FabSwingers.com forum: Worst cover versions

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

I'm watching a documentary on The Small Faces and Itchycoo Park reminded of just about the worst cover I've ever heard.

M People had a go at it and it is absolutely shameful

http://youtu.be/l8LOis_gIfc

What are the other worst covers ever...?

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

Electric 6 did an absolutely shambolic mess of Radio Gaga

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

one directions one way or another/teenage kicks, managed to fuck up 2 classics in one song

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

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

One direction butchered teenage kicks

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By *aul_the_nudistMan
over a year ago

WREXHAM

Paul Young did a terrible version of "Dont dream its over" by Crowded House..

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By *ymph and ManicCouple
over a year ago

North East

Maria Carey murdered Harry neilsons classic .. without you ...

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

Hurt by Johnny Cash.

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

"One direction butchered teenage kicks

String um up! Leave that song alone

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

Adele's version of 'Love Song' was fairly terrible.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

There was a cover of "Under the Bridge" by All Saints that was the epitome of awful.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Ooooooo controversial!

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

"Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Ooooooo controversial!"

Taking away the emotive circumstance of the song. Nine inch nails version was simply much better.

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

"There was a cover of "Under the Bridge" by All Saints that was the epitome of awful. "

There are tracks out there that should never be touched,and that's one of them for me.

I'm not a fan of Robbie Williams or Angels but Gene Pitney absolutely murders it here...

http://youtu.be/Fe1Y6weo3B4

It sounds like a bad karaoke,not a supposedly well respected professional singer...

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

Take That's, How deep is your love

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By *ammerandthongsCouple
over a year ago

Limerick

"There was a cover of "Under the Bridge" by All Saints that was the epitome of awful. "

Christ they did a right job butchering a classic song I still cringe when I hear all saints version

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

Atomic kitten weren't the best

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

"Electric 6 did an absolutely shambolic mess of Radio Gaga"

Having said that electric6 are a great band

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By *ina75Woman
over a year ago

Stone

Whitney Houston butchering "i will always love you"

Give me Dolly's version any day of the week.

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

"Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Ooooooo controversial!

Taking away the emotive circumstance of the song. Nine inch nails version was simply much better. "

Want that was fantastic!!

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By *icky999Man
over a year ago

warrington

"One direction butchered teenage kicks

String um up! Leave that song alone "

louis, I gotta be honesty. I do not get teenage kicks, not a fan. I just do not get it.

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

help was murdered by tina turner on her private dancer album.worst beatles cover ever

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

Marilyn Mansons awful version of Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

Wonder wall by Rolf Harris...

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

"Wonder wall by Rolf Harris...

"
And Stairway to Heaven

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

Walk on by by the stranglers.a great motown song battered to shit

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

Tom Jones Kiss,,, just No Tom NO

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Whitney Houston butchering "i will always love you"

Give me Dolly's version any day of the week. "
that's my most hated cover version ever

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

Everything Boyzone did

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

"a bad cover version of love,

is not the real thing"

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

"Whitney Houston butchering "i will always love you"

Give me Dolly's version any day of the week. that's my most hated cover version ever

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

I love the stranglers but their version of walk on by was shite!!

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

How come crazy frog hasn't been mentioned for destroying the Beverly Hill's cop theme?

Nor indeed some of the awful covers of Bohemian rhapsody, of which there are several, although, Emilie Autumn did a cover of it which has some beautiful violin solo and I recommend a listen

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

"Wonder wall by Rolf Harris...

.....lol

............ & Oasis thought they were a Beatles cover band, didn't they?

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

Oh, and fecking cascada with her cover of truly madly deeply by savage garden. It's not designed to be a dance anthem

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

"Adele's version of 'Love Song' was fairly terrible."

I like her version but my God it annoys me when people haven't heard of the cure

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

"Everything Boyzone did "

Infact if you counted all the songs that boy or girl bands covered, you'd probably have about 90% of the very worst!!

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

"Adele's version of 'Love Song' was fairly terrible.

I like her version but my God it annoys me when people haven't heard of the cure

Likewise Mad World by Gary Jules,was it?Huge hit,but Tears for Fears wrote and performed the original...

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

West life or boyzone (not sure which) did a cover of The Whole of The Moon by Waterboys...... Grindingly dull! Just no emotion at all!

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

Megadeaths fucked up version of anarchy in the uk X

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

Probably get lynched for this, but

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

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

Oasis dull cover of cum on feel the noize by slade

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

Anything by Glee...

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

Woe, never thought I would hear someone saying whitney version was bad, more so a master singing class.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

"Woe, never thought I would hear someone saying whitney version was bad, more so a master singing class.

She didn't pay any attention to the song or the meaning of the words it was just a "look at what my voice can do"! Just because you can hit all those notes doesn't make it better. Mostly simple and with emotion is far more effective.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Probably get lynched for this, but

Amy Winehouse - Valerie"
another of my most hated cover versions, that's two of my top three mentioned

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

"Woe, never thought I would hear someone saying whitney version was bad, more so a master singing class.

The Dolly original is subtle, poignant and gorgeous. Whitney had a cracking sey of pipes but just because you can go off on flights of melisma doesn't always mean you should.

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

Still think it's a good version just a different interpretation. Just think snow patrols 'run and leona's version, both amazing. And she did pay attention hunny x

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Any winehouse will you still love me tomorrow

Leona Lewis run

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Still think it's a good version just a different interpretation. Just think snow patrols 'run and leona's version, both amazing. And she did pay attention hunny x"
full house this morning that's my most hated cover versions mentioned

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

Leona Lewis' version of Snow patrols Run

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By *urvymamaWoman
over a year ago

Doncaster

"Still think it's a good version just a different interpretation. Just think snow patrols 'run and leona's version, both amazing. And she did pay attention hunny xfull house this morning that's my most hated cover versions mentioned

I hated her version too

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By *edkent69Man
over a year ago

maidstone

"Tom Jones Kiss,,, just No Tom NO"

Was going to say that.

I'll go with dj sammy butchering the boys of summer

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

"Tom Jones Kiss,,, just No Tom NO

Was going to say that.

I'll go with dj sammy butchering the boys of summer "

She also did two versions of heaven by Bryan Adams, one was the candlelight mix and quite good. The other version was a dance anthem... That song is in no way a dance anthem

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

"Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Ooooooo controversial!

Taking away the emotive circumstance of the song. Nine inch nails version was simply much better. "

The song was all about emotion and Johnny Cash nailed it, although the original was great, I though Cash did it better.

My worst is Madonna's version of American Pie. Now that's how you massacre a classic!

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

Weirdly I've logged on as Natalie Imbruglia is on the TV talking about her new album of covers! Damn she's hot!

I'll throw in another

Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters

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

Duran Duran's version of Grandmaster Flash's The Message.

They bitterly regret making it, and probably deleted it. I warn you now, do not seek it out. It cannot be unheard.

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By *heshsteve1972Man
over a year ago

Prestbury

The man who sold the world Lulu. Horrible

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

Scissor Sisters version of Comfortably Numb.....ugh.

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

"Duran Duran's version of Grandmaster Flash's The Message.

They bitterly regret making it, and probably deleted it. I warn you now, do not seek it out. It cannot be unheard."

Oh god yes, that is terrible

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

"Duran Duran's version of Grandmaster Flash's The Message.

They bitterly regret making it, and probably deleted it. I warn you now, do not seek it out. It cannot be unheard.

Oh god yes, that is terrible

Did your ears bleed? Mine did from shoving knitting needles in them to make the noise go away!!

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

"Duran Duran's version of Grandmaster Flash's The Message.

They bitterly regret making it, and probably deleted it. I warn you now, do not seek it out. It cannot be unheard.

Oh god yes, that is terrible

Did your ears bleed? Mine did from shoving knitting needles in them to make the noise go away!!"

Haha. Yes, spontaneous ear bleedage did occur!

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

"Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Ooooooo controversial!

Taking away the emotive circumstance of the song. Nine inch nails version was simply much better.

The song was all about emotion and Johnny Cash nailed it, although the original was great, I though Cash did it better.

My worst is Madonna's version of American Pie. Now that's how you massacre a classic!"

That's a great tune and Johnny did nail it as he did with personal jesus

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

American pie by madonna should top the list by a long way

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

May have been mentioned but Kanye the dick West awful attempt at bohemian rhapsody was firing squad worthy

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

"May have been mentioned but Kanye the dick West awful attempt at bohemian rhapsody was firing squad worthy "

Kanye "the dick" West. Love that neat summation!

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UF0wKorUIg not sure what longren has done to this song, the music is still good but the lyrics and voice... ;-(

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

All saints - Under the bridge. Terrible

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I can't believe that nobody mentioned Erik Pridz's bastardisation of Pink Floyd's The Wall. Proper education..... In how to ruin a decent song.

Cal

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

Anything xfactor churns out

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

I'll probably get hung for this but disturbed and sound of silence is shite,but having said that so was the original

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

"I'll probably get hung for this but disturbed and sound of silence is shite,but having said that so was the original"

But also their version of land of confusion is very good

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By *omez42Man
over a year ago

gloucester

Matt Cardle - Many Of Horror. They even changed the title

William Shatner - Common People

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