shit bands doing covers of good songs

mrwalkerb
mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
edited December 2005 in Other Music
ok so I was working today and this guy came in and asked for a copy of Amy Lee doing Heart Shaped Box. What is up with this?? I mean it was bad enough for her idiot boyfriend to constantly try to evoke the spirit of St. Kurt by doing covers of Nirvana songs on a nightly basis, that is of course after recording three cds that sound like a shitty bar band doing versions of Bleach (if Bleach fucking sucked). I appreciate that there is no accounting for taste and all but seriously.
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  • Echoes
    Echoes Posts: 1,279
    Velvet Revolver - Wish You Were Here

    St. Kurt? Give me a break
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  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    don't even get me started on phil collins doing tomorrow never knows
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    Echoes wrote:
    St. Kurt? Give me a break

    it was meant in the context of the line
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  • trappedinmyradio
    trappedinmyradio Posts: 1,189
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    ok so I was working today and this guy came in and asked for a copy of Amy Lee doing Heart Shaped Box. What is up with this?? I mean it was bad enough for her idiot boyfriend to constantly try to evoke the spirit of St. Kurt by doing covers of Nirvana songs on a nightly basis, that is of course after recording three cds that sound like a shitty bar band doing versions of Bleach (if Bleach fucking sucked). I appreciate that there is no accounting for taste and all but seriously.

    the fact that it's a song aimed at the female - that's sort of weird - but, she has an amazing voice...and, i think seether's covers of nirvana songs are pretty good...and, the guy LOVES kurt...what's the problem with that?
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  • Blanki
    Blanki Posts: 315
    Sheryl Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.... oh my god... how does she dares...
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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    i hate Evenessence and aint a big fan of Seether that said though Heart Shaped Box sung live and accoustic by Amy is pretty impressive, i downloaded it ages ago and she does a good job, best Nirvana cover i've heard would be Cibo Matto's version of About a Girl.
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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    Blanki wrote:
    Sheryl Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.... oh my god... how does she dares...

    Nothing wrong with Sheryl Crow
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  • AxlUlrich
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    Blanki wrote:
    Sheryl Crow doing Sweet Child O' Mine.... oh my god... how does she dares...
    Linkin Park's version was worse ;)
    that Chester guy seems to be always constipated.
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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    I hated it when Fred Durst covered Behind Blue Eyes.
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  • esther1977
    esther1977 Posts: 540
    All saints doing under the bridge from the red hot chilipeppers.
    Terrible!!
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  • UpHereInMyTree500
    UpHereInMyTree500 Posts: 1,772
    esther1977 wrote:
    All saints doing under the bridge from the red hot chilipeppers.
    Terrible!!

    lol hahahahahahahahahahahah
    youre not serious!
    SURELY THEY DIDNT!

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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    UpHereInMyTree500 wrote:
    lol hahahahahahahahahahahah
    youre not serious!
    SURELY THEY DIDNT!

    I'm losing it laughing

    not only did they do it but it went to no1 here in england, makes me cringe every time i hear it
    honurable mention to Britney Spears attempting to sing I Love Rock n Roll, thats pretty attrocious, Limp Bizkit - Bitter Sweet Symphony, and i also must give mention to Pearl Jams rendition of Last Kiss whilst infinately better than the other songs mentioned i aint a fan
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  • *given*to*fly*
    *given*to*fly* Posts: 325
    UpHereInMyTree500 wrote:
    I hated it when Fred Durst covered Behind Blue Eyes.


    i agree how awfull
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    El_Kabong wrote:
    don't even get me started on phil collins doing tomorrow never knows
    Phil needed to knocked off about 1984....everything he's done since then is a total waste.........
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  • pearl jam rules
    pearl jam rules Posts: 129
    UpHereInMyTree500 wrote:
    I hated it when Fred Durst covered Behind Blue Eyes.


    hahahaha. i instantly thought of that song when i saw this thread. i hope fred durst gets beat up by scott stapp and then 311 comes in and takes out both of them
  • DocChicago
    DocChicago Posts: 653
    The Ataris made a terrible cover of Boys of Summer. Enjoy it while it lasts guys.
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  • *given*to*fly*
    *given*to*fly* Posts: 325
    some rapper guy ( i dont know who ) didnt quite cover but used parts of buffalo springfields for what its worth ......some other rapper guy used a sample from hendrix's burning of the midnight lamp ...there are tones more ...i hate it when my friends listen to these rap songs and think they are so great and im just thinking ya this song was so much better before they fucked with it
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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    *given*to*fly* wrote:
    some rapper guy ( i dont know who ) didnt quite cover but used parts of buffalo springfields for what its worth ......some other rapper guy used a sample from hendrix's burning of the midnight lamp ...there are tones more ...i hate it when my friends listen to these rap songs and think they are so great and im just thinking ya this song was so much better before they fucked with it
    Your post reminded of a similar case......Vanilla Ice stealing "Under Pressure" from David Bowie and Queen....:)
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  • Deeve
    Deeve Posts: 122
    how about Madonna doing that chevy to the levy song whatever the fuck its called.

    That was an attrocity.

    Oh wait, you said shit bands covering good songs.
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  • pj_zombie
    pj_zombie Posts: 272
    I think I remember Eminem taking bits and pieces of an Aerosmith song and completely messed everything up. And Seether hardly does as many covers as people exaggerate them doing. The ones they have done have been done pretty well.
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