Posted in: Musicouching by Videomark on March 17th, 2010 | 6 Comments
Many singers do wonderful song remakes. Some of my favorite songs are remakes of older songs. A few singers had made some terrible cover songs. Sometimes the singer will tackle a song that just doesn’t fit their vocal range. Their managers should tell them to stay away from certain songs. Here are 10 cover songs that were big mistakes.
Celine Dion
You Shook Me All Night Long
Celine Dion has a good voice but she should stick to what she does best. No one buys the fact that she can be a rocker. Go back to sinking ships.
Dolly Parton
Crimson & Clover
Some singers have a good voice but they pick the wrong songs. This is a perfect example. Dolly’s voice just doesn’t fit this song. Somebody should have been honest with her when she recorded this.
Tom Jones
Kiss
The legendary crooner seems like a fish out of water on this song. Stay away from Prince songs. They are just too quirky.
I Love Rock And Roll
Britney Spears
I will never believe that Brittney Spears loves rock and roll. Her version is transparent and fluffy. The exact opposite of what this song should be.
Pat Boone
Stairway To Heaven
The album cover says it all. Pat Boone may be inserting a little tongue in cheek but this is embarrassing. Don’t touch the classics.
Paul Anka
Eyes Without A Face
Although this is not the worst cover I’ve heard, I still can’t approve of anyone besides Billy Idol doing this. The amazing part is that he also did “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on the same album. We can only hope that he stays away from gangsta rap.
Madonna
American Pie
This also falls under the category of “don’t touch the classics”. Apparently she doesn’t realize how many people laughed when they heard this.
Jim Carrey
I Am The Walrus
Jim Carrey actually has a decent voice and has made decent covers in the past. He apparently thinks that just because this is a bizarre song, he can sink to his usual state of buffoonery. Listen to the Oasis version instead.
Johnny Cash
In My Life
I like Johnny Cash but this song did not work for him. His deep voice needs a little more up-tempo song. We can only breathe a sigh of relief that he did not go any further into the Beatles catalogue.
Sid Vicious
My Way
I saved the worst for last. This abomination must have taken years off of Frank Sinatra’s life. Sid’s irreverence and shrieking is painful for all but the most hardcore fans. Elvis did a good job on his re-make, but Sid absolutely trashed this version.
vaughanh March 17th, 2010 at 7:03 am
Good post. There aren’t many cover songs that are as good as or even better than the originals. There seems to be so many of them about these days too.
diamondpoet March 17th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Good post, I agree with vaughanh.
zoeyclark March 17th, 2010 at 11:02 am
So cool. I was going to do a post of worst covers and you beat me to it. I absolutely detest Celine Dion. But the absolute worst is Britney Spears. I nearly had a heart attack! Poor Joan Jett.
Might I also add Under the Bridge cover by All Saints? Awful.
Videomark March 17th, 2010 at 11:43 am
Sorry about that Zoeyclark. I stumbled upon these on Youtube and decided I must share my pain with the world.
8Shei8 March 17th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Made me smile. Some of them actually are not that bad =)
zoeyclark April 2nd, 2010 at 9:40 am
By the way, I wrote about my 3 favorite covers and linked here since the worst covers had already been done by you. You might want to give it a look;)