Top 20 Worst Cover Songs Ever
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No offence to those involved, but there’s not much nuance here. For this list, we’ll be looking at song covers that really don’t measure up to the originals. Our countdown includes “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’”, and more! Any lackluster covers we missed? Drop us a comment below.
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I guess these singers choices for doing these covers are overdue
Top 20 worst rock bands ever
Jessica Simpson should have never touched "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin. She destroyed a classic with her heavy breathing and nasally singing voice.
U lost me at Panic at the Disco my dude
Could you please end the whole Mojo Music bullshit? Please? We need to leave some music for our radio stations, before they all become political bullshit factories.
Kaanye West’s cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody” is the most god-awful cover I’ve ever heard. How did it miss making this list?!
Not to mention I thought it and Cheryl Crow's Sweet Child O' Mine would be fighting for #1.
It was not eligible
@@alucard00774 How was it not eligible?
Because people mistaken his pride for talent
@@Metfan722 Because it was just performed live and not released as a single.
Celine Dion covering Shook Me All Night Long? Sheryl Crow covering Sweet child of Mine? And Kanye West's version of Bohemian Rhapsody?! You guys dropped the ball on this one!
That Celine Dion cover is like watching and listening to a drunk auntie at a wedding reception
How bout highway to hell by manson
Madonna killing American Pie
These are all horrible remakes, but can we add Mariah Carey's remake of def leppard's "bringing on the heartache" please. When I first heard her version I thought that my ears were going to bleed.
You forgot Kelly Osborne’s Papa don’t preach cover which even got a Chappell joke “Daughter don’t sing” 😂
That was excruciating!!
She didn't even have the looks to make up for her awful vocals😂
Damn, I actually like it better than the original
Putting Avril Lavigne’s “Imagine” instead of that GOD AWFUL celebrity COVID “Imagine” is a crime 🤣
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No. A Perfect Circle's version of Imagine is the worst version of Imagine. It turned it into a depressing song. The best version of Imagine is by Train the band that did Hey Soul Sister, Drive By, Play That Song, and Drops of Jupiter
"Imagine" is already an incredibly nihilistic and depressing song. It has a message of "become cookie-cutter people with no defining characteristics, history, faith, or hope and you'll be happy".
Nah. Lavigne is ALWAYS the worst.
Really didn't expect to see Panic at the Disco here. What should have been there instead was Kanye's version of Bohemian Rhapsody.
EXACTLY. I thought P!ATD's version of the song was decent.
I liked their version
I really don't agree, Brendon Urie did a great job with the IMPOSSIBLE task of covering Queen.
Ya I don’t get why this made the list when so many other shitty covers didn’t
Speaking of Queen, Panic at the Disco's and Kanye's versions of Bohemian Rhapsody were pretty crap, even though I've never heard either version, besides what Watchmojo broadcasted here. However, have you guys heard Céline Dion's version of "The Show Must Go On"? Good God, that stuff was terrible. Should have certainly made this list.
The real #1: Anything and everything by Kidz Bop
YES!
Pretty sure they could make a whole top 20 worst on that.
@@pohsibkcirrag6312 Try Top 100, considering they release a new Kidz Bop album every other week these days...
Is Kidz bop better than Justin Bieber or Rebecca Black?
Id vote Alvin and the chipmunks is worse
That Shatner cover of "Lucy In the Sky" is absolutely hilariously bad. I love it .
The first officieuze rapper....lol
Lies again? Cold Storage
First season America's Got Talent winner, Bianca Ryan's cover of "Groovin'" by The Young Rascals. Yes, it DOES exist! Some of the words were changed, she replaced. On A Sunday Afternoon with "Sunny Afternoon" and the there's a RAP section by some hip hop artist!
I think it's terrible, but at the same time it's hilarious
Elton John does a pretty good cover of it
WatchMojo: “If you’re going to cover a song, at least put your own spin on it!!”
Britney: *puts own spin on “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”
WatchMojo: “Hated it!!!”
😂😂😂😂
Also feel a bit like that with Marcus Collins (although the idea of a soul/big band cover of “Seven Nation Army” came from a French soul singer called Ben L’Oncle Soul). It’s not a good mover by any means, but I wouldn’t say it was one of the ten worst in the world...
Even Devo's was better than Britney's.
I think the stones complimented her
What about fall out boy and panic covers.
They try to be different but still being like the original but
NOPE!
Watch mojo thinks they’re the worst cover song!
Am I the only one that hate watch mojo?
Kanye's version is much worse than Panic! At The Disco's
It's so bad that they made a hilarious Hitler Reacts to it that was incredible.
I don't think it was included because Kanye didn't actually release an official cover. It was just something he did at a concert that a lot of people don't know about. At least that's my theory
@@onkeyjoesome of these entries were concert only covers too.
Jessica's version of These Boots Are Made For Walkin' was just horrendous
It was better than Nancy's
But she is so hot in that bikini and hot dance moves you can watch it over and over
@@AnonyMous-fs2gp exactly
Megadeth made the best version, Nancy's version sounds like she's tortured. Jessica made it sound erotic, Megadeth made it angry.
Nancy has great songs but These Boots is quite mediocre.
KMFDM cover of "These Boots..." was my favorite. They also did a cool cover of U2's "Mysterious Ways".
Honestly, I think that Panic! did a good job covering Bohemian Rhapsody since it’s not an easy song at all and Brendan Urie has the range for it whereas Kanye West didn’t even try
Brendon Urie did well, plus he honored the song and Queen, he wasn't trying to do it in his genre or make it his song. I guess I'm lucky I haven't heard the Kanye West version and I have no intention, just the name alone says a lot.
i absolutely love the Panic cover. I think Brendan Urie does amazing
He's very talented and did great.
Bohemian Rhapsody is not a song to be covered. Period
Ya, I was shocked that panic's made the list because it was so wonderful.
We do not disparage Mr. Urie in this house.
The rule in cover band culture.
DO NOT DO QUEEN.
Nah, do Queen, just don't make his music boring.
Even between the buried and me ?
Metallica’s Stone Cold Crazy and Blackie Lawless’ Tie Your Mother Down are pretty good.
I agree leave Queen to Freddie Mercury! Why mess with perfection! Rest in peace Sweet Freddie 💞
@@Dirk_T_13
I was about to say, Metallica did a great job with “Stone Cold Crazy.”
I'm sure I will be in the minority, but I think that any live covers are just bands showing how much they love a song by putting their on spin on it. Some of them, which or obviously produced to promote something, meh, but really if someone wants to cover a song, I think of it as a love letter to the original, be it good or bad.
I agree. Live covers really shouldn't count on this list.
No, Limp Bizkit deliberately butchered Faith as a joke, and I loved it. Man did I hate George Michael and all the other whiney British singers who put out mindless garbage in the 80’s.
Possibly. There exceptions to absolutely everything, and Limp Bizkit was certainly an exception.
Live songs are ment to be part of the live show experience. They are there to give the people there a song to sing along to and to have with. Not to make a big hit for the band. Very few bands don't play some covers at live shows. They aren't ment to be as good as the original.
The thing is bands covering others in live performance goes back at least as far as the Beatles and Stones when they'd watch each other perform. The likes of Jimi Hedrix got involved in that too, even playing Cream's latest hit when he was meant to play his own on a music TV appearance. None of it was meant to be better or something taken completely seriously. It was a sign of respect and part of the way acts learnt from each other. To have a song called out as a cover it should only count if it was recorded and released.
I think it´s a bit unfair to single out live performances that are just meant to be a bit of fun and tribute.
You forgot about the time Sheryl Crow totally butchered "Sweet Child O' Mine" That should've been number one on the list
Thank-you for bringing this up again, 6 months of therapy down the drain.
@@selalewow Whoops, sorry lol
I can stand her voice better than axl’s.
I was waiting for that, and I'm kind of surprised it didn't appear. What a horrible take on a great song. It should have replaced Panic! on this list. As untouchable as Freddie is, that cover wasn't bad at all. And this is coming from someone who generally detests covers lol
Her cover isn’t that bad..
Leaving Puddle of Mudd's cover of "About a Girl" off this list is criminal.
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Yep. That to me is more offensive than anything Durst and company have done
Ah man the cover where he was off his nut is so awful and so sad he clearly thought he sounded incredible in the drug consumed haze but it's just sad
I went ahead to see if it was #1, it wasn't, and it's a crime against humanity it isn't
"RRRRHHEEEEEEE"
Katy Perry covering "Don't stop me now" returns to haunt me once in a while
**shudders** You ain't wrong on that. Katy has a good voice for her style of music. Queen is NOT her style of music, and Freddie is someone you do not try to cover unless you have a voice that is comparable like Pink when she did Bohemian Rhapsody, or Celine Dion when she did The Show Must Go On, or Taylor Hawkins (R.I.P. overnight) when he did Stone Cold Crazy with the Foo Fighters.
@@gfear24 Katy Perry DOESN'T have a good voice for ANY style of music....
00:51 (20) Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Williams Shatner
01:15 (19) Crush on you - Aaron Carter
02:52 (18) Lose Yourself - The Script
03:52 (17) Three Little Birds - Maroon Five
04:48 (16) Imagine - Avril Lavinge
05:56 (15) Bohemian Raphsody - P!ATD
06:42 (14) Baby One More Time - Travis
07:47 (13) Love will tear us apart - Fall Out Boy
09:03 (12) American Pie - Madonna
09:58 (11) Under the Bridge - All Saints
11:11 (10) Lucy in the Sky with Diamons - Flaming Lips & Miley Cyrus
12:11 (09) Seven Nation Army - Marcus Collins
13:17 (08) Smells like Teen Spirit - Take That
14:18 (07) I can't no - Britney Spears
15:29 (06) My Genration - Hillary Duff
16:17 (05) Back in Black - Shakira
17:44 (04) 911 is a joke - Duran Duran
18:20 (03) Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters
19:18 (02) These boots were made for walking - Jessica Simpson
20:34 (01) Faith - Limp Biscut
Ok so I can't get no satisfaction was not that terrible lol. Not that great either but still was ok
I'm so glad the narrator was speaking through most of the songs been played on this list; he did an awesome job hiding how cringe alot of them were.
Shakira doing Back in Black made Limp Bizkit's Faith look like a classic.
Once again, Bozo’s, Limp Bizkit was not doing a serious cover. I think their cover was hilarious, which is what they were going for. You are probably someone who would get offended by the Chipmunk covers of songs that were done in the 80’s. When I was in college, my roommate had a couple of Chipmunks albums and we had the loudest stereo on our floor, so if someone was playing a song we hated and we had a Chipmunk version, we would crank our stereo and drown it out with Alvin and the Chipmunks doing the same song. It’s a joke people. The original artists are not gods. And, by the way, George Michael’s music was a joke. That was Limp Bizkit’s point.
@L Sax. Limp Bizkit’s version was much better than the original.
@@craighenry2351 Tell me you're a toxic person without telling me you're a toxic person.
You shouldn't be proud about how you were an asshole in college. That's shit you should be ashamed of and be trying to distance yourself from.
Any cover done by Glee should of been here
*should HAVE been
Glee sucks
Yeah but which glee cover is the worst out of all of them
Not all of the glee covers were bad
I'm British but Take Thats version of Smells like Teen Spirit is down right insulting
That cover of Behind blue eyes was awesome
This is one of the worst WatchMojo videos I've ever seen. Not even that I disagree with the choices, but the substance of the list, itself is unbearable. For starters, Seven Nation Army doesn't have a bassline, it's played on a guitar. Panic! At The Disco did a fine cover of Bohemian Rhapsody, Kanye's was much worse. There are several contradictions. "If you're going to cover a song, at least put an original spin on it and make it your own". They criticize the majority of the other covers in this list because they don't sound like the original. Also, William Shatner? Yeah, no shit. Kind of low-hanging fruit, at this point.
and the Travis - Baby one more time, have been one of my favorite cover for years and years when it came out! It was a great cover at the peak of the time that the original was so much overplayed! Finally, there's no way in hell ''Faith'' is the worst cover ever! It was a memorable song for teenager for sure! Great... no, but worst one, cmon!! One of the worst list I've seen for sure! :)
The Shat has entire albums full of classic covers, and they're qutie charming, in their unique way.
like a bunch of these covers are totally fine, just kind of forgettable
I agree. Also alot of the songs on this list were done live. And bands add cover songs to live shows for the live experience. So fan can sing along and enjoy a band they like playing a song they know. Not to be a huge hit. And a lot of these songs might not be as good as the original but are still good for what they are.
Thank you! If I wanted to hear the original, I would listen to it. This was a cringy video.
The crowd laughing while he's saying Hit me Baby One More Time was priceless
Yeah the American narrator simply doesn't get it bless his cotton socks.
I remember playing in cover bands and the rule of thumb was If you ever cover a Beatles song…… do it EXACTLY like the album.
Never try to add your own flair because it will NEVER work.
Devil Woman by Cradle of Filth as well!!!
How P!ATD's version of Bohemian Rhapsody made this list and not Kanye's version really is baffling because even if it is an impressively difficult song Brandon managed to sing his parts strongly! And any cover by William Shatner would have made this list... I just think his cover Rocket Man was the worst
And just like every other bad cover list, you completely missed Sheryl Crow butchering Sweet Child of Mine.
She should be banned from singing after that abomination
Agreed. There are just some singers who have a voice so distinctive that nobody can cover their songs successfully. Freddie Mercury, Axl Rose, Brian Johnson, Kurt Cobain...
so true, it was so bad
That is definitely number 1!
@@ethnedragon8287
True but Kennedy does pretty good.
No Axl for sure
To be fair to Travis, they were totally taking the piss when it came to the Britney cover. If you listen to the b-side version they are even heard laughing in parts of the recording.
I actually like their version
@@wistiacritch8549 Hey if it works, it works. They have proven on numerous occasions that they can do amazing covers. 'The Weight', 'Lovely rita'... there are other artists in the genre that deserve that spot, Snow Patrol is a good example lol.
He's a yank so just will never get it😂
Panic's cover of Bohemian Rhapsody was amazing live when we saw them. You want to slam a cover of this song... you should've gone for Kanye West's version.
I dont exactly adore the PatD rendition, but I wholeheartedly agree it’s a masterpiece next to Kanye West’s version.
Same I've seen it live he can sing !!!
Venus, originally by Shocking Blue, covered by Bananarama. When you hear the strength of the voyce of Mariska Vere in the original, the cover feels soal less.
I will be trapping on a lot of toes, but I really don't like Killing me softly by the Fugees. Roberta Flacks version is much better for me.
The fact that Limp Bizkit were never big on covering originals in live shows or the studio yet did so anyway is obviously ironic, since the covers of "Faith" and "Behind Blue Eyes" were tailor-made for a crowd of teenagers...when Nü Metal was still popular in the 90s. I still listen to some Nü Metal tracks myself these days, so what do I know? 😂
I did too and I still love them and I'm a mother of 3.
Listen to nu metal for hours a day every day
Soil halo Linkin parks early work Shinedown early work
Nu metal and pop punk are fucken awesome
I like their cover of faith...
@@alexbarriga983 Me with Behind Blue Eyes 😇
I never liked Limp Bizkit, until I heard Faith. Lol! That was the only one I liked of there's. 😂
I saw the #1 spot coming from a mile away 😂
Dishonorable mentions:
a) "September" - cover by Taylor Swift, originally by Earth, Wind and Fire (it's not the worst cover I've ever heard, but it sucks out all the upbeat, lively vibes from the original and turns it into a drippy, dull song)
b) "You Shook Me All Night Long" - cover by Anastacia and Celine Dion, originally by AC/DC (why. Just why.)
c) "Sing" - cover by the cast of Glee, originally by My Chemical Romance (nuff said.)
Covering MCR is as futile as covering Don McLean. 😩
Another dishonourable mention Baby, I Don't Care - Jennifer Ellison (Originally by Transvision Vamp)
ANother dishonourable mention:
d) "About a Girl" - cover by Puddle of Mudd, originally by Nirvana (quite possibly The Room of bad cover songs, where it's so bad you can't stop laughing)
@@kensredemption Yup. You can say that again.
@@KayleighNatasha Oh! Haven't heard that cover(and probably shouldn't either 😆)
Shatner is always tongue and cheek.
The PATD is one of the better covers of the song period, one of the coldest takes y’all have ever put in a MOJO video…
The Travis version of baby hit me one more time is brilliant. I think this channel missed the irony of when they did it.
Yes I agree - have seen Travis perform this and its definitely ironic
Yeah and somehow leona Lewis covering stop crying your heart out isn't on here?!?! Bullshit list
It sounds great though, I can't see why it's bad enough to end up in this list
@@WonHakWoon I agree, there are worse covers that should have made this list. I think the person didn’t get that the band knew the irony of making that cover at the time. Or they are a big Britney Spears fans
@@Drowningpic Honestly I didn't know either but if I were the one doing this video I would off done much more research. Yes, there are worse covers out there. Not all covers are bad, just remember or listen to Johnny Cash's Hurt, even Nine Inch Nails was like damn, he made it better, no joke.
Where was Metallica When Doves Cry, they even messed up the lyrics, forgot to sing at the right time, it has it all. Worst cover of all time.
Ok, bad enough... but what they did to Turn the Page deserves the honey and ant treatment...
How on earth was Panic! At The Disco’s cover of Bohemian Rhapsody was the worst!?! Brendon Urie did this song justice performing it live and not a lot of artists (Like Kanye West) can pull off singing a hard song like Bohemian Rhapsody
i liked it
Facts
No, sweetie, no.
I agree. What I heard didn’t sound bad, at all and that is an important song of my youth (I was 14 when it came out). They took many of these covers as an affront to the original artists, so much so that they missed the fact that their number one was supposed to be horrible. It was Limp Bizkit’s cover of Faith. It was supposed to be a comedic take on the song and they took it seriously. That tell’s you all you need to know about the makers of this list.
I agree. I think Panic’s version is good and doesn’t belong on this list.
Most overused words in every Watchmojo video: "classic," "iconic" "of all time." Ever heard of a thesaurus?
I understand the hate for it, but I like Limp Bizkit's Faith cover as much as the original. But this whole list is wrong for one HUGE omission. If you dislike Madonna's American Pie cover, the version by the Brady Bunch is FAR worse. Look it up -- they sound painfully off-key, and it actually hurts my ears to listen to it.
Agreed!!!
Why did you tell me this? Of course I googled it... I could have lived happily, not knowing this ever existed!!
My god I hadn't thought of that nightmare in years
@@Jenifer_R_ Just sharing the love! 😁
@@mightybk You need to take a good look at yourself and think about what you've done. I start therapy on Tuesday.
Um to every artist here...
"Stay in your lane!"
Ps...especially you miley cyrus.
😂 😂 😂 its the especially Miley part for me lol
she did some acoustic duet cover I kinda remember liking
@@FleaRHCP97 was it when she did Jolene? I think I remember her doing a cover with someone for that and it was great. I’d lose it if she’d f up that classic 😂
Sometimes people wonder what a song would sound like in a different style, might not always be as good as the original, but it's still something that I think is just fun to explore. There are clearly people on this list who probably really just liked a song and wanted to cover it, the record labels can also have a hand in selecting songs that they want their artists to do. We all hate when someone popular takes a really beloved song and does it poorly, because their popularity ensures that their song will be played like crazy, making the situation worse.
Bad wolves Zombie, Disturbed Sound of Silence, Five Finger Death Punch blue on black, so so many
The Lose Yourself cover was painful for me:(
*EVERYONE* probably thought Cheryl Crows Sweet Child O' Mine would be #1. I remember a station in Indianapolis played the GNR version once an hour for a week as an apology for playing her version once🤣
That station knew how to apologize properly
@@ethnedragon8287 Yes they did!!!
i likd her version but i love the original
That version frequently plays on a radio station where I live so I though for a long time that it was beloved. Reassured to know its not entirely the case
Um Toris Amos also covered "Smells like Teen Spirit" and I think her cover is amazing. She took it slower but her naturally haunting voice showed a deep anguish of the song instead.
panic at the disco doesn't belong on this list.
I have this personal rule that I will not listen to anyone else singing Queen songs. Freddie Mercury is the only one worthy to sing them.
@SensationalBanana I fully agree with your view. I have just turned to this rule myself after hearing Céline Dion's cover of "The Show Must Go On".
I guess I am in that particular minority that unironically enjoys “We Will Rock You” by Nickelback.
@@gustavovillegas95 Speaking of this, I've also listened to another version of "We Will Rock You" by girl band KCPC quite a few times. However, the original version still rocks, by far!
@@gustavovillegas95 - I didn’t even know Nickleback did that until I read your comment! Found it here on YT and love it! They stayed very true to the original recording.
What about post mercury death Queen.
Crowe’s “sweet child” is worse than any of these
It's just as bad as Miley Cyrus covering Metallica, Nirvana and The Beatles combined
Madonna destroying American Pie- has to be the worst ever
I just want to know who thought turning Under the Bridge a song about addiction, struggles in sobriety & loneliness into a pop song was a good idea. I wish I could go back in time I never knew such a cover song existed.
Elton John covers ''lucy in the sky with diamonds,, 1974
and he has today birthday 75 years old🥳
That's one of the better covers of that song, if not the best. It even features the reggae guitars of one Dr. Winston O'Boogie (a.k.a., John Lennon).
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I love the album of cover songs that A Perfect Circle did back in the 2000's.
I don't like the Imagine cover by A Perfect Circle though. It turned it into a depressing song. My favorite version of Imagine is by Train
I’m of the opinion that “Bohemian Rhapsody” should just *never* be covered. The song is too complex and really only works in Queen’s style. I didn’t like it when Kellie Pickler attempted it solo on American Idol, and I from what I’m hearing, Panic!’s version isn’t much better. When a song is so iconic that even Brendon Urie (who has one of the most talented technical voices in pop and rock music) can’t do it justice, you know that the song is untouchable.
Dude, the performance was good
You could do a worst samples list next.
Has WatchMojo ever done a Top 100 yet? 😄 This topic would be it👍
I’m just happy that Britney’s No Satisfaction was just an opener for Oops
Quite fitting, as the cover was a big Oops!
I’m always making my own song covers while in the shower. I’m proud to not have made this list. I just feel sorry for my neighbors 🤣
At least Panic's live version of Bohemian Rhapsody is quite decent
It wasn't bad.
I'm not a fan of the band, but the intro was pretty good. I think because it's Queen it's not easy to please everyone.
It was good but yeah, he was definitely trying too hard 🫤
Mariah Carey is one of the greatest vocalists in pop music, and het cover of "I'll Be There" is amazing. The same can't be said for her cover of Def Leppard's "Bringing On the Heartbreak". It was so watered down that it became a sonically gooey mess.
Ironically Def Leppard loved her version
Not to mention, she had to put a bird whistle at the ending 😬
Wait, what? She made a Def Leppard cover, that alone tells me no. I'm sorry just because you can sing every genre.
I've said of her before, she can make beautiful stuff when she tries (Hero, Vision of Love) and even perform a great cover (Without You gives all the feels of Harry Nilsson). That said, lay off my classic rock, especially the Def Leppard, you screechy harpy.
@@deedeelarson8149I always thought it was a decent cover. I've heard much worse recorded covers than that one.
i like madonna's version of american pie
That version of Imagine by Avril Lavigne was approved by Yoko Ono. The track appeared on an Amnesty International John Lennon tribute album for Darfur. There was an international version that featured a Canadian artist called David Usher. He said in an interview all the tracks had to be sent to Ono to be approved in order for Amnesty to be able to use the songs. Apparently, she didn't think it sucked...
Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC "you shook me all night long" should have made this list.
So horrible.
@only1zster1 Or her version of Queen's "The Show Must Go On" could have made this list also.
Usually I forgive live covers because they're either done for fun or as a tribute to the original. So the work to perform the song spectacularly wasn't put in. You could tell Take That probably practiced Smells like teen spirit earlier that day and just went out there. However, if the band took the time to record it, that's a whole different story. The two covers that will always be at the top of my list will be Purple Rain by Dwight Yoakam (original by Prince) and Shine by Dolly Parton (original by Collective Soul).
Dwight Yoakam. YIKES !!!!! thanks for destroying one of my fave songs.
Actually, Dolly's bluegrass take on Shine isn't that bad for what it is. Of course, the original song is an iconic one...
I'm sorry but I kinda dig Madonna's American Pie 😩
So does Don McLean himself so you're not alone
Aaron Carter was a cover machine. He also covered "Surfin' USA" and "I Want Candy" (which was used in Lizzie McGuire, among other places)...
Dude, I don’t think it was Limp Bizkit’s intent to make a serious cover of Faith. It is a comedy take on the song, and judging by the fact that you voted them number one on this list, I think they succeeded in a major way. I really can’t believe you took their Faith cover seriously. I thought that Fred’s vocals on Behind Blue Eyes should show you that he can sing much better than he did on Faith. Only fans of George Michael would miss the humor in Limp Bizkit’s take. Those of us who hated his brand of music found this cover freaking hilarious. And, by the way, Behind Blue Eyes was an excellent cover until Limp Bizkit added that Discover crap late in the song. All in all, though, I thought Fred did a credible job on Behind Blue Eyes.
I couldn't agree more, Behind Blue Eyes, is a great song, and fits well as the end music of the movie Gothika
I know you have to understand the band to understand what they were going for with Faith and the list makers dont seem to have a clue. Shocked this was number 1
Huge George Michael fan and LOVED their remake! Behind blue eyes is GORGEOUS!! Hate this count down mojo 😡
That "Comfortably Numb" cover is vile.
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Oh I know
Seriously.😔
Absolutely hideous cover that would have Beethoven turning in his grave.
@@jamesrobert680 it totally missed the point of the original
Panic!s cover of Bohemian rhapsody is great
As someone in her 50's who loves all types of music, 19 of these covers made me cry....Hilary Duff singing "My Generation" made my ears bleed. It was hard to pick a "worst cover" from this list, but that one did it for me. 🤕
You can't do Seven Nation Army without significant bass. That heartbeat bass line is what makes the song what it is.
Dishonorable mentions:
Miranda cosgrove - about you now (sugababes)
Jonas blue - fast car (tracy chapman)
Vaults - one day I'll fly away (randy crawford)
Ronan keating - iris (goo goo dolls)
Ashley tisdale - never gonna give you up (rick astley)
Also the "One Way or Another/Teenage Kicks" mashup by One Direction.
@@maddluv123 and 5 seconds of summer - what i like about you (the romantics)
The only one I disagree with is About You Now by Miranda Cosgrove I love that song.
Disturbed's the sound of silence is garbage too
Hold on Miranda cosgrove version is the one my generation grew up with and we thought she ate it up😂😂
U2's Bono's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" on the Tower of Song tribute album. I was a huge U2 fan, and a huge Cohen fan, but this was recorded at that period around Zooropa when Bono was experimenting with that sort of falsetto minimalism, and it does not fit the iconic song at all. Give me Jeff Buckley or Rufus Wainwright any day.
"Hallelujah" was just so Over done on USA Cop Dramas at one point it got disgusting and cold
I lean towards Jeff Buckley. Rufus Wainwright's very good. I have that Tower Of Song tribute album. As a U2 fan I very disappointed. There are others U2 have done as B-sides and bonus tracks. As a U2 fan I just view them as experimental considering those 90's keyboards and electronics they added.
@@seanswinton6242 For sure! Some of the Achtung Baby b-side covers (like Fortunate Son) were great, but I didn't enjoy a lot of the Zooropa ones.
At least Limp Biskit got us listening to the original FAITH in droves LOL
FYI: Marcus Collins' Seven Nation Army was a karaoke version of the same remake but by Ben L'Oncle Soul a few years earlier. ...and i loved that one!
Fall Out Boy also failed at covering Michael Jackson's Beat It. So yeah, they should NEVER touch classic songs
Weird Al Yankovic did a better job with Eat It.
@@varkolak7779 Eat It was a FAR better cover than FOB's Beat It, then again, Weird Al is king when it comes to covering a song
In what universe did they murder beat it 😂
They fail, period. Noise isn't music.
I'm gonna defend Travis here because they're being ironic, like Snow Patrol's Crazy in Love and Franz Ferdinand's Womanizer.
It's My Life cover by No Doubt originally by Talk Talk
Agreed, that cover was pure cringe and sacrilege!
Behind Blue Eyes is actually a pretty decent cover.
I like Limp Bizkit's cover of Behind Blue Eyes :( I like it more than the original. Oh well I guess at least it didn't make this list as a main point.
Limp Bizket’s version is beyond lifeless. What a snooze fest.
Have you heard Richie Kotzen's version? Just a guitar amd his voice. Deep dark stuff. Amazing!
I was in ATL and Fred asked me if I want to hear behind blue eyes. I told him no way f you. He said fine we will play it anyway!
The emotion and vocals behind some songs just can’t be matched. Lesson learned make sure you understand the message and the emotions behind the song before covering it.
"Faith" got into the so-bad-it's-good territory for me. Just the way he suddenly starts screaming on the chorus had me laughing every single time.
so basically if the songs are too different, they suck and if they're to similar and they're boring. okay lol
Also, Panics version of Bohemian Rhapsody wasn't even bad. Y'all literally picked the worst version on TH-cam to try to prove your point, and that makes you look bad. Do better.
Not necessarily but, bad is bad.
You missed Faith Hill covering "Piece of My Heart".
So true. It’s just too…pop. There’s no soul in Faith’s version. It’s too slick.
If you want to hear a decent cover of "Piece Of My Heart", the Nazareth version is probably the way to go.
That's probably because the Faith Hill cover of the song was much more faithful (no pun intended) to the Erma Franklin original, whereas the Janis Joplin cover of the Erma Franklin original was initially unrecognizable, even to Erma Franklin!
PatD’s Bohemian Raphsody cover is pretty good, to be honest…well, at least the studio version. Live, not so much.
It's sucks ... They can't come up with Thier own idea
Get your hearing tested. It's terrible
Brendan Urie can do... Pretty much anything. But Bohemian Rhapsody is difficult for anyone
@@brandymiller7413 oh yes he can .. I heard he can swallow a whole 6"
So basically what i got from this is that Watchmojo doesnt know what "interpretation" means and think a cover is about "control c control v", gotcha!
Don't care if it was a live rendition, that "version" of About a Girl by Wes Scantlin or whomever deserved this number one spot 10 times over...🔥
Just because we’re talking about covers, I wish that Adele would release a cover of Fastlove since I really liked her version when she performed at the Grammys as a tribute to George Michael ❤️
I think some bands don’t have the respect necessary to cover these classic rock songs and hip hop anthems
Travis's Baby One More Time is goddamn British humor genius.
We Didn’t Start the Fire - Fall Out Boy
Burning Down the House - Cardigans & Tom Jones
Star Spangles Banner - Fergie
"Imagine" leans on hope and optimism? Doubt it! "Imagine" is John Lennon literally singing the COMMUNIST MANIFESTO! Madonna's cover of "American Pie" is easily the worst cover of all time! Kanye's version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" is worse than the Panic at the Disco version. Mary J Blige's version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is another horrible cover. Much like "American Pie" and "Bohemian Rhapsody"," Stairway to Heaven" is not a song that should be covered by anyone.
Except by Heart at the Kennedy Center Honors
@@shanehrt - I agree! I’m a little biased though cuz Heart is one of my all time favorites.
It is NOT a communist manifesto. Stop listening to the religious right from back in the '70's. It says nothing about the government owning everything. It's about having no reason to hate, be greedy or spiteful. All the things mentioned are causes of that, and causes of war and violence.
Except Panic at the Disco's "Bohemian Rhapsode" was actually a good cover. What's the difference between him and Adam Lambert doing it? Still the same song even if Lambert performs with old Queen members.
@@solitaryman7485 It is THE communist manifesto, and that isn't coming from the religious right. It's from a music expert.
Jessica Simpson.... The mess!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
I actually like the Hit me baby one more time cover…. it’s nice to hear it from a man’s point of view and you pay attention to the lyrics. I think it’s sweet
To be fair, Malia J covered Nirvana really well
I had no clue the Flaming Lips had covered Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and after seeing this, I now know why. LOL They actually did a banging cover of "I am the Walrus", it's my favorite cover of that song, with Jim Carry's version in second place.
Idk if this counts but the Luude remix of Down under is actually atrocious, the og by Men at Work is incomparably better
I though murdering “Bohemian Rhapsody” couldn’t be beaten until I heard Lose Yourself , Imagine , Lucy in the sky with Diamonds (twice) and Smells like Teen Spirit being murdered
I think that butchering of Comfortably numb was one of the worst. absolutely awful and it actually made me mad. everything that makes that song one of the all time greats was gone in that cover, geez.
Well Imagine is one of my favorite songs and many people ruined it. The worst versions are Avril Lavigne which was shown here, the celebrity version, A Perfect Circle's version, and CeeLo Greens version. The best versions of Imagine are by Train, Ray Charles, Chelsea Cutler, Andy Grammer, Chris Klafford, and X Ambassadors.