Bad Cover Songs Tier List

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  • @TheGerkuman
    @TheGerkuman 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thank you for agreeing with me on that Disturbed version of Sound of Silence. People seem to think I'm weird for disliking it.

    • @HeelSection3825
      @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not me! I picked it as the worst cover of all time. It sounds like the guy's voice is going through one of those voice disguisers that you hear on TV. BEYOND HORRID!

    • @AndI0td763
      @AndI0td763 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Terrible song. People only started jumping on the bandwagon cause it became a hit. I used to like some old Disturbed songs, songs that are actually rooted in their trademark sound and are catchy. But this song is just awful.

  • @boredofcanada
    @boredofcanada 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Can't think of anything worse than Madonna covering American Pie. I've left department stores specifically to avoid it.

    • @mainzergirl9610
      @mainzergirl9610 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed, it's awful.

    • @boredofcanada
      @boredofcanada 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mainzergirl9610 truly

  • @nickseason
    @nickseason 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    "That's gonna be an S from me, dogg" too funny, I love it when Joe eviscerates buttrock

    • @marcjones2493
      @marcjones2493 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You think Bad Company is "butt rock" too 😆

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Pretty sure the butt rock comment was about the band covering Bad Company. Not Bad Company. - Joe

    • @marcjones2493
      @marcjones2493 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TastesLikeMusic was it though? Because you trash Bad Co every chance you get. I've seen enough of your videos to know that. So even if you were referring to that crappy Five Finger Death Punch band I stand by what I said based on your past comments. I'll accept that you didn't call Bad Co butt rock at least, but a band with that great of a vocalist to be trashed so hard on the reg by someone whose job is to analyze and opine on music is bonkers.

    • @saml302
      @saml302 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@marcjones2493 typing out that paragraph is bonkers. bad company is mid. five finger death punch is worse tho, easily. and the butt rock comment was most certainly abt them. cheers 🍻

    • @marcjones2493
      @marcjones2493 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@saml302 typing out a paragraph is bonkers? Good one.

  • @mainzergirl9610
    @mainzergirl9610 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I either love or hate Type O Negative's rendition of Summer Breeze. Depends on my mood.

    • @stevemcgill355
      @stevemcgill355 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I love Type O Negative's covers. Their Beatles montage blows me away.

  • @lubilou64
    @lubilou64 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I think Limp Bizkit’s version of Behind Blue Eyes is pretty shocking.
    I’d like to mention It’s My Life by No Doubt. It’s not terrible but it annoys the hell out of me the fact that a lot of people don’t realise it’s a Talk Talk cover. And Talk Talk’s is so much better!
    Btw RIP Karl Wallinger 😢

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Talk Talk's It's My Life is not just a great song but a great video.

    • @lubilou64
      @lubilou64 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oppothumbs1 Yep.. ☺

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@oppothumbs1 Love that video---and it always gets to me on a deeper emotional level and I'm not quite sure why. Maybe it's just watching all the beautiful animals in their natural habitat.

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@davidl570 So True. Yeah I am not one to want to go out on a safari but I can watch animal videos on youtube, especially ones where they are saving humans (heroic animals) or an animal who is rescuing what might be considered "lunch" for him in some other circumstance. And of course humans saving animals too. Or some animals doing comical things.

    • @AndI0td763
      @AndI0td763 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I never liked the original Behind Blue Eyes either. Even worse cover.

  • @collinmurr3207
    @collinmurr3207 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Always thought Michael Bolton’s Dock of the Bay cover was far worse. Maybe my least favorite cover ever. Great video!

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Little trivia: if nobody else, Otis Redding's widow liked it!

  • @Vanessa.P
    @Vanessa.P 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I have to say that overall this is probably the most I have agreed with any of your tierlist results. Nothing stands out at all as a major disagreement, well done! 🎉

  • @claydontplay8783
    @claydontplay8783 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Holy moly, the Disturbed version of Sound of Silence is an overproduced piece of garbage. Thank you guys for calling it out for what it is! And shame on my friends for thinking it’s something profound 🧐.

  • @Chaz4543
    @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There's actually a bunch of metal covers of Losing My Religion. On the surface it may seem weird for metal bands to cover REM but it makes sense to me because I can see their lyrics resonating with metal people. If they covered Shiny Happy People that would be weird though.

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank You David Bowie for covering Kingdom Come by Tom Verlaine & leading some to discover his terrific work with Television 📺 & solo !

  • @LannieLord
    @LannieLord 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In the UK; Olivia Newton John had a hit with a George Harrison song ...I think "What is Life?".

  • @ianrobinson4200
    @ianrobinson4200 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow, most of these covers had been obliterated from my memory. The one I hate the most is Behind Blue Eyes covered by Limp Bizkit

  • @curly_wyn
    @curly_wyn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Jason has great musical tastes and a knack for noticing what makes music good in a lot of cases, especially when it comes to lyrics, most of the time. And, that really shows when he makes a baffling call, such as his love for Last Kiss…
    How he can hate Don’t Stop (Fleetwood Mac) but love Last Kiss is just baffling and insane to me, because I think Last Kiss is infinitely cheesier and lamer than Don’t Stop could ever be! 😅

  • @EmoBearRights
    @EmoBearRights 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    Moral of the story - don't cover The Who.

    • @rupertx_x1613
      @rupertx_x1613 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Unless you’re Elton John. And only if you’re Elton John from the 70s.

    • @claydontplay8783
      @claydontplay8783 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@rupertx_x1613this! His version of Pinball Wizard is damn good! I also like his version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds a little bit better than the original. Sacrilege, I know!

    • @EmoBearRights
      @EmoBearRights 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@claydontplay8783 To be honest I associate Pinball Wizard with Elt so much that I forget he's covering it.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@claydontplay8783 I love the Beatles and I agree about Lucy!

  • @179rich
    @179rich 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Manson makes Sweet Dreams sound evil - love it.

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I mean if you were of the right age at the time and were a "alternative kid" and saw that video on MTV, I dont know how you couldnt like it.

  • @merikblackmore
    @merikblackmore 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I never saw what was wrong with the UKG cover, it led me to discovering Harry Chapin.

  • @aequitad4411
    @aequitad4411 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Every time I hear the Kravitz cover of American Woman on the radio, I swear the speakers in my car are busted or something because the audio quality at the end of the song is oddly crunchy.

  • @JeSsLoVeZ1817
    @JeSsLoVeZ1817 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wes from puddle of Mudd covering nirvana is S tier automatically

  • @maryt2290
    @maryt2290 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lots of fun. Paul Simon was asked about the Disturbed version and he said he liked it?? Madonna got talked into the American Pie remake for a movie, but it was in her setlist for her following tour so she needs to own it. If you’re on the hunt for painful Beatle covers, go no further than The Bee Gees Sgt Pepper MOVIE soundtrack.

  • @fatheroblivion4032
    @fatheroblivion4032 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I had a friend of mine show me the bad wolves zombie cover and I had to hide my disdain, I’ve heard it so many times since then that that would probably be top of S teir for me.

  • @jamesjeffers4390
    @jamesjeffers4390 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Just wondering if y'all have ever done a 311 listography? Not sure if y'all even like them, but you do a great job even with music you don't. They have an extensive discopgraphy with a ton of great material, and a die hard fan base of looney-toons like me that love the shit out of them. BTW another great video. So glad I found this channel

    • @jamesjeffers4390
      @jamesjeffers4390 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "I cant imagine them covering anything and it not being an S" hahahhaha my god thank you for saying that Jason.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. But you may not want to hear our thoughts on 311….. - Joe

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TastesLikeMusic I'm a pretty big 311 fan.......................and I would love to hear those thoughts!

  • @redbirdct
    @redbirdct 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Phil Collins' cover of "The Times They Are A-Changing" is pretty head scratching to me. I can't for the life of me figure out what possessed him to do that. This coming from someone who thinks the rest of that album is pretty good.

  • @jimtremblay5539
    @jimtremblay5539 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can’t believe the two worst cover songs of all time were not included on this list:
    Will to Power - I love your way/freebird
    Cyndy Lauper - What’s Goin On

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      HATE that Will to Power song but I've always liked Cyndi's cover.

  • @nickmoss2046
    @nickmoss2046 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Getting PTSD from seeing Transformers 2 in theaters. Worst movie ever. I was with a big group, so I couldn't walk out unfortunately.
    Shocked at the division I've seen for the Smooth Criminal cover in recent years. It slaps and I'd rather listen to it tbh.
    Pick any song from the Danzig Elvis covers album. It is unreal how atrocious that project is.

  • @michael7054
    @michael7054 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video! This was a really fun watch! I agree with about all your placements!

  • @SpaceCattttt
    @SpaceCattttt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Usually, I find myself agreeing with Joe more, but this time, I found myself firmly in the Jason camp. Which is nice, for a change.
    I completely agree with Jason that Pearl Jam's take on "Last Kiss" is a good cover. It was overplayed at the time, but a good song is a good song.
    Joe, on the other hand, deserves a bit of a bum-slap for not understanding that ANY One Direction song, cover or not, immediately gets an S-rating.
    What else? I also like David Bowie's version of "God Only Knows". Instrumentally, it's nothing special, but Bowie's voice was arguably at its peak during
    the mid-80s, and he just sounds so goddamn good on it.
    Oh, and I have a bit of a problem with Alien Ant Farm's cover of "Smooth Criminal". It's not a bad cover as such, but the problem is that, while adding
    a bit of heavy guitar gave the song a bit of power, the vocals are much worse than on Jacko's original. So you end up with a mixture of better and worse...

  • @rockjagg1
    @rockjagg1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Neil Young’s version of “Mr. Soul” from his Trans album. While he did write it, it was originally recorded with Buffalo Springfield and his solo version is almost unrecognizable compared to the original. Very bad use of vocoder and synths. I bought Trans used on vinyl in the early 90s for like $2 and played this song once. Took the album off the turntable and never played it again.

  • @fluidikons
    @fluidikons 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I would add Flaming Lips covering Kylie Minogue's Cant Get you out of my mind.

  • @LannieLord
    @LannieLord 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    OPEN TOPIC: and maybe FUTURE episode : Bands or Solo Artists who got unfairly NAILED to their one or 2 "hit singles" that DOES NOT SCRATCH the surface. EXAMPLE : DEVO . Some people , to this day , only know "Whip It". (Not a great song) . PATTI SMITH : To this day, there are people who only know "Because the Night". (not a bad song but FAR from her best). Johnny Rivers : Most people only know "Secret Agent Man" . XTC : most people only know "Dear God" and "Making Plans for Nigel". (MAYBE) .

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Gary Numan: People only know "Cars".

    • @75aces97
      @75aces97 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Chumbawumba, Herbie Hancock

    • @LannieLord
      @LannieLord 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you ! @@75aces97

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      T-Rex: there was SO MUCH MORE to this band than Bang A Gong (and that's FAR from their best one!), Bloodrock (they've done FAR better than their only Top 40 hit, the awful and boring D.O.A.----will never understand why they weren't bigger!).

  • @porkins74
    @porkins74 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for throwing The Disturbed cover in "S". Never understood why people liked it. Now if you wanna hear a horrible version of God Only Knows, check out Neil Diamond's cover of it. And he's one of my favorite artists off all time.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's also done crappy covers of Dancing in the Street, Stagger Lee and The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore. Neil, stick to originals.

    • @porkins74
      @porkins74 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His Stagger Lee is ok. His version of Both Sides Now beats Joni’s imo. But yeah originals are better for sure.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@porkins74 Forgot about Both Sides Now! That's actually a good one---another one I actually like is Everybody's Talkin'. Guess he's kind of hit and miss when it comes to covers, on second thought!

  • @timbates6309
    @timbates6309 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One point to Jason for defending The Guess Who and another for the comment that any cover from Five Finger Death Punch goes straight to "S".

  • @grungetea
    @grungetea 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Marilyn Manson's cover of Sweet Dreams is a masterpiece.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of his best videos too!

  • @oppothumbs1
    @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Joe's and Jason's best shows are often not when they are covering particular albums or rating all the albums of a particular band, but when they do these outside-the-box shows. I guess an upcoming show could be best covers.
    Last Kiss is a good cover, and I am not a fan of Pearl Jam. Life is a Highway is not a good cover, thanks to the "funny sounding" vocals (right, Jason); Trivium's cover of REM couldn't be worse.

  • @melvinramone2605
    @melvinramone2605 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Madonna cover is the absolute worst. The song is a protest to the loss of innocence in popular music. Nobody in history contributed more to that loss than Madonna and she seems to have completely missed that point.
    I didn't know about the Brett Michaels one. Now I have to torture myself with it.

  • @BeckyLStoutWriter
    @BeckyLStoutWriter 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You should do a tier list of musicians turned actors. Or perhaps, the other way around. You do you. 😊

  • @75aces97
    @75aces97 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Disregarding songs that suck no matter who performs them, and since you already cited Kravitz:
    Long Tall Sally - Pat Boone (or whichever cynical, soulless Pat Boone cover)
    Angels - Jessica Simpson
    Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
    Sympathy For the Devil - Guns N Roses
    Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies

  • @bengalgangster
    @bengalgangster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    i remember when a friend told me "you have to check out 5 finger death punch doing bad company, " it rocks, after hearing it i was like " are you high" ? i mean he was , but regardless what a dreadful cover
    american woman is also covered by heavy metal band krokus , i kinda like it , the band was doing their ac/dc impression at the time lol
    cheers
    🐯

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bad Company is 70s butt rock or "proto butt rock" and they were obviously a influence on hair metal which is 80s butt rock. A 2000s butt rock band covering 70s butt rock isnt some sacred thing IMO. Wikipedia says Tori Amos covered that song live. Why ? Must have been done as a joke like when she covered Slayer.

  • @LeonPaleRider
    @LeonPaleRider 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What about American Woman by the Buttholes Surfers ?

  • @langdonogeay1141
    @langdonogeay1141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Joe looking more handsome every day

    • @marcjones2493
      @marcjones2493 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You know how to get a like from him 😂

  • @rexpresto
    @rexpresto 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had to watch this twice in a row because it was so good. Even more than Joe’s hatred, it’s Joe’s exasperation with so many horrible covers that just made my day.

  • @michelewiese48
    @michelewiese48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “Blue Monday” must be in my top 10 favorite songs ever written. Orgy’s cover is no slouch. (The late 90s were weird times.) You can trace so many of my favorite artists by following New Order’s lineage back to their influences and forward to their protégés.

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good song. I don't have a song or artist to trace lineage but there must be a lot of outlaws there. That's so cool that you do - I'd ask but I think I might not know so many of your favs. I'm sure you know the title of the New Order song is taken from a Vonnegut novel and refers to the idea that a washing machine would improve women's lives .. and cause hell to men's. Following and preceding your mind would be a fantastic voyage; punk to dance and dance to punk in a vicious washing machine cycle. Donna Summer's 'Love to Love You Baby' can clear this up, as I can't.
      Sorry if this comes off rude; it's never my intention or inattention, but I should apologize, preceding and following everything I write to you but you are chosen because you have a singularly liberated and kind mind. You might stand a good chance to follow where my mind goes without offense; just playful fashion without substance with an unloaded gun, my friend. Psychedelic Furs. 😁 😊

    • @michelewiese48
      @michelewiese48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oppothumbs1 😊🤭🧺🤖🗣️🪩💃

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@michelewiese48 Don't think i didn't notice the basket in the emojis and that you think I'm a basket case. 🎒🚶 😁

    • @michelewiese48
      @michelewiese48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@oppothumbs1😂 We’re all a bit crazy ‘round here. Neil Young and Paul Westerberg must be a couple of your pillars. If you discover more about your outlaw lineage, lemme know.

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@michelewiese48 Yeah you are right, I have others but I do mention these two a lot. What do they have in common? Both...
      grew up in the tundra/ are somewhat reclusive :) / Neil abuse drugs and Paul alcohol/ important band members die due to substance abuse/ write music from the heart :) / are equally comfortable playing rock, folk, blues, country / they do cover songs/ not one of my girlfriends liked either, much less both/ don't release albums with the sole purpose of pleasing fans / write very personal and introspective songs :)/ are known to wear flannel / get blamed for inspiring "grunge" /have messy hair/ have outlaw lineage /have me as their only common fan. :)
      I only have 3 things in common with these mentioned above and those I followed them with a smile :)
      Have a good week! Bless your outlaw heart and thanks for helping me discover how bad you are.

  • @johnlefsky8731
    @johnlefsky8731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I haven't heard most of these covers, but with the exception of Elton John and Bowie I am not a fan of any of the artists on this list. When I think of bad covers the first one that comes to mind is Guns N' Roses cover of Knocking On Heaven's Door. I also think Axl Rose is one of the worst singers I've ever heard, kind of a cross between a psychotic grandmother and the cat she is frying on the stove. Granted it's not Dylan's best tune, but it was written for the film Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid and works well in that context. My second choice is Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cannot stand either group. I'll amend that statement; members of both bands have done good work elsewhere, but their singers drive me up the wall. And many of the RHCP lyrics are a laugh riot.

  • @179rich
    @179rich 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I will remind you two that Paul Simon himself liked that cover of The Sound of Silence.

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Do you know the Nevermore version ? Its a metal version of it.

    • @179rich
      @179rich 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Chaz4543 haven't heard it

    • @iamsoverybored878
      @iamsoverybored878 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I only know that Disturbed cover because a couple of skaters have skated to it. Figure Skaters sure need to listen to more rock music. So much Coldplay, Muse, and Queen as of late.

    • @HeelSection3825
      @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sure he was just being polite. There's NO WAY he liked that crap!

    • @179rich
      @179rich 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HeelSection3825 On Howard Stern, he praised Disturbed’s cover of the track, saying that he “liked it very much … it was accomplished very well,” and that he reached out to Disturbed’s David Draiman after it was released to tell him how much he liked it.
      I believe his words, that he genuinely liked it. Millions of people do.

  • @djtforever1414
    @djtforever1414 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    When i heard the cover of Behind Blue Eyes i was disappointed that half the song was missing.

  • @eljac63
    @eljac63 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I enjoyed this and agreed with almost everything you did here EXCEPT Bowie's cover of God Only Knows. The musical tracks are processed Muzak and his vocals sound like cheap imitation karaoke. Dreadful. Joe not wanting to even bother to explain Maroon 5's cover made me laugh out loud.

  • @AsItShouldBePodcast
    @AsItShouldBePodcast 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Jason, an absolute TITAN of horrible Beatles covers, in my opinion, is a band called Underground Sunshine doing "Birthday". It was actually a minor hit single in 1969 and it is so stiff and corny. It almost sounds like a joke. Check it out next time you're in the mood to hate.

    • @michelewiese48
      @michelewiese48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hi Paul! 😊 please consider what I said about a collab vid with TLM. I would love to see it! Y’all hate (and love) with the best of ‘em!

    • @AsItShouldBePodcast
      @AsItShouldBePodcast 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@michelewiese48 Count me in :-)

    • @michelewiese48
      @michelewiese48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AsItShouldBePodcastYay Paul! 🎉 Jason & Joe, I hope you’re reading this. 😊 Paul and his cohorts Crystal and Tommy are a fun, knowledgeable, and talented bunch!

  • @davidgreenberg5517
    @davidgreenberg5517 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For the brave, I believe Celine Dion decided she wanted to rock, and chose to cover AC/DC. This was after Lynda Carter did the same thing.

  • @leightnite3056
    @leightnite3056 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Rob Zombies "Were an American Band", is pure shit

    • @claydontplay8783
      @claydontplay8783 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol didn’t he also redo Brick House?

    • @leightnite3056
      @leightnite3056 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @claydontplay8783 God, I hope not!

    • @keithmarus8554
      @keithmarus8554 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good one!!

  • @bengalgangster
    @bengalgangster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i just looked at 1 top 50 worst covers list and there were 3 on there i like
    power station" bang a gong[get it on' i love this rocked up version
    cowboy junkies"sweet jane" love margos voice and the guitar tone in this song
    aerosmith" come together' i thought this crunchy version was fine
    🐯

    • @weirddebbiem1619
      @weirddebbiem1619 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hey, bengal. I also liked Power Station's cover of "Bang a Gong" 🎶💜💜

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@weirddebbiem1619 Yes , Robert Palmer sings it with great enthusiasm & Tony Thompson rocks the drums 🥁 & Andy 🎸 & John 🔊 from Double D are smooth 👍

    • @bengalgangster
      @bengalgangster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@weirddebbiem1619 it is a banger

    • @weirddebbiem1619
      @weirddebbiem1619 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@bengalgangster Hey, bengal. Yes, it is 🎶💜💜

    • @weirddebbiem1619
      @weirddebbiem1619 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@davidellis5141 Hey, David. They certainly get into this song. 🎶

  • @TomCwimpRock
    @TomCwimpRock 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The Talking Heads lumbering version of “Take Me To The. River” would be high on my list.

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's a classic cover & broke them on mainstream AOR radio in the 70's & got them on SNL .. Bet most haven't even heard the Al Green original.

    • @TomCwimpRock
      @TomCwimpRock 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree with you that most of their audience haven’t heard Al Green.’s original or even know who he is.

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TomCwimpRock & that's unfortunate ! Everyone should at least hear Love & Happiness.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I like that one. - Joe

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eh, I think they do Al Green justice on that one.

  • @kenfrederick6223
    @kenfrederick6223 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What happened to that Rammer guy?

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He’s retired from the internet.

  • @mahoelihaai
    @mahoelihaai 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    No Doubt it's my life from Talk Talk(so damn horrible), blackmetalband Behemoth covering The Cure- a forest(close to vomiting)

  • @jean-philippedaniel509
    @jean-philippedaniel509 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The worst two covers of all time have to be Behind blue eyes by Limp Bizkit and Johnny B Goode by Judas Priest. And though not on any LP, the live version of You shook me all night long by Céline Dion is about as awful.

  • @joemelograno7403
    @joemelograno7403 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good video boys…surprised to not see “Shock the Monkey” by Coal Chamber and Ozzie on here

  • @saml302
    @saml302 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    someone reassure me that disturbed's awful version of sounds of silence is on here bc i'm not seeing it

  • @liamheuser4743
    @liamheuser4743 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    When do we get Joe's full Judas Priest song ranking ? lol

  • @kennethgordon7900
    @kennethgordon7900 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Not a big fan of Disturbed but I think their cover of Sound of Silence is fantastic. It does a good job of reflecting the sinister Big Brother message of the song.

    • @HeelSection3825
      @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It also does a good job of sounding like it's being sung by a guy with a mouth full of marbles, and through one of those voice disguisers that you hear on TV. Absolute CRAP!

    • @kennethgordon7900
      @kennethgordon7900 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@HeelSection3825 I'm not hearing what you're hearing. But you just described most of the music on Billboard's Hot 100.

    • @HeelSection3825
      @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kennethgordon7900 I'm not talking about an autotuner. I'm talking about the thing they use on TV to make people's voices REALLY LOW. That ANNOYING AF aututuner thing is an entirely different kind of SUCKS!

  • @davidgreenberg5517
    @davidgreenberg5517 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I will always love Ozzy and Sabbath, but have you heard Ozzys' " Undercover " album?

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh yes. I know it well. - Joe

    • @keithmarus8554
      @keithmarus8554 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lot of badness on that. 😂

  • @HeelSection3825
    @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think that my vote for the worst cover song of all time is The Sound of Silence by Disturbed. It sounds like the guy's voice is going through one of those voice disguisers that you hear on TV. BEYOND HORRID!!!

  • @HeelSection3825
    @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Since the band was mentioned in this video: does anyone else think that Five Finger Death Punch is THE STUPIDEST name for a band EVER!?! I mean, they might has well have called themselves "We're REALLY Cool, Huh? Come On! PLEASE Tell Us We're Cool!"

    • @HeelSection3825
      @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kill Switch Engage is RIGHT UP THERE, too! Look, we GET it. You REALLY want people to think you're cool.

  • @ChazeGeyer
    @ChazeGeyer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    when you cover Elton, Joni be careful. Elton hated his own cover; you’d expect Paris’ cover to be total CAMP! Joe, keep that beard tight that I got lost in Appalachia for 13 years no bueno😂

  • @johnmclean3321
    @johnmclean3321 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bono covering Hallelujah might be the worst of the worst. Bono pseudo rapping Leonard Cohen

  • @WillStubbs37
    @WillStubbs37 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Am I the only one who had some weird ‘crow’ Mandela effect with the Big Yellow Taxi cover and always thought it was Cheryl Crow, not Vanessa Carlton as the guest vocal?

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sheryl Crow sang on their single American Girls. Maybe that's where the confusion lies? -Jason

    • @WillStubbs37
      @WillStubbs37 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I knew it from the Now… That’s What I Call Music chart hits compilations we have in the UK. Only Counting Crows song I knew back in the day… I think it was just child me merging Counting Crows and Cheryl Crow into one crow themed group. As soon as you said Vanessa Carlton I was like, oh yeah, of course it’s her. Weird.

  • @xyloxia
    @xyloxia 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It’s always fun to talk about bad music! I’ve only heard four of these covers, so I’m gonna have to have a listening party…. Or maybe not. I do, however, wholeheartedly agree with Jason‘s take on Pearl Jam’s Last Kiss!

    • @75aces97
      @75aces97 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      agree. Discussions about songs people hate are more interesting than ones about great songs.

  • @walterjanaro42
    @walterjanaro42 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Other atrocities: "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Presidents Of The United States Of America and "Come On Eileen" by Save Ferris. Why? Say what you want about the originals but they are uncoverable. Also, what is your take on Weezer's cover of "Africa" (not quite as horrific but I still ask "why"?).

    • @75aces97
      @75aces97 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The Weezer cover wasn't horrific, just pointless. Why cover a song if you're not going to make it your own, or put some kind of spin on it?

  • @stevemcgill355
    @stevemcgill355 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I enjoy a good cover song that does something fresh & interesting, but it does seem like the vast majority are lame filler. I'll leave the modern stuff to you guys since I stopped following music closely in the late 90's. Pat Boone's perversion of "Tutti-Frutti" has to be heard to be believed. I really like CCR but their take of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" just goes on FOREVER! Here's one for Jason, Sid Vicious version of "My Way". No doubt I'm forgetting some, but it does kind of seem that bad cover songs are more prevalent over the last 20-25 years than before. Poor writing and the unwillingness of the music industry to take a chance probably has something to do with it.

  • @jamesegan2742
    @jamesegan2742 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Have to say I agree with Jason: really enjoy “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam. Can’t deny some Eddy Vedder. A somewhat guilty pleasure, but I do like it. Fun list. Cheers, JPE

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I didnt like Last Kiss because musically and lyrically it didnt fit Pearl Jam at all. They totally went out of their comfort zone which is fine but as a PJ fan I didnt want that at the time. I mean even a song like Black which is their "sappy ballad" still isnt as sappy as Last Kiss.

  • @danmayberry1185
    @danmayberry1185 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Rule: don't cover us Canadians .. unless it's Nickelback, our gift to you.

  • @davidgreenberg5517
    @davidgreenberg5517 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love solo McCartney and Wings, but not their version of " Mary Had A Little Lamb " - insipid!

  • @awrogers3013
    @awrogers3013 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is Joe related to the Stirewalt dude that’s on Pittsburgh tv?

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Steigerwald. And yes. - Joe

  • @jzb2414
    @jzb2414 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Pearl Jam is my favorite band. And I can't stand Last Kiss. The fact that it's literally their biggest hit is sad and hilarious.

  • @danielmcglynn2547
    @danielmcglynn2547 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    So many bad covers. William Shatners cover of Rocket Man isn't here.... probably because it could be the greatest cover of all time! We might see him on your next tier list then?

    • @johnlefsky8731
      @johnlefsky8731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm fine when a bad cover enters the kitsch zone, like Shatner, or Sebastian Cabot reciting Dylan. Most of these covers are by musicians who sound like what happens when a casting agent is looking to form a generic band for a club scene in a bad action film.

  • @keithmarus8554
    @keithmarus8554 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I volunteer Simple Man by Shinedown for S tier!

  • @johnhermes4112
    @johnhermes4112 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As far as I’m concerned nyone covering AC/DC should get an entry on this list by default. I’ve never heard a good cover of any if their songs. Someone please prove me wrong.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can’t say you’re wrong. - Joe

  • @Andrew-bn7rr
    @Andrew-bn7rr 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Negative points to anyone that doesn't put their own spin on the original. For that matter "American Woman" and "Sweet child of mine" covers are not that bad. Like, Sheryll Crow trying to sound like Axel Rose? That's gonna be awful.

  • @scottstephenson2112
    @scottstephenson2112 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m a huge Beach Boys fan, but their cover of Crocodile Rock is beyond lame. The video doesn’t help it either.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Far as that album, Kate Bush's Rocket Man is even worse!

  • @sebastianblack6506
    @sebastianblack6506 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The worst cover song of all time is Will to Power's mashup of "Freebird/I Love Your Way", if only for the weak male vocal alone.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just HATE how they turned 2 classic songs into a boring and sappy ballad! (And how the hell did that crap hit #1??).

  • @HeelSection3825
    @HeelSection3825 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've been a huge Pearl Jam fan since they got popular when I was 14, and I HATE Last Kiss SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! What the hell is wrong with you, Jason?!?😮

  • @slumdogjay
    @slumdogjay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Worst cover I’ve heard is G&R version of Knocking On Heavens Door. Awful.

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Huh No way. If you heard that when you were young back then you didnt even know it was a cover.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s the most mediocre cover of all time. But not bad. The Bob original isn’t very good either so maybe that’s the problem. - Joe

    • @slumdogjay
      @slumdogjay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Chaz4543 I was 17 when it came out and I knew the original. Big Dylan fan since I was 14.

    • @slumdogjay
      @slumdogjay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TastesLikeMusic I love the Dylan original. Very haunting. From a soundtrack to a film. Looking forward to seeing more episodes of your discovering Bob Dylan series. Really enjoyed it so far. 🙂

    • @michelewiese48
      @michelewiese48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@slumdogjayIt is haunting & very emotive, yet soothing at the same time. I just imagine so many scenarios when I hear it. I’m shocked that Joe feels that it “isn’t very good” 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s definitely a favorite song of mine.

  • @andrewbechtel6077
    @andrewbechtel6077 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    th-cam.com/video/21iW_YMLvmU/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
    Good list!
    You guys want a bad cover? Behold Celine Dion covering AC/DC in all her (un)glory.

  • @wernermoritz882
    @wernermoritz882 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To me Disturbed‘s version of Sound of Silence is the most annoying cover song I know.

  • @survivaloftheidiots6239
    @survivaloftheidiots6239 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I actually like the Behind blue eyes cover, though I can see why people would shit on it tbf.

    • @capt.animosiac5093
      @capt.animosiac5093 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It wasn't bad but wasn't good either. To use a Speak n' Spell as a replacement for a great guitar solo on the bridge is just beyond me. Come on Wes, you know better! 😉

    • @SpaceCattttt
      @SpaceCattttt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Then you do also understand if people shit on you?

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I didnt know people loved the original so much. I myself had never even heard it when this cover was made.

    • @survivaloftheidiots6239
      @survivaloftheidiots6239 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@capt.animosiac5093 Wes is underrated as hell, I'll stand by that

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They still would have shit on it if they made it sound like Limp Bizkit. They didnt get a pass for making it sound different from what they normally do.

  • @angelrising8589
    @angelrising8589 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What about Pat Benatar doing Wuthering Hytes?

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s not great but I’ll hand it to her for giving it a shot. - Joe

    • @tillwesenberg1178
      @tillwesenberg1178 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You did a pretty bad cover yourself as spelling is concerned.

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Pat did Wuthering Heights in 1980 when Kate was virtually unknown in the states. Her albums were only on import & the first most US audiences heard of her was on Games Without Frontiers by Peter Gabriel that summer.

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @tillwesenberg1178 😆 Got the difficult first word but badly whiffed on the relatively easy second word. 😆 🤣

    • @angelrising8589
      @angelrising8589 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did it that way on purpose, just my little tease. Anyway there must be something in it, four comments in response. I had another like that - can't remember...it's coming - oh yes, when I suggested Elvis Costello was a good artist who'd been skipped over on one of these lists.@@davidellis5141

  • @davidl570
    @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    John Lennon's entire Rock n' Roll album comes to mind (with the exception of Stand By Me--I actually like that one).
    Hall and Oates: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling (talk about a phoned-in performance)
    Eurythmics: Wrap It Up (sucks all of the soul out of the original---sticks out like a sore thumb on the otherwise great Sweet Dreams album)
    Bette Midler: Wind Beneath My Wings (love Bette, but this is an abomination......................and what's with the vocal aerobics toward the end? Will never understand how this crap became a #1 hit! For a MUCH better version of this beautiful song, check out Gary Morris's version from '83 and stick with that!)
    Luther Vandross: Superstar (Luther was very talented, but he took this Carpenters classic, slowed it down, and turned it into a good cure for insomnia....................and did it REALLY need to be a little over 9 min. long??)
    Maxwell: This Woman's Work (this is a song written by a woman (Kate Bush), about a woman, for a woman. So why the hell is Maxwell covering it? He sounds like he's got part of his anatomy stuck in a vise)
    Annie Lennox: No More I Love You's (love Annie but to say she didn't do this forgotten classic justice would be an understatement.................the original is beautiful, sad and haunting but her cover is a soulless snorefest)

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That Maxwell cover is one of the best vocal performances of all-time, so I’ll disagree with that. Everything else you got it. - Joe

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TastesLikeMusic Well, glad we agree on the majority of my list! Keep up the good work.

  • @williampetrovic5427
    @williampetrovic5427 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm no fan of Disturbed but that cover of SOS is exceptional - giving credit where credit is due. The overexposure to it is the problem. People just got really sick of it fast because it was everywhere.

    • @TastesLikeMusic
      @TastesLikeMusic  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hated it the first time I heard it. It’s beyond terrible.

    • @Chaz4543
      @Chaz4543 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They also did Land of Confusion and Shout (Tears for Fears). As someone who was a fan at one time I dont like any of their covers.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Chaz4543 Actually think their cover of Land is worse than SOS (which I don't love, but I don't hate either).

  • @thechronicnoizeco.6675
    @thechronicnoizeco.6675 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I keep hearing a terrible cover of “Give A Little Bit” in the grocery store. It sounds kind of emo. I hate it.

    • @Sanpablo147
      @Sanpablo147 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Goo Goo Dolls. So close to the original that it seems pointless. But it was a hit for them.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Eh, I like their cover of that. But to each their own.

  • @Mikeyh3991
    @Mikeyh3991 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Am I in the minority when It comes to the cover of because the night by 10 000 maniacs? I truly hate it

    • @75aces97
      @75aces97 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don't hate it but I understand why someone would

  • @danaaronmusic
    @danaaronmusic 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Last Kiss is one of my favorite covers of all time.

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All-time!

  • @esteeb67
    @esteeb67 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mmm buttrock... the worst genre of music ever? Yeh. Out of those covers... I can't believe I am saying this... I think Limp Biskit is the best (of the buttrock not the entire list). I do think American Pie is a level worse than you had it.
    I do like the Pearl Jam song and The Atari's, but prefer covers that do something different like Kate Bush's Rocket Man or Sonic Youth's Superstar.
    There are a few here I haven't heard. I may just have to hear snipets to judge for myself.

  • @keithmarus8554
    @keithmarus8554 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Turn the Page by the mighty Metallica is A tier for me!

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Easily one of their worst videos too.

  • @GeeWhizbang
    @GeeWhizbang 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sheryl Crow’s version of Sweet Child O’ Mine is a big fat turd 💩

  • @thechronicnoizeco.6675
    @thechronicnoizeco.6675 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lenny Kravitz’s American Woman is terrible. The arrangement alone is sacrilege.

  • @MrCecilnoise
    @MrCecilnoise 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    last kiss is definitely S, hmmm when will these tier lists go the way of fidget spinners

  • @eliovertime
    @eliovertime 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Surprised Fortunate Son by U2 isn’t on this list

    • @robgronotte1
      @robgronotte1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I've never heard that, where can it be found?

    • @eliovertime
      @eliovertime 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@robgronotte1 I found it on Spotify.

    • @eliovertime
      @eliovertime 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@robgronotte1 I found it on Spotify

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Guns N Roses 🌹 butchered Live & Let Die ! 👎

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My feeling is Paul's original is more than a bit cheesy.

    • @davidellis5141
      @davidellis5141 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@oppothumbs1it's the opening song to a Bond film ..it's well orchestrated by George Martin & one of the best Bond songs with Garbage The World Is Not Enough & Diamonds Are Forever & Goldfinger by S Bassey

    • @johnlefsky8731
      @johnlefsky8731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It works well in a scene from Grosse Point Blank, cutting back and forth with a Muzak version. Sometimes the worst music can add something to a scene out of context. I agree that the original is great.

    • @oppothumbs1
      @oppothumbs1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@davidellis5141 I would never argue with the fine production of Live and Let Die though Love's Live and Let Live would have been better. I would include 'For Your Eyes Only" by Sheena Sugar Walls Easton for its production values. I don't see a lot of Bond films, but my favorite theme song is from Goldfinger. Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig, is my favorite movie in the series (though maybe the ending was not so good) and Daniel if my favorite Bond.

    • @davidl570
      @davidl570 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oppothumbs1 Cheesy or not, it's still a killer song..............................and GNR's cover is CRAP.

  • @barryosullivan1486
    @barryosullivan1486 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To be fair to Sheryl Crowe sweet child o mine is a very difficult song to cover. A superb song but trying to do it with the same power as GNR is a big ask.

  • @EmoBearRights
    @EmoBearRights 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sorry but how is American Pie not S tier? It's my if you could erase one cover from existence one.

  • @briancox8518
    @briancox8518 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Eurythmics cover of come together is terrible as well

  • @tylerhackner9731
    @tylerhackner9731 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice 👍🏽

  • @johnnyboomgolightly
    @johnnyboomgolightly 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you really must like Weezer a lot to spare them ;)