best and worse cover versions

I've been consistently amazed at what the remaining members have been allowed to do with the queen name and music. Wonder if Freddie's estate has any say in any of it?

Thought I was the only person in Britain who can't stand Girls Aloud.

firekind Wrote:funny thing about old songs is that even shite sounds better now than most modern pop.

take spice girls for example. hated at the time but compair their songs with the unmemorable pish girls aloud release and you cant even put both groups in the same league...

Funnily enough I feel the exact same way, only in reverse. I quite like some of Girls Aloud's stuff, but the Spice Girls make me want to go out and kick puppy dogs... Different stroke for different folks, eh?

m100 Wrote:I've been consistently amazed at what the remaining members have been allowed to do with the queen name and music. Wonder if Freddie's estate has any say in any of it?

From what I understand, the whole band own the name Queen and the music is owned by the record company, so no consultation is required, even from the surviving members On a side note, I think that of the songs written by Freddie all of the royalties go to aids charities, so the executors of the will just look at potential revenue for the benficiaries, there are very few shit covers of the stuff written by any of the other three...

One of the best covers for me is Man Who Sold the World by Nirvana. Tried to find it on youtube but all the videos I found had embedding disabled. Run by Leona Lewis is not bad.

Worst cover songs, Hallelujah by that bint of the X-Factor, Sweet Child O'Mine by Cheryl Crow was a fucking travesty as well All Saints Under the Bridge.

For some funny covers check out a guy called Richard Cheese. Here's his cover of Rape Me originally by Nirvana.

here ya go spider mate

the man who sold the world

Tori Amos - Smells like Teen Spirit



Nirvana - Love Buzz

Echo and the Bunnymen - People are strange



Devo - Satisfaction



Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence



Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb (absolutely awful cover of Floyd track)

the mike flowers pops - wonderwall

Without a doubt, Johnny Cash's cover of nine inch nails' Hurt is more the a good cover, it outshines the orignal by miles! Moreso when you watchbthe video knowing it was filmed so close to the death of his wife as well as his own.

Also, I have to say leona lewis' version of run is really good, best cover of the last coupla years.

Happy Mondays - Step On



Flying Lizards - Money



Sex Pistols - 'My Way'



Oasis - Cum On Feel The Noize (Slade cover, Noel Vocals)



Power Station - Get It On

nouvelle vague - just can't get enough