Nail Soup Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Someone suggested this as the worst ever cover in one of my FB feeds... what do you nominate as the worst cover? (Sorry if it's been done before) I'm really thinking of ones that deliberately sound the way they do.... not ones done by people who can't play/sing. Going Underground (The Jam) covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Actually, this may be better than the original 😁 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I know it's only a 'regional accent', but I can never get used to the transatlantic pronunciations of many words. Singing 'Smoke on the Waaarder' grates on my cloth ears, despite the innovative 'laid back' treatment, which is otherwise fine enough. S'not just this fellow, of course; how many TV series are made painful for me by so such talk as 'Oh, my guard..! It came as such a shark to my darder'. OK, it's just me; I'll shut up now. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 38 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: Actually, this may be better than the original 😁 His earlier covers of Little Richard songs just might be some of the worst covers ever recorded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 43 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said: Actually, this may be better than the original 😁 A YouTube post: Christy Miller... 8 years ago: "OMG, it's like watching your creepy uncle singing at a wedding with the band..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 only a matter of time before Capt Kirk made an appearance, he may not be a competent musician, but the band and producers were, so I thought I'd get in first 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: Someone suggested this as the worst ever cover in one of my FB feeds... what do you nominate as the worst cover? (Sorry if it's been done before) I'm really thinking of ones that deliberately sound the way they do.... not ones done by people who can't play/sing. Going Underground (The Jam) covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. It's not for me to comment on whether this is the "worst ever cover", but... the bass player is staggeringly good looking, don'tcha think?🤩 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Leonard got into it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, msb said: Leonard got into it as well. actually that is a passable impersonation of Johnny Cash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) https://youtu.be/yXlULkwhgrc The White Stripes version of Jolene has got to be pretty close to being the worst thing I've ever heard. Edited October 4, 2022 by Newfoundfreedom 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 Gotta be this: 5 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Someone suggested this as the worst ever cover in one of my FB feeds... what do you nominate as the worst cover? (Sorry if it's been done before) I'm really thinking of ones that deliberately sound the way they do.... not ones done by people who can't play/sing. Going Underground (The Jam) covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I actually didn’t mind that, apart from the appearance of it being mimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Leonard Smalls said: Actually, this may be better than the original 😁 This on the other hand 🤮. Silly sod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 As much as I hate to say it Booze & Glory’s cover of Elton Johns I’m Still Standing is pretty rotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Please listen to Duran Duran's cover of Public Enemy's 911 Is A Joke before posting 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said: Actually, this may be better than the original 😁 Bass player committing the cardinal sin of playing the guitar line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 57 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: https://youtu.be/yXlULkwhgrc The White Stripes version of Jolene has got to be pretty close to being the worst thing I've ever heard. 'Ears-R-Us' should set up a merchandise store in that YouTube thread...Judging by the over positive comments, they would make an absolute fortune. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Nail Soup said: Gotta be this: I knew it wouldn't be long before this popped up! I'm not a fan of Disturbed, but I really don't understand the hatred for this... it's an incredible vocal performance. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 A mate keeps going on about how great Behemoth's cover of the Cure's "A Forest" is ... up there with the worst I've come across I'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Bryan Ferry, Jealous Guy. Not posting a link, no one needs to endure that. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said: https://youtu.be/yXlULkwhgrc The White Stripes version of Jolene has got to be pretty close to being the worst thing I've ever heard. I've always liked it on Under Great White Northern Lights (live album), I'd say that version is better than the YouTube one, but it's basically the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Dragon Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Metallica's version of the Clash's Clampdown is unforgiveable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 4 hours ago, lowdown said: OMG, it's like watching your creepy uncle singing at a wedding with the band... Great, isn't it? 😀 I daren't post his cover of Enter Sandman ... And don't forget there's innumerable breathy versions of classics specially made for use in perfume ads 🤮 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 5 hours ago, Nail Soup said: Someone suggested this as the worst ever cover in one of my FB feeds... what do you nominate as the worst cover? (Sorry if it's been done before) I'm really thinking of ones that deliberately sound the way they do.... not ones done by people who can't play/sing. Going Underground (The Jam) covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Can't stand The Jam nor any of Weller's other incarnations so for me this is a marked improvement 👍👍. Got to agree with all the other noms apart from Bill Shatner's Rocket Man and Len Nimoy's I Walk The Line. That's entertainment, mr Weller 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: I knew it wouldn't be long before this popped up! I'm not a fan of Disturbed, but I really don't understand the hatred for this... it's an incredible vocal performance. Really? Sounds like it has been saturated in effects/autotune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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