100 Worst Cover Songs

[Astra]

According to retroCRUSH (http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2007/badcovers/index.html) (who left out two numbers when they made the list)
100. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by Bill Cosby
99. "AMERICAmerican Pie" by The Brady Bunch Kids
98. "Fubktown" by Pseudo Echo
97. "Orange Colored Sky" by Burt Ward
96. "Kashimir" by Puff Daddy
95. "Rockin In The Free World" by Eddie Vedder and Bono
94. "It Ain't Me Babe" by Sebastian Cabot
93. "I Am The Walrus" by Jim Carrey
92. "She Bangs" by William Hung
91. "Sympathy For The Devil" Natalie Merchant
90. "Personal Jesus" by Marilyn Manson
89. "Have You Seen Her?" by MC Hammer
88. "Twist and Shout" by Mae West
87. "If I Had A Hammer" by Leonard Nimoy
86. "Satisfaction" by Justine Bateman
85. "These Boots Were Made For Walkin'" by Jessica Simpson
84. "All By Myself" by Celine Dion
83. "Mrs. Robinson" by The Lemonheads
82. "Give A Little Bit" by The Goo Goo Dolls
80. "Ballroom Blitz" by Tia Carrere
79. "Walking In LA" by Traci Lords
78. "You Keep Me Hanging On" by Vanilla Fudge
77. "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
76. "Proud Mary" by Nashville Country Singers
75. "Purple Haze" by Winger
74. "Heroes" by The Wallflowers
73. "Faith" by Limp Bizkit
72. "Landslide" by The Dixie Chicks
71. "Papa Don't Preach" by Kelly Osbourne
70. "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris
69. "We Will Rock You" by 5ive
67. "Come On Eileen" by Save Ferris
66. "Solsbury Hill" by Sarah McLaughlin
65. "You Really Got Me" by Sanjaya Malakar
64. "Tainted Love" by Pussycat Dolls
63. The entire "In A Metal Mood" album by Pat Boone
62. "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" TinyTim
61. "Saturday Night's Alright" by Nickleback
60. "Downtown" Mrs. Miller
59. "Dancing In The Street" by The Grateful Dead
58. "You're So Vain" by Jack Klugman and Tony Randall
57. "Heaven" by DJ Sammy
56. "I'll Melt With You" by Bowling For Soup
55. "It's My Life" by No Doubt
54. "Slow Hand" by Conway Twitty
53. "Supersonic" by Fergie
52. "When You Wish Upon A Star" by Gene Simmons
51. "The Tide Is High" by Atomic Kitten
50. "Close To You" by Wing
49. "More Than This" by 10,000 Maniacs
48. "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" by Paris Hilton
47. "Any Christmas Song"
by Manheim Steamroller or Trans-Siberian Orchestra
46. "Dirty Laundry" by Lisa Marie Presley
45. "Another Brick in the Wall" by Korn
44. "Fell In Love With a Girl" by Joss Stone
43. "I Saw Her Standing There" by Kids Incorporated
42. "Mississippi Queen" by Sam Kinison
41. "Gone Daddy Gone" by Gnarls Barkley
40. "Land of Confusion" Disturbed
39. "Don't Fear The Reaper" by Heaven 17
38. "Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird" by Will To Power
37. "Cat's In The Cradle" by Ugly Kid Joe
36. "I Got You Babe" by UB40 and Chrissie Hynde
35. "Edge of Seventeen" by Lindsay Lohan
34. "Helter Skelter" by U2
33. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Tori Amos
32. "I'm A Believer" by Smashmouth
31. "Sweet Child of Mine" by Sheryl Crow
30. "Satisfaction" by Vanilla Ice
29. "True Colors" by Phil Collins
28. "Blue Monday" by Orgy
27. "Walk This Way" by Girls Aloud/The Sugababes
26. "Unforgettable" by Natalie Cole
25. "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay" by Michael Bolton
24. "Bringing On The Heartbreak" by Mariah Carey
23. "Crimson and Clover" by Joan Jett
22. "My Generation" by Hillary Duff
21. "Live and Let Die" by Guns and Roses
20. "Locomotion" by Kylie Minogue
19. "Float On" by Kidz Bop
18. "Love Song" by 311
17. "Under The Bridge" by All Saints
16. "Chop Suey!" by Avril Lavigne
15. "You Shook Me All Night Long" by Celine Dion
14. "Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton
13. "Candle In The Wind 1997" by Elton John
12. " 911 Is A Joke" by Duran Duran
11. "I Love Rock and Roll" by Britney Spears
10. "Piece of My Heart" by Faith Hill
9. "Downtown Train" by Rod Stewart
8. "The Greatest Love of All" by Kevin Rowland
7. "Ring of Fire" by Olivia Newton John
6. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by ODB and Macy Gray
5. "American Pie" by Madonna
4. "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit
3. "Stairway to Heaven" by Dolly Parton
2. "Every Breath You Take" Puff Daddy
1. "Layla (Unplugged)" by Eric ClaptonPersonally I find some of the stuff out of the 20s and 30s to be far worse than the top 10... and if you're going to include ONE KidzBop song, you might as well include them all.

[fuzzis]

:laugh:

I like some of those songs.

[EricStratton]

Let us not forget every song that Michael Bolton butchered in his prime....

[pinkytuscadero]

Let us not forget every song that Michael Bolton butchered in his prime....


You're not kidding! I'm glad someone else feels that way. I tried to drown myself after someone played the cassette by the Mark III pool!:ms:

[EricStratton]

someone played the cassette by the Mark III pool!

HA HA....that sentence, in itself, is hilarious!!!

[wilebill]

Now you have some perfect examples of how drugs can make otherwise sensible people do stupid things.

[ComputerDude]

"3. "Stairway to Heaven" by Dolly Parton"

Who in the HELL let Dolly Parton do Stairway?
That's just wrong on soo many levels.

[Engelbert Humperdinck]

64. "Tainted Love" by Pussycat Dolls


I'm at a loss for words.

[Imapepper]

#63.....Come on now, was that for real?:smt118

[ComputerDude]

#63.....Come on now, was that for real?:smt118Oh yeah. He made an appearance on the MTV Video Awards years ago to promote the album, all dressed in leather complete with stick-on tattoos.

[jmb]

Oh yeah. He made an appearance on the MTV Video Awards years ago to promote the album, all dressed in leather complete with stick-on tattoos.

That was hilarious! I tend to think more of cashmere than leather when I think of Pat Boone. :-D

[dollfus46]

According to retroCRUSH (http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2007/badcovers/index.html) (who left out two numbers when they made the list)
Personally I find some of the stuff out of the 20s and 30s to be far worse than the top 10... and if you're going to include ONE KidzBop song, you might as well include them all.


I don't understand. Some of the songs are knock-outs but who are the artists?

[dollfus46]

That was hilarious! I tend to think more of cashmere than leather when I think of Pat Boone. :-D
Cashmere sweaters and lace panties.

[Imapepper]

What is wrong with "You Keep Me Hanging On" by Vanilla Fudge. I absolutely loved that song when I was a teen. I knew all the words by heart! Mercy, I am getting old.:smt086

[Hermione]

I don't understand. Some of the songs are knock-outs but who are the artists?

Mike, I think that's the whole point of the list -- it's not the song, it's who's doing it.

[dollfus46]

What is wrong with "You Keep Me Hanging On" by Vanilla Fudge. I absolutely loved that song when I was a teen. I knew all the words by heart! Mercy, I am getting old.:smt086

As it appears to me Imapepper, these are great hits sung by other artists than the one who made the song a hit. As a consequence, they all butchered the original.