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25 June 2007

100 Worst Cover Songs Agree? Disagree?→[More:]I think Jessica Simpson's cover of "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" should have been much higher on the list. And I like some of the songs on this list.

post by: sisterhavana at: 22:02 | 18 comments

Some of these songs sound so awful. I want to hear these:
"You Shook Me All Night Long" by Celine Dion
"My Generation" by Hillary Duff
"Tainted Love" by Pussycat Dolls

77. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston- Say WHAT? That's the famous version of that song. And it rules.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 25 June | 22:08

Lil' Romeo, 3LW and Nick Cannon - Parents Just Don't Understand

posted by box 25 June | 22:11

I quite like the Joan Jett cover of "Crimson and Clover", and I recall enjoying Joss Stone's take on "Fell In Love With A ~~Girl~~ Boy", though it's been awhile since I heard it. And I would have moved Whitney up to the top ten, at least. Sorry, TPS. Different strokes, etc.

As for the rest of the list, I haven't heard something like 98% of it and can't be arsed to play them all now.

posted by bmarkey 25 June | 22:23

There should be a specific word to describe when a talentless and uncreative modern performer manages to bribe some greedy washed-up fuddy-duddy into making an appearance on a horrid remake of their song. The Retrocrush folks catch the Puffy/Jimmy Page one, but there are a million others.

Run-DMC f Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Puff Daddy etc. and Sting (at the VMAs) - I'll Be Missing You
Janet Jackson f Q-Tip and Joni Mitchell - Got Til It's Gone
Janet, again, w/Missy Elliott and Carly Simon - Son of a Gun
Lil Kim - In the Air Tonight
Eminem and Elton John - Stan (not a precise fit, but figured I'd throw it in)

posted by box 25 June | 22:35

Hmm. Should've read the whole thing before I wrote that.

posted by box 25 June | 22:46

Lots of stuff from awards shows and benefit concerts and soundtracks and like that. What a bunch of trainwrecks.

Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Pink and Missy Elliott - Lady Marmalade
Amy Winehouse and Charlotte Church - Beat It

posted by box 25 June | 22:57

There was no Wing. And they completely missed some of the best bad covers ever put to vinyl.

posted by miss lynnster 25 June | 23:04

Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Pink and Missy Elliott - Lady Marmalade.

The Shrieking Skanky Harridans of Hell.

posted by arse_hat 25 June | 23:39

I like that Lady Marmalade cover.

posted by seanyboy 26 June | 02:43

Plus Mya is awesome. I'm very happy you left her off the list arse_hat.

posted by seanyboy 26 June | 02:45

You've got to be careful with covers, really. Even if the original was kind of rubbish, it'll always be preferable to purists.

*shrug*

Music is the most subjective thing in the world, followed closely by food.

posted by chuckdarwin 26 June | 04:35

77. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston- Say WHAT? That's the famous version of that song. And it rules.

Um, no. Dolly Parton did it first and much better than the crackhead lady.

posted by jonmc 26 June | 06:21

(also, Winger's cover of "Purple Haze" needs to be shot on sight)

posted by jonmc 26 June | 06:22

#23 "Crimson and Clover" by Joan Jett

Oh man, I love that version.

posted by octothorpe 26 June | 06:53

yeh jonmc: when Dolly sings it, it sounds like a love song. When Whitney sings it, it sounds like a deaththreat or possibly cats, being mangled by angry children, I can never decide.

posted by crush-onastick 26 June | 13:56

A large percentage of the original songs suck, too.

"Come On Eileen" really needs a comma in the title.

posted by kirkaracha 26 June | 16:37

ha!

posted by taz 26 June | 16:39

Kind of the flip side of this would be a list of songs that need great cover versions. Crappy synth-pop remakes of "Venus" and "I Think We're Alone Now" were hits in the '80s, but could be great power pop remakes.

posted by kirkaracha 26 June | 16:42

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