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Worst cover version of all time.

stujonesstujones Posts: 1,277
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I know this has been done a million times before, but I am now asking in light of Simply Red's (I think its them) cover of Go Now, a song made famous by the Moddy Blues. Its due for release soon judging by the amount of times Commercial radio stations play it.

They have tried to make it "up tempo" and contemporary, and they have just ruined the passion and the emotion of the Moody Blues' version.

Why did they feel the need to tinker with it, its a song that will do well across generations and actually, Mick Hucknall, would have a good enough voice to do it justice.... but this arrangement is cringe worthy.
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    Ghost WorldGhost World Posts: 7,036
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    Have you heard Avril Lavigne's covers of "Chop Suey" by System of a Down, "Imagine" by John Lennon, and "The Scientist" by Coldplay?
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    mathertronmathertron Posts: 30,083
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    under the bridge by all saints?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,340
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    The worst I've heard is Limp Bizkit covering Behind blue eyes
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    beast1982beast1982 Posts: 5,350
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    The worst Ive ever heard was Madonnas cover of American Pie. I was annoyed that people bought it and it was a hit, cos it encouraged the effort
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    OnexOneOnexOne Posts: 3,816
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    The beatles strawberry fields forever covered by candy flip 1990! rather listen to hand nails scraped down a blackboard!
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    mattshentonmattshenton Posts: 2,812
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    forget all those above.

    girls aloud vs sugarbabes - walk this way:mad::mad::mad:
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    damocdamoc Posts: 468
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    All Westlife's!
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    asmz35asmz35 Posts: 22,168
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    Hilary Duff - My Generation

    or

    No Doubt - It's My Life
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    mathertronmathertron Posts: 30,083
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    crazy town - butterfly (butchering RHCP's pretty little ditty)

    mike flowers pops - wonderwall :D
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    jamespondojamespondo Posts: 6,040
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    Would totally agree with the Sugababes/Girls Aloud version of W.T.W,but it was for charity.

    American Pie was a damn insult,but let's not forget Will Young's version of Light My Fire,Wet Wet Wet's Love is All Around or Britney's I Love Rock N Roll :(
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    yorkieUKyorkieUK Posts: 2,159
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    Mariah Carey singing Without You.

    The song was originally released by Bad Finger and made famous, for want of a better description, by Harry Nilsson. He sang it beautifully.

    And then Mariah Carey murdered the bloody song. It sounded like a cat being turned inside out. Horrendous!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,926
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    Rik Waller: I Will Always Love You
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 307
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    Willie Nelson's cover of Hallelujah

    One of the most covered songs ever, but he's the only person I've ever heard kill it quite that much. Awful, just awful.
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    yorkieUKyorkieUK Posts: 2,159
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    For me the greatest rock song of all time is All Right Now by Free.

    Take a look and listen of Pepsi and Shirley "singing" their version of it:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6e3nWAo9y4&feature=related

    My sincere apologies to you all. I should have never put the link here!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,240
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    Comfortably Numb by Scissor Sisters
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    HoppyToad wrote: »
    Willie Nelson's cover of Hallelujah

    One of the most covered songs ever, but he's the only person I've ever heard kill it quite that much. Awful, just awful.

    WTF was that:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,888
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    Have you heard Avril Lavigne's covers of "Chop Suey" by System of a Down, "Imagine" by John Lennon, and "The Scientist" by Coldplay?


    I've not heard the other two, but that version is awful.

    Kate Nash kills Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,344
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    This question keeps appearing here and my 1st choice as the worst ever cover of all time hasn't changed.....

    It's the Cascada version of Just Like A Pill !! :eek: I first heard it on YouTube and I honestly thought there was something wrong with the audio on YouTube ! :eek: Thankfully they've never actually released it as a single....hopefully they never will !!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 422
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    Will Young attempting to cover Jim Morrisons Light my fire.

    Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody:
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    TranceClubberTranceClubber Posts: 2,779
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    Cascada - Truly , Madly , Deeply the song the remake is just terrible and i loved savage garden in the 90's but she had to kill the song :(
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    Gill PGill P Posts: 21,600
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    swampman wrote: »
    Will Young attempting to cover Jim Morrisons Light my fire.

    Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody:

    But Will wasn't covering The Doors "Light My Fire", it was Jose Feliciano's version he was covering. I don't like any of them. And I am a Will Young fan as everybody knows. :eek:
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 422
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    Gill P wrote: »
    But Will wasn't covering The Doors "Light My Fire", it was Jose Feliciano's version he was covering. I don't like any of them. And I am a Will Young fan as everybody knows. :eek:

    Originally done by the doors though.As one report said in a music magazine at the time, Jim Morrison must be turning in his grave.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 532
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    Im surprised that no one has mentioned the "Shat" yet :D
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2q9QUkrrM Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em-mjpaL2hs Freebird
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY Rocketman
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,284
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    I'm not sure who it was exactly, but some dance pop girl covered Sweet Child o'Mine.

    Eeek!
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    Ms ScarlettMs Scarlett Posts: 310
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    Whitney Houston's version of I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton's original can't be beaten
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