FabGuys.com forum: Cover versions you hate

By *adwolf75 OP Man
over a year ago

Grantham

Anything by Westlife for starters...

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By *ookingFor...Man
over a year ago

Horsham/Crawley/Gatwick

The X Factor woman who ruined Run by Snow Patrol.

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By *astguy7Man
over a year ago

Herefordshire

Daniel O'Donnell's version of Twisted Firestarter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disturbed -Sound of Silence

It was recorded of the week on R2 ffs.

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By *x100Man
over a year ago

Under the Bridge….All Saints.

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By *lan82Man
over a year ago

North Hykeham, Lincoln

Anything by Whores Aloud

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By *leepflowerMan
over a year ago

Leek

Comfortably Numb by Scissor Sisters, but then I hate the original too.

Proof of the old adage that you can't polish a turd, but you can roll it in glitter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends on if it's a cover of a relatively unknown original. Eg Denis by Blondie or Tainted Love by Soft Cell that achieved greater success and people aren't aware that they are covers. Then there's the god awful covers of songs that are perfect to begin with,I hate those. too many to list but most Kate bush songs are uncoverable. Or Beatles.

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By *x100Man
over a year ago

Love Will Tear Us Apart….Fall Out Boy.

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By *ildwestheroMan
over a year ago

Llandrindod Wells

" Most Kate bush songs are uncoverable. Or Beatles. "

Never heard anyone attempt to do a cover version of a Kate Bush record. One or too cover versions of the Beatles are not bad. Brian Ferry's Jealous Guy is far superior to the original John Lennon one.

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By *ichey6Man
over a year ago

aberdeen

Bananaramas massacre of The Velvelettes Really Saying Something.

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By *0thirtyMan
over a year ago

Redhill

"Daniel O'Donnell's version of Twisted Firestarter. "

Ha ha ha !!!

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By *ichey6Man
over a year ago

aberdeen

Jedward/ Territorial Pissings by Nirvana...

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By *x100Man
over a year ago

" Most Kate bush songs are uncoverable. Or Beatles.

Placebo did a good cover of Running up that Hill.

Decent Beatles covers Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends and Siouxsie & the Banshees , Dear Prudence.

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By *0thirtyMan
over a year ago

Redhill

Jedward? Did somebody say Jedward - ah now I gotta go have a wank !

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By *xaussiepaulMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth

Flying lizards. Money(that's what I want)

Isn't too bad!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Bananaramas massacre of The Velvelettes Really Saying Something."

Or Venus

Or Nathan Jones

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By *un gusMan
over a year ago

Leeds

I feel love

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Flying lizards. Money(that's what I want)

Isn't too bad!!"

The Beatles cover is quite good too

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By *enri du lacMan
over a year ago

Coventry

Wet Wet Wet's versions of "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Love Is All Around".

Underwhelming.

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
over a year ago

Worcester & Bangor

Any Christmas album. Micky bubbles for example doing super rubbish covers. The cd/download for his probably costs full price vs a selection of the originals is almost free. Unless you can do a better job than the original I don't know why you pay more for a poor version of the original.

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
over a year ago

Worcester & Bangor

"Any Christmas album. Micky bubbles for example doing super rubbish covers. The cd/download for his probably costs full price vs a selection of the originals is almost free. Unless you can do a better job than the original I don't know why you pay more for a poor version of the original."
his fear of being called a gay by saying Santa Buddy I want to punch his smug face in

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By *emmaDarlingTV/TS
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Talk Talk, It's My Life covered by No Doubt...fucking hate it

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By *emmaDarlingTV/TS
over a year ago

Bedfordshire

Kate Bush, This Woman's Work covered by Maxwell...bloody awful

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By *ildwestheroMan
over a year ago

Llandrindod Wells

"Jedward? Did somebody say Jedward - ah now I gotta go have a wank ! "

You are into alien beings from the Planet Zog?

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
over a year ago

Worcester & Bangor

" Most Kate bush songs are uncoverable. Or Beatles.

Placebo did a good cover of Running up that Hill.

Decent Beatles covers Joe Cocker, With A Little Help From My Friends and Siouxsie & the Banshees , Dear Prudence. "
please do a thread for gold covers as I do actually love a cover especially if they make it have deeper of different meaning

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By *inkyfuckerukMan
over a year ago

Worcester & Bangor

Elton John and the guy from it's a sin. The guy from it's a sin has the annoying smug gay face. In it's a sin he doesn't why some gay guys walk around with a sort of smugness that on a straight guy would get them punched then complain it's homophobic when. Pelle think they are a smug tit. Elton John's bit isn't to bad. but the warbling and rubbish takes a cool and timely song to a utter rubbishness. Also the right to the song, Elton John at the time was marrying women and successfully suing news papers who said he was gay and the smug singer wasn't born or put. The song came with the Thatcher government banning books that even mention non men and women relationships, hiv was being preached as gods revenge on the gays and it was still illegal to do most things and the church despite mainly being run by not just gays but gay pedos preached sin. So from so many standpoints it's a shit cover and neither singers have the right to sing it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Duran Duran’s cover of ELOs Evil a woman is dire

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pet Shop Boys have murdered ‘All The Young Dudes’ recently.

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By *oxtrot1471Man
over a year ago

oxford

Anything by crazy frog 🐸

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By *edBearMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Paul Young - Love Will Tear Us Apart

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By *ow Ya DoinMan
over a year ago

Fleet

Metallica cover of the Blue Oyster Cults Astronomy classic dreadful.

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By *ustOneBearMan
over a year ago

Neath

Paris Hilton.

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy.

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By *noggrMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth

"Pet Shop Boys have murdered ‘All The Young Dudes’ recently."

I scrolled down to post about that one. It's awful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Madonna, American Pie

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By *etterbiggerMan
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Cliff Richard. The millennium prayer. The lord's prayer set to the tune of auld Lang syne. Is that strictly a cover. Agree or not it's effin dire

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By *ete1000100Man
over a year ago

Salford

Brian ferry jealous guy absolutely kidding himself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hue and Cry managed to cover The Man with the Child in his eyes...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" Most Kate bush songs are uncoverable. Or Beatles.

Dead right there fella

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By *hroatLadWellsMan
over a year ago

Camden

"Depends on if it's a cover of a relatively unknown original. Eg Denis by Blondie or Tainted Love by Soft Cell that achieved greater success and people aren't aware that they are covers. Then there's the god awful covers of songs that are perfect to begin with,I hate those. too many to list but most Kate bush songs are uncoverable. Or Beatles. "

A lot of people don't realise that Adele's 'To Make You Feel My Love' was written by the Nobel prizewinning God of popular music, Bob Dylan.

Make a date in your diary for the real coming this Christmas Day...the gorgeous Timothy Chalamet as Dylan in "A Complete Unknown", in a cinema near you.

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By *weddolMan
2 weeks ago

Chester

Marilyn Manson - tainted love

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By *agedinknickersMan
2 weeks ago

Downham Market

Driving In My Car - Maureen Rees - it's even worse than the original and that was pretty bad.

American Pie - Madonna - one of those songs that should just never be covered

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By *excessMan
2 weeks ago

Sleaford

All saints version of Red hot chili peppers under the bridge.

Truly dreadful!

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By *penglerMan
2 weeks ago

Manchester

"Anything by Westlife for starters..."

I concur, also any covers by any of those awful boy and girl bands that were once the main staple of fodder for the musically illiterate.

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By *leepflowerMan
2 weeks ago

Leek

I love Depeche Mode, I've been a huge fan since I was 15.

A few years back they covered Bowie's Heroes and dear god, it's absolutely bloody dreadful! 🤣

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By *eicester-lukeMan
2 weeks ago

leicester

Steps - tragidy lol

I love the beegees

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By *iassloverMan
2 weeks ago

Rugby

The Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

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By *iassloverMan
2 weeks ago

Rugby

"Steps - tragidy lol

I love the beegees"

Yep I'd agree with you there

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By *ustOneBearMan
2 weeks ago

Neath

Heroes- Peter Gabriel

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By *mblerMan
2 weeks ago

Goole

David Bowie - God only Knows. Terrible.

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By *C0606Man
2 weeks ago

watford

Tears for fears cover of Ashes to Ashes.

Awful

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