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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 11, 2018 23:39:51 GMT
As we've seen on the other "Cover versions" thread there are some excellent cover versions of songs / tunes that are better than the original.
But, as Isaac Newton determined with his third law of motion: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction", now is your chance to name and shame the cover versions that, quite frankly, should never have been released onto the poor unsuspecting public.
To get the ball rolling here are a handful of cover versions that deserve to be flushed down Thomas Crapper's finest porcelain:
Also nominated is "Addicted To Love" by Dollar but thankfully I couldn't find it on YouTube.
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Post by Cartman on Dec 12, 2018 9:56:55 GMT
Anything by Robson and bloody Jerome gets my vote. Tin hat on time, I actually quite like Dollars version of I wanna hold your hand....... Runs and hides
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Post by Vienna on Dec 12, 2018 10:02:40 GMT
UB40's dreadful cover of the classic 1974 hit 'Homely Girl' by The Chi-lites has to be one that springs to mind, IMO. Vi
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Dec 12, 2018 18:14:45 GMT
Thought this was horrible at the time & it still is With apologies to Dirty E if he's a fan! Jonathan King abusing 'I Can't Let Maggie Go' by 60's psych popsters Honeybus. King recorded this as a rallying call when Margaret Thatcher resigned.
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Post by Steve Austin on Dec 12, 2018 19:24:04 GMT
I can not stand any cover of any song by The Beatles. I do not like "Let 'em in" by Billy Paul. Currently, there is a new version of "A Spaceman Came Travelling" which is just awful. I mean, if you're going to cash in on the Christmas market, at least write your own guff. I heard a particularly horrendous version of "Diamonds" (Rihanna) on the Radio yesterday, just awful and don't get me started on Tom Odell's cover of "Piano Man" by Billy Joel.
Personally, I don't think cover versions should be allowed. Artists would not put up with someone copying their work or writers etc, why is it accepted in song? Doesn't work in film either, Italian Job or The Sweeney anyone??
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 12, 2018 21:23:08 GMT
Here's one I forgot to add:
What a stinker!
Sam.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 12, 2018 21:37:21 GMT
And another: Sam.
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Post by Gene Hunt on Dec 12, 2018 21:45:12 GMT
That is dire. Surely these performers (for want of a better description) are embarrassed themselves when they hear this crap.
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Post by Sam Tyler on Dec 12, 2018 21:55:19 GMT
You want dire? I found this tonight, now this is DIRE!I'd love to hear what Brian Johnson's opinion of it is but as for me, well, words fail me! Sam.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Dec 12, 2018 22:12:15 GMT
Can't stand M People & their horrible version of 'Itchycoo Park', though I find it an annoying song to begin with & I'm a fan of the Small Faces.
First time I've heard it but, cheesy vocals aside, I quite liked the orchestral arrangement on the New Seekers.
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