Worst Cover Versions Ever
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Bakunin
I am Noodle's bitch.
You haven't heard the best bit (or worst bit, according to your point of view) which is the subject matter of the song. When whoever at the BBC chose this tune for their squeaky clean charity single (presumably on the basis that it was easily recognisable and thus didn't check what it's actually about) they clearly had no idea that this song was Aerosmith's ode to the various highly sordid and debauched delights afforded them by a multitude of groupies.
Possibly not what the people at the Beeb would have approved of, had they thought to check.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Eh? THe Who version is a live jam with them riffing on the original in charaterstic Who style. Its original energetic and distinctive. The Who at their best IMO.
The stones is pretty much a straight cover from their early days when it was pretty standard for bands to do covers rather than their own material.
Neither version deserve a place in the 'worst cover versions' thead.
Bad covers by the Who would be their versions of 'Under my Thumb' and 'The Last Time'.
Bad covers by the stones - well Harlem Shuffle was pretty shit.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
The Who are freewheeling it as only they could - absolutely distinctive and original, a great example of the magic of guitar bass and drums in the hands of skilled inovators - exploring musical space, dynamics and structure with invention and explosive energy - but having the musical skill to pull it off and not descend into chaos - like Jazz but good. Keith Moons drumming is utter genius.
This is the band at their absolute peak.
You - on the other hand - are talking absolute cobblers.
The Octagon
Stop...Hammertime
Not that it was that great a song to begin with, but I can never resist the opportunity to inflict this 'cover' upon other people 
Jason Orange's cumface while managing to play a chord is terrifying.
Jason Orange's cumface while managing to play a chord is terrifying.
Voley
🐭
Agreed, Live At Leeds is fucking great from start to finish and the covers are some of the highlights. Their version of Young Man Blues is one of the best things they ever did.
mauvais
on reddit or something
It sounds like the musical meter's running in an underwater bin full of drunks. Wur, ugh, ugh, ugh. Went to the fortune teller. Hopethisisdonewithsoon. Mumble mumble mumble, woaaahhh. Lookedintoacrystalbleughhh. Said wuugghhhh, ah err ughh.
(((Benny Spellman)))
Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
Nah, but that's good really.
I'm sure there are loads of covers that deeply offend me, but I can't think of them just now. Generally I think a cover is good if the band bring something different to it. Flatmates are shouting that Joe Dolan's indie covers were good. Sorry, we can just think of good ones.
Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
Oh! Ronan Keating putting his dirty mitts on Fairytale of New York. The Revs doing Turning Japanese.
Chick Webb
Countryfile and a can
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