Dreadful covers from bands who really should have known better

[HarrisonSlade]

scisor sisters.. comfortably numb.

ok it wasnt 100% bad but in the sacrilege stakes its a big un

Not really. It was, in fact, better. Because of the fact that Post Syd Floyd is fucking shit.

 

[rekil]

Girls Aloud's cover of I Think We're Alone Now is rubbish.

 

[keicar]

Gary Jules covering Tears 4 Fears 'Mad World' , saccharine drivel.

Now I really liked that, really brought out the lyrics of the song.

 

[keicar]

Hows about
Wherever I Lay My Hat
Love Of The Common People
Love Will Tear Us Apart

All ruined by Paul Young

I really like Love of the Common people and didn't even realise it was a cover

Who did the originals of the first two? (I know LWTUA was Joy Division)

 

[GroovyCrimes]

Wherever I Lay My Hat - Marvin Gaye
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Love Of The Common People - Nicky Thomas

 

[Orang Utan]

I really like Love of the Common people and didn't even realise it was a cover

Who did the originals of the first two? (I know LWTUA was Joy Division)

Wherever I Lay My Hat is a Marvin Gaye song.
Not sure about Common People as several reggae artists recorded it, but the version I'm familiar with is by Nicky Thomas

 

[Orang Utan]

Ah GroovyCrimes got there before me!

 

[keicar]

Wherever I Lay My Hat is a Marvin Gaye song.

Yeah, I've heard it now I come to think of it. I think I might have heard the reggae version of Love of the common people as well.

I think a lot depends on what version you hear first, you know. There are execeptions though. I was never a big Tears for Fears fan, but Gary Jules hit the spot for me- perfect antidote to 'Merry Xmas Everyone' etc on the radio