Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 3:52 pm**

I've skimmed through Vespers and don't see a thread regarding really bad covers. If one exists, I'll start off by apologizing for dredging up an old topic.

I'm mainly posting this because I went to bed last night really pissed! Was watching SNL and their "musical" (yeah, right!) guest, Scissor something or something Scissor was SQUEAKING AND SCREECHING out a cover of Comfortably Numb. I am still in shock over these Bozos.....they should be tarred and feathered or drawn and quartered....SOMETHING!

May they be stricken with permanent vocal cord numbness! That would teach 'em.

Anyway, now that I've got that off my chest, are there any covers out there that any of you feel the same way about?

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:09 pm**

Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child o' Mine
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit (though her covers are usually pretty good)
Rammstein - Stripped (from the Depeche Mode tribute album. couldn't stop laughing)
Madonna - American Pie

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:19 pm**

duck,

Scisscor Sisters. Yuck.

Tatu- "How Soon is Now?" (Smiths)
311- "Lovesong" (Cure)

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 4:23 pm**

LM, thank you. I live in a radio wasteland. Somtimes, that isn't a bad thing!

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:36 pm**

Whoever covered "Boys of Summer" a few years ago gets the chipper/shredder. Whoever juct covered Queen's "Under Pressure" goes in feet first.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:41 pm**

Cail wrote:Whoever covered "Boys of Summer" a few years ago gets the chipper/shredder. Whoever juct covered Queen's "Under Pressure" goes in feet first.

That was the Atari's and I agree with you completely. Was going to add that one in anyway. Also, Bananarama's butcher job of Venus and Lenny Kravitz' cover of American Woman. They all pop immediatly into mind.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:57 pm**

Britney Spears' cover of 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:01 pm**

As I said on another thread: Madonna's American Pie **gag**

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:28 pm**

A few more...

Mr. Tambourine Man - William Shatner
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Leonard Nimoy
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses
Eminem – Take On Me
Neil Diamond – (Hit Me) Baby One More Time

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 7:31 pm**

Faith Hill : Take Another Piece of My Heart. she takes away all of the anger and passion.

Brady Kids : American Pie. though it is surreal to hear the Brady Kids singing the words Helter Skelter and Satan.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:10 pm**

GNR - Live and Let Die. They DESTROYED the Paul McCartney song.
and Knockin' On Heaven's Door with the "Hey-hey-hey-yeah".
Not to get me wrong, I like Guns N Roses, but they should have not done cover tunes.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 8:42 pm**

"Live and Let Die" really didn't annoy me that much. It's pretty much a straight reading of the Wings version, with guitar replacing the horns.

But "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" was Gawdawful.

Then there's Kelly Osbourne's version of "Changes".

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:25 pm**

Never cared for the original Live and Let Die, so the remake was an improvement in my book (lucky Foul's not around; he'd kill me). Read somewhere that that was the number one covered song of all time. Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a very good GnR song. It fits perfectly into the album and is completely fitting to their style. That said, it's not a good cover.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 9:59 pm**

Syl wrote: Knockin' on Heaven's Door is a very good GnR song. It fits perfectly into the album and is completely fitting to their style. That said, it's not a good cover.

'Knockin' On Heaven's Door' is a brilliant song.

But it's not a 'Guns And Roses song'. And it doesn't fit their style, because it's not commercial crap.

The only album it 'fits perfectly into' is Dylan's 'Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid'.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:51 pm**

Edge wrote:Britney Spears' cover of 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'

I'm glad I missed it. (shudder)

Too bad I couldn't avoid that pointless cover of Boys of Summer. One of my favorite 80's songs butchered...

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 10:56 pm**

They deserve a special place in Hell even though I don't believe in hell...how would you like it if you were stuck in the never opening elevator of hell and this was the music that was piped in?

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:02 pm**

Matrixman wrote:
Edge wrote:Britney Spears' cover of 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'
I'm glad I missed it. (shudder)

Didn't she also make a tru ly horrid cover of a Rolling Stones song?

Maybe Satisfaction? I seem to vaguely remember it, but I think that my brain has mercifully blocked out most of the details.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:45 pm**

Leann Rimes version of Purple Rain is horrific.

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:46 pm**

sgtnull wrote:Faith Hill : Take Another Piece of My Heart. she takes away all of the anger and passion.

I forgot about THAT fiasco!

Posted: **Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:47 pm**

danlo wrote:They deserve a special place in Hell even though I don't believe in hell...how would you like it if you were stuck in the never opening elevator of hell and this was th music that was piped in?

Please stop. You're scaring me!