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.

[video=youtube;cE9AszEXTtk]

here is the real song, although not the video for it (the sound quality from that one stunk).
[video=youtube;Mj7SD9BPwcU]

 

[Denny Crane]

How about the reverse?

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

Yes:
[video=youtube;lS2FUW7UkR0]

Simon and Garfunkel:
[video=youtube;Od66bhNzBtE]

 

[maxiep]

The worst cover song of all time is a tie:

[video=youtube;d-Yrg9xNSS0]

[video=youtube;ljuyOFLs5-M]

 

[BlazerWookee]

Think so, Maxie?

[video=youtube;jOZXz-pdiBQ]

 

[BlazerWookee]

[video=youtube;_d7-2wooB9g]

 

[Nate4Prez]

Not even a contest

[video=youtube;MlxVvOeoz6I]

 

[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]

[video=youtube;D-yy2URAYqU]

[video=youtube;A7F2X3rSSCU]

 

[maxiep]

Think so, Maxie?

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

 

[MARIS61]

In fairness to Shatner:

[video=youtube;w_Rqj7TqSlM]

[video=youtube;Tk57tQmRw70]

[video=youtube;W69_mV57-_0]

 

[44Thrilla]

[video=youtube;9Ei_FJWHXys]

 

[PapaG]

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

[video=youtube;dKm8G9Z8ik4]

One of the many "original" versions by New Order

[video=youtube;NJN_vgyx74M]

 

[Denny Crane]

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

I think this qualifies as a cover.

[video=youtube;DrFW2aYHVR8]