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.
"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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"American Pie" - Madonna
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"My Generation" - Hilary Duff
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"It's My Life" - No Doubt
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"Video Killed The Radio Star" - The Presidents of the United States of America
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"Walk this Way" - Macy Gray
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"Another Brick in the Wall" - Korn
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"I'm A Believer" - Smash Mouth
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"Satisfaction" - Britney Spears
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"Sweet Child O Mine" - Sheryl Crowe
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"Big Yellow Taxi" - Counting Crows
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"911 Is a Joke" - Duran Duran
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"Anarchy in the UK" - Motley Crue
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"Behind Blue Eyes" - Limp Bizkit
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"Feel Like Making Love" - Kid Rock
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"Dock of the Bay" - Michael Bolton
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"And It Stoned Me" - Bob Dylan
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