Worst Cover Song Ever
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1986 posts since 29 Apr, 2010 from NYC
hmmm...i didnt think either of those suggs songs were that bad. or even bad at all.
did i like them? no. but "bad"? not really.
the cecelia one isnt any worse than the original (which is already kinda lame)...the other one is also not that bad. i mean it sounds like a typical ska cover...nothing special about it one way or the other...and also not starting off with the best material to begin with.
come on...were looking for really BAD covers.
did i like them? no. but "bad"? not really.
the cecelia one isnt any worse than the original (which is already kinda lame)...the other one is also not that bad. i mean it sounds like a typical ska cover...nothing special about it one way or the other...and also not starting off with the best material to begin with.
come on...were looking for really BAD covers.
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- Banned
- 5357 posts since 7 May, 2015
Thanks el-bo. I had no idea who suggs was (other than that idiot in the nfl) and now I've been exposed to 10-15 seconds of some of the worst shit I've ever heard. Preciate it
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
I'm not going to claim that 'Cecilia' is the greatest song ever, but it's charm lies in it's simple, foot-stomping, folksy, bar sing-along feel. Remove all of that, deferring to some overly quantised dance-hall approximation/abomination (With lame 'squeal' sample, that was already dated when he used it), and you get a lazy, empty attempt to still feel relevantchaosWyrM wrote:hmmm...i didnt think either of those suggs songs were that bad. or even bad at all.
did i like them? no. but "bad"? not really.
the cecelia one isnt any worse than the original (which is already kinda lame)...the other one is also not that bad. i mean it sounds like a typical ska cover...nothing special about it one way or the other...and also not starting off with the best material to begin with.
come on...were looking for really BAD covers.
As for 'I'm only sleeping?' Nothing wrong with ska-ising something. But you need to choose the source material well. In this case, he took a very lilting (lazily-performed), evocative ode to sleeping, and dreaming, and treated it in much the same way as Microsoft's 'Songsmith' might if you chose 'ska' from the style menu
Other examples in this thread do include bad covers. However, many of them are by bands who are just bad bands anyway. I happened to think these Suggs over versions are heinous, paid zero homage to the original material, and are just plain lazy
I hated them so much that they made me not only hate Suggs as a solo artist, but retro-actively ruined all my good memories of Madness
I think my entries stand
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el-bo (formerly ebow) el-bo (formerly ebow) https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=208007
- KVRAF
- 16369 posts since 24 May, 2009 from A galaxy, far far away
My dear friend, you are SO welcomeincubus wrote:Thanks el-bo. I had no idea who suggs was (other than that idiot in the nfl) and now I've been exposed to 10-15 seconds of some of the worst shit I've ever heard. Preciate it
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an-electric-heart an-electric-heart https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=182734
- KVRAF
- 2505 posts since 13 Jun, 2008 from Napier,New Zealand
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- KVRAF
- 2279 posts since 20 Dec, 2002 from The Benighted States of Trumpistan
Mind you, Paul Simon liked it... even though the cover had none of the vulnerability and charm of the original.
Wait... loot _then_ burn? D'oh!
- KVRAF
- 4633 posts since 21 Jan, 2008 from oO
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1986 posts since 29 Apr, 2010 from NYC
hmmm...that may be a terrible cover...but it is far more entertaining than the original.
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- KVRAF
- 3057 posts since 4 Jan, 2005
Here it is , I have the Best of Simon an Garfunkel , so I'm totally biased but I usually can tolerate covers but not this one , I was OK with Disturbed doing Land of Confusion but this " Sound of Silence " is utter most crap .... https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4
- KVRer
- 8 posts since 19 Feb, 2017 from Goa, India
- KVRist
- 425 posts since 23 Aug, 2012 from Way Out West