Which of your favourite songs have been ruined by cover versions?

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For me it’s Leona Lewis’s version of Run by Snow Patrol, I love that song but hate her version of it.

Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke

And I don't mind covers of this song. I prefer Jeff Buckley's version to Cohen's.

Gone daddy gone - Violent Femmes

Where is my mind has been breathy vocalled plinky plonky covered to death.

@Featuredcreature
I agree, although I like the placebo version.

I agree with hallelujah although I prefer the Rufus wainwright vocal, Jeff buckley annoys me for reasons unknown.

I also really dislike the disturbed version of the sound of silence, despite not minding disturbed otherwise.

[quote Rubyupbeat]@Featuredcreature
I agree, although I like the placebo version.[/quote]
I love placebo, they themselves have many covers that I love, Pixies version of head on is also orders of magnitude better than the original.

Avril Lavignes version of chop suey has to be up there, wtf was she thinking.

There are so many! Most recent one is a drum and base version on Men at Works ‘Land down under’. Google it😂.

My fav song of all time is It's My Life by Talk Talk but the No Doubt version is awful.

@VeniVidiWeeWee

Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke

And I don't mind covers of this song. I prefer Jeff Buckley's version to Cohen's.

Totally agree with all of this

Mad World remakes. They take a great song and turn it into a dirge.

Valerie - Amy Winehouse can't listen to it, much prefer The Zutons

Hallelujah love K. D. Lang' version

I like kd lang, whatever happened to her?

We've only just begun on the Lloyds advert. Don't even try to compete with Karen Carpenter's voice - you will lose

Without Out - cover by Mariah Carey is dreadful. Give me the Harry Nilsson version every time.

Agree with the Lloyd's ad, it's such an awful cover. Agree with mad world too.

@Mominatrix

Mad World remakes. They take a great song and turn it into a dirge.

Ugh. Yes, this was awful. The Daily Mail SadFace video for it nearly tipped me over the edge when I first saw it.

I came on to say mad world, BUT I actually love both versions now, although it took me many years to get there.

Anything that's been massively slowed down.

And ADORE both versions of comfortably numb.

I'm being too chipper for this thread. Sorry

The drippy version of (I'm gonna be) 500 miles in the Viagra ad. Although it's quite apt- they've made a footstomper of a song impotent.

I was coming on here to say Run too!

My best friend loves the Leona version and can't stand the Snow Patrol one, and I sometimes consider ending the 30 year friendship over her terrible taste and judgement.

It's playing now James Blunt's version of Bridge Over Troubled Water. Awful

I know a lot of people raved about Mike Flowers Pops 'Wonderwall' but it drives me nuts.

Agree with @Daisyhoney about No Doubt's massacring of 'It's My Life'. I love Talk Talk and they didn't deserve this insult.

A lot of pop covers are just lazy vehicles for TV actors to have an easy hit - Kylie's 'Locomotion' and Robson and Jerome's 'I Believe' spring to mind. Other candidates are available.

Heart of Glass butchered by Miley Cyrus. Mind you, I can't stand her voice. It's really rough.

The All Saints version of Under The Bridge. Horrific mangling of the brilliant Chili Peppers original.

I love both the leona Lewis and snow patrol one, I also love her version of 'stop crying your heart out'. And I love Alexandra Burke's version of hallelujah and every other one!! And Mariah Carey (I'm so sorry!!!). I do detest the charity version of A Woman's Heart (are you allowed say that?) and Sheryl Crow's version of Sweet Child of Mine too