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I've heard some cover that makes me feel like CRYING right now. Avril Lavigne actually dared to make a cover of System of a Down's Chop Suey. How does she have the nerve to try to do a song so good? And it's not even CLOSE to their best song.
It's horrible. Here it is: The horrible-ness. (http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/o/mol108/Avril_Lavigne-Chop_Suey_(System_Of_A_Down_Cover).mp3)
She botched the lyrics up horribly and sang it like 5 year old who dropped their ice cream and is sobbing and throwing a fit. The lyrics to the first part go:
"Wake up,
Grab a brush and put a little make up
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable"
And she screams out something like:
"WAKE UP HIDE THE SCARES WAKE UP WAKE UP AAAAAAA
WHY YOU LEAVE THE KEYS UPON THE TABLE WHY YOU LEAVE
THE KEYS UP THE TABLE WAKE UP WAKE UP DADADADADADA"
I don't get why she even attempted it. Any SoaD fan or even casual listener knows that Serj's voice is something you just cannot copy, not even a good singer let alone some fake singer like Avril. The only person I've heard sing similar to Serj is that Rabbit Joint guy who made the Zelda song. You can't copy him singing and you definately can't copy his screaming.
And what was wrong with her band, anyways? They didn't even play the song at all, let alone right. She probably thought she'd seem like a "ttly rock0rz punx" or some crap like that if she tried a SoaD song.
Anyways, before I explode of rage, what is the worst cover you've ever heard?
rubah
03-02-2005, 02:44 AM
Rye.
That cover you mentioned.
Is the bane of my existance.
There is a VERY GOOD REASON why it's at 666 on my playlist.
and you summed it up very clearly.
IT *SUCKS*
[edit- judging from the filename, I have the feeling that's the exact same copy I have. *twitch*]
Shadow8017
03-02-2005, 03:01 AM
excuse me as I get some cotton swabs to soak the blood draining from my ears. Sadly I dont think she realizes how retarded she sounds... and it is a shame she chose to desecrate Chop Suey of all songs...
Kawaii Ryűkishi
03-02-2005, 03:30 AM
Bad Astronaut - Needle in the Hay
kikimm
03-02-2005, 03:38 AM
I've heard some cover that makes me feel like CRYING right now. Avril Lavigne actually dared to make a cover of System of a Down's Chop Suey. How does she have the nerve to try to do a song so good? And it's not even CLOSE to their best song.
It's horrible. Here it is: The horrible-ness. (http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/m/o/mol108/Avril_Lavigne-Chop_Suey_(System_Of_A_Down_Cover).mp3)
She botched the lyrics up horribly and sang it like 5 year old who dropped their ice cream and is sobbing and throwing a fit. The lyrics to the first part go:
"Wake up,
Grab a brush and put a little make up
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable"
And she screams out something like:
"WAKE UP HIDE THE SCARES WAKE UP WAKE UP AAAAAAA
WHY YOU LEAVE THE KEYS UPON THE TABLE WHY YOU LEAVE
THE KEYS UP THE TABLE WAKE UP WAKE UP DADADADADADA"
I don't get why she even attempted it. Any SoaD fan or even casual listener knows that Serj's voice is something you just cannot copy, not even a good singer let alone some fake singer like Avril. The only person I've heard sing similar to Serj is that Rabbit Joint guy who made the Zelda song. You can't copy him singing and you definately can't copy his screaming.
And what was wrong with her band, anyways? They didn't even play the song at all, let alone right. She probably thought she'd seem like a "ttly rock0rz punx" or some crap like that if she tried a SoaD song.
Anyways, before I explode of rage, what is the worst cover you've ever heard?
xDDDDDDD W. T. F.? I'm sorry, but that's just so......hilarious. She sounds like a complete idiot; I hope she's not taking herself seriously. I can't even understand what she's saying more than half the time.
:D
TheAbominatrix
03-02-2005, 03:45 AM
She butchered a Metallica song as well. I dont know why she cant be satisfied to just screw up her own horrid, pathetic music, she has to go screw up decent music as well.
Other bad ones... I dont care what anyone says, KoRn's Pink Floyd cover is horrid. Also, pretty much every Beatles cover I've ever heard. Oh, and Shiina Ringo's cover of Radiohead's Creep. Ugh.
I know there's more, but my favorite show is on and I cant concentrate.
Mr. Graves
03-02-2005, 04:22 AM
A Korean group recently coved the song "Last Christmas". The original is horrid and depressing, and the only thing about the cover is that it's not in English. But it's still utterly terrible.
The cover of The Smiths "How Soon Is Now" is crappy. It served at the theme music for Charmed.
I'd list more, but it's late, and I can't put my mind on all the bad covers I've heard. Since I generally prefer originals over covers, I might be a bit biased.
TheAbominatrix
03-02-2005, 04:26 AM
Oh yes, Britney Spears butchered a Stones song... it was Satisfaction, if I remember right.
Jebus
03-02-2005, 04:35 AM
Limp Bizkit's covers of Behind Blue Eyes and Faith, were absolutely god-awful.
Of course, anything by that band is horrible.
The cover of The Smiths "How Soon Is Now" is crappy. It served at the theme music for Charmed.
Who did it? I know t.A.T.u did that song and I loved it.
Umm, Madonna's cover of "American Pie" was shameful. As a song itself there's not a problem, but the fact that it was that particular song remake was just wrong...you'd have to listen to the original and the remake to see what I mean.
Also, there's these commercials for "The Foundation for a Better Life" that air alot lately, and one has a cover of The Jefferson Starship's "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", and I want to die everytime I hear it.
Some chick did a cover of "Fell In Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes, but it was "Fell In Love With a Boy" instead, and I think that's the worst one I've EVER heard. I can't recall her name, but it was bad.
There's more that I can't think of right now. Lately they've been on this mass bastardization mission Codename "Disney Mania" where they destroy the charm of classic Disney numbers and turn them into purely synthisized crap. Some of them are actually good, but some are just wrong.
EDIT: OH MY GOD @ the Chop Suey cover. o____________o
fire_of_avalon
03-02-2005, 04:52 AM
xD That's painfully hilarious. I like the reactions of the people in the audience best.
"Oh s***"
"What"
"Huh?"
And then Avril goes "LALALALALALALALA!" during some parts.
xD
I didn't know Shiina Ringo did a cover of Creep o_o *searches*
TheAbominatrix
03-02-2005, 05:03 AM
Anything done by Disney Mania or Kidz Bop is horrid.
Which reminds me of the cover of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" done by the American Sailormoon bastards. By 'Raye' and 'Serena' specifically.
Mordydus
03-02-2005, 05:04 AM
Oh... my... god.
After listening to that, I have lost all will to live.
This blasphemy cannot stand!
Which reminds me of the cover of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" done by the American Sailormoon bastards. By 'Raye' and 'Serena' specifically.
Wait wait wait...I've seen that track listed on the American Soundtrack, but never heard it...is it a cover of the Beatles song!?!?!? O__O
TheAbominatrix
03-02-2005, 05:12 AM
It's the second American album released. I cant remember the name of it. Yes, it's a cover of The Beatles song.
It's the second American album released. I cant remember the name of it. Yes, it's a cover of The Beatles song.
Dear baby Jesus, it was on "LunaRock", and I just downloaded it off Sailormusic.net...now I'm far more pissed at them than I was before. My god, it's an abomination.
As if it wasn't enough to completely DESTROY the plot, bastardize the dialouge, cut it to pieces, and replace all the great original scores with craptasic, badly sang, synthisized crap (2 or 3 songs were an exception), but I had seen that track listed for years, and the Beatles song came to mind, but I NEVER suspected it to actually be the same song. That song wasn'y even in the show, and what the hell would "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" have to do with Sailor Moon in the first place?
I almost want them to dub Stars just to see how much insane and senseless acts they commit on it.
Rainecloud
03-02-2005, 07:31 AM
Everyone seems to be killing off Phil Collins at the moment by remixing all of his famous songs and turning them into awful dance tracks.
Listening to the radio makes me sad. =/
Doomgaze
03-02-2005, 08:08 AM
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I DEMAND Rye be tried as a war criminal for posting that mp3.
Big D
03-02-2005, 08:10 AM
Bill Shatner's cover of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is horrendous.
However, it's so bad it's almost good - it's almost a classic, of sorts.
Doomgaze
03-02-2005, 08:24 AM
<a href = "http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/21099/">His rendition of Rocket Man is the greatest of all mankind's achievements.</a>
Joss Stone did that cover on The White Stripes. It irritated me. I love Fell Inlove with a Girl, and she did it horribly. :(
foa, I just noticed the crowds reaction. It's great. :D
And true that, Jebus, true that.
Doc Sark
03-02-2005, 12:19 PM
By a country mile....Under the Bridge by the All Saints. How dare they.
boris no no
03-02-2005, 12:28 PM
Bill Shatner's cover of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is horrendous.
However, it's so bad it's almost good - it's almost a classic, of sorts.
that song makes me laugh everytime! :lol: so bad its great!
just the way he says it! it's like hes so happy! :lol:
By a country mile....Under the Bridge by the All Saints. How dare they.
dear god! i remember that! they didn't realise that it was about heroin! and got in trouble about it! they were like "we're the biggerst fans of the chilli peppers"
made me laugh as well :lol:
amratis
03-02-2005, 12:31 PM
Some chick did a cover of "Fell In Love with a Girl" by The White Stripes, but it was "Fell In Love With a Boy" instead, and I think that's the worst one I've EVER heard. I can't recall her name, but it was bad.
It was Joss Stone who did that, and yeah it was pretty crappy wasnt it? I didnt like it much
Oh my God I cant believe just how **** that avril lavinge thing is, is she actually serious? She sounds like a complete idiot.
boris no no
03-02-2005, 12:36 PM
just listened to it...... :eek:
there arn't enough swear words in the world to describe that....
if she thinks she sounded good...shes even worse then i thought....and thats bad!
By a country mile....Under the Bridge by the All Saints. How dare they.
Holy crap, I must hear that.
The Avril Lavigne cover of "Chop Suey" almost sounds like a mockery...and I'd feel better knowing that it was, but I don't think it is. Most of her singing isn't actually words, but just "LALALALALALALALALALA". I thought Rye was just saying it as an insult to how bad it was...I didn't think it was going to actually be just that.
It makes me sad.
Doc Sark
03-02-2005, 04:17 PM
Don't do it to yourself man. Save your ears.
Anyone remember the Wonderwall cover done by Mike Flowers Pops. Now that was horrendous. Especially as he covered it while the Oasis version was still in the charts.
As soon as I saw the title of the thread, I thought of Avril Lavigne. I first heard her chop suey cover round a friend's...I can't actually bring myself to recall the moment. Shocking.
DaggerFlux
03-02-2005, 04:41 PM
i was gonna say avril lavignes version of knockin on heavens door
but then i heard the chop suey cover.
WTF is all i can say about it.
TheAbominatrix
03-02-2005, 05:08 PM
She did Knockin on Heaven's Door, too?
Good Lord, she really needs to be executed.
Destai
03-02-2005, 05:28 PM
Im an Avril Lavigne fan and even I thought that song was terrible (and the lyrics are as bad as anything shes ever written)
When I first heard it I burst out laughing, She sounds like shes chocking a turkey or something.
Doc Sark
03-02-2005, 05:29 PM
Anyone remember the Wonderwall cover done by Mike Flowers Pops. Now that was horrendous. Especially as he covered it while the Oasis version was still in the charts.
I'd almost totally blocked it from my mind, but now it's all come flooding back to me like a big wave of crap. What was up with that guys bowl shaped hair-cut.
I just remembered Dolly Parton's cover of "Stairway to Heaven"...ugh.
Skogs
03-02-2005, 06:29 PM
Madonna's 'American Pie' made me want to cry.
Aurey
03-02-2005, 07:27 PM
Bad Astronaut - Needle in the Hay
Yeah, that's probably one of the worst covers I've heard too.
Yeah, I wasn't making fun of her when I said "LALALLALA." She actually sang that. xD
Dking'squeen
03-02-2005, 08:02 PM
I would just like to know what she was smoking when she did that. Because it ever it was, she needs to stop it.
Chris
03-02-2005, 08:31 PM
I was going to say Avril Lavigne's version of "Knocking on Heavens Door".
I'll second that in a heart beat.
I didn't even KNOW she did a cover of that. I'm going to have to see all the songs she's covered. :/
System of a Down - Chop Suey
Green Day - Basketcase
Bob Dylan- Knockin On Heavens Door
Metallica - Fuel
Sum 41 -Fat Lip (acoustic)
God, she even ruins her boyfriend's songs (Fat Lip), not that that song was all that good anyways...
Dking'squeen
03-02-2005, 08:52 PM
:eek:
I love those songs! How DARE she!
By a country mile....Under the Bridge by the All Saints. How dare they.
definitely :barf:
Xander
03-03-2005, 11:41 AM
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but G4's cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. I never even listened to it all the way but nobody should be allowed to cover that song ever. Ever ever ever. Especially when they have a name like "G4". That made me sad.
Itsunari 2000
03-03-2005, 12:41 PM
Anything by the god-awful Westlife." Mandy "... * shudders *
Odaisé Gaelach
03-03-2005, 09:05 PM
Sam and Mark - With a Little Help from my Friends... *shudder*...
The worst cover ever is Evenescence's of The Smashing Pumpkin's "Zero"
It sounds terrible, with limp guitars and lack of spirit behind it.
The New Kid
03-05-2005, 02:23 AM
The worst cover ever is Evenescence's of The Smashing Pumpkin's "Zero"
It sounds terrible, with limp guitars and lack of spirit behind it.
Oh. My. Fucking. God.
Evanescence have blasphemed. I'm not even gonna bring myself around to listen to it. I'm afraid.
And I honestly don't think Avril Lavigne was trying to be serious. Nobody could sing that bad on purpose.
And I honestly don't think Avril Lavigne was trying to be serious. Nobody could sing that bad on purpose.
Oh, but Avril always sings horrible. But as long as all the little rebel kids think she's ttly sk8er punx than she keeps her job, no matter how terrible her music it. Though her music has been improving, only because :
1) You can't get any worse than Sk8er Boi
2) Ben Moody, an ex-member of Evanescence have been making her hit songs. (Ben Moody at least. I know he did Nobody's Home, he's probably made more. The melody and the lyrics, made by Ben, are great. Her voice kills the song though.)
The cover of The Smiths "How Soon Is Now" is crappy. It served at the theme music for Charmed.
I found out it's by "Love Spit Love". I haven't heard it yet, but T.A.T.U's version I like alot.
GhandiOwnsYou
03-10-2005, 08:32 PM
I heard one the other day that was a cover of Mot the Hooples "all the young dudes" which was solid gold blasphemy. fortunately, i didn't catch the name of the band, elsewise i would've murdered them.
I never liked "anarchy in the USA" (cover of anarchy in the UK; sex pistols) by GNR either
the worst lately, have been all the horrible horrible horrible attempts, by NUMEROUS people to cover "give a little bit" (of your love) by Supertramp. Supertramp is incredible, and they have just been smashed and smashed and smashed as of late by commercials and such abusing their song, and artist's trying to cover it...
On a sidenote; Johny Cash's cover of Hurt by NIN i loved. i should've hated it, but i didn't.
Dingo Jellybean
03-21-2005, 07:11 PM
Encore - Jay-Z/Linkin Park.
Honestly, LP ruined the song. I'm surprised how many people don't know that Encore is a song originally from Jay-Z and Kanye West...even though the lyrics were changed a bit, as it was also LP's Numb song.
Chris
03-21-2005, 07:23 PM
When I heard Britney Spears' cover of I Love Rock 'n' Roll I wanted to stab myself, correction I wanted to stab her.
Aurey
03-21-2005, 07:24 PM
Ohh, I have another one.
Bright Eyes just recently did a cover of Feist's Mushaboom, which is an amazing song and I love it to pieces. And, in my opinion, Bright Eyes didn't do a great job. I respect him totally as an artist, but maybe this wasn't the greatest song for him to cover.
Dingo Jellybean
03-22-2005, 01:07 AM
Although I normally do not like LP, I do give them credit for "amping" up Jay-Z's Dirt Off Your Shoulder with the riffs. I really just prefer any of The Black Album's songs over Meteora, but maybe that's just because of my affinity for rap. It's odd hearing "bitches and hoes" with LP, but oh well.
Flamethrower
03-22-2005, 01:09 AM
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
amratis
03-22-2005, 01:15 AM
When I heard Britney Spears' cover of I Love Rock 'n' Roll I wanted to stab myself, correction I wanted to stab her.
Amarant Odinson
03-22-2005, 08:26 AM
One of the worst covers that I've heard was GNR's cover of Sympathy for the Devil for the Interview With A Vampire soundtrack. Horrible cover for an ever worse movie.
I also can't stand Marilyn Manson's cover of Personal Jesus, Like a Virgin or Tainted Love. His cover of Sweet Dream is tolerable but the original is far superior and the only good cover that he's ever done in my mind is I Put A Spell On You.
But the worst offender of them all has that band who did the Thunderstruck cover for that retarded movie Varsity Blues. That song made my ears bleed and that movie made me want to poke out my eyes with rusty spoons.
nik0tine
03-22-2005, 09:26 AM
I can't listen to it. I click on the link and it says "Forbidden". I can only imagine why. :p
avril lavignes version of knockin on heavens door
WHAT!?!?!?!?!
avril lavignes version of knockin on heavens door
My god, I hope you aren't serious.
EDIT: You are. :(
Zell's Fists of Fury
03-22-2005, 10:00 AM
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
Wow. That's actually one of the better covers out there. Hard to imagine anyone would call it the worst..
Skogs
03-22-2005, 11:11 AM
On a sidenote; Johny Cash's cover of Hurt by NIN i loved. i should've hated it, but i didn't.
That's probably one of the most amazing covers I've ever heard. I heard the Johnny Cash version first. When I was told that it was originally by Nine Inch Nails I could scarecly believe it, and when I heard the original I could scarcely believe they were the same song. The original sounds so... mediocre.
Crazy the Clown
03-23-2005, 01:32 AM
Eminem's covers of "Dream On," and "Toy Soldiers." What's wrong, Slim Anus? Running out of original material? You had to not only rip off Aerosmith, but you also had to rip off a one-hit wonder from Kids, Incorporated, too? No wonder you're going downhill.
muchacho
03-23-2005, 03:36 AM
i once heard a cover of "stairway to heaven", and doly parton did the cover. it was THE worst ive ever heard in my life. i really wanted to just slap doly parton after i heard that.
Flamethrower
03-23-2005, 03:41 AM
Wow. That's actually one of the better covers out there. Hard to imagine anyone would call it the worst..
Definately not the worst, I just didn't want to name the same ones everyone else has been saying. I just personally didn't like it, I thought the original was much better.
Queen Anthai
03-23-2005, 03:58 AM
Anyone who is brave enough to stand against the worst cover of "How Soon Is Now?" ever recorded...look for a cover buy a guy named Harry Perry.
WARNING: May cause suicide/murder attempts.
Oh, as an aside: I once made a mix CD called When Good Songs Go Bad for a friend of mine, just to screw with him. I listed the song titles but not the artists. I included a lot of stuff previously mentioned, including the Britney Spears and All Saints covers. :D But he says he's going to skin me alive for Mariah Carey doing "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" by Def Leppard. Brrr... :cry:
eestlinc
03-23-2005, 04:20 AM
Bad Astronaut - Needle in the Hay
I don't know who Bad Astronaut is, but anyone other than Elliott Smith would totally butcher that song.
MJN SEIFER
03-28-2005, 07:55 PM
I heard a "Murder" cover yesterday...Will Young has only gone and Coverd OutKast's "Hey Ya"!!!!! :mad2: :mad2:
It's too slow and nowhere near the origanal - And Only lines from "My baby don't mess around..." to "Nothing is forever" have been kept - The res is basically his own song! (And you should hear how he says "hey ya") :mad2:
I dislike most covers that are to different to the origonal..It's better when there similar IMHO That way it atrats both sides...The old because it's a song they heard in the past revived - and the young becuase it's a new band that may get them into the song (They may have even liked the song first!)
UltimaLimit
03-29-2005, 08:34 AM
Tainted Love (covered by Marilyn Manson) -- that song is so terrible even MM couldn't make it good. :(
Avril Lavigne... Chop Suey!... why, cruel Lord, why?! :bow: The link is broken, which is for the best... imagining is terrible enough. *prays for Avril's prompt, horrible death*
Rye, when I saw the title of this thread, I immediately thought "I'm going to post for once, just so I can say how Avril Lavigne butchered my all-time favourite song." :p
Then I thought to post about her abomination of a Metallica impersonation too.
They are truly the worst covers of all time.
An Honourable Mention should go to Britney Spears' mockery of Joan Jett's "I love rock and roll" too. :p
I heard about her cover of a Metallica song. Someone told me her back-up band played it okay, but her voice killed it.
muchacho
03-29-2005, 04:17 PM
OMG, i saw the cover of "fuel" by avril, and just about fought someone. the voice was just the worst ive ever heard ever.
Remorseless51
03-29-2005, 04:44 PM
Everytime I think about Avril's covering "Fuel" or anything actually it takes a few strong drinks to drive the evil away.
TheAbominatrix
03-30-2005, 01:24 AM
Eminem's covers of "Dream On," and "Toy Soldiers." What's wrong, Slim Anus? Running out of original material? You had to not only rip off Aerosmith, but you also had to rip off a one-hit wonder from Kids, Incorporated, too? No wonder you're going downhill.
That sadly reminded me of... I dont know if it was a cover, but I know that it contained the same music... that song Puff Daddy did for Godzilla 2000, with the music from Led Zeppelin's Kashmir (and maybe the words, I dunno). So so sad. Kashmir is... beyond words in it's sweetness, and then Puff Daddy had to go screw it up... and damned Jimmy Page helped him. Dammit!
Although I'm a huge fan of Radiohead, I think their Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here cover was subpar.
Dingo Jellybean
04-06-2005, 06:14 AM
I like Ben Folds, but his cover of Bitches Ain't <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> (a 1992 Dr.Dre song) is horrible.
Is he even singing? He just says the words. Plus is voice makes the lyrics weak.
Kawaii Ryűkishi
04-06-2005, 12:33 PM
Although I'm a huge fan of Radiohead, I think their Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here cover was subpar.Good call.
I just heard Avril Lavigne's cover of Greenday's "Basketcase" today...I no longer wish to live. ;___;
Itsunari 2000
04-11-2005, 05:33 PM
Jessica Simpson's cover of " Take my Breath Away ", for the Top Gun movie - not an amazing song but I liked it up until she muscled in and ruined it beyond repair with her damned cheesiness.And that sister of hers ... * punches wall *
MecaKane
04-11-2005, 06:34 PM
Eminem's covers of "Dream On," and "Toy Soldiers." What's wrong, Slim Anus? Running out of original material? You had to not only rip off Aerosmith, but you also had to rip off a one-hit wonder from Kids, Incorporated, too? No wonder you're going downhill.
That sadly reminded me of... I dont know if it was a cover, but I know that it contained the same music... that song Puff Daddy did for Godzilla 2000, with the music from Led Zeppelin's Kashmir (and maybe the words, I dunno). So so sad. Kashmir is... beyond words in it's sweetness, and then Puff Daddy had to go screw it up... and damned Jimmy Page helped him. Dammit!
I wouldn't exactly call them covers, maybe toy soldiers since they have the same name and maybe the lyrics, but the others are like... what rap music is built on, rapping their own words over other people's music. Tupac's Changes, and countless others were the same way. Some follow the same subject matter and keep the chous and stuff. Good? Bad? I dunno!
Brian The Pink Shark
04-11-2005, 07:28 PM
i hate most covers except ones that Judas Priest and Iron Maiden did (maybe im just biased) but i really hated the All-Saint's (was it them?) cover of the Chilli's "Under The Bridge" :choc:
"Satyricon"
04-11-2005, 10:48 PM
motorhead's cover of ac/dc's back in black..that was just annyoing listening to. metallica:garage INC is a good cover cd. metallica started as a cover band and they sure know wich songs that fits them.
im sure there is much worse covers than motorhead with back in black...but u guys allready typed them..so
muchacho
04-12-2005, 03:09 AM
most if not all bands start off as a cover band there cheif.
crazybayman
04-12-2005, 02:40 PM
Eminem's covers of "Dream On," and "Toy Soldiers." What's wrong, Slim Anus? Running out of original material? You had to not only rip off Aerosmith, but you also had to rip off a one-hit wonder from Kids, Incorporated, too? No wonder you're going downhill.
That sadly reminded me of... I dont know if it was a cover, but I know that it contained the same music... that song Puff Daddy did for Godzilla 2000, with the music from Led Zeppelin's Kashmir (and maybe the words, I dunno). So so sad. Kashmir is... beyond words in it's sweetness, and then Puff Daddy had to go screw it up... and damned Jimmy Page helped him. Dammit!
Anytime ANY rapper tries to cover a classic, its horrible. Rap is bad enough as it is, and then they disgrace a classic by adding a few "uh's" and "yeah's", and the same riff or lyric in repitition. P-Diddy's cover of Kashmir is a good example, and so is that one by P-Diddy and Notorious B.I.G.'s chick after he died....whats-her-name.......damn, they did an 80's love song..originally by Sting (or the police), I think.....anybody remember the name?!? Anyways, it was horrible, that's probably why I forget it.
Most covers that Metallica did, like Blitzkreig and and Bob Seger's Turn the Page were awesome, in my opinion. Metallica actually did a better job than the original composers!!
<b>Edit by Kishi: Don't double-post.</b>
"Satyricon"
04-12-2005, 11:44 PM
i totally agree. die die my darling is much cooler by metallica than the misfits version
Giga Guess
04-13-2005, 12:50 AM
Hmmmmm....Cyndi Lauper's rendition of Unchained Melody didn't do anything for me.
Dingo Jellybean
04-13-2005, 01:50 AM
Anytime ANY rapper tries to cover a classic, its horrible. Rap is bad enough as it is, and then they disgrace a classic by adding a few "uh's" and "yeah's", and the same riff or lyric in repitition. P-Diddy's cover of Kashmir is a good example, and so is that one by P-Diddy and Notorious B.I.G.'s chick after he died....whats-her-name.......damn, they did an 80's love song..originally by Sting (or the police), I think.....anybody remember the name?!? Anyways, it was horrible, that's probably why I forget it.
That song was the 1983 Billboard #1 hit Every Breath You Take by The Police. The song P.Diddy did with Faith Evans was I'll Be Missing You, the lyrics were (for the verses mostly) changed quite a bit from the original.
The song was pretty good, even to people I know who were fans of The Police. It was one of the very few good rap covers if you ask me. If you think rap covers over rock songs are horrible, it's even worst the other way around. I mean Ben Folds is the best example to mind right now, he is a good talent...but it goes to waste in a cover of Dre's Bitches Ain't Sh*t. I'm sorry, no rock singer should ever try to rap...it's like, as some would quote it "An embarrassment to white people everywhere."
Eminem's covers of "Dream On," and "Toy Soldiers." What's wrong, Slim Anus? Running out of original material? You had to not only rip off Aerosmith, but you also had to rip off a one-hit wonder from Kids, Incorporated, too? No wonder you're going downhill.
That sadly reminded me of... I dont know if it was a cover, but I know that it contained the same music... that song Puff Daddy did for Godzilla 2000, with the music from Led Zeppelin's Kashmir (and maybe the words, I dunno). So so sad. Kashmir is... beyond words in it's sweetness, and then Puff Daddy had to go screw it up... and damned Jimmy Page helped him. Dammit!
I wouldn't exactly call them covers, maybe toy soldiers since they have the same name and maybe the lyrics, but the others are like... what rap music is built on, rapping their own words over other people's music. Tupac's Changes, and countless others were the same way. Some follow the same subject matter and keep the chous and stuff. Good? Bad? I dunno!
That's called "sampleing", not a cover.
Perducci
04-13-2005, 09:00 PM
By a country mile....Under the Bridge by the All Saints. How dare they.
I agree.
But there was a band who did a cover of Under the Bridge even worse than the All Saints did...
It was some punk band called '36 Spoons' or something...
crazybayman
04-14-2005, 05:10 PM
Anytime ANY rapper tries to cover a classic, its horrible. Rap is bad enough as it is, and then they disgrace a classic by adding a few "uh's" and "yeah's", and the same riff or lyric in repitition. P-Diddy's cover of Kashmir is a good example, and so is that one by P-Diddy and Notorious B.I.G.'s chick after he died....whats-her-name.......damn, they did an 80's love song..originally by Sting (or the police), I think.....anybody remember the name?!? Anyways, it was horrible, that's probably why I forget it.
That song was the 1983 Billboard #1 hit Every Breath You Take by The Police. The song P.Diddy did with Faith Evans was I'll Be Missing You, the lyrics were (for the verses mostly) changed quite a bit from the original.
The song was pretty good, even to people I know who were fans of The Police. It was one of the very few good rap covers if you ask me. If you think rap covers over rock songs are horrible, it's even worst the other way around. I mean Ben Folds is the best example to mind right now, he is a good talent...but it goes to waste in a cover of Dre's Bitches Ain't Sh*t. I'm sorry, no rock singer should ever try to rap...it's like, as some would quote it "An embarrassment to white people everywhere."
Yep........that is an embarrasment for a rock band to try to cover a rap (crap) song. Why any rock band would try to do that is beyond me. If I were a musical artist, I personally would have more pride and self respect than to tarnish my album, with the crap people call rap. I have never heard that song by Ben Folds Five, but I can imagine its pretty horrible. That's why you don't see it that often, because its just wrong. Its like Metallica trying to sing a Hymn.
That said, quite often you see rappers covering classic rock songs, and I personally think its stupid. And no I don't care how popular a rap cover was, they just get puffy OR Jay-Z repeating that "uh, yeah", "know-what-'am-sayin'" crap, and some chick who can sing saying the chorus over and over again. It always sucks.
Maybe that's just me and my bias for rock/alternative/metal/hardcore/etc, and actual musicianship. I never could get down with the gangsta/homeboy image, rap or R&B, or techno, or whatever.
TheAbominatrix
04-14-2005, 05:21 PM
I just heard Avril Lavigne's cover of Greenday's "Basketcase" today...I no longer wish to live. ;___;
She covered another song!? I swear, it's an evil plot!
Little Miss Awesome
04-14-2005, 06:17 PM
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but G4's cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. I never even listened to it all the way but nobody should be allowed to cover that song ever. Ever ever ever. Especially when they have a name like "G4". That made me sad.
I second that! I mean, they even said their version of Bohemian Rhapsody was better than the original, they have no right! They don't even have a guitar solo in it for goodness sake!
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but G4's cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. I never even listened to it all the way but nobody should be allowed to cover that song ever. Ever ever ever. Especially when they have a name like "G4". That made me sad.
I second that! I mean, they even said their version of Bohemian Rhapsody was better than the original, they have no right! They don't even have a guitar solo in it for goodness sake!
No one. Absolutly no one, can make Bohemian Rhapsody better than how Queen did it.
Giga Guess
04-14-2005, 11:18 PM
That's sacrilage...
Chris
04-14-2005, 11:46 PM
Yeah exactly my thought...
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Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but G4's cover of Bohemian Rhapsody. I never even listened to it all the way but nobody should be allowed to cover that song ever. Ever ever ever. Especially when they have a name like "G4". That made me sad.Someone actually tried to cover that song? Blasphemy.
Dingo Jellybean
04-15-2005, 06:59 AM
Maybe that's just me and my bias for rock/alternative/metal/hardcore/etc, and actual musicianship. I never could get down with the gangsta/homeboy image, rap or R&B, or techno, or whatever.
I don't see how people confuse R&B and rap. I guess it's because both are primarily African-American dominated.
I don't want to get into a whole long debate about why they're actually different (for one, R&B artists can actually sing), but R&B is more about love. It's the primary topic in R&B, songs in any R&B album are primarily all love. In rap albums, some are about gangstas, hoes, and even real life drama.
But rap and rock are actually much more similar than you might think.
Skogs
04-15-2005, 01:11 PM
R'nB is really just a general term for whatever music is currently popular with the African American community. R'nB from the 50s and 60s doesn't sound a thing like modern R'nB. 50s and 60s R'nB was really a fusion of rock and roll with classic I-IV-V blues. 70s and 80s R'nB is the classic Motown sound. Modern R'nB is heavily soul dominated, having lost really any semblence of 'rhythm' or 'blues'.
Except for that song Nas did with his dad.
But give me Muddy Waters or Taj Mahal any day.
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