Need Song Suggestions - Bad Cover Versions...

jabremer66 · Post by **jabremer66** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:23 pm

For laughs, I'm trying to compile bad - or to be kind, let's say, unusual - cover versions of songs that are sung by an artist in a totally different style than the original.

For example, I currently have Frank Sinatra singing "Just the Way You Are" and "Mrs. Robinson" as well as Paul Anka singing "Eyes Without a Face," "Eye of the Tiger," "Jump" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Of course Tom Jones singing "Kiss"...any other suggestions? The more funny and offbeat, the better!

nohitter151 · Post by **nohitter151** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:10 pm

Check out anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - they cover everything from Billy Joel and Elton John to country music and traditional Jewish songs with a Pop-Punk sound.

Post by **Lowlander** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:20 pm

A Google search might also give you good results.

jabremer66 · Post by **jabremer66** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:42 pm

Lowlander wrote:A Google search might also give you good results.

Oh, I'm definitely doing that...but I'd also like the opinions of other MM users, because it's an interesting topic to discuss and have some fun!

drjboulder · Post by **drjboulder** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:10 am

How about Dread Zeppelin?

paulmt · Post by **paulmt** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:34 am

You would have to have Rolf Harris doing Stairway to Heaven, that surely is the No.1 cover that should never have been done

rcasper73 · Post by **rcasper73** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:56 pm

You may want to check out Beatallica. They do Metallica songs in Beatles style..Quite funny. Also, check out Richard Cheese. He does covers all in lounge style. Great for parties.

Cheers,

Rich

Just JP · Post by **Just JP** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:19 pm

How about Syd Vicious "My Way"

Jim

tinana · Post by **tinana** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:38 am

I loooooove these types of songs, and the search on the internet for novelty/unusual tunes led me to discover the mp3 format and in turn, MediaMonkey. My favorites are "I Will Survive", the disco anthem, sung in Hindi, and "These Boots Were Made for Walking" in Quebec French. But I have lots more. Oh, and Ella Fitzgerald singing "These Boots....". SUPER swinging and wild! Ah, and "These Boots..." by Loretta Lynn. And James Brown's hit, "I Feel Good", sung in a Chinese dialect by Takura Seng.

Michel37 · Post by **Michel37** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 9:42 am

Paul Anka made a whole album called "Rock Swings"

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Post by **Peke** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:14 pm

Pointer Sisters/Girls Alod - JUMP

Post by **Lowlander** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:02 pm

Most local language covers of English songs are pretty awful too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:15 pm

Also, check out Mrs Miller. She even whistles in a few of her covers.

gregmasciola · Post by **gregmasciola** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:06 pm

If you're looking for bad cover versions, I highly reccomend Tina Turner's version of "Proud Mary" by CCR (It's awful).

Ternaugh · Post by **Ternaugh** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:53 pm

You can try the following albums:

In a Metal Mood by Pat Boone. "Highlights" include "Crazy Train", "Panama", "Stairway to Heaven", and "Enter Sandman"

Golden Throats from Rhino Records. There are multiple volumes, with the first one including William Shatner's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Leonard Nimoy's "Proud Mary", and Andy Griffith's "House of the Rising Sun".

Rebuild the Wall by Luther Wright and the Wrongs. Pink Floyd as bluegrass. It's actually not bad, in its own way.

Objects of Fantasy: The Music of Pink Floyd by David Palmer and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This is just really painful orchestral versions of familiar Floyd tunes. "Run Like Hell" in particular, comes out really badly.

Let It Be by Laibach. The entire Beatles album, as performed by an Industrial band. "Get Back" is particularly menacing. Also from this artist: their Industrial cover of "Jesus Christ Superstar", from their album, .Jesus Christ Superstars.

Stairways to Heaven (The Money or the Gun) a collection of "Stairway" covers, including the Rolf Harris version.

Some random cover tracks:

"These Boots Are Made for Walking" as performed by Crispin Hellion Glover (played the father in the first "Back to the Future" movie, and played the lead in the remake of "Willard"). From his truly bizarre album, Big Problem Does Not Equal the Solution. The Solution = Let It Be.

"Stairway to Heaven" as performed by Dolly Parton. From her album, Halos & Horns

"Eleanor Rigby" as performed by Aretha Franklin. She turns it into first-person, singing that she's Eleanor Rigby. From her Greatest Hits album.

JoeG