 Crappy covers, Why bother wrecking good songs? |
  Apr 10 2005, 10:01 AM
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhta  Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,048 Joined: 20-January 05 From: Cardiff, Wales Member No.: 3,241  |
What's with bands that cover really good songs and then either totally wreck them, or produce something so similar to the original that you might as well listen to the original?
I know there's already a thread for covers but that one's for good ones & stuff. I just want everyone to have a good rant. Ok, my current hated one is that cover of I want you to want me, originally be Cheap Trick, who were great. The cover version has really just replaced the vocals with a weedy female vocal line and because her vocals can't compete with the instrumental track, they've compressed that to hell and back thereby removing any bite or energy and rendering the track pointless. Give me the original any day |
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Dec 2 2005, 06:23 PM
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"Mus" à gauche, "TANG" Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 15,567 Joined: 11-November 04 From: London Member No.: 2,740 |
QUOTE (maian @ Oct 24 2005, 02:39 PM) Not a cover as such but limp Bizkit's new song features a part from the Verve's ''Bittersweet Symphony''. 'Tis quite horrible and offensive to mine ears.  Let's hope The Verve stiff them, the way Andrew Oldman did The Verve for the same song. |
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spacemonkey Crappy covers Apr 10 2005, 10:01 AM
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Under The Bridge.
Cunts. Apr 10 2005, 11:10 AM Stefan QUOTE (superfurryandy @ Apr 10 2005, 11:10 AM... Apr 21 2005, 08:18 PM PrincessKate Busted-Teenage Kicks
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Coveri... Apr 10 2005, 11:40 AM maian QUOTE (Stella MM @ Apr 10 2005, 10:30 AM)Fuck... Apr 10 2005, 12:39 PM innercitysumo QUOTE (maian @ Apr 10 2005, 12:39 PM)I really... Apr 10 2005, 01:02 PM Stella MM QUOTE (maian @ Apr 10 2005, 01:39 PM)I really... Apr 10 2005, 03:36 PM maian I don't think it's the same one, Hundred R... Apr 10 2005, 01:13 PM WiseJoeyD Any Queen cover.
I got a blast of Heather Small... Apr 10 2005, 01:34 PM Sostie QUOTE (innercitysumo @ Apr 10 2005, 01:02 PM)... Apr 10 2005, 02:04 PM Agent Pickle QUOTE (PrincessKate @ Apr 10 2005, 11:03 AM)G... Apr 10 2005, 02:26 PM Sostie QUOTE (WiseJoeyD @ Apr 10 2005, 01:34 PM)Any ... Apr 10 2005, 04:19 PM pots QUOTE (Sostie @ Apr 10 2005, 04:19 PM)Frank S... Apr 10 2005, 11:20 PM Svein QUOTE (Sostie @ Apr 10 2005, 05:19 PM)With th... Apr 11 2005, 01:38 PM Sean of the Dead Anything that Gareth Gates has covered. Apr 10 2005, 04:41 PM Starscream`s Ghost Any Michael Jackson version of Beatle`s songs.... Apr 10 2005, 04:43 PM MissingPlanet The Sugababes destruction of Tubeway Army's Ar... Apr 10 2005, 08:25 PM maian QUOTE (Stella MM @ Apr 10 2005, 03:36 PM)Why ... Apr 10 2005, 10:14 PM MissingPlanet Anyone heard China Drum's cover of Kate Bush... Apr 11 2005, 01:33 AM thirtyhelens Limp Bizkit - "Behind Blue Eyes" - Foul.... Apr 11 2005, 05:55 AM Link Madonna's American Pie is one that springs to ... Apr 11 2005, 10:46 AM Sostie QUOTE (MissingPlanet @ Apr 10 2005, 08:25 PM)... Apr 11 2005, 01:16 PM MissingPlanet True, but it's still recognisable as 'Are ... Apr 11 2005, 01:20 PM flakmonkey QUOTE (Ell @ Apr 10 2005, 10:37 AM)Scissor Si... Apr 11 2005, 01:28 PM MissingPlanet Before I post this, I have to say that I did not w... Apr 11 2005, 01:31 PM Svein I like the Scissor Sisters as a rule, but I hate t... Apr 11 2005, 01:40 PM flakmonkey QUOTE (Svein @ Apr 11 2005, 01:40 PM)I also h... Apr 11 2005, 01:46 PM Starscream`s Ghost Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever. Sacrilege. Apr 11 2005, 02:06 PM maian I particularly hate Korn's cover of Another Br... Apr 11 2005, 02:45 PM SkipToTheEnd Didnt Lemar or someone do a Coldplay one? Apr 11 2005, 03:06 PM SkipToTheEnd That was preetty bad. Apr 11 2005, 03:07 PM Starscream`s Ghost If it was a Coldplay song it won`t have been m... Apr 11 2005, 03:08 PM maian I know that Lemar did 'I Believe In A Thing Ca... Apr 11 2005, 03:10 PM Starscream`s Ghost QUOTE (maian @ Apr 11 2005, 04:10 PM)I know t... Apr 11 2005, 03:11 PM maian QUOTE (Starscream`s Ghost @ Apr 11 2005, ... Apr 11 2005, 03:12 PM spacemonkey god, what have I started with this thread, you can... Apr 11 2005, 03:15 PM maian Well, when a song you love gets covered and ruined... Apr 11 2005, 03:18 PM spacemonkey Yup, I know that...
Maian... fetch my shotgun Apr 11 2005, 03:20 PM maian Where is it? Apr 11 2005, 03:36 PM SkipToTheEnd QUOTE (maian @ Apr 11 2005, 03:10 PM)I know t... Apr 11 2005, 03:39 PM maian Yep, took 55 minutes and it was going to be my las... Apr 11 2005, 03:42 PM spacemonkey QUOTE (maian @ Apr 11 2005, 04:36 PM)Where is... Apr 11 2005, 03:42 PM maian Don't worry, you can borrow mine *throws shotg... Apr 11 2005, 03:44 PM spacemonkey Heh Heh Heh... Lets Blay!!! Apr 11 2005, 03:45 PM Nonus Aequilibrium Tori Amos covering Raining Blood by Slayer... wtf?... Apr 11 2005, 04:34 PM spacemonkey QUOTE (Nonus Aequilibrium @ Apr 11 2005, 05:3... Apr 11 2005, 06:17 PM flakmonkey Seriously... what is with these lame-ass manufactu... Apr 11 2005, 06:20 PM spacemonkey Looks like it ol buddy ol pal
It means legitimat... Apr 11 2005, 06:22 PM flakmonkey What I find really distressing though, is that the... Apr 11 2005, 06:25 PM spacemonkey The reason they're popular is because the medi... Apr 11 2005, 06:29 PM flakmonkey QUOTE (spacemonkey @ Apr 11 2005, 06:29 PM)Th... Apr 11 2005, 06:32 PM spacemonkey Agreed to that one. It's a bit perverted reall... Apr 11 2005, 06:33 PM MissingPlanet Westlife - Uptown Girl
Geri Halliwell - It's R... Apr 11 2005, 06:34 PM flakmonkey QUOTE (spacemonkey @ Apr 11 2005, 06:33 PM)Ag... Apr 11 2005, 06:37 PM superfurryandy Paul Young.
Love Will Tear Us Aprt.
I'd like... Apr 11 2005, 06:46 PM maian That Limp Bizkit cover of Sanitarium when they had... Apr 12 2005, 09:17 PM Celticstar has anyone mentioned that shit cover of "just... Apr 12 2005, 09:23 PM Sostie QUOTE (Celticstar @ Apr 12 2005, 09:23 PM)has... Apr 12 2005, 09:28 PM maian That sounds too bad to be true Apr 12 2005, 09:38 PM Sostie QUOTE (maian @ Apr 12 2005, 09:38 PM)That sou... Apr 12 2005, 09:39 PM Celticstar just can't get enough is my song get of it or ... Apr 12 2005, 09:41 PM maian QUOTE (Sostie @ Apr 12 2005, 09:28 PM)If you ... Apr 12 2005, 09:57 PM Celticstar right thats it step away from the ipod Apr 12 2005, 10:02 PM maian Don't worry, it's not haunted, the prodigy... Apr 12 2005, 10:07 PM Jinx On his new album, Moby does a cover of New Order... Apr 13 2005, 09:02 AM Sostie M People -Ichycoo Park...the words "fuck... Apr 13 2005, 09:57 AM spacemonkey And a border line case which I'm putting in go... Apr 13 2005, 02:34 PM PrincessKate Louise-Stuck in the middle with you
Grrr Apr 21 2005, 08:20 PM Sostie QUOTE (superfurryandy @ Apr 10 2005, 11:10 AM... Apr 21 2005, 09:01 PM DazDaMan G4 ass-raping Creep will forever be burned in my m... Apr 27 2005, 12:14 PM Amazongirl I dont like covers of queen songs(big queen fan). ... Apr 27 2005, 12:41 PM DazDaMan Another thing I hate is dance versions of songs.
... Apr 27 2005, 03:03 PM kiss my empty bag Oh i hate those clubby 8o's cover of like whit... Apr 28 2005, 10:37 PM maian LMC vs U2
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Shite Apr 29 2005, 11:52 AM fatseff1234 The other day i saw some really shit band doing a ... Oct 22 2005, 04:19 PM theevilresident101 Jessica Simpson has done 3 crap jobs on covers...s... Oct 23 2005, 07:34 AM maian Not a cover as such but limp Bizkit's new song... Oct 24 2005, 02:39 PM jlstrange Amen Space monkey.
Most of the new covers are cr... Oct 24 2005, 03:23 PM Omniscia I'm too busy (read: lazy) at the moment to rea... Oct 24 2005, 05:27 PM WiseJoeyD Anyone mentioned Westlife's
"Hey Whatev... Oct 24 2005, 05:48 PM Hughesie Nouvelle Vague's cover of Love Will Tear Us Ap... Oct 24 2005, 06:01 PM NinjaBachelorParty QUOTE (Hughesie @ Oct 24 2005, 07:01 PM)Nouve... Oct 24 2005, 08:05 PM fatseff1234 QUOTE (NinjaBachelorParty @ Oct 24 2005, 08:0... Oct 24 2005, 08:28 PM maian QUOTE (Hughesie @ Oct 24 2005, 06:01 PM)Nouve... Oct 24 2005, 06:07 PM cueballthedog john lennons cover of stand by me is fuckin shite Nov 3 2005, 12:45 AM theevilresident101 QUOTE (maian @ Oct 24 2005, 11:39 PM)Not a co... Nov 5 2005, 11:29 AM maian In HMV a few days ago I heard Katie Melua covering... Dec 2 2005, 05:31 PM gulfcoast_highwayman QUOTE (maian @ Dec 2 2005, 05:31 PM)In HMV a ... Dec 2 2005, 06:13 PM Hughesie QUOTE (gulfcoast_highwayman @ Dec 2 2005, 06:... Dec 2 2005, 06:59 PM philt QUOTE (Sostie @ Dec 2 2005, 06:23 PM)Let... Dec 3 2005, 11:43 AM maian QUOTE (Sostie @ Dec 2 2005, 06:23 PM)Let... Dec 2 2005, 08:21 PM |
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