Worst Cover Song of All Time? Voting at Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone does a poll each week that is generally rigged to include a great song (if the poll is Worst ____ of all time) or a terrible band (if the poll is Best ______ of all time). I read the results when they publish them and get irritated, but then I remember, I never voted. I am getting behind this week's poll entitled Worst Cover Song of All Time and submit a few for your perusal.
We have a feature on our Twitter account that every Thursday we select a great cover song to showcase and it's tough to find good covers because they can go wrong so fast. One way is to choose a song bigger than you and bigger than your ability as a band. Don't choose Van Halen's Jump unless you plan on using a synthesizer and emulating that solo. Don't ever choose Stairway to Heaven.
Nickelback's Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting
Hilary Duff's My Generation
Crispin Hellion Glover's These Boots Are Made for Walking
Avril Lavigne Chop Suey
Winger Purple Haze
Puddle of Mudd Gimme Shelter
Celine Dion You Shook Me All Night Long
We have a feature on our Twitter account that every Thursday we select a great cover song to showcase and it's tough to find good covers because they can go wrong so fast. One way is to choose a song bigger than you and bigger than your ability as a band. Don't choose Van Halen's Jump unless you plan on using a synthesizer and emulating that solo. Don't ever choose Stairway to Heaven.
Here are my choices for worst cover songs ever:
Nickelback's Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting
Hilary Duff's My Generation
Crispin Hellion Glover's These Boots Are Made for Walking
Avril Lavigne Chop Suey
Winger Purple Haze
Puddle of Mudd Gimme Shelter
Celine Dion You Shook Me All Night Long
You forgot to put Britney Spears Version of "I Love Rock and Roll" or is it a favorite of yours????
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I didn't mean for this list to be acomprehesive one of terrible covers. That would take months and many blog posts to corral.
However, I had not heard that version before and now that I have....god damn! The drum machine is just terrible and her breathy vocals are what I envision a dog whistle must sound like to a dog.
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