The Worst Covers Ever

**Kingdom** · 10/12/2004, 9:10 AM

[QUOTE=Gary]Worst cover ever, is without doubt, Ronan Keatings 'attempt' at "Fairytale of New York".
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Twas even worse because he refused to sing the song as is - i.e. he wouldn't use the curses. The ponce.

**Sheridan** · 10/12/2004, 9:12 AM

Forgot to mention Samantha Mumba's mutilation of David Bowie's Ashes to Ashes . I know she (or whoever it is that produces her output) only sampled it, but you don't f*ck with Bowie. You just don't.

**fosterdollar** · 10/12/2004, 9:12 AM

What about the Shape Of My Heart cover from Sugababes ... and then FFS Sting comes out and joins Crayeeeeg DAyeeeevid on another one. Bothe of them total gick

**Gary** · 10/12/2004, 9:15 AM

Not quite covers, but others I hate are:

Puff Daddy doing the guitar riff from Led Zepplins "Kashmir".

Men In Black, totally ripping off "Forget Me Nots".

**gustavo** · 10/12/2004, 12:22 PM

good covers =
nirvana man who sold the world
foo fighters baker street
oasis cum on feel the noize
ryan adams wonderwall
jimi hendrix all along the watchtower
mighty mighty bosstones enter sandman

**Lionel Ritchie** · 10/12/2004, 12:54 PM

I generally dislike covers that are essentialy just Karaoke versions of the originals -hence all the boyband stuff, jamelia, girls aloud, Ronan

My most hated cover ever has to be the Corrs fcukin' war crime atrocity attack on Phil Lynotts 'Old Town'

Annie Lennox version of whiter shade of pale is another act of wanton cultural vandalism.

I tend to like cover versions that take the song off in a different direction so major kudos to rolf harris

-however I intensly dislike scissors sisters version of comfortably numb -nothing to do with being precious about the original -quite like seeing rocks icons taken down a peg or two -it's just a lazy, dozy version and sounds like robbie williams trying to sing a bee gees song in a karaoke bar.

Covers i really like:
China drum - Wuthering heights -not the poncy simpering bloke with an acoustic you hear on tom dunne now. China drum were a three piece punk rock band who did wuthering heights at 100mph on the end of their 1995 lp.
brilliant -they don't chicken out of the odd time signatures or anything.
possibly my favourite cover ever.

Morrissey -moon River -aye okay it's karaoke -but it's beatifully done and it's morrissey

Metallica -Stone cold Crazy -Metallicas take on a Queen classic

Nine Inch Nails -Hurdy gurdy Man NINs take on Donovans hippyfest

Dawn Kenny -Something to believe in ah have to mention a Limerick girl. Heard her do this Ramones song at joey ramones tribute gig in limerick a couple of years back. you could've heard a pin drop. incredible

**carrickharp** · 10/12/2004, 1:05 PM

Faith No More - Easy

One of my favorite bands ever but this dung let them down

**Dublin12** · 10/12/2004, 1:10 PM

I recently heard Gerry Ryan playing a dance version of Pink Floyd's-Comfortably Numb,it was the worst cover I've ever heard,don't know who it was by though?,anyway,Ryan only took it off half way through the song,he was well griefed lol.

**the 12 th man** · 10/12/2004, 1:11 PM

mike flowers "wonderwall"
sex "after the goldrush"

**Rovers Fellow!** · 10/12/2004, 1:22 PM

Didnt Erasure do a cover off abba songs about 10 years back. Abbaesque was name of album I think. Dreadful!

**gustavo** · 10/12/2004, 11:00 PM

Originally Posted by Dublin12

I recently heard Gerry Ryan playing a dance version of Pink Floyd's-Comfortably Numb,it was the worst cover I've ever heard,don't know who it was by though?,anyway,Ryan only took it off half way through the song,he was well griefed lol.

i presume that would be the scissor sisters i didnt think it was that bad at all .

**CollegeTillIDie** · 10/12/2004, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by gustavo

i presume that would be the scissor sisters i didnt think it was that bad at all .

It's bleedin woegeous man

**CollegeTillIDie** · 10/12/2004, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Nothing the original artist can do if the lyrics aren't changed. That's the worse thing about Roland Keating's version of Fairytale - he had to give permission for the lyric changes....

Shane got �1,000 just because Keating recorded the song even if it sold zero copies. He would not turn down handy money like that plus whatever was generated by radio plays.