A$$holes ruining songs

MsQuinn · 18-04-2015 12:24AM #1

Just heard a cover version of the Jam's "That's Entertainment" on one of Channels.

Little delicate voice trying to make it into a lulaby.

She pissed me off.

petrolcan · 18-04-2015 12:31AM

Get over it.

Dozer Dave · 18-04-2015 12:34AM

Very fancy having all those channels op.

MarkAnthony · 18-04-2015 12:36AM

Ruu · 18-04-2015 12:36AM

Only have the wireless here at home.

Turtyturd · 18-04-2015 12:42AM

I liked The Jam when they were The Strawberries.

efb · 18-04-2015 12:44AM

MsQuinn wrote: »

Just heard a cover version of the Jam's "That's Entertainment" on one of Channels.

Little delicate voice trying to make it into a lulaby.

She pissed me off.

All those raw accapella versions can go shyte

MarkAnthony · 18-04-2015 12:47AM

I want to kill these people.

Eugene Norman · 18-04-2015 12:49AM

It's terrible the way when people cover songs you can't ever listen to the original again because it's banned.

bodice ripper · 18-04-2015 12:51AM

That cover of of Comfortably Numb should have landed the Scissor Sisters in The Hague.

bodice ripper · 18-04-2015 12:52AM

And Nouvelle Vague can **** aaallllllll the way off.

Bongalongherb · 18-04-2015 01:02AM

In some cases, some people make it sound better or more perfect to the original...

I have to say, this guy's fingers made me see double on the solo part...

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

:eek:

Diemos · 18-04-2015 01:06AM

I genuinely don't know which is worse.......

RedemptionZ · 18-04-2015 01:11AM

Meh, let em at it. Most YouTube covers of songs are just an attempt at imitating the original as opposed to trying to put their own spin on it, but then most people are unoriginal so it's not exactly surprising.

I'd prefer someone to try to make the song different and for it to be ****e than some generic guitar player with an almost non specific voice it's that generic. I mean I probably won't listen to either of the covers, but I'd respect the person who tried and failed rather than the one who played it safe

Call Me Jimmy · 18-04-2015 01:31AM

My house was ruined in a fire but then I realised it was just a similar house

18-04-2015 02:34AM

bodice ripper wrote: »

That cover of of Comfortably Numb should have landed the Scissor Sisters in The Hague.

I thought it was pretty brave, and different enough from the original to merit being done.

Far too many covers now are the same, as the OP noted a young delicate voice slowing down a classic, very often just an acoustic - there's almost a formula for covers. They threw the kitchen sink at Comfortably Numb.

efb · 18-04-2015 02:44AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I thought it was pretty brave, and different enough from the original to merit being done.

Far too many covers now are the same, as the OP noted a young delicate voice slowing down a classic, very often just an acoustic - there's almost a formula for covers. They threw the kitchen sink at Comfortably Numb.

Yeah its the R1 Live Lounge Formula of covers.

SS camped up comfortably numb.

Many of Honour butchered by X Factor has been was an abomination

efb · 18-04-2015 02:47AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRk5Gjl_cAg

everlast75 · 18-04-2015 07:09AM

thought this was a thread about Pitbull

GerB40 · 18-04-2015 07:19AM

Diemos wrote: »

I genuinely don't know which is worse.......

<shudders>

I listened to around 5 seconds of that Chop Suey cover and it sounded far far worse than I thought it would. Her incoherent rambling of 'Wekkup, baddaliddadunalilla mekkup" will haunt me for a while...

evolving_doors · 18-04-2015 07:32AM

MsQuinn wrote: »

Just heard a cover version of the Jam's "That's Entertainment" on one of Channels.

Little delicate voice trying to make it into a lulaby.

She pissed me off.

Totally agree OP ever since 'cornflake girl' did a Nirvana cover, people have a being going crazy for this inane excuse for music.

Typical format:
Slow version
Solo Piano (guitar is even more melancholic)
Breathy voice
Almost crying

I hope it ends soon and people do proper re-interpretations. Somebody that I used to know- by walk off the earth was a proper cover/re-interpretation.

18-04-2015 07:45AM

Gebgbegb wrote: »

Totally agree OP ever since 'cornflake girl' did a Nirvana cover, people have a being going crazy for this inane excuse for music.

Typical format:
Slow version
Solo Piano (guitar is even more melancholic)
Breathy voice
Almost crying

I hope it ends soon and people do proper re-interpretations. Somebody that I used to know- by walk off the earth was a proper cover/re-interpretation.

Spot on. I presume a lot of it comes from that whole young girl on X Factor breathes some AC/DC number into a mic on the rock out episode. Ads are another one where you hear them all the time.

Another brave one like Scissors Sisters, though maybe so much a cover, they just stole whole chunks of Marc Cohen's "Walking in Memphis". But always loved the way SUAD did Raving I'm Raving...

http://youtu.be/VvqWtoa-Lfs

deise08 · 18-04-2015 08:02AM

Jesus Christ.
system of a down should have her arrested for that!!!!

hidinginthebush · 18-04-2015 08:11AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c745E7T_Wvg

This has become the default open mic version of this since since.

Anesthetize · 18-04-2015 08:15AM

I normally utterly despise cover bands and tribute bands, but Nouvelle Vague do have some really good covers. Their version of No One Knows by QOTSA is nearly better than the original.

Sever Tomorrow · 18-04-2015 08:17AM

GerB40 wrote: »

I listened to around 5 seconds of that Chop Suey cover and it sounded far far worse than I thought it would. Her incoherent rambling of 'Wekkup, baddaliddadunalilla mekkup" will haunt me for a while...

Check out the Richard Cheese lounge\swing version. It's brilliant.

18-04-2015 09:10AM

I always hated the Amy Winehouse cover version of 'Valerie'.

The Zutons version was the best and always will be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3xpmfJp0Xc

biko · 18-04-2015 09:16AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9imXrBK5iX8

This is considered a bad cover but I think it's better than the original*

*you heard me

18-04-2015 09:17AM

It can work amazingly well or absolutely terribly. The one song I can think of that does the latter is Ben Howard's cover of "Call me maybe"

18-04-2015 09:30AM

This one cracks me up. A cover of the Dr. Dre/Snoop classic:

Wang King · 18-04-2015 09:39AM

biko wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9imXrBK5iX8

This is considered a bad cover but I think it's better than the original*

*you heard me

Opinions are normally just that, they are neither right nor wrong...... But in your case we'll make an exception.... Give yourself a tap of the banhammer

Yamanoto · 18-04-2015 11:03AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH3x1PSYcm8

How Soon Is Now · 18-04-2015 11:29AM

biko wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9imXrBK5iX8

This is considered a bad cover but I think it's better than the original*

*you heard me

Ah here!

The other fella · 18-04-2015 11:35AM

Johnny Cash or Nine Inch Nails version of "Hurt"? The NIN original for me...

DEFTLEFTHAND · 18-04-2015 11:46AM

The other fella wrote: »

Johnny Cash or Nine Inch Nails version of "Hurt"? The NIN original for me...

Are you calling Johnny Cash an asshole?

The other fella · 18-04-2015 11:51AM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Are you calling Johnny Cash an asshole?

NO!

Didnt mean it like that haha

Rough Sleeper · 18-04-2015 12:00PM

bodice ripper wrote: »

That cover of of Comfortably Numb should have landed the Scissor Sisters in The Hague.

I thought the cover was delightfully bent, and I think the album as a whole will go down as a minor modern-day classic.

The other fella · 18-04-2015 12:04PM

Cringe!!

retro:electro · 18-04-2015 12:22PM

Ellie Goulding completely murdered Hosier's 'Take me to Church'. The cheek of the little gremlin to think she could even go there

Ranchu · 18-04-2015 12:31PM

anna080 wrote: »

Ellie Goulding completely murdered Hosier's 'Take me to Church'. The cheek of the little gremlin to think she could even go there

How to make bland blander?

glynf · 18-04-2015 12:37PM

The other fella wrote: »

Johnny Cash or Nine Inch Nails version of "Hurt"? The NIN original for me...

That's one of the few exceptions, its a song about addiction and Cash lived it so did it justice. IIRC he was a speed fiend and at one stage was driven so demented he went to die in a cave.

Adyx · 18-04-2015 12:51PM

glynf wrote: »

That's one of the few exceptions, its a song about addiction and Cash lived it so did it justice. IIRC he was a speed fiend and at one stage was driven so demented he went to die in a cave.

Cash's version was far too self-pitying. The NIN version isn't a plea for pity, it's about being a disgusting person undeserving of pity. That's my take on the two versions anyway.

18-04-2015 01:03PM

Adyx wrote: »

Cash's version was far too self-pitying. The NIN version isn't a plea for pity, it's about being a disgusting person undeserving of pity. That's my take on the two versions anyway.

Johnny Cash also murdered Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus.

It was just...awful.

Capt'n Midnight · 18-04-2015 01:14PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vte4HUoRDSI

this is just so wrong

tadcan · 18-04-2015 01:22PM

efb wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRk5Gjl_cAg

Wow, I didn't even cop what the song was a cover of and just enjoyed it.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned that song murdering bastard Ronan Keating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daAG5JfNNFQ