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The 20 Worst Cover Songs in Pop Music History
Covering other people's material is a mainstay in pop music. Why bother taking the time to write an original song when you can just recycle somebody else's hit, redo it with an acoustic guitar (or, if it's an acoustic song, with an electric guitar) and generate the same result? But it doesn't always work out as planned, especially if you don't bother to figure out what made the original song popular in the first place (or in the case of our #1 choice, even bother to learn the damn lyrics first). Below, 20 great songs that received sound butcherings by artists who should've known better. A lot better. 20
"You Shook Me All Night Long" - Celine Dion and Anastasia
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"Downtown Train" - Rod Stewart
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"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - Guns N Roses
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"Demolition Man" - Manfred Mann
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why do modern artists feel the need to take their rage at their own mediocrity out on poor, defenseless The Who songs?
WAIT!!!!!!!!...What about the DUFF SISTERS...You know ...the "OUR LIPS ARE SEALED"...????????
Counting Crows should not be on here...the remake is way better...oh and that punk band that did the Titanic song should take it's place
Wait...I don't get it why did "it's my life make the list" it's an awesome song.W/e I guess it's just a differ in opinions
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that GnR's version of KoHD is better than Dylan's original. Some other god-awful covers that belong there would be Panic! at the Disco destroying Karma Police, The Sundays killing Wild Horses, and Bowie's retarded cover of Alabama Song.
Kevin Hill, You categorized GNR as pop by adding them to this list, which is almost unforgivable. And though Sympathy was horrible, LaLD and KoHD were very good covers. You may live, however, for skewering Sheryl Crow for her blasphemy.
Hillary Duff is a cunt who should die of AIDS.
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And I like Britney. Though she is a fat woman now, she is also very beautiful! waiting for her wonderful performance!
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i still hate tina turner for proud mary. fuck her
The worst cover must be I love Rock'n Roll by Britney. This chick never even heard of Rockn'n Roll.
F*** Tha Police by Bone Thugs N Harmony
One or two more more things (nect time I'll read the entire thing before I comment) Sheryl Crowe can kiss my ass and it's Vince NEIL, not Neal. Sheesh.
I cannot type/spell but you get my drift.
You're insane, Mr. Hill...GnR 's version of Knoeckin' and Sympathy kick ass. Bob Dylan is overrated as a singer (songwiting is a different thing). Let the insults begin, I don't care. Axl can do whatever he wants in my book.
what's really sad about madonna's cover of miss american pie is that that song was probably the best thing about the steaming turd that was her aptly titled movie "the next best thing." if that movie is the next best thing, i think i'll just stick with nothing at all.
im surprised fall out boys cover of mouth for war by pantera wasnt on here
Wow. I'm kind of bugged not to see Areosmith's version of "Come Together" on here, but I guess butchering a Beatles classic isn't offensive enough.
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Actually the cover of 'Behind Blue Eyes' isn't THAT bad. The video however, is.