Covers that were popular that you think sucked

[julius]

or were just really really bad covers.

I don't mean like some hill-billy singing a song on youtube, I mean an actual produced video, from a real singer.

I hate the way he starts the song, that style of singing is like fingernails on the chalkboard.

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here is the real song, although not the video for it (the sound quality from that one stunk).
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[Denny Crane]

How about the reverse?

Yes did an amazing cover of Simon & Garfunkel's America.

Yes:
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Simon and Garfunkel:
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[maxiep]

The worst cover song of all time is a tie:

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[BlazerWookee]

Think so, Maxie?

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[BlazerWookee]

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[Nate4Prez]

Not even a contest

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[drexlersdad]

the ataris boys of summer.

didnt know there could be a worse song than the original.

double suck

 

[Buzz Killington]

The Aerosmith Cover of "Give Peace a Chance" was an abomination.
It was on the Save Darfur album which did cover songs of Lennon songs. The Black Eyed Peas was similiarly shitty.

 

[ABM]

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[maxiep]

Think so, Maxie?

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To be fair, I thought that song sucked when Europe did the original version.

 

[MARIS61]

In fairness to Shatner:

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[44Thrilla]

[video=youtube;9Ei_FJWHXys]

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[PapaG]

One of the greatest electronic songs of all time turned into this steaming pile of crap.

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One of the many "original" versions by New Order

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[Denny Crane]

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Hey now. Hey hey ... hey hey hey.

I think this qualifies as a cover.

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