Best/Worst Cover of a Song [Archive]

Ænema

11-29-2005, 11:01 PM

In your opinion, post either good covers or bad covers of original songs. I personally love all of the covers of Come Together by The Beatles.

And a cover that sucked fucking ass was Another Brick in The Wall by Korn. A classic now destroyed.

BaxterII

11-29-2005, 11:11 PM

come together - aerosmith = one of the best

worst = some rap group covering crazy train

Ænema

11-29-2005, 11:15 PM

come together - aerosmith = one of the best

worst = some rap group covering crazy train
Oh shit! Forgot about that one. It was Lil John or some shit. My god it is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. Then again, rap just sucks in general.

So What-Metallica. BTW who was the group who sung the original version? I've heard it, but never could find out who it was.

piggyman18

11-29-2005, 11:17 PM

So What-Metallica. BTW who was the group who sung the original version? I've heard it, but never could find out who it was.

Miles Davis has a fucking sick song called So What, but I doubt that's what you're looking for.

Ænema

11-29-2005, 11:18 PM

Miles Davis has a fucking sick song called So What, but I doubt that's what you're looking for.
Ha ha, no it definitely wasn't Miles Davis, but thanks for the info. It was some British rock band that sounded like a one hit wonder and never returned. But shit if I know.

NazFer

11-29-2005, 11:22 PM

Worst cover = any cover on itunes trying to do metallica.:banghead:

Ænema

11-29-2005, 11:23 PM

Worst cover = any cover on itunes trying to do metallica.:banghead:
I'm pretty sure Korn covered "One" And survey says...
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Stupified

11-29-2005, 11:29 PM

Best: Transatlantic - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd)
Worst: Limp Bizkit - Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

BlUe_MoNdAy

11-29-2005, 11:33 PM

Worst = Avril lavigne "Chop Suey"

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Ænema

11-29-2005, 11:35 PM

Worst = Avril lavigne "Chop Suey"

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No kidding, that bitch needs to call it a quits.

Looking at your name, I just thought of another.
Good-Blue monday by Orgy.

Metallic

11-30-2005, 12:45 AM

Oh shit! Forgot about that one. It was Lil John or some shit. My god it is one of the worst songs I've ever heard. Then again, rap just sucks in general.

So What-Metallica. BTW who was the group who sung the original version? I've heard it, but never could find out who it was.

"The Anti-Nowhere League" did the original release, off the "Fuck Around the Clock" album.

Best cover is Death doing Painkiller. Hands down.

LeFromage

11-30-2005, 12:49 AM

My favorite "Come Together" cover is Michael Jackson's...

Worst cover ever would have to go to Candy Flip's version of "Strawberry Fields Forever" though...

The 90's were the home of shitty bands singing classics...

Davros

11-30-2005, 08:14 AM

Best= Got to be the cover of the NIN song, "hurt" by Johnny Cash. Perfectly sums up the feel of his last album.

Worst= The all Saints version of the classic Red Hot Chilli Peppers, "under the bridge". Anyone who thinks that it is not too bad deserves to have their ears cut off.

johnnycupcakes

11-30-2005, 08:25 AM

Best: Transatlantic - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd)
Worst: Limp Bizkit - Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

they covered that song? why?

I dont think songs should be covered.

firepiss

11-30-2005, 08:39 AM

Best: Transatlantic - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pink Floyd)
Worst: Limp Bizkit - Bittersweet Symphony (The Verve)

I thought Limp Bizkit covered that well.

Muzz

11-30-2005, 10:45 AM

Best: "Crazy" covered by Mushroomhead (Originally by Seal)

Worst: "Boys of Summer" covered by Ataris (Originally by Don Henley)
tied with..
"American Pie" covered by Madonna

DerekSmalls

11-30-2005, 12:18 PM

I would say the worst cover I have heard would be Metallica doing Whisky in the Jar.

Smokey McGoo

11-30-2005, 12:42 PM

Worst - Die Die My Darling by Metallica (originally by Misfits)

Best - There are good covers? Just kidding, I think Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt was pretty damn good.

Think its safe to say there are far more bad covers than good. Avril sang Chop Suey? That just sounds nasty. I refuse to listen to it.

wrathchild

11-30-2005, 12:56 PM

I would say the worst cover I have heard would be Metallica doing Whisky in the Jar.

ditto, and Korn doing 'One'

Best: Opeths cover of Circle of the Tyrants, originally by Celtic Frost

MGselwonK

11-30-2005, 02:06 PM

Best: The Agony Scene covering the Rolling Stones' "Paint it Black" (I could probably think of a better one but this comes to mind)

Worst: Children of Bodom covering Britney Spears' "Oops, I did it again"

Tucker1616

11-30-2005, 02:54 PM

Best Covers-
Johnny Cash- Rowboat
Jimi Hendrix- All along the watchtower
Jeff Buckley- Hallelujah

Worst Covers-
Linkin Park- Sweet Child O Mine (OH MY FUCKING GOD.)
Duran Duran- 911 is a Joke (Duran Duran doing Public Enemy=Funny)
Limp Bizkit- Faith (Enough said.)

BYOB(SOAD)

11-30-2005, 02:59 PM

Best cover:
Wicked game - H.I.M (Originally by Chris Isaak)

Worst cover:
Let's go - Trick Daddy

-Ryan-

11-30-2005, 03:33 PM

Worst - All of those covers that Korn did over Pink Flyod. Flyod should NOT be cover none of their songs, there is no way to match up to them.

Best - Not sure.. I'll think of one later.

a7x1337

11-30-2005, 03:59 PM

Best. Head Like a Hole by AFI or The Goonies R Good Enough by New Found Glory.
EDIT: I'll have to add Children of Bodom's 'Oops' to this list. It's a stroke of genius to turn something so tremendously terrible into something worth listening to.

Worst. Well, I hadn't heard the Avril cover of Chop Suey, and when I read all these posts I thought, "It can't be THAT bad..." I was absolutely wrong. It is not only the worst cover, it is the worst song I've ever heard.
I hate Avril more than ever now.

ExOdUz60

11-30-2005, 04:17 PM

Best is Whiskey in the jar by Metallica. One of my favs Check out Garage Ink Great Album of all Covers!
Worst is SOAD covering Snowblind by Sabbath

led_head

11-30-2005, 04:32 PM

some of my favorites:

Artist That Remade It/Track Name/Orignal Artist

Guns N' Roses/Dead Flowers/The Rolling Stones
Oasis/Helter Skelter/The Beatles
Oasis/I'm Only Sleeping/The Beatles
Dream Theater/Golden Slumbers + Carry That Weight + The End/The Beatles
Frank Zappa/I Am The Walrus/The Beatles
Rush/Seven And Seven Is/Love
Rush/The Seeker/The Who
Rush/Shapes Of Things/The Yardbirds
Led Zeppelin/For What It's Worth/Buffalo Springfield (seriously, i have "Led Zeppelin : Preflight" which is a recording of them live from '68.)

As for least favorite, well they have all been mentioned on here, all of the ones mentioned so far, that i have no heard, sound god awful.

BaxterII

11-30-2005, 05:48 PM

Worst = Avril lavigne "Chop Suey"

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she did chop suey!? damn....

she tried to cover "fuel" also

Ænema

11-30-2005, 06:07 PM

she did chop suey!? damn....

she tried to cover "fuel" also
I know, I was shocked when I heard that someone said that. I need to hear how shitty it is sometime.

teamdescent

11-30-2005, 06:13 PM

I don't know about you guys but anyone who has a cover like this has got my vote for the sweetest ever created

http://x12.putfile.com/11/33316523360.jpg (http://www.putfile.com)

Ænema

11-30-2005, 07:05 PM

I don't know about you guys but anyone who has a cover like this has got my vote for the sweetest ever created

http://x12.putfile.com/11/33316523360.jpg (http://www.putfile.com)
No, covers of songs not albums. And that pic you posted was the stupidest thing.

Daucus Karota

11-30-2005, 11:04 PM

Best:
Marilyn Manson-Sweet Dreams(Eurythmics)
Marilyn Manson-Rock & Roll Nigger(Patti Smith)
Daucus Karota-Raw power(Iggy & Stooges)
Rozz Williams-In Every Dream Homes a Heartache(Roxy Music)
Mötley Crüe-Helter Skelter(The Beatles)

wrost:
some rap group doing Schools Out

16 Valve Hate

11-30-2005, 11:21 PM

I hear that Celine Dion did a cover of an AC/DC song.

Pretty fucking sad.

Best cover I've heard is probably Turn the Page by Metallica (Bob Seger). Worst is probably... Oh, I don't know. Let me hear some iTunes Music Store track samples of some tributes.

...Hm... Oh, shit. I'm listening to Back In Black on a Hip-Hop Tribute. It's pretty shitty... Not to mention funny as hell.

I'm not even going to bother trying the Metallica Hip-Hop Tribute.

whereismymind

11-30-2005, 11:54 PM

Best covers -
Dazed and confused - by Gov't mule and the Alman Brothers Band (originally by Led Zeppelin).

wish you where here - Radiohead (originally done by Pink Floyd).

House of the rising sun - Eric clapton, bob dylan also did a good one (no idea who did it first).

Bad covers -
Behind blue eyes - Limp bizket (originally done by The Who).

Baba O' Riley - Nirvana (bands like to butcher Who songs).

panzratak

12-01-2005, 02:54 AM

Best - The Green Manalishi (with the 2 pronged crown) by Judas Priest (orig. Fleetwood Mac)

Worst - Symphony of Destruction by Arch Enemy (orig. Megadeth)

KEALYBOY

12-01-2005, 07:14 AM

House of the rising sun - Eric clapton, bob dylan also did a good one (no idea who did it first).

That would be The Animals...

Fireal87

12-01-2005, 09:12 PM

Best- Tool= Comfortably Numb

Worst... Can't really think of one

Fireal87

12-01-2005, 09:14 PM

O and "Whereismymind" Limp Bizkit ...I hate him but...I think he did exceptionally good on the cover for "Behind Blue Eyes"

Ænema

12-01-2005, 09:30 PM

O and "Whereismymind" Limp Bizkit ...I hate him but...I think he did exceptionally good on the cover for "Behind Blue Eyes"
Dude watch the double posts if you want to stay. Durst didn't too bad of a job on Behind Blue Eyes.

GrammarFocus

12-01-2005, 10:51 PM

Best: Oasis - I Am The Walrus - Beatles
Worst: McFly - Pinball Wizard - The Who

Oh and btw, you know the song by Dead or Alive - You spin me right round. Marilyn Manson has a fucking immense cover of that...

YouEnjoyMyself

12-02-2005, 12:18 AM

temp100

12-02-2005, 05:13 AM

Daucus Karota

12-02-2005, 07:02 AM

its not Marilyn Manson it is Dope

temp100

12-02-2005, 05:25 PM

its not Marilyn Manson it is Dope
Is it? Damn p2p - I grabbed that song and it said the author was Manson. Well the author being Dope explains a few things.

Worst-
Perfect Circle - Imagine (what a horrid cover)

I don't mind that cover. But the drums were much too loud.

Wurby Tictoc

12-03-2005, 12:37 AM

Worst: "Boys of Summer" covered by Ataris (Originally by Don Henley)
I actually like that one. They shouldn't have changed "Deadhead" to "Black Flag," that was stupid, but otherwise it was a good example of a cover remaining faithful to the original without sounding bland.

Morox

12-03-2005, 01:12 AM

Best- Alien Ant Farm- Smooth Criminal. There is just something about it that I like a lot.

Worst- Spiderbait- Black Betty

Fuck_Fart

12-04-2005, 12:13 AM

Some of the best-
Warren Haynes - One
Keith Lynn - My Sweet Lord
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade - Sheep
Leo Kottke/ Mike Gordan - Ya Mar
The Byrds - Positively 4th Street (Most bands do Dylan better then Dylan can do Dylan, a little joke :lol:)
Easy Star All Stars - Time

Worst-
Perfect Circle - Imagine (what a horrid cover)

If I'm not mistaken, I think Maynard wanted that song to sound as if Lennon was alive today, but worn down by the current condition of this world.
Kinda like he's tired of singing the same shit over and over again, still no one gets the point.

MasterSplinter

12-04-2005, 09:04 PM

Best:
Any cover by Johnny Cash- Rusty Cage, Hurt, One
Also songs off Rush's Feedback - The Yardbirds, Cream, The Who

Worst:
Gotta be Limp Bizkit covering Behind Blues Eyes

Takeoff

12-04-2005, 09:20 PM

Reverend Horton Heat's cover of Folsom Prison Blues

Ænema

12-04-2005, 10:15 PM

Axle Rose covered, or sung Bohemian Rhapsody and it sucked so much I turned the computer off. Shit, complete shit.

Tucker1616

12-04-2005, 11:19 PM

Oh yeah I've forgot Hilary Duff- My Generation (The Who)

Damn you producers who chose her to do that song, damn you :banghead:

crazybeautiful

12-05-2005, 03:04 PM

Good- Me First & the Gimme Gimmes -Rocketman- Elton John
Horrible - Shakira- Dude Looks Like a Lady- Aerosmith

GNR Fan

12-05-2005, 04:27 PM

The absolute worst cover I have heard would have to be Linkin Park trying to cover Sweet Child O' Mine. The first time I heard that I cringed. I could not believe what I was hearing.

Michelle_PR

12-08-2005, 07:31 AM

Axle Rose covered, or sung Bohemian Rhapsody and it sucked so much I turned the computer off. Shit, complete shit.

Actually, Elton John sang most of that cover, *Axl* just sang like the last 3 verses or something.

Best Cover for me would be Guns n' Roses - Live and let die, originally Paul Mccartney I believe. oh and the aforementioned Bohemian Rhapsody cover.

Worst would have to be Imagine- Perfect Circle, completely butchered the song. I read that Blink 182 did a cover of Imagine and Aaron Carter too. Haven't heard it but it probably sucks considering they suck.
Also I think Motley Crue re-recorded Home Sweet Home and totally killed it although I'm not sure it was really them but it did sound like Vince.
Also Sheryl Crow's Sweet Child O' Mine. It makes me want to punch her in the face.

FashiOnistA

12-08-2005, 07:32 AM

Foo Fighters rendition of Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.

Casey

12-08-2005, 02:32 PM

Best: Tori Amos covering Smells Like Teen Spirit

Worst: Word Up-Korn. I hate the band and that's enough for me.

panzratak

12-08-2005, 03:26 PM

I did not know she covered that song. Was it as bad as Sheryl Crow's version of "Sweet Child o' Mine"

swchblade34

12-08-2005, 03:39 PM

Worst cover = any cover on itunes trying to do metallica.:banghead:

yea, i bought nothing else matters thinkin it was by metallica, but at the bottom it said "a tribute" so i got some gay song by some homo whos actually lik an actor in real life

Ænema

12-08-2005, 09:02 PM

Good: Landslide by Smashing Pumpkins

Bad: Landslide by Dixie Chicks.

god-dammit

12-12-2005, 04:27 AM

here are some good covers and samples used in rap

rap samples
apathy- it will take a seven nation army to hold us back (white stripes)
apathy- personal jesus (depece mode)
styles of beyond- be your dog (iggy pop)
the entire danger mouse album the grey album (samples beatles white album)
fort minor-s.c.o.m. (samples guns and roses)
styles of beyond-mr bitchin(the cure)
styles of beyond-pay sharona and beat it
visionaries-hindsight (queen)

rock covers
nirvana-man who sold the world (david bowie)
dropkick murphys-fortunate son (ccr)
dropkick murphys-its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll (acdc)
any of me first and the gimme gimmes albums
rise against-anyway you want it
thrice-eleanor rigby (beatles)
get up kids-close to me(the cure)

there are so more i could think of but i dont have all my mp3 on my computer to look at

peace out and enjoy

pill popper

12-15-2005, 02:30 PM

Best: SRV'S - Voodo Chile

i don't have a worst

xylicon

12-15-2005, 02:37 PM

Urge Overkill did an excellent cover of Neil Diamond's Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

Pat The Baker

12-15-2005, 02:53 PM

Dolly Parton covered, no, butchered Stairway To Heaven. It was a down home redneck jam. It had banjos and everything, bullshit.

Pretty much everything Van Halen touched turned to gold. Above all though:
You Really Got Me, which was done by the Kinks. I heard that they cut the paper stuff on the speakers to get a distorted tone, it really didn't do much.

blackskall

12-15-2005, 05:37 PM

I thought KoRn covered "one" pretty well. Did Avril Lavinge really make a cover for "Chop Suey" by S.O.A.D?

pill popper

12-15-2005, 06:03 PM

temp100

12-15-2005, 07:51 PM

Urge Overkill did an excellent cover of Neil Diamond's Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
Overkill is one of my fav thrash metal bands. I like their cover of Motorhead's Overkill as well.

I thought KoRn covered "one" pretty well. Did Avril Lavinge really make a cover for "Chop Suey" by S.O.A.D?
Yes, Avril Lavigne did butcher Chop Suey. She also butchered Metallica's Fuel.

[DX]

12-15-2005, 08:22 PM

Probably one of the most popular cover songs for its time was Blue Monday - Orgy.

Evereybodies heard that song, despite the band is VERY unnnoticed. אּ

Snoop916

12-15-2005, 08:53 PM

Best-Tuesday's Gone by Metallica.
Worst-Behind Blue Eyes done (horribly) by Limp Bizkit.
(sorry if these have been posted)

VampiricYouth

12-16-2005, 05:14 AM

Best - Katatonia - Nightmares By The Sea

Worst - Serpent's Aria - Born In A Burial Gown

h4z4rd

12-16-2005, 06:53 AM

The other day I heard My Chemical Romance's cover of Astro Zombies by Misfits, and it made me completely disgusted. Easily the worst cover besides Avril's butchering of Chop Suey by SOAD.

cd_baum

12-16-2005, 02:31 PM

George Michael's Faith covered by Limp Bizkit was some bullshit. When it came out, everyone I knew liked it and bought it. I lost a lot of friends.

Orgy doing Blue Monday was well produced.

Mad World done by Gary Jules on the Donnie Darko soundtrack is pretty incredible.

Britney Spears covering the Rolling Stones with (I can't get no) Satisfaction was horrible, as is her originals.

Jimi Hendrix covering Dylan's All Along the Watchtower is ace.

blackskall

12-16-2005, 08:54 PM

Yes, Avril Lavigne did butcher Chop Suey. She also butchered Metallica's Fuel.[/QUOTE]

What a retarded bitch, nobody could make a cover for S.O.A.D!
It makes it even worse because shes a stupid "Punk Rock Girl" so they said, like I said she retarded.

Takeoff

12-16-2005, 08:58 PM

JMac453

12-16-2005, 09:01 PM

Any cover done by New Found Glory is AWFUL...I hate that band with a passion.

Best Cover: I don't know

LOL @ Avril Lavigne trying to cover "Chop Suey"...stupid Canuck...Just playin'...Canadians are cool...:uhoh:

ziggy

12-18-2005, 01:54 AM

come together - aerosmith = one of the best

worst = some rap group covering crazy train

i actually lost respect for aerosmith for covering that because they played it exactly note for note adding nothing to the song and on top of that they put it on their best of.

temp100

12-18-2005, 02:04 AM

definitely...first thing I thought when I saw this thread was Gary Jules and Mad World...

other than that Dispatched's version of Final Countdown...
Yeah, Mad World is a great song - but so sad.

MattyB

12-18-2005, 02:24 AM

Yeah, Mad World by Gary Jules was such a beautiful cover. Me personally I dig all the Met covers. Bad covers, would have to be all of the covers from the tribute to any band on the Mtv tribute show. Ugh.