FabSwingers.com forum: Really shit cover versions

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Guns n Roses, Knockin On Heaven's Door.

Every time I hear Waxl go hey hey hey I want to punch his stupid fucking lights out. That song needs to stay on the soundtrack of Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid as the sad Dylan elegy it is, not get paraded as a has-been singer's vanity shot.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Guns n Roses, Knockin On Heaven's Door.

It's not a great song who-ever is playing it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Far Corporation version of Stairway to heaven

It sucks monumently

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Guns n Roses, Knockin On Heaven's Door.

I like it.

Reggae!!

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fergie singing the national anthem at that basketball game. Fucking kills me every time

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

nottingham

Blazin Squad’s version of Tha Crossroads, why the fuck would you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"It's not a great song who-ever is playing it. "

It's a good song and rock bands like it because it's got easy chords bad guitarists can solo over and bad singers can emote to.

But I maintain it worked best on the OST to the film, where it made sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Avril Lavigne

Chop Suey from System of a Down

Fuel from Metallica

She absolutely ballsed them both up.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

Oh absolutely. Then they'll probably stick it on a Christmas advert too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

Or millennial beardy twat boy.

I swear I didn't think it was possible for Mad World to be even worse, till I heard that truly shite Gary Jules version.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

It's the John Lewis christmas ad-isation of music. Horrible!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The Far Corporation version of Stairway to heaven

It sucks monumently "

That was truly shit, I agree.

Also Disturbed, Sound of Silence. What the fuck's that all about? Just shut up.

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

Gregory Porter singing "It's probably me". Very very very badly.

In front of a very uncomfortable and grimacing Sting, sitting in the front row.

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

I’m a George Michael fan but his cover of True Faith was abysmal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull "

Oh now come on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bruce Willis under the boardwalk

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

Yessssss hate them. Get to fuck

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull "

Have to say though, his Common People is a thing of beauty.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Bruce Willis under the boardwalk "

Yeah correct. That needed strangling at birth.

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Madonna American Pie

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

The viagra advert... 500 miles... I don't know who the winey fucker is who is murdering it but it offends everything about music.

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By *ewdtenantMan
over a year ago

West Sheffield

I really hope there's an Elbow tribute band called "Arse".

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I really hope there's an Elbow tribute band called "Arse"."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9fNkYYxvk-Q

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
over a year ago

Willenhall

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

Don't visit West Bromwich on a Friday or Saturday night, then.

In fact, don't visit West Bromwich at all for that matter. People have been known to throw themselves off the M6 flyover after breaking down there...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull "

That was that bad I thought it was hillarious...

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

Yesss, just by slowing it down doesn't mean you are deep or original. You're killing it.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort!

Yesss, just by slowing it down doesn't mean you are deep or original. You're killing it. "

Yes Grandad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Leona Lewis, murdering Run, I loved the snow patrol version, then this came along, and everyone loved it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Avril Lavigne

Chop Suey from System of a Down

Fuel from Metallica

She absolutely ballsed them both up. "

Got 52 seconds into it......had to stop listening

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort!

Yesss, just by slowing it down doesn't mean you are deep or original. You're killing it.

Yes Grandad

Oh, I'm gonna get you

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Leona Lewis, murdering Run, I loved the snow patrol version, then this came along, and everyone loved it

Guilty pleasure here. I actually loved her live performance of it on the X Factor. I wasn't familiar with the original, which helps, but even though it was cheesy as fuck with the gospel choir and Whitneyesque vocal gymnastics, it still put a shiver down my back and I can do the odd repeat listen.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

One from my childhood: Joan Baez turning The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down into a happy-clappy singalong.

Nobody will ever top Levon Helm singing it on The Last Waltz with The Band.

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By *ornyallday2026Man
over a year ago

Nelson way

Scissor Sisters version of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb is like nails down a chalkboard for me.

I mean they turned it into a shitty Bee Gees disco number!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Avril Lavigne

Chop Suey from System of a Down

Fuel from Metallica

She absolutely ballsed them both up.

Got 52 seconds into it......had to stop listening"

Which one?

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By *ngrylookingpenis123Woman
over a year ago

All saints- under the bridge

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"One from my childhood: Joan Baez turning The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down into a happy-clappy singalong.

Nobody will ever top Levon Helm singing it on The Last Waltz with The Band. "

And her mis hearing the lyrics

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By *ornyallday2026Man
over a year ago

Nelson way

"Avril Lavigne

Chop Suey from System of a Down

Fuel from Metallica

She absolutely ballsed them both up.

Got 52 seconds into it......had to stop listening

Which one?"

I got about 2 minutes through Fuel, just a poor effort. Taylor Momsen would have belted it out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Cranberries’ Zombie covered by A.D.A.M ft Amy. 90’s euro dance/pop at its worst!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Avril Lavigne

Chop Suey from System of a Down

Fuel from Metallica

She absolutely ballsed them both up.

Got 52 seconds into it......had to stop listening

Which one?"

Chop suey, couldn't bring myself to listen to the other.

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

"Guns n Roses, Knockin On Heaven's Door.

I was a bit miffed when I saw Guns in 2017 and he didn't do the hey hey hey yeeeeeahs

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

Kid Rock covering ramble on, just why?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Kid Rock covering ramble on, just why?"

And mangling Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London too. Double why?

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

"Kid Rock covering ramble on, just why?

And mangling Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves of London too. Double why? "

I heard said sweet home Alabama cover on the radio today, ugh

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Guns n Roses, Knockin On Heaven's Door.

I agree , like some GnR but kit that one , too whiny.

I recently heard Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen and thought how bad he’s totally destroyed the Jonny Cash song, only to discover it was the original

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Guns n Roses, Knockin On Heaven's Door.

I agree , like some GnR but kit that one , too whiny.

I recently heard Bird on the Wire by Leonard Cohen and thought how bad he’s totally destroyed the Jonny Cash song, only to discover it was the original

Oh yeah Johnny Cash. I'd never heard the NIN original of Hurt when I heard his cover so thought OK, good song, then I sought out the original and realised what a travesty the cover was. Down to the horrible lyric change.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
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over a year ago

Central

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull "

I was of the opinion that his songs were supposed to be very bad and camper than Christmas, is this not the case?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Avril Lavigne

Chop Suey from System of a Down

Fuel from Metallica

She absolutely ballsed them both up.

Got 52 seconds into it......had to stop listening

Which one?

Chop suey, couldn't bring myself to listen to the other."

Now I have to listen too this just to see wtf she did to it. I can't begin to imagine and my imagination is pretty darn vivid!!!

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull

I was of the opinion that his songs were supposed to be very bad and camper than Christmas, is this not the case? "

That was my understanding too or basically spoken word like rocket man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anything recent with some breathy bint ruining something that was originally sung with effort! "

YES YES YES!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Effing Boyzone ruining father and son, or any other song they murdered in fact.

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By *hristopherd999Man
over a year ago

Brentwood

Mariah Carey-Without you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/Z0rlYSJQkyw

This one!!

How did nobody know???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull

I was of the opinion that his songs were supposed to be very bad and camper than Christmas, is this not the case?

That was my understanding too or basically spoken word like rocket man"

I quite enjoy his cover of Pulp's Common People.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Leona Lewis covered Oasis - Stop Crying Yoyr Heart Out I think.

There are plenty of reality TV contestant cover versions that are less than desirable!

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
over a year ago

bradford

We hate disturbed version of sound of silence, it’s perfectly performed and everything but doesn’t have the heavy vibes that the original does!

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By *andsome HandMan
over a year ago

roundabout

"William Shatner Lucy in the sky with diamonds truely awfull

I was of the opinion that his songs were supposed to be very bad and camper than Christmas, is this not the case?

That was my understanding too or basically spoken word like rocket man

I quite enjoy his cover of Pulp's Common People.

I've never heard it but feel I must.

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By *ornyforbbc2019Couple
over a year ago

telford

Think your wrong

Great version of it by disturbed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Leona Lewis, murdering Run, I loved the snow patrol version, then this came along, and everyone loved it

Sing it!!

She just completely missed the vibe of the song how it's supposed to be a sad ending not her triumphant warbling.

And she ruined Hallelujah

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not to keen on Miley Cyrus cover of nothing else matters

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Leona Lewis, murdering Run, I loved the snow patrol version, then this came along, and everyone loved it

Sing it!!

She just completely missed the vibe of the song how it's supposed to be a sad ending not her triumphant warbling.

And she ruined Hallelujah "

Fucked that one up, was Alex Burke who mangled that second one.

Was still terrible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tom Jones version of 'Kiss'.

Great voice, wrong song, and I still cringe at 'I think I'd better dance now'

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By *ildmanYorksMan
over a year ago

Bembridge/Doncaster

Will To Power's version

/mashup of Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird. How to ruin two great songs in one easy lesson!

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By *isAdventure69Woman
over a year ago

Hampshire

Somewhere only we know covered by Lily Allen …

A sacrilege in my opinion

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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago

Burnleyish (She/They)

"Oh yeah Johnny Cash. I'd never heard the NIN original of Hurt when I heard his cover so thought OK, good song, then I sought out the original and realised what a travesty the cover was. Down to the horrible lyric change. "

Nope. I love NIN but the Cash version of hurt. All the feels.

Even Reznor has praise for it, especially combined with the video.

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