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24duzitall
Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 1293 Location: Kentucky
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Posted: 03/27/07 7:11 am ::: Speaking of cover songs, which ones do you hate? |
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i cringe and turn the station whenever the counting crows do joni mitchell's "big yellow taxi"
stevie wonder butchered bob marley's "redemption song"
whoever the hell it was who thought they could take on labelle and do "lady marmalade" there is no comparison.
i am sure there will be more, i am only on my first cup o coffee...
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pilight
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Posted: 03/27/07 7:22 am ::: |
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Pseudo Echo's "Funkytown" is the first thing that comes to mind. Cheap Trick's "Don't Be Cruel" is horrifyingly bad. Bananarama's "Venus", of course.
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boldenfan
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Posted: 03/27/07 10:16 am ::: |
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I need to add one more cover..
Fishin in the Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, covered by Emerson Drive
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jimmyk
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Fuzzball Records
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Posted: 03/27/07 10:42 pm ::: |
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Justine Bateman's abortion of Satisfaction
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18048 Location: Queens
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Posted: 03/27/07 10:56 pm ::: |
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The cheap-ass shitty covers they use on Dancing with the Stars. I can't even watch that show for the awful cut-rate covers.
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Soonerville
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Posted: 03/28/07 12:02 am ::: |
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Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child 'O Mine (Guns N Roses)
Sittin' on the Dock - Michael Bolton covering Otis Redding?
All Along The Watchtower - Dave Matthews Band covering Bob Dylan- GAK!
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StevenHW
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18048 Location: Queens
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Posted: 12/18/08 10:25 am ::: |
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Since this has been resurrected, I'd like to add possibly the worst torture of a song I've ever heard: Vanessa Carlton's butchery of "Paint It, Black".
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caune
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Posted: 12/18/08 10:27 am ::: |
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In the Holiday spirit...
Any and every version of "Santa Baby" after Eartha Kitt did it perfectly
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HistoryWomensBasketball
Joined: 30 Mar 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: CT
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Posted: 12/18/08 10:29 am ::: |
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Madonna doing American Pie.
Buddy, Big Bopper and Ritchie would have struck her with lightning bolts if they could have. |
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24duzitall
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Posted: 12/18/08 10:38 am ::: |
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this is an old thread!
i'll add some as well.
some country group did "walking in memphis" by marc cohn. pales in comparison to put it mildly.
my generation by hillary duff
stairway to heaven by dolly parton-yes dolly parton!
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24duzitall
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Posted: 12/18/08 10:43 am ::: |
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oh yeah, forgot to add these
downtown train covered by rod stewart. original tom waits
because the night coverd by 10,000 maniacs. original patti smith
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bballequalslife
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Posted: 12/18/08 12:10 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
Vanessa Carlton's butchery of "Paint It, Black". |
Vanessa Carlton butchers every fakking song she does.
24duzitall wrote: |
some country group did "walking in memphis" by marc cohn. |
That's Lonestar. And yes, their version does suck.
Any non-country song that tries to be re-done in a country version (and vice versa) typically sucks the second time around.
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Queenie
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Posted: 12/18/08 1:19 pm ::: |
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I actually like Lonestar's version of "Walking in Memphis", but I'm a sucker for that song, period, full stop. I do, however, object to the dance mix of the Cher version. Not the Cher version itself, just the dance mix.
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24duzitall
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bballequalslife
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played3on3
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Posted: 12/18/08 4:02 pm ::: |
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A few years ago Time Warner used Vanessa Carlton doing Time Is On My Side in their commercials. Everytime it came on I wanted to throw something through my tv. I detest the Madonna version of American Pie. And I can't say I like Jonatha Brookes' cover of Fire and Rain.
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Posted: 12/18/08 4:14 pm ::: |
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I actually really like Britney's cover.
But the Hawaiian version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" ....just stop...really just stop..
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bballequalslife
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Posted: 12/18/08 5:55 pm ::: |
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I actually think Britney's remake of Satisfaction is okay. However, I Love Rock N' Roll is another story. Her remake of that absolutely sucks.
I will also include Kid Rock's version of Feel Like Making Love.
Any other version of When You Say Nothing at All other than the original by Allison Krauss. People need to realize that is a song that should never be redone because it'll never come close to the original because Allison has the perfect voice and skill for it.
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24duzitall
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Posted: 12/18/08 6:27 pm ::: |
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bballequalslife wrote: |
I actually think Britney's remake of Satisfaction is okay. However, I Love Rock N' Roll is another story. Her remake of that absolutely sucks.
I will also include Kid Rock's version of Feel Like Making Love.
Any other version of When You Say Nothing at All other than the original by Allison Krauss. People need to realize that is a song that should never be redone because it'll never come close to the original because Allison has the perfect voice and skill for it. |
allison krauss's is a cover. keith whitley wrote it, and recorded it long before she did .
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