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.
I think why a lot of people say Will's and also Jose's versions are the worst, is because these are the two most successful covers and most widely heard. Will's was #1 for two weeks and sold nearly half a million, Jose's cover of Light My Fire, won him 2 Grammy awards, for best male vocal performance and best new artist. Morrison may have turned in his grave a heck of a lot, because the song has been covered by more than 40 different artists, among them, Massive Attack, UB40, Shirley Bassey, Julie Driscoll, Minnie Riperton and Stevie Wonder and Al Green to name just a few, but I've not heard their versions, have you?
girls aloud vs sugarbabes - walk this way:mad::mad::mad:
Oh definitely, especially that "walk this way, you gotta talk this way" chant. This is going to sound very mean spirited of me but I don't care if it was in aid of charity either - it was still naff. I can think of quite a few bad cover versions by Girls Aloud funnily enough... particularly:
I Think We're Alone Now
Jump (For My Love)
See The Day
To me, Girls Aloud's covers are the 2000s equivalent to a lot of dire cover versions produced by Robson & Jerome in the 90's. The worst cover version I think they released was 'up on the roof' - it sounds like a karaoke mix!
Other pretty cack cover versions in my opinion include
Kylie Minogue - The Locomotion. Whilst I am not a fan of the song particularly, I really hate the arrangement and tinny quality in general of this cover.
Scooter - The Logical Song. "When I was young it seemed helium was so wonderful." I sadly used to get asked for this back in the day - it sounded about 10 years out of date back then to me. I honestly think this is in the same boat as that dreadful hamster song which I believe was 'C vs I' by the Cuban Boys or something like that... pure trash!
Can't believe no-one has mentioned Ronan Keating murdering The Goo Goo Dolls 'Iris'. The original is one of the most beautiful rock ballads ever. Ronan's version is the most soulless piece of music I have ever heard.
I think with a lot of the cover versions mentioned they jar with us because they're so different to the original we're used to, but even if I don't like those cover version I can appreciate that at least they've tried to do something different. The cover versions I hate the most is when the sing in the same style and using a similar arrangement as the original but not as well. What is the point in that? I think the worst offender of this is Girls Aloud version of See The Day. The Dee C. Lee original is amazing, voice is like honey, and Girls Aloud completely murdered it.
Any cascada or Westlife.... seriously- who buys this shite???
My wife loves Cascada. I feel like I'm selling my soul whenever I buy her one of their albums, but what can I say, I love her...for now.
As for Geri Halliwell's It's Raining Men, all I can say is that I wish it had been raining food, so that she could have eaten some before making that video. I felt ill watching her prancing about, thinking she was sexy, when she was actually pitifully repulsive.
I reckon the worst cover was the most recent Band Aid song, with that knobheaded, talentless prick, Dizzee Rascal, ruining it further with his pathetic (c)rap.
Usually Johnny Cash can do no wrong, but his cover of Gordon Lightfoot's If I Could Read Your Mind actually makes me cringe
Good calls here with Madonna's American Pie and Geri's It's Raining Men (in fact Geri 'singing' anything really...)
I really hated the Scissor Sisters' version of Comfortably Numb, a travesty.
Anyone doing A Bridge Over Troubled Water - the song verges on pure cheese anyway, but Art Garfunkel's amazing voice keeps it on the right side of emotional. Every other version I've heard hams it up appallingly.
My wife loves Cascada. I feel like I'm selling my soul whenever I buy her one of their albums, but what can I say, I love her...for now..
right there with you on this, i grew up with all decent dance music of early 90' and this group butcher them and plenty of others to hell
But my wife loves them loads also ...
and ive had to buy her the albums along with the clubland compilation ones--i want to bleach my hands afterwards
do what i do,get them from play.com then u dont have to handle them
I agree with a previous poster that any cover by Westlife is dire (I find their own stuff slightly more palatable) but I remember the first time I heard this I was driving, and I had to pull into a layby and calm down I was so distressed. :mad::(
right there with you on this, i grew up with all decent dance music of early 90' and this group butcher them and plenty of others to hell
But my wife loves them loads also ...
and ive had to buy her the albums along with the clubland compilation ones--i want to bleach my hands afterwards
do what i do,get them from play.com then u dont have to handle them
That's great advice, but I think I'd rather just leave my wife for you, actually...
Can't believe no-one has mentioned Ronan Keating murdering The Goo Goo Dolls 'Iris'. The original is one of the most beautiful rock ballads ever. Ronan's version is the most soulless piece of music I have ever heard.
I reckon Dronin' Bleating is the musical equivalent of a serial killer........every cover he attempts, he murders imo. When You Say Nothing At All, I Hope You Dance,, We've Got Tonight........all taken out and slaughtered! As bad as his version of Iris is (and it IS bad) he does even worse things to his cover of Fairytale Of New York. It's horrendous in its execution. I loathe it!:mad:
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I think why a lot of people say Will's and also Jose's versions are the worst, is because these are the two most successful covers and most widely heard. Will's was #1 for two weeks and sold nearly half a million, Jose's cover of Light My Fire, won him 2 Grammy awards, for best male vocal performance and best new artist. Morrison may have turned in his grave a heck of a lot, because the song has been covered by more than 40 different artists, among them, Massive Attack, UB40, Shirley Bassey, Julie Driscoll, Minnie Riperton and Stevie Wonder and Al Green to name just a few, but I've not heard their versions, have you?
I actually thought that was quite good. Judge for yourselves - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pp38SR1lMU
One of the funniest covers is their version of George Michael's Faith - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ei_FJWHXys
The Manic Street Preachers have done some great covers over the years, the latest being Umbrella - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G-wZ5uY0_o
Oh definitely, especially that "walk this way, you gotta talk this way" chant. This is going to sound very mean spirited of me but I don't care if it was in aid of charity either - it was still naff. I can think of quite a few bad cover versions by Girls Aloud funnily enough... particularly:
I Think We're Alone Now
Jump (For My Love)
See The Day
To me, Girls Aloud's covers are the 2000s equivalent to a lot of dire cover versions produced by Robson & Jerome in the 90's. The worst cover version I think they released was 'up on the roof' - it sounds like a karaoke mix!
Other pretty cack cover versions in my opinion include
Jan Wayne - Because The Night. - just plain wrong!
Flying Pickets - Only You - too depressing! Give me Yazoo anyday.
Kylie Minogue - The Locomotion. Whilst I am not a fan of the song particularly, I really hate the arrangement and tinny quality in general of this cover.
Scooter - The Logical Song. "When I was young it seemed helium was so wonderful." I sadly used to get asked for this back in the day - it sounded about 10 years out of date back then to me. I honestly think this is in the same boat as that dreadful hamster song which I believe was 'C vs I' by the Cuban Boys or something like that... pure trash!
Rod Stewart & Tina Turner - It Takes Two. I think they ruined it personally. I suppose it could have been a very good duet, but...
Damn that sounds like it could be as bad as Sheryl Crow's version now that was bad.
Will Young - Light my fire, needed putting out from the start. I remember what 1 of the judges from World Idol said when he sang it.
Madonna - American Pie
Avril Lavgine - Basket case, this was a pretty bad cover but have heard worst.
I think with a lot of the cover versions mentioned they jar with us because they're so different to the original we're used to, but even if I don't like those cover version I can appreciate that at least they've tried to do something different. The cover versions I hate the most is when the sing in the same style and using a similar arrangement as the original but not as well. What is the point in that? I think the worst offender of this is Girls Aloud version of See The Day. The Dee C. Lee original is amazing, voice is like honey, and Girls Aloud completely murdered it.
now the f'in crapcada version is pure s==t
infact anything by this 1 synth 1 beat group is pants.
Truly madly deeply got that was crap
Any cascada or Westlife.... seriously- who buys this shite???
My wife loves Cascada. I feel like I'm selling my soul whenever I buy her one of their albums, but what can I say, I love her...for now.
As for Geri Halliwell's It's Raining Men, all I can say is that I wish it had been raining food, so that she could have eaten some before making that video. I felt ill watching her prancing about, thinking she was sexy, when she was actually pitifully repulsive.
I reckon the worst cover was the most recent Band Aid song, with that knobheaded, talentless prick, Dizzee Rascal, ruining it further with his pathetic (c)rap.
She hates it too. She said she regrets ever recording it and was persuaded by Rupert Everett.
That show is just an invitation for mindless song slaughtering.
Lily Allen - Oh my God
Absolutely murdered it. :rolleyes:
Good calls here with Madonna's American Pie and Geri's It's Raining Men (in fact Geri 'singing' anything really...)
I really hated the Scissor Sisters' version of Comfortably Numb, a travesty.
Anyone doing A Bridge Over Troubled Water - the song verges on pure cheese anyway, but Art Garfunkel's amazing voice keeps it on the right side of emotional. Every other version I've heard hams it up appallingly.
right there with you on this, i grew up with all decent dance music of early 90' and this group butcher them and plenty of others to hell
But my wife loves them loads also ...
and ive had to buy her the albums along with the clubland compilation ones--i want to bleach my hands afterwards
do what i do,get them from play.com then u dont have to handle them
I actually quite liked her Coldplay cover
Anything by the MacDonald Brothers
and the worst ever...Life On Mars by G4
I feel ill now...
I agree with a previous poster that any cover by Westlife is dire (I find their own stuff slightly more palatable) but I remember the first time I heard this I was driving, and I had to pull into a layby and calm down I was so distressed.
PMSL!!!!!:D:D:D:D
... yeah I can imagine.....:D
That's great advice, but I think I'd rather just leave my wife for you, actually...
I reckon Dronin' Bleating is the musical equivalent of a serial killer........every cover he attempts, he murders imo. When You Say Nothing At All, I Hope You Dance,, We've Got Tonight........all taken out and slaughtered! As bad as his version of Iris is (and it IS bad) he does even worse things to his cover of Fairytale Of New York. It's horrendous in its execution. I loathe it!:mad: