Covers that are WORSE than the original
Will Young - Light My Fire (cover version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdf2rxf0v60
The Doors - Light My Fire (original)
Donna Summer state of independence. Jon and vangelis state of Independence
steve_1979, you're spot on, but they are glaringly obvious if you look at the calibre of artist involved.
Here's 2 more that are glaringly obvious:
Itchycoo Park - Small Faces / M People
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks / Cathy Dennis
Matt Cardle - When we Collide (AKA Many of Horror by Biffy Clyro)
Disturbed - Land of Confusion (Genesis)
Limp Bizkit - Faith (George Michael)
Every Version of Do They Know It's Christmas after the original.
Noel Gallagher did a cover of Slade's 'Merry Christmas Everybody'. Sounds so grim.
Paul Young covered Crowded House's 'Don't Dream It's Over'. Nondescript.
'Wonderwall' by Mike Flowers. Complete joke.
Limp Bizkit - Behind blue eyes. (The Who)
original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfuWXRZe9yA
cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEGI9NbH-mk
Too many to list, IMHO most covers are worse.
Limp Bizkit - Behind blue eyes. (The Who)
original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfuWXRZe9yA
cover
Urgh! I see what you mean.
Limp Bizkit do some great thrashy music but they don't know how to convey the deep emotional feelings that a song like 'Behind blue eyes' should have.
Yes, I think that was the idea.
To stay on-topic, I'd say any John Williams movie soundtrack: it's like playing 'Spot the nicked bit'
Oasis - Heroes
As bad as covers get
Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi
Poor cover: Counting Crows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU
Original: Joni Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94bdMSCdw20
Bob Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone
Poor cover: The Rolling Stones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRYokc3VBC4
Original: Bob Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3mAX5xdxo
Off-topic, two covers that are better than the original
Bob Dylan's All Along The Watchtower
Good cover: Jimi Hendrix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_L4RtU1iRg
Original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YanjY9CsPDQ
Modest Mouse's Tiny Cities made of Ashes
Good cover (actually a complete different song): Sun Kil Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLvbb8RYRds
Original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EA5b3FNI4w
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There's already another thread for 'covers that are better than the original'. So this thread is for covers that are WORSE than the original.
First nomination:
Maroon 5 - Lets Stay Together (cover version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq4SJBE4L5A
Al Green - Let's stay together (original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW8qQAe0EcA
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