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]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE9AszEXTtk[/video] here is the real song, although not the video for it (the sound quality from that one stunk). [video=youtube;Mj7SD9BPwcU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj7SD9BPwcU[/video]
How about the reverse? Yes did an amazing cover of Simon & Garfunkel's America. Yes: [video=youtube;lS2FUW7UkR0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS2FUW7UkR0[/video] Simon and Garfunkel: [video=youtube;Od66bhNzBtE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od66bhNzBtE[/video]
The worst cover song of all time is a tie: [video=youtube;d-Yrg9xNSS0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-Yrg9xNSS0&feature=related[/video] [video=youtube;ljuyOFLs5-M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljuyOFLs5-M[/video]
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.
[video=youtube;D-yy2URAYqU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU[/video] [video=youtube;A7F2X3rSSCU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7F2X3rSSCU[/video]
In fairness to Shatner: [video=youtube;w_Rqj7TqSlM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Rqj7TqSlM&feature=fvw[/video] [video=youtube;Tk57tQmRw70]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk57tQmRw70[/video] [video=youtube;W69_mV57-_0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69_mV57-_0&feature=related[/video]
One of the greatest electronic songs of all time turned into this steaming pile of crap. [video=youtube;dKm8G9Z8ik4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKm8G9Z8ik4[/video] One of the many "original" versions by New Order [video=youtube;NJN_vgyx74M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJN_vgyx74M[/video]
Hey now. Hey hey ... hey hey hey. I think this qualifies as a cover. [video=youtube;DrFW2aYHVR8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrFW2aYHVR8[/video]