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by **Morty** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:16 pm

Over the years there have been some rock classics absolutely murdered by other artists who presumably really do think their version is better than the original. Oh how wrong can they be. To find a perfect example of what I mean click HERE for the worst culprit of em all :twisted:

by **Jan Van Quirm** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:26 pm

warning Don't anybody click on I touch myself! It's pornographic! :oops:

/warning

by **Morty** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:30 pm

For doing THIS to one of my all time favourite songs forgiveness is not an option.

And your right Jan this thread should have carried a warning....Do you know how many of these are out there :shock:

by **Jan Van Quirm** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:46 pm

But they are funny! :lol:

Did you mean to link to Stairway again for that last one Monty?

You might remember this Monty from the late 70's? Especially it you lived in CapitalFMs cachement? If I say Kenny Everett playing Eamonn Andrews covering a Jim Reeves 'standard' would you know what I'm talking about? :twisted:

HERE IT IS FOLKS!

Kenny actually had this on a compilation album for the 10 worst records ever made... I think it may have been No1 although there was an even worse one the name of which has been wiped from my memory thankfully :wink:

by **Morty** » Thu Nov 26, 2009 5:54 pm

Jan Van Quirm wrote:But they are funny! Did you mean to link to Stairway again for that last one Monty?

The misery of old age :evil:

.....Thanks Jan I've changed the link to the correct disaster track :cry:

MORTY

by **poohcarrot** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:12 am

Jan Van Quirm wrote:Kenny actually had this on a compilation album for the 10 worst records ever made... I think it may have been No1 although there was an even worse one the name of which has been wiped from my memory thankfully

The song that was #1 on the Kenny Everett list was called "I want my baby back". I used to have the single and on the cover it said so.

It was a rip-off of "Leader of the Pack". As far as I can remember, here are some of the lyrics;

"We were driving home from the Beatles concert."

Then they have a crash with the leader of the pack and the pack.

"Over there was the leader. And over there was the pack. And over there was my baby. And over there was my baby. And way over there was my baby."

The guy can't live without his dead girlfriend, so in the last verse you can hear digging. Then a noise of spade hitting wood, a squeaky coffin lid opening and closing, then he sings from inside the coffin, "I've got my baby back" :lol:

by **Jan Van Quirm** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:16 am

That was the one I was thinking of, although there was another called The Deal which was pretty naff too, but not half as funny (man has to decide whether his wife or child should die and prays that he'll be taken, which isn't funny at all really, but he did get his wish...)

I really miss Kenny Everett - these days they don't even repeat his TV show on UKGold and Dave

I was in love with Sid Snot

by **Morty** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:09 am

Actually Madonna THIS this is the day the music died

by **Dandelion** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:09 am

Music never dies! It might get hurt and run away screaming because of abuse like THIS - but it won't die!

(P.S. - Due to copyright reasons I wasn't able to link a vid from Youtube with the actual artist performing that song.. but I guess, I found something fitting..)

(P.P.S. - actually I like that version nearly as much as the original... so in an way, it's absolutely wrong here.. but what the heck..)

by **poohcarrot** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:26 am

Kladivo won't like this, but this version ain't as good as the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7GDJFH-E0E

by **poohcarrot** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 3:48 am

...and Lord Morty won't like these two, but I think they're brill. :lol:

The Dickies doing Paranoid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c37GdAzgQo

The Dickies doing Nights in white satin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aryxUSUD6uM

by **Morty** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:41 am

poohcarrot wrote:...and Lord Morty won't like these two, but I think they're brill.

The Dickies doing Paranoid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c37GdAzgQo

The Dickies doing Nights in white satin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aryxUSUD6uM

This is a thread for the worst cover versions of all time and those two are certainly contenders Pooh :lol:

As for The Dickies, well there a Punk rock outfit, would you really expect anything better :roll:

by **Kladivo** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:49 am

RETALIATION!!!

Helge Schneider 1 *ADULT LANGUAGE*

Helge Schneider 2

Helge Schneider 3

There's more so beware! :twisted:

by **Morty** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:03 am

There’s never a wall and a rifle when you really need one is there :lol:

I bet Keith Moon and John Entwistle are turning in their graves :cry:

I offerTHIS a serious contender for the coveted title of worst cover version ever.

by **Morty** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:05 am

Kladivo wrote:RETALIATION!!!

Helge Schneider 1 *ADULT LANGUAGE*

Helge Schneider 2

Helge Schneider 3

There's more so beware!

Oh for a wall and a rifle :lol:

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