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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: one-eyed on June 25, 2008, 04:53:53 AM
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Dion sang 'worst ever cover song'
BBC
Monday, 23 June 2008
Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst cover version, a poll of music experts has decided.
The Canadian star's rendition of the AC/DC track You Shook Me All Night Long was given the dubious honour in the Total Guitar magazine survey.
Editor Stephen Lawson said Dion's cover was "sacrilege".
Dion, 40, who performed You Shook Me All Night Long at a Las Vegas concert six years ago, never released the track as a single.
A Sugababes and Girls Aloud version of Walk This Way, a huge hit for Aerosmith and Run DMC, came second in the list of worst covers.
Westlife's 1999 version of the ballad More Than Words by rock band Extreme was third in the list.
Will Young was fourth with his cover of The Doors' Light My Fire, which reached number one in the UK top 40 charts in 2002, and The Mike Flowers Pops rounded off the top five with their cover of Oasis' Wonderwall.
The experts also judged the best cover versions, with Jimi Hendrix's performance of the Bob Dylan song All Along the Watchtower top of the list.
In the list of best covers, The Beatles' rendition of Twist and Shout, first recorded by the Top Notes, was in second place, followed by the Guns N' Roses version of the Wings song Live and Let Die.
Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie, and Muse's Feeling Good, made famous by Nina Simone, also appeared in the top five.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7468837.stm
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Celine must have been bad to beat Rolf Harris's Stairway to Heaven :rollin
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Celine must have been bad to beat Rolf Harris's Stairway to Heaven :rollin
Anything from the Young Divas should be in that worst list also.
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William Shatner doing Rocketman :P
The Hoff doing TMG's jump in my car :rollin
Whoever were those idiots who did a cover of Wish You Were Here and changed the lyrics. Sacrilege!
I didn't mind the Foofighters cover of Baker St. Spiderbait's version of black betty was okay too.
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FYC's cover of Suspicious Minds is very good. Never liked the original but like that one ;D
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a band called "the afghan whigs" with a fondness for the rolling stones did a great version of "beast of burden". they also did a version of "lost in the supermarket" by the clash. two of my favourite bands on the planet any time, any place.
for the trivia buffs the afghan whigs were the first non-seattle based band to be signed to subpop.
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a band called "the afghan whigs" with a fondness for the rolling stones did a great version of "beast of burden". they also did a version of "lost in the supermarket" by the clash. two of my favourite bands on the planet any time, any place.
for the trivia buffs the afghan whigs were the first non-seattle based band to be signed to subpop.
Bette Midler did a version of Beast of Burden in 1984.
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a band called "the afghan whigs" with a fondness for the rolling stones did a great version of "beast of burden". they also did a version of "lost in the supermarket" by the clash. two of my favourite bands on the planet any time, any place.
for the trivia buffs the afghan whigs were the first non-seattle based band to be signed to subpop.
Bette Midler did a version of Beast of Burden in 1984.
as featured very often on countdown. as long as it didn't interfere with 7's big league on saturday night.
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a band called "the afghan whigs" with a fondness for the rolling stones did a great version of "beast of burden". they also did a version of "lost in the supermarket" by the clash. two of my favourite bands on the planet any time, any place.
for the trivia buffs the afghan whigs were the first non-seattle based band to be signed to subpop.
Bette Midler did a version of Beast of Burden in 1984.
as featured very often on countdown. as long as it didn't interfere with 7's big league on saturday night.
Never did fortunantely in my household, yet why watch Young Talent Turds. Awful cheesy covers to say the least.
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tut tut young man! you are young, aren't you? any show that spawned dannii, tina arena (the frenchies can have her) and many other famous people like bobby driessen couldn't be all that bad, could it?
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Sure can :banghead
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My favourite cover is probably The Boys Next Door version of These Boots Are Made For Walking (1978 - used to see them regularly at the Prince of Wales in St Kilda).
Worst - any rap crap that rips off old songs.
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Best - Pseudo Echo's version of Funky Town
Worst - Madonna's version of American pie has it in spades for me! :chuck
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Agree with rap rip offs FF that change lyrics :chuck
Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters :-X
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston :-X
Wind beneath my wings - Bette Midler :-X
Better cover versions:
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood
With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
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Best - Pseudo Echo's version of Funky Town
80's clubber alert :lol ;)
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Yeah Madonna just killed American Pie - in a bad way
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Best - Pseudo Echo's version of Funky Town
80's clubber alert :lol ;)
How did you know MT? :lol As a joke between friends we even used to change the lyrics to "won't you take me to...The Portsea Pub". Ahhh the 80's...Those were the days when we used to heckle the crap out of Danny Frawley whenever we played the Saints. Who'd have thought that we would still be doing the same thing some 20 years later. :lol
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Dancing Queen - Jennifer Love Hewitt :-X
Not bad covers ....
Don't Change - Grinspoon
Mrs Robinson - Lemonheads
Best - Pseudo Echo's version of Funky Town
80's clubber alert :lol ;)
How did you know MT? :lol As a joke between friends we even used to change the lyrics to "won't you take me to...The Portsea Pub". Ahhh the 80's...Those were the days when we used to heckle the crap out of Danny Frawley whenever we played the Saints. Who'd have thought that we would still be doing the same thing some 20 years later. :lol
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Spud is still living in the 80s. His gameplan came from his dance moves at the Tunnel -move your legs without going anywhere ;D
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Not bad covers ....
Don't Change - Grinspoon
Mrs Robinson - Lemonheads
Now you're talking. :)
I fought the law - Green Day
Billie Jean - The Bates
All day and all of the night - La Femme
I call your name - The Boys
Eleanor Rigby - The Zoot
Kissin' Cousins - The Saints
I heard it through the grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
School Days - AC/DC
I'll make you happy - The Divinyls
Substitute - The Sex Pistols
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Eleanor Rigby - The Zoot
Nice one :yep. Prefer that version :shh