This Steely Dan Song Cover is Worthy of The Cover Song Hall of Shame

[Old Joad]

I know he did Crazy Train-Enter Sandman-Smoke On The Water the one that makes my skin crawl

 

[craigb]

Just to counteract Pat... ?

 

[PavlovsCat]

Funny enough -- or maybe not -- but Pat Boone and his soulless style is what first came into my mind when I heard that awful, awful, awful Donny and Marie cover version of "Reelin' In the Years." Maybe I should have titled this thread, "Covers Hall of Shame" and invited people to post the worst covers they've ever heard (hopefully no one would post any of the recent covers I've done of The Beatles, Zeppelin,  Radiohead,  etc.).  That would actually-- potentially-- make for a pretty entertaining thread. 

Edited June 14, 2023 by PavlovsCat

[Old Joad]

This is my favorite worst cover??

 

[PavlovsCat]

@Old Joad That's pretty funny. I'm going to retitle this thread to: "Cover Songs Hall of Shame -- The Worst Covers of All Time of All Time."   I think these terrible covers are actually pretty amusing. 

Edited June 14, 2023 by PavlovsCat

[PavlovsCat]

My next nomination to the Cover Song Hall of Shame: 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by PavlovsCat

[Bapu]

On 6/11/2023 at 4:59 PM, Bapu said:

Vocals: Bapu, Daryl Greenway & Liz Greenway
Guitars: Jamesg1213, SteveStrummerUK
Other Stuff: Ed "Bapu" Kocol

Special vocal appearance on the "Oh No" lines: Jan Eiken (Old55, RIP)

So now this will be interpreted as my nomination for a worst cover.

@PavlovsCat Don't change horses mid-stream ? 

[PavlovsCat]

1 hour ago, Bapu said:

So now this will be interpreted as my nomination for a worst cover.

@PavlovsCat Don't change horses mid-stream ? 

Fair enough point. Done. Newly revised title installed!

I changed it to something that won't be misinterpreted.  You know that I love your cover band Fizzy Pickle and I think I've liked  just about every one of your band's covers on SoundCloud.  Really superb work. I urge people to check it out, it is seriously good.  

I'll probably create another thread for the Covers Hall of Shame, because I find some covers, like the Donny and Marie and Lawrence Welk ones so bad that they're funny and I bet others have more to share. 

Edited June 14, 2023 by PavlovsCat

[craigb]

Worst cover nominee? ?

[PavlovsCat]

5 minutes ago, craigb said:

Worst cover nominee? ?

I just put her in the Covers Hall of Shame thread I created for her amazingly terrible cover of "Lean on Me." 

[user905133]

https://bestclassicbands.com/brewer-shipley-lawrence-welk-8-17-18/

 

[RBH]

So glad this thread got contorted back into shape. Cover Song hall of shame.!!

[PavlovsCat]

18 minutes ago, RBH said:

So glad this thread got contorted back into shape. Cover Song hall of shame.!!

I created another thread, because I thought the idea of people adding more terrible cover songs is pretty amusing. I added a bunch more to the thread and if it takes off, I'm sure there's many more to add in the future. 

[hockeyjx]

Oh, I've got one. It is only a minute-ish video and you only need like 30 seconds.... 

 

Edited June 15, 2023 by hockeyjx

[PavlovsCat]

14 minutes ago, hockeyjx said:

Oh, I've got one. It is only a minute-ish video and you only need like 30 seconds.... 

 

That's a worthy add to the Hall of Shame.  That's exactly why I think we should keep it going (but in the other thread, if you're game to post it there).