Covers that really, REALLY suck

[Lonesomedave]

all right...don't know if this issue has been addressed here....but anyway....

i'd like to know what covers you guys think are really lame

my vote: Limp Bizkit's cover of the Who's "Behind Blue Eyes"

to call it a cover is generous...they only did the first half of the song...but anyway, that get's my vote for the worst.

any thoughts?

 

[Bassic Playing]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers "They're Red Hot". Shockingly poor.

 

[CauliColin]

The Scissor Sister's cover of Comfortably Numb.
Yep

 

[pauliepaulie]

Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl murdering London Calling.

paulie

 

[electracoyote]

The Scissor Sister's cover of Comfortably Numb.
Yep

Yikes. Really?

No, I don't want a link to the vid, thanks just the same.

 

[Tommygunn]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers "They're Red Hot". Shockingly poor.

That whole album sucked. You can blame Dave Navarro. Hes a massive tool.

 

[Poopoutyouridea]

That whole album sucked. You can blame Dave Navarro. Hes a massive tool.

But Navarro never played on Blood Sugar Sex Magik. That was Frusciante.

 

[avvie]

I'll agree with RHCP's "They're Red Hot", bur that was actually a really good album IMO. And I am no Peppers fan.

 

[Mark Reccord]

Sugar Ray's cover of "Is she really going out with him?' fits nicely here.

 

[VeganThump]

That Limp Bizkit cover is arguably one of the worst pieces of music ever put to tape.

 

[jasmangan]

Anything Joe Cocker did

 

[ShredderMaximus]

Makes me wanna punch a baby... hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKpIHCVpLNI

 

[duff beer]

"Knocking on Heaven's Door" and "Live and Let Die" by GnR are probably 2 of the worst covers of all time. I can't think of a band that has done so many covers so badly.

"Turn the Page" by Metallica...they just don't get it.

 

[the_stone]

Madonna's cover of "American Pie."

 

[Jim Nazium]

1. "Can't Find My Way Home" covered by House of Lords (an utterly contrived, late 80s hair-metal band, for those of you who don't remember)

2. "Mrs. Robinson", covered by The Lemonheads

3. "Boys of Summer" covered by The Ataris

 

[Richland123]

Another Limp Bizkit cover - Faith

 

[Tommygunn]

But Navarro never played on Blood Sugar Sex Magik. That was Frusciante.

I'll agree with RHCP's "They're Red Hot", bur that was actually a really good album IMO. And I am no Peppers fan.

My mistake. I thought that song was off "one hot minute". Shows how well I know my stuff hahaha

 

[MatticusMania]

all right...don't know if this issue has been addressed here....but anyway....

i'd like to know what covers you guys think are really lame

my vote: Limp Bizkit's cover of the Who's "Behind Blue Eyes"

to call it a cover is generous...they only did the first half of the song...but anyway, that get's my vote for the worst.

any thoughts?

No disagreement from me, however their cover of George Michael's 'Faith' was quite excellent to a 14 year old me.

You can blame Dave Navarro. Hes a massive tool.

What makes you say that? I dont know much about the guys personal life, but his work with Jane's Addiction is fantastic.

2. "Mrs. Robinson", covered by The Lemonheads

Ive always enjoyed that one.

 

[MarkMgibson]

"Knocking on Heaven's Door" and "Live and Let Die" by GnR are probably 2 of the worst covers of all time. I can't think of a band that has done so many covers so badly.

"Turn the Page" by Metallica...they just don't get it.

I agree with all the above, but those Guns And Roses covers were truly horrible, especially Knocking On Heaven's Daaooaar" Even thinking about it hurts my ears.

That "London Calling" cover was another shocker - talk about murdering a great song.

 

[Tomkat8]

How about seether doing careless whisper