Worst Remakes

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  • Salamanda425
    Salamanda425 Posts: 358
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    I like Johnny Cash....but I absolutely HATED his remake of NIN's Hurt.

    Oh, I must disagree.........have you ever watched the video? That song really shook me - the emotion was so raw.

    I actually really liked that cover too!
  • cobracars
    cobracars Posts: 949 Member
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    On the subject of remakes....I wanted to slap Johnny Depp in the face repeatedly when I saw his version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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    Edward scissorhands in a chocolate factory doesn't work
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    On the subject of remakes....I wanted to slap Johnny Depp in the face repeatedly when I saw his version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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    Edward scissorhands in a chocolate factory doesn't work
    As much as I like Johnny Depp...he definitely gave off more of a child-molestor vibe in that movie!!
  • micheleluden
    micheleluden Posts: 33
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    agree! Remakes drive me nuts, but i think Metallica was WAY wrong for redoing "turn the page"
    some songs just should not be messed with!
  • Lyndi4
    Lyndi4 Posts: 442 Member
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    Madonna's American Pie cover was bad, in my opinion

    I agree!
  • Lyndi4
    Lyndi4 Posts: 442 Member
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    I like Johnny Cash....but I absolutely HATED his remake of NIN's Hurt.

    Oh, I must disagree.........have you ever watched the video? That song really shook me - the emotion was so raw.

    I have to agree with the one who disagrees. The video was very emotional, and it really seemed like Johnny Cash could relate to the song. Very touching!
  • Lyndi4
    Lyndi4 Posts: 442 Member
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    Apparently Miley Cirus did a "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) remake too :angry:

    Say whaaa? Haven't heard it. Don't want to!!!
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,198 Member
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    Dolly Parton slaughted Stairway to Heaven & should punished accordingly.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I can't think of a particularly bad cover. I can only think of some awesome ones! However, I am not a huge fan of Five Finger Death Punch's Bad Company.
  • Here2GetFit
    Here2GetFit Posts: 292
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    I can't think of a particularly bad cover. I can only think of some awesome ones! However, I am not a huge fan of Five Finger Death Punch's Bad Company.

    I created a thread for the best covers also.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/651244-best-song-covers
  • dane11235813
    dane11235813 Posts: 684 Member
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    I like Johnny Cash....but I absolutely HATED his remake of NIN's Hurt.

    i don't think your ears are working properly. Cash's version is stellar.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
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    Apparently Miley Cirus did a "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Nirvana) remake too :angry:

    Say whaaa? Haven't heard it. Don't want to!!!
    From what I understand, Kurt Cobain rose from the dead to kill himself again after that...ugh!
  • HealthyBodySickMind
    HealthyBodySickMind Posts: 1,207 Member
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    I'm one of those people that truely believes that all songs should be covered by ska bands, so I'm probably not the one to be posting here.


    Some other awesome covers:

    A bunch of Richard Cheese:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOpk33VlSg (Down with the sickness)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evqews-KTfI (Gin and Juice)
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l0IbaOr6go
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hSUDCWKDc (Creep)

    Also my favorite Slackers cover:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so0j02nLEXw (Wanted Dead or Alive)
  • VitaBailey
    VitaBailey Posts: 271 Member
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    Will To Power's mix of Freebird and Baby, I love your way. When I hear the Freebird part of that song, something inside me dies.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
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    I like Johnny Cash....but I absolutely HATED his remake of NIN's Hurt.

    Oh, I must disagree.........have you ever watched the video? That song really shook me - the emotion was so raw.

    I have to agree with the one who disagrees. The video was very emotional, and it really seemed like Johnny Cash could relate to the song. Very touching!

    I think that cover is amazing. Trent himself said that song was not NIN's song anymore and I agree, the emotion was stronger in Johnny Cash's version.


    Britney Spear's version of I Love Rock and Roll sucked pretty bad.
    Miley Cyrus' Smells Like Teen Spirit made me cry.
    & I won't even get into All Saints version of Under the Bridge...
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    I can't think of a particularly bad cover. I can only think of some awesome ones! However, I am not a huge fan of Five Finger Death Punch's Bad Company.

    I created a thread for the best covers also.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/651244-best-song-covers

    I could go on forever! Sometimes cover songs are even better than the original!
  • RenfieldX
    RenfieldX Posts: 87 Member
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    Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi.....oh how I loath that song
  • FrozenTundra511
    FrozenTundra511 Posts: 206 Member
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    Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi.....oh how I loath that song

    Personally I enjoyed that cover.. and I am a big Joni Mitchell fan......


    One of the worst for me is Graham Parker singing Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. Make sure you grab some gauze becasue your ears will bleed on this one.
  • miranda_mom
    miranda_mom Posts: 873 Member
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    There are some songs where the original is so good, I think a cover is only going to be bad in comparison. So, I don't like the Ataris version of "Boys of Summer" (Don Henley's original is perfect) nor the 10,000 Maniacs cover of "Because the Night" (because Patti Smith's version is perfect).
  • DonniesGirl69
    DonniesGirl69 Posts: 644 Member
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    Mariah Carey doing Def Leppard's "Bringing on the Heartbreak"

    Blasphemy..............

    Oh, and.....Brooks and Dunn butchering The Eagles "Best of My Love"

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