Worst song covers in history

[Frances]

Umm, Eddie Vedder and Chris... the Coldplay guy (who ruined the Super Bowl halftime show that one time by crouching down and knuckle dragging between Beyonce and Bruno Mars) covering Crowded House’s Don’t Dream It’s Over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIjYEVZgdjc

I’d give it a out of ten.

[DzM]

I gotta say that Black 47's cover of For What It's Worth is pretty terrible.

And I have no idea why, but a CD of people covering Eagle's songs has ended up at my house. Every single track on it should not exist.

[Low D]

Bap Kennedy & Steve Earle doing "Dirty Old Town"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWKenCLMPWE

Love both those artists and that song, but damn...

[Frances]

And I have no idea why, but a CD of people covering Eagle's songs has ended up at my house. Every single track on it should not exist.

The country one?
Because Tanya Tucker’s cover of Already Gone is fine.
She can do no wrong.
I freaking love Tanya Tucker.

I had a job where one of the Eagles was a client. In fact, the best Eagle... Joe Walsh. Never saw him.

The weird thing about Eagles stadium concerts is you’re so stoned it feels like you’re inside a radio or is that just me?
One and done, though.

[Frances]

Bap Kennedy & Steve Earle doing "Dirty Old Town"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWKenCLMPWE

Love both those artists and that song, but damn...

I like it.

[Frances]

Come Together
Weird Al, Alice Cooper & Steven Tyler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX63mUW0-B0

Weird Al is the only good thing about this.


Was listening to Weird Al’s Trapped in the Drive-Thru the other day. Genius.


Alice Cooper covered Born This Way at Bonnaroo.

[Frances]

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
Guest singer, one... Eddie Vedder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsl_Dne008Y

but saved by Marr, obviously.

Vedder has the vocal range of a stuck duck.

[Frances]

Dave Grohl/FF - Darling Nikki
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhBr3lVF1Ww

Just read that Prince’s original was the song that sent old Tipper over the edge. Interesting.


His and Vedder’s fans are delusional when they say these covers are good.

Now, Will Farrell and Grohl’s cover of Leather and Lace was superb.

[Fr. McGreer]

I stand to be corrected but any cover of Fairytale Of New York. Especially Ronan Keating's.

[mats]

You give Christmas songs a bad name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9vvxY ... Jovi-Topic

[Frances]

You give Christmas songs a bad name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9vvxY ... Jovi-Topic

Jesus.


I thought that was a fake cover by that guy who dresses up like, Ozzy, John Lennon or the Oasis brothers and what not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MP4jgO8-g


Holy hell.

Bon Jovi also did a terrible cover of Levon and publicly said he wished he’d written that song.

Motherfucker co-wrote (with Richie Sambora and Desmond Child) Livin’ on a Prayer and thinks he can compete with Taupin?


Oh yeah, we’re halfway there, oh yeah livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Oh yeah livin’ on a prayer and stuff like that


Sinéad O’Connor did an amazing cover of Sacrifice on that Taupin/John tribute album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWa-aMiqQKE

She improved it.

[old barney greyheron]

I stand to be corrected but any cover of Fairytale Of New York. Especially Ronan Keating's.

Christy Moore's live cover (at The Point) was marvellous I thought.

[Low D]

You give Christmas songs a bad name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9vvxY ... Jovi-Topic

Jesus.

I thought that was a fake cover by that guy who dresses up like, Ozzy, John Lennon or the Oasis brothers and what not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MP4jgO8-g


Holy .

Well if that's not the shit icing on the turd cake that is 2020 I don't know what is.

I stand to be corrected but any cover of Fairytale Of New York. Especially Ronan Keating's.

Christy Moore's live cover (at The Point) was marvellous I thought.

Agreed! I always liked how he turned it from duet to solo (which JBJ did for all the good it did him). Christy definitely made the song his own, and for a long time it was the only cover version I liked.

Florence & the Machine with Billy Bragg have since pulled it off as a duet.
https://youtu.be/d-H2FBRV2PM

[left]

You give Christmas songs a bad name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9vvxY ... Jovi-Topic

Jesus.


I thought that was a fake cover by that guy who dresses up like, Ozzy, John Lennon or the Oasis brothers and what not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1MP4jgO8-g


Holy hell.

Bon Jovi also did a terrible cover of Levon and publicly said he wished he’d written that song.

Motherfucker co-wrote (with Richie Sambora and Desmond Child) Livin’ on a Prayer and thinks he can compete with Taupin?


Oh yeah, we’re halfway there, oh yeah livin’ on a prayer
Take my hand, we’ll make it I swear
Oh yeah livin’ on a prayer and stuff like that


Sinéad O’Connor did an amazing cover of Sacrifice on that Taupin/John tribute album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWa-aMiqQKE

She improved it.

Been a JBJ fan for some years. I've heard him say "wish I had written that" about quite a few songs.

[Fr. McGreer]

I stand to be corrected but any cover of Fairytale Of New York. Especially Ronan Keating's.

Christy Moore's live cover (at The Point) was marvellous I thought.

Yes, i stood to be corrected and you have corrected me. Top class.

P.S. My post was written before i heard John Bon Jovi's effort.