Some songs should never be covered

[younggunner]

I just listened to A Perfect Circles first single, "Imagine" cover. They butchered the song. They are an excellent band but they should have never attempted to do this song.....

[Sterlingdog]

I thought the same thing when Sheryl Crow attempted SCOM.  I couldn't help wonder who gave her permission to do that.  Its painful to listen to.  It's probably been discussed on this board long before I ever joined, but I really can't stand to hear it.  Yuck.

[Acquiesce]

I agree certain songs shouldn't be covered or at least they shouldn't be covered by certain artists.

Limp Bizkit's cover of The Who's Behind Blue Eyes is cringeworthy. I can't believe they cut out the best part of the song for that lame robotic voice. To add insult to injury I heard Fred spelled Pete's name wrong on the album.

The Foo Fighters version of Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar is just as bad.

[killingvector]

It just seems that Redhat can't do anything right. He's such a hollywood whore.

[eraser]

The Foo Fighters version of Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar is just as bad.

well i actually love that cover!

 

and i'm pretty surprised to hear that someone could say that it's bad..

hehehehe

 

[tp4ever84]

Check out "behind blue eyes" by Silvertide they do a pretty good job (If you've been listening to the radio you might know there song "Ain't Commin Home").  I'm not sure about Shinedowns version of "Simple Man" they don't butcher it at least and I respect that they choose a song by Lynyrd Skynyrd that wasn't a big hit and is a personal favorite of mine.

[Brighty]

Worst cover ever just behind  Limp Bizkits behind blue eyes has to be keith richards butchering his very own jumpin jack flash with aretha for a fucking whoopie goldberg film, does this count?

[dave-gnfnr2k]

the best gnr cover is by AFI who does my michelle

[ClintroN]

every rap artist should be baned from touching anything, fuckers keep stealing samples from 70's tunes n' all!!

i didnt know Foo Fighter did Have a Cigar, im keen to hear it

[metallex78]

every rap artist should be baned from touching anything, fuckers keep stealing samples from 70's tunes n' all!!

i didnt know Foo Fighter did Have a Cigar, im keen to hear it

If memory serves me correct, Have A Cigar was on the b-side of the Learn To Fly single. Their drummer Taylor Hawkins sings it rather than Dave Grohl, and it sounds great.
Foo Fighter's cover of Baker Street kicks ass too!

[sergejg]

I thought the same thing when Sheryl Crow attempted SCOM.? I couldn't help wonder who gave her permission to do that.? Its painful to listen to.? It's probably been discussed on this board long before I ever joined, but I really can't stand to hear it.? Yuck.

I also wonder why wasn't Axl pissed off by that one.

[Nytunz]

I just listened to A Perfect Circles first single, "Imagine" cover. They butchered the song. They are an excellent band but they should have never attempted to do this song.....

Well! I think that this is bullshit! A Perfect Circle did an Excellent job with Imagine. Yeah? Its not like the Lennon version, but damn!

Go to www.aperfectcircle.com and listen for yourself guys! Its great!

[Freya]

The Foo Fighters version of Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar is just as bad.

The Foos cover of Darling Nikki is much, much, worse. 

[joy_division]

Tatu's cover of How Soon Is Now was horrible. That song has such a special 'atmosphere' that it cannot be captured in cover versions.

[Lady Livin]

I thought the same thing when Sheryl Crow attempted SCOM.? I couldn't help wonder who gave her permission to do that.? Its painful to listen to.? It's probably been discussed on this board long before I ever joined, but I really can't stand to hear it.? Yuck.

I also wonder why wasn't Axl pissed off by that one.

what else could she have done with it, then? i suppose i'm the only one who actually likes it, since i happen to like her. jeez. i guess she could have added some bongos...

[MadmanDan]

I think the problem is not the song that's covered,but the band that's covering it.Knockin on heaven's door,LALD,Mama kin or the TSI songs are amazing,and GNR could rise to their level and give them new life.

  So I think the topic should be "Some bands should never cover songs"

[N.I.B]

i didnt like the cover of Sabbath Bloddy Sabbath. They just killed the whole song.

[Mama Kin]

I'm listening to APC's cover of Imagine right now, I like it. They took it and made it sound like an APC song. They did a good job, they didn't try to be Lennon, they did it as themselves, that's good.

[Walk]

Death had the guts to cover Judas Priest's Painkiller!  It isn't as bad as the Bizkit and APC, but it isn't as good as the original. It's just mediocre. It's impossible to improve on that song, it's like trying to make a better SCOM, it's not going to happen. Chuck's raspy voice and the new guitar solos in the song didn't add anything to it.

[R4tfink]

Limp Bizkits cover of Faith by George Michael is awesome.

Mind you it was on their first album....nuff said.