Cover songs that should NEVER be made

[TZ]

Inspired by the trauma from this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9679785
which made me think of Celine Dion's gawdawful cover of AC/DC (You shook me all night long) I realized some singers should just NEVER attempt some songs.
For instance, my favorite, Geddy Lee of Rush should never attempt either Frank Sinatra's My Way or anything by the Beastie Boys. (:hi: Flvegan)
What are some other nearly too horrific to contemplate covers?

[Dr. Strange]

1. The Beastie Boys doing Tom Sawyer.

Just say no!

[TZ]

5. I find it easy to just say no to the Beastie Boys in general

:evilgrin:

[Gormy Cuss]

2. Going old school here: pretty much any cover by Pat Boone.

Pat Boone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8dx0oE--VI

or Fats Waller:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je-vMYRXxks&feature=related

You decide.:P

[TZ]

3. Yeah, I know Pat Boone has an album of metal covers

I have avoided listening to anything from it till now...Thanks Gormy...:P

[Glorfindel]

4. Susan Boyle: "Dude Looks Like a Lady"

Justin Bieber: "Lunatic Fringe"
Kanye West: "My Heart Will Go On"

[TZ]

6. Celine Dion: "Its hard out here for a Pimp"

[Zephie]

7. Cracked.com has a 20 entry article on the subject of already made worst cover songs

http://www.cracked.com/article_15117_the-20-worst-cover-songs-in-pop-music-history.html

Truly terrifying. Except for the Counting Crows cover of Big Yellow Taxi. I enjoyed that one and disagree vehemently with that entry.

Interestingly I was originally going to say any cover of Pink Floyd should be prohibited but apparently Korn already did it, so I have to go cry now.

[av8rdave]

27. I love that Counting Crows cover!

[HopeHoops]

8. "Muskrat Love" - you know why.

[hifiguy]

9. Ozzy should not cover

"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.

Just sayin'

:evilgrin:

[Zephie]

11. Actually, I would pay good money to hear that one.

Because, come on, that would be hilarious.

[TZ]

12. +1 for a good laugh.

:)

[Amerigo Vespucci]

25. He shouldn't cover anything except Sabbath songs.

That "covers" CD he issued sucked hind TEAT. "Mississippi Queen?" There have got to be 1000 bar bands across America with a better version of that than "The Ozzman."

I view this little piece of industrial waste in the same way that I view Bob Dylan's "Self Portrait"...dreck from Zeus.

[hifiguy]

31. There is no one on earth who could out-bellow Leslie West

on that tune. And ole Fatsby was (and still is, supposedly) one hell of an axeman, too.

[Carnage251]

10. "Beat It" Fall Out Boy

[Tikki]

13. Alison Krause covering the "Theme Song to Shaft".

Tikki

[Bake]

14. Metallica doing "A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean"

By the way, I love how you said "Geddy Lee of Rush." Like we needed that extra bit of ID. Everybody who is anybody knows who Geddy is. You don't even need to put the last name on it. Just Geddy.

That is all.

For now.

:hi:

Bake

[TZ]

15. LOL

Come on guitar guy. I'm sure you can think of others. Ozzie Osbourne doing Spirit in the Sky or something...:)

[Deep13]

16. Gilbert Gottfried singing "Everybody Knows" originally performed by Leonard Cohen. nt

[KamaAina]

17. A Japanese doo-wop group doing Elvis' "Blue Christmas"

oh, wait, that ship sailed quite a few years ago, thanks to the King Tones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdnNdgMAks

"I'll have a broo Christmas, broo..."

[hifiguy]

22. I have GOT to check that out

The description alone pegs the Bizarre-O-Meter at its "ultimate max" reading. :rofl: :spray: :crazy:

All in all I think I would much prefer sticking with Ayumi Hamasaki or Sugar......

[MiddleFingerMom]

24. Forgetting that it was karaoke night at my neighborhood bar many years ago...

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...I dropped in for a few.
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There was a limo out front and inside were 3 entry-level Japanese execs out for a night
on the town with their 3 entry-level exec American hosts.
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They had requested a night of karaoke.
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I was going to gulp my beer and fucking FLEE -- when one young Japanese man got up and
did the most HORRENDOUS and energetic version of "Born to be Wild" that you can imagine.
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He was incredibly off-key, off-beat, off-everything but he was also just plain INCREDIBLE.
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I would've paid a cover charge to see him -- and become a regular if he had been a local.
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The crowd went NUTS for him -- standing O's -- both laugh-crying amusement and, I think,
a realization that they might not see THAT much "I don't give one flying fuck" attitude again
in their entire lives.
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[PVnRT]

18. The cast of Glee doing anything by The Clash

The day that happens, it will be war.

[Bake]

19. Slayer covering The Carpenters "Top of the World"

Pat Boone covering Joplin's "Piece of My Heart."

That pretty much covers the extremes ...

:hi:

By the way, have you noticed my new attitude of acceptance of Geddy?

Bake

[TZ]

20. Why yes, its nice

I'm enjoying it much like Creekdog's wearing the Nationals logo, I know it won't last very long...:P

[Bake]

21. The meds they give me here seem to be working.

Everything is nice and pleasant.

:-)

Bake

[Amerigo Vespucci]

23. John EFFING Mayer's cover of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'..."

I'm not even going to post a link for that one...it's well know and well despised on DU, and anyone who thinks he might have actually pulled off a classic can go over to YouTube and judge for themselves.

:toast:

[av8rdave]

26. I was in a store years ago, and could swear I heard...

a Muzak version of "Cum on Feel the Noise."

Creepy and sick.

[LynneSin]

28. But sometimes you hear a cover that shouldn't be done and you think WOW, glad they did

Case in point - when Sid Vicious did a remake of Frank Sinatra's "My Way" - what a classic!

[TZ]

29. In my life, I've only had that reaction TWICE

Dwight Yoakum's Crazy Little Thing Called Love (remake of Queen)
and Johnny Cash's "Hurt" a remake of Nine Inch Nails.
I pretty much despise covers in general. They seem to be ego driven indulgences.

[LynneSin]

30. There are some very good covers out there that have exceeded the originals

I am a massive fan of the band Queen and yet I think Nine Inch Nails did a way better job with "Get Down Make Love". I also love White Zombie's version of KC & the Sunshine Band's "Get Down Make Love". Another great remake, and it I would never though ANYONE could improve upon this but it's Velvet Revolver's version of ELO's "Can't Get it Out of My Head" (which is one of my favorite ELO songs!)

I think when it comes to remakes, unless you can make it a much better or unique version of the original then it's just lameass copycatting.

[taterguy]

32. Smash Mouth's cover of the Let's Active song "Every Word Means No"

I guess Let's Active got some cash out of it when it was used in a couple Friends episodes. Maybe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_DOA2AL7Q

[Sky Masterson]

33. Rock on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjV5XGfeWVs
Remake above.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J--h-DtJEz8
David Essex.