Gotta agree with boo boo there... Return of the Giant Hogweed = Genesis in full early era flight of awesomeness!

i like pomplamoose's better,cause:
1. it's a million times less slutty
2. it sounds better as an indie pop song
3. i simply don't like lady gaga, this thread is all opinion isn't it

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Yeah I wasn't saying they are bad originals at all. They are all very, very good. I can't find any bad songs that have been covered because if I don't like the song originally then I wont bother with the remake (even if it is from an artist I like).

All of Iron Horse Metallica covers.

madcon, beggin', originaly sung by frankie valli and the four season's, what a cover, outstanding!!!!!

Thanks for the upload link DISTANToblivion... will give it a try and let ya know what I think!

Spunge's version of Belinda Carlisles' "Circles In The Sand" is pretty good, they take a bland pop record and turn it into a skapunk thrash. Pretty good IMO

Oh buzz off.

Hey, I got a chance to give that cover of Hogweed.... it was actually pretty darn good!!! I am suprised at how the vocals sounded very gabriel - esque.... whether the singer was trying to sound that way or not, I dunno... but i have read in many places that the very unique phrasing and chord structure of early Genesis makes any singer sound a little bit like Gabriel... early critics after his departure from the band actually attacked Phil Collins for sounding too Gabriel like, which in the context of where their careers lked to, is kinda funny to read...

The song isn't even slutty.
I guess the rest is according to your opinion.
But how can a song that's not slutty be more slutty than another one...?

Read the lyrics. The song is about a girl who can't talk to her boyfriend because she's too busy drinking and dancing in a club with other guys. That sounds pretty slutty to me.

Pomplamoose's version doesn't take itself too seriously. It's just as fun, and it's a welcome clever interpretation of a song dealing with otherwise very boring themes so prevalent in pop music these days.

Can someone explain to me why "slutty" is a negative attribute for a song to possess?

A lot of pop artists these days use overtly "slutty" themes try to compensate for the boring music. Sex sells.

Personally though, I don't like slutty girls so of course I don't like slutty songs.

These days? Pop music has been like that forever. I don't really see anything so horrible about it, it is what it is.

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Ok, this is not really a bad song originally but a lot of folks might think it a weird, even corny song to attempt a cover of.

The song is "ALL SHOOK UP" by Elvis and I did an odd-ball acoustic reggae cover of it. I did add a new chorus to make it a little more interesting. I then posted it onto a Guitarist's Forum and one guy thought it was better than the Elvis version!

Hell, he might even be right, ha,ah....

Gordon.

I actually thought Springsteen's original version of Blinded by the light sucked, but Manfred fixed that.

Yeah, don't a lot of people like sex in their rock n roll? I do sometimes.

I think the Obadiah Parker cover of OutKast - Hey ya is just brilliant!!

Jamie Cullum's got a talent for this

Rihanna - Please don't stop the music


Pharell ft Snoop - Frontin


Jimi Hendrix - Wind cries mary (not a bad song though)



And of course, the magnificent Richard Cheese

30 Seconds To Mars covered Lady Gaga's Bad Romance.
That was skillful :)

Tom Waits - Sea of Love

Feeling Good by Muse

You think the original "Feeling Good" is bad? Why?

That's pretty cool, but aside from overexposure, there's nothing wrong with the original.

Yeah I'm starting to think people are misunderstanding the thread.

Metallica is one of the only bands I truly hate

Would you mind posting that in the Metallica thread so we can debate it?

Don't feel like arguing, especially over music I don't like
No one will get me to like Metallica and I won't get anyone to not like Metallica

Love the kazoo version. Love the kazoo. In fact: I need more kazoo (next to the cow bell)!

Then what was the point of saying that? You obviously have some strong feeling toward it.

So a few weeks ago I heard this version of Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone."
Wish I could remember who did it. A Day To Remember?
Anyways, I really liked it! lol

But music, unlike, say, social viewpoints or taste in clothing, isn't something that can be changed through debate. Someone can be made to respect or appreciate something, but they won't actively listen to it because it's not pleasing to them. I said it to justify the video's post in a "Good cover of bad songs" thread, especially one where most people just posted covers and said "WELL IT'S A GOOD SONG BUT STILL".

I think Umbrella is a bad song. Not a Rhianna fan.
But I love Tegan and Sara's cover of Umbrella.
Another cover by the same band, they did Steel Train's Turnpike Ghost. And, while I love Steel Train, I despise his voice in that song.
Lastly, The Carpenters aren't any good in my opinion, but I really dig Sonic Youth's version of Superstar.

Oh, I love Turnpike Ghost. It's my favorite song from their new album. Good to see another Steel Train fan! :D

I loved every single song on that album BUT that one. My favourite is still Grace.

actually, Superstar was a cover by the Carpenters.

It's originally done by Delaney and Bonnie & Friends, and their version is SICK - Clapton on guitar, Carl Radle on bass, Jim Gordon on drums...Bobby Keys and Jim Price on horns...and it was titled (Groupie) Superstar.

So it would be a good song that got covered horribly and then reclaimed.

Ack, sorry. I need to read up on my music history.

'sall good.

agreed.