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The 15 worst cover songs of all time
The Evening Standard ^ | 6/27/18 | Haryy Fletcher, David Ellis

Posted on 08/06/2023 1:45:58 PM PDT by DallasBiff

15. William Shatner - Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds

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KEYWORDS: covermusic; coversongs; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; music; shatner; startrek
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To: Fledermaus

Belushi did it better than Cocker. 😆


21 posted on 08/06/2023 2:22:13 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: DallasBiff

the group covering nirvana, the group covering when is now -also theme of Charmed, and.of.course.will.iam.SHAT.ner!

two videos were marked ‘private’ so they must really be awful.


22 posted on 08/06/2023 2:23:11 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: Larry Lucido
Joe Cocker singing A Little Help From My Friends.

That's considered bad? I consider it probably better than the original - Ringo was an underrated drummer, but his vocals...
23 posted on 08/06/2023 2:23:48 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: DallasBiff
Nancy Sinatra Daytripper (Remastered)
24 posted on 08/06/2023 2:24:45 PM PDT by DeathBeforeDishonor1 ( )
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To: DallasBiff

no Celine Dion “you shook me all night long”? who’s effed up idea was that?
Bananarama should have left “Venus” alone, too.


25 posted on 08/06/2023 2:25:02 PM PDT by ronniesgal (The bidens are actually more white trashy than the Clintons, and that's sayin' something)
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To: Poser

nooo that was fantastic!!


26 posted on 08/06/2023 2:25:41 PM PDT by ronniesgal (The bidens are actually more white trashy than the Clintons, and that's sayin' something)
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To: Larry Lucido

“Joe Cocker singing A Little Help From My Friends.“

I disagree. Joe did an excellent version of that Beatles song.


27 posted on 08/06/2023 2:28:21 PM PDT by Gary from Dayton (Scary unvaccinated American )
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To: DallasBiff

Corey Hart should be arrested for the murder of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Live With You”.


28 posted on 08/06/2023 2:31:48 PM PDT by howlinhound (Tagline in the shop for repairs.)
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To: DallasBiff

Guns & Roses “Knockin on Heavens Dowo”
If you cover Dylan do it better than Dylan. It’s easy.


29 posted on 08/06/2023 2:32:09 PM PDT by Gary from Dayton (Scary unvaccinated American )
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To: DallasBiff

comon! the Shat was the ****!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0


30 posted on 08/06/2023 2:33:41 PM PDT by mylife (I was a sort of country boy, a cockeyed optimist, wrapped in international intrigue and espionage)
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To: Gary from Dayton

azzhole rose sucks


31 posted on 08/06/2023 2:37:35 PM PDT by mylife (I was a sort of country boy, a cockeyed optimist, wrapped in international intrigue and espionage)
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To: DallasBiff; Blue Highway

Shatner’s saving grace in this song is that its Ritchie Blackmore.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SYMsP1-NgSg&pp=ygUWdGhyaWxsIGlzIGdvbmUgc2h


32 posted on 08/06/2023 2:38:47 PM PDT by perfect stranger
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Pat Boone, CRAZY TRAIN... Nice clarinet/ Randy Rhoads solo....

https://youtu.be/sl7rkIc9b24


33 posted on 08/06/2023 2:42:30 PM PDT by basalt (qb's)
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To: Poser

The original song was written as fast and up beat. Many have praised them for making a sad song actually sound sad.


34 posted on 08/06/2023 2:45:20 PM PDT by perfect stranger
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To: DallasBiff
I don't know about the worst, but two of the best ever are Nirvana covering The Man Who Sold The World on MTV Unplugged and Metallica covering Whiskey in the Jar.

David Bowie did the first one and Thin Lizzy first did a modern version of the second one.

35 posted on 08/06/2023 2:47:26 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (There are three kinds of rats: Rats, Damned Rats, and DemocRats.)
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To: basalt
The entire Pat Boone album In a Metal Mood.

The entire album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1VqjvzeqcHkZzybfDb8FNTC6iitVgQJv

36 posted on 08/06/2023 3:06:01 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: Poser

That is one of the greatest covers ever made. Only version of that song to recognize how angry the lyrics are. Even the guy that wrote the song said it’s amazing.


37 posted on 08/06/2023 3:09:07 PM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: Larry Lucido

Wrong.

Joe’s rendition of WALHFMF is brilliant, raw, and passionate.

The worst cover of all time, hands down, is Manfred Mann butchering Blinded By The Light.

Dishonorable Mention:
Knocking On Heaven’s Door, GNR
Live and Let Die, GNR
Come Together, Aerosmith


38 posted on 08/06/2023 3:09:41 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding")
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To: Eccl 10:2

Any cover of a Springsteen song is an improvement over the original, even this one....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vT-VaMXsAw


39 posted on 08/06/2023 3:14:44 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

Any cover of Lynard Skynard’s Simple Man of which there are scores.

Even the self indulgent good ones can’t touch it.


40 posted on 08/06/2023 3:21:23 PM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (Wake me up when somebody tells the truth.)
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