Really painful music covers

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2008-07-21 04:21pm

I saw this on another forum and MY GOD, the second one was one of the hardest things to watch I've ever seen on youtube. I almost hurt myself I cringed so badly for them.

Gibby wrote:That's not the worst I have seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjWKAnrsUe4
The second worst rendition of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMyQdBW ... re=related
This is the worst. I defy ANYONE to make it to the end of this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEMQYzIgLjU
This sucks too, but hilariously

But they're all just kids, at least. Here are some adults tackling Queen terribly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jbWblHfjcM

For balance, a bunch of Hong Kong teenagers tackle an obscure Smiths track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbAjf5ue ... re=related

So here is the thread to make other interweb users suffer and cringe.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2008-07-21 05:07pm

Sorry, I am a soft liberal and I believe that the band in that second video deserve the kind of death that would give even Comrade Hipper nightmares.

DarthShady · Post by **DarthShady** » 2008-07-21 06:35pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAMyQdBW ... re=related
This is the worst. I defy ANYONE to make it to the end of this.

Could they suck any more?

I think not.

Sorry, I am a soft liberal and I believe that the band in that second video deserve the kind of death that would give even Comrade Hipper nightmares.

What does he usually dream?

CDiehl · Post by **CDiehl** » 2008-07-21 08:18pm

What does he usually dream?

I'd assume not of violent castration.

JointStrikeFighter · Post by **JointStrikeFighter** » 2008-07-21 09:22pm

I never thought the final countdown could be beaten

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2008-07-21 10:43pm

JointStrikeFighter wrote:I never thought the final countdown could be beaten

Ow! Owie owie fucking OW! They all look like they are about to fall asleep on stage.

I see your Final Countdown and raise you one Iron Man. It starts off tolerable, and then bravely ventures into the realms of tear-inducing.

EDIT - I'm watching the Final Countdown one all the way through... dear god I have no idea why, or if I'll ever be the same again afterward.

Guardsman Bass · Post by **Guardsman Bass** » 2008-07-21 11:46pm

Most of the covers of that song with "Pave Paradise" in it are not particularly great, and one cover by a female artist just sounds atrocious in the chorus section.

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2008-07-22 12:32am

Only painful music cover I'm aware of is Hillary Duff's cover of a The Who song. Butchered lyrics, message of the song destroyed, and Who fans went all but one step below pitchforks and torches.

Twoyboy · Post by **Twoyboy** » 2008-07-22 09:08am

Ow, ow, fucking ow!

To ease the pain, here's an equally bad cover... an intentionally equally bad cover.

hongi · Post by **hongi** » 2008-07-27 02:20am

Avril Lavigne 'singing' Chop Suey. Make the pain go away.

Ziggy Stardust · Post by **Ziggy Stardust** » 2008-07-27 11:03am

There are way too many horrible covers too mention. Hillary Duff's version of "My Generation" is near the top of the list. Ditto HIM's "Don't Fear the Reaper" (HIM is without a doubt one of the worst bands I've ever had the displeasure of being exposed to). Korn butchered "Another Brick in the Wall," while Scissor Sisters Eurotrashed "Comfortably Numb." An older Bob Dylan covered a Van Morrison song that was god awful.

On the other hand, the Toy Dolls did a cover of "The Final Countdown" that is extremely awesome: the instrumentals are done entirely with kazoos.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2008-07-27 03:42pm

hongi wrote:Avril Lavigne 'singing' Chop Suey. Make the pain go away.

I take that abomination and raise you a Avril Fuckwit singing Fuel Watch as Metallica appreciatively nod along.

Metatwaddle · Post by **Metatwaddle** » 2008-07-27 06:48pm

hongi wrote:Avril Lavigne 'singing' Chop Suey. Make the pain go away.

I didn't think it was possible for 'Chop Suey' to get any more ridiculous. But it just did.

'Fuel', on the other hand, was not nearly as bad.

Oni Koneko Damien · Post by **Oni Koneko Damien** » 2008-07-29 09:27pm

hongi wrote:Avril Lavigne 'singing' Chop Suey. Make the pain go away.

...

No. It never happened. I've edited that out of my reality.