers: The Gords cover of Snoop Dog's Gin and Juice. Judas Priest cover of Joan Baez's Diamonds and Rust. Blackmore's Night does a good (more recent) cover of Diamonds and Rust as well. JP did a great cover of Green Manalishi... Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted March 3, 2005 Posted March 3, 2005 (edited) How 'bout, if anyone listened to This American Life this evening, that song in one of the stories, who was it? Some woman from the '80s Covering "The Itsy Bitsy Spider"? Totally brain-bendingly bad. Shatner's got some competition there on the stylistic tip, and a definite beating on choice of content. Edited March 3, 2005 by Dr_Flash_Amazing Quote
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