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Friday, September 5, 2008

The worst cover song of all time? Celine Dion’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” ranks high

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Don’t you hate when someone butchers one of your favorite songs with an unapologetically tragic cover? And it doesn’t even have to be a lame attempt like Miley Cyrus’ recent redo of Cyndi Lauper’s classic tune “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Pop superstar Madonna messed up big time too with her interpretation of Don McLean’s “American Pie.” 


Total Guitar magazine named Celine Dion’s recent cover of AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” the worst cover of all time. After watching a YouTube performance of it from her show in Las Vegas we might agree. Other contenders:

Jessica Simpson – “These Boots Are Made for Walkin”
Madonna – “American Pie”
Lenny Kravitz – “American Woman”
Sheryl Crow – Sweet Child o’ Mine”
Britney Spears – “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” and “Satisfaction”
Smash Mouth – “I’m a Believer”
Marilyn Manson “Sweet Dreams”
Dolly Parton – "Stairway to Heaven"
Hilary Duff – “My Generation”
Limp Bizkit – “Behind Blue Eyes” 
The Gossip – "Are You That Somebody"

What do you think is the worst cover song? [Total Guitar]
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  • zeplin522's Avatar
    Posted by zeplin522 Tue Jul 8, 2008 6:29am PDT

    Would that be like lets say AC/DC doing Pavarotti. I guess when

    you're famous, anything goes.

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  • Caramel Cake's Avatar
    Posted by Caramel Cake Tue Jul 8, 2008 7:40am PDT

    I liked Smash Mouth's version of i'm abeliever, ans I also liked Lenny's version of Amerian woman. Maybe it's different tates for different people.

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  • Liekki's Avatar
    Posted by Liekki Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:18am PDT

    I never liked Limp Bizkit's “Behind Blue Eyes” cover, I agree on that. But I think Madonna's "American Pie" isn't bad... Just my humble opinion.

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  • Sandy's Avatar
    Posted by Sandy Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:18am PDT

    I think Sheryl Crow did a cover of Sweet Child of Mine. Pretty awful.

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  • dlowry234@sbcglobal.net's Avatar
    Posted by dlowry234@sbcglobal.net Tue Jul 8, 2008 9:58am PDT

    Big & Rich did a cover of you shook me all night long and it is absolutely horrible.

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  • fools_and_sages's Avatar
    Posted by fools_and_sages Tue Jul 8, 2008 10:39am PDT

    Lindsay Lohan did a cover of I Want You to Want Me that was pretty bad. But it was never actually released. . thank god.

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  • Heavy Metal Man's Avatar
    Posted by Heavy Metal Man Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:29pm PDT

    Why are these all mainstream artists? There a plently more covers that are terrible.

    Try the band Six Feet Under for some bad covers.

    I like them though just because of how bad they are.

    And how about the countless bands that have butchered "Paint It Black"?

    How about "Baby Got Back" by Throwdown? I personally love that cover though, it's just something that most people won't like.

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  • JosieM111's Avatar
    Posted by JosieM111 Tue Jul 8, 2008 12:32pm PDT

    OMG...YES_Celine and Big&Rich tie for the WORST covers of AC/DC of all time. Both were sacrilege!

    J.

    www.lifeofjosiem.com

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  • ben s's Avatar
    Posted by ben s Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:01pm PDT

    aretha franklin singing-bridge over troubled water

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  • ben s's Avatar
    Posted by ben s Tue Jul 8, 2008 5:01pm PDT

    aretha franklin singing-bridge over troubled water

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