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candyflip · 02-18-2004, 09:42 AM

311 doing The Cure's "Love Song".

Awful.

Anyone have some others to add to this list?

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 09:55 AM

omg, don't get me started! This is like my number one musical rant topic.

Almost any cover of a cure song sucks. The cure have a style that is essential to their songs and pretty much no one but them can convey it.

Anyhoo...the one that is pushing my 'this should be against the law' buttons most recently is Tatu's slaughtering of ' How Soon Is Now' by The Smiths.

NBDesign · 02-18-2004, 10:00 AM

311... they still around?... I guess there is no accounting for good taste

Chris E · 02-18-2004, 10:02 AM

The current number 1 in the uk.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 10:04 AM

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Originally posted by Chris E
The current number 1 in the uk.

that stupid mix of U2 and Whitney Houston?

really as a rule I hate every single dance mix that uses an 80's song. Also, if a song didn't have a rap in the first place leave it the fuck alone.

JDog · 02-18-2004, 10:04 AM

I've heard that one and it is the fucking worse cover EVER!

jDOG

sherie · 02-18-2004, 10:06 AM

The whole entire 'Speghetti Incident' by the one and only G n R!

candyflip · 02-18-2004, 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
omg, don't get me started! This is like my number one musical rant topic.

Almost any cover of a cure song sucks. The cure have a style that is essential to their songs and pretty much no one but them can convey it.

Anyhoo...the one that is pushing my 'this should be against the law' buttons most recently is Tatu's slaughtering of ' How Soon Is Now' by The Smiths.

That's another one that's pretty horrible too. Can't hate them that much for it though, they may suck...but someone had the good taste to pick a kickass song.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 10:08 AM

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Originally posted by candyflip

That's another one that's pretty horrible too. Can't hate them that much for it though, they may suck...but someone had the good taste to pick a kickass song.

you think they had ever even heard the song before they put down the lyrics?

They didn't pick it and they took all passion out of it. Hell, I don't think they even understand the words.

candyflip · 02-18-2004, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc

you think they had ever even heard the song before they put down the lyrics?

They didn't pick it and they took all passion out of it. Hell, I don't think they even understand the words.

They're just puppets. I was referring to the taste of whoever picked the tune

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by candyflip

They're just puppets. I was referring to the taste of whoever picked the tune

yeah, I see what you are saying. Sometimes when I hear stuff like that I pray that the artists have lost control of their music catalog so I can blame some jackass in a suit for selling the songs to the slaughter.

candyflip · 02-18-2004, 10:26 AM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc

yeah, I see what you are saying. Sometimes when I hear stuff like that I pray that the artists have lost control of their music catalog so I can blame some jackass in a suit for selling the songs to the slaughter.

Should we blame Moz and Marr? They had give their thumbs up for something like that to take place

lurking · 02-18-2004, 10:27 AM

limp bizkit doing behind blue eyes. disgusting.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 10:29 AM

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Originally posted by candyflip

Should we blame Moz and Marr? They had give their thumbs up for something like that to take place

that is what I am talking about..I hold out hope that somwhere down the line they don't control who does what. That said, i understand the desire to cash in. It isn't the first cover of How Soon Is Now...Love Spit Love did a really good version actually that I think is the theme song for Charmed.

candyflip · 02-18-2004, 10:30 AM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc

that is what I am talking about..I hold out hope that somwhere down the line they don't control who does what. That said, i understand the desire to cash in. It isn't the first cover of How Soon Is Now...Love Spit Love did a really good version actually that I think is the theme song for Charmed.

Was in that witch movie "The Craft" too. That was a good one.

candyflip · 02-18-2004, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by lurking
limp bizkit doing behind blue eyes. disgusting.

This goes without saying. Anything Limp Bizkit does is garbage.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by candyflip

Was in that witch movie "The Craft" too. That was a good one.

Not sure...I know that Love Spit Love is the lead singer from psychedelic furs of (the spectacular) Pretty In Pink fame.

MattO · 02-18-2004, 10:37 AM

There are more shitty covers that I can deal with, but here's one I actually like:

Download the MP3

Rebel D · 02-18-2004, 11:19 AM

Shryl Crow doign Sweet child o'mine Was such a Horrid Cover tune. Someone needs to shoot thaty bird down.

jhauser · 02-18-2004, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by lurking
limp bizkit doing behind blue eyes. disgusting.

Yup thats my vote

sherie · 02-18-2004, 11:56 AM

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Originally posted by Slapity
Shryl Crow doign Sweet child o'mine Was such a Horrid Cover tune. Someone needs to shoot thaty bird down.

Agreed!

Vick · 02-18-2004, 11:59 AM

The absolute worst cover song ever award goes to ......

..... Madonna - "American Pie"

SykkBoy · 02-18-2004, 12:05 PM

oh so many

Tori Amos cover of Slayer's "Raining Blood" made me want to stab myself in the ear with a pickaxe
Sheryl Crow's cover of "Sweet Child O' Mine" was dreadful

the best cover?
Motley Crue's cover of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" or Ozzy's drunken rendition of "Staying Alive" with Dweezil Zappa on guitar

lurking · 02-18-2004, 12:19 PM

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Originally posted by Slapity
Shryl Crow doign Sweet child o'mine Was such a Horrid Cover tune. Someone needs to shoot thaty bird down.

I missed that one, what a dumb dyke bitch.

Hollywood Horwitz · 02-18-2004, 12:19 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SykkBoy2
[B]oh so many

Tori Amos cover of Slayer's "Raining Blood" made me want to stab myself in the ear with a pickaxe

I'm so wit ya on dis one!!! WTF!!

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 12:36 PM

nearly everything Tori Amos does makes me want to stab my ears out

Scherfi · 02-18-2004, 12:40 PM

hey candyflip!

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Rich · 02-18-2004, 12:41 PM

Sheryl Crow butchered Sweet Child 'O Mine pretty brutally.

SykkBoy · 02-18-2004, 01:12 PM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc
nearly everything Tori Amos does makes me want to stab my ears out

same here
have you heard her version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
I don't even care for the regular version of that song, but her version made me want to smack her around a couple times...

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 01:19 PM

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Originally posted by SykkBoy2

same here
have you heard her version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
I don't even care for the regular version of that song, but her version made me want to smack her around a couple times...

No, I saw the name on a playlist somewhere and almost lost my lunch. From there I have made a point of not hearing it.

There is something about Amos that drives me nuts. In my freshman dorm almost every one of the girls but me had a a 'count down to tori concert' calander on their doors and every night they would make a ritual of taking the number down. I wanted to kill them all.

Some covers are good though...Placebo just did a cover of 'Running up that hill' by Kate Bush and I love it.

candyflip · 02-18-2004, 01:29 PM

I just listed to my entire Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies collection and there isn't a tune that they cover that sucks.

SykkBoy · 02-18-2004, 01:44 PM

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Originally posted by sarah_webinc

No, I saw the name on a playlist somewhere and almost lost my lunch. From there I have made a point of not hearing it.

There is something about Amos that drives me nuts. In my freshman dorm almost every one of the girls but me had a a 'count down to tori concert' calander on their doors and every night they would make a ritual of taking the number down. I wanted to kill them all.

Some covers are good though...Placebo just did a cover of 'Running up that hill' by Kate Bush and I love it.

That's my second favorite kate Bush song (behind "The Love and The Anger"), I'll have to check it out

for cheesy covers, I'ma sucker for the big band/metal album Pat Boone did, especially his version of "Holy Diver"

Michaelious · 02-18-2004, 01:45 PM

Some cover versions are just terrible, some songs should never be touched.

Sarah_Jayne · 02-18-2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by SykkBoy2

That's my second favorite kate Bush song (behind "The Love and The Anger"), I'll have to check it out

I love kate...she is like what Tori pretends to be. Plus, her dad used to be my hubby's dentist when he was a kid and Kate briefly went to his school. Apparently she wouldn't put out.

Vick · 02-18-2004, 02:16 PM

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Originally posted by candyflip
I just listed to my entire Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies collection and there isn't a tune that they cover that sucks.

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