songs that should NEVER be covered

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Imagine
Bohemian rhapsody

Fairytale of New York. How can that be improved?

Ronan certainly didn't manage it (although I have a guilty soft spot for 'Love Is a Rollercoaster' )do

was fairytale of new york originally a christy moore song?
if not he did a decent version of it

bit obvious but almost anything by nirvana

I'll take the High Road (Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond) - Runrig

angels - sounded so wrong being sung a different way by ruth on x factor, i know its a shit song but stil

Another vote for Light My Fire - just plain wrong wrong wrong when Will Young did it.

Madonna's American Pie should never have seen the light of day.

And whichever girl group it was that covered Under the Bridge

Fun facts about Fairytale of New York (Pogues originally) - it's been covered by Shane Ritchie and Jill Halfpenny in some Eastenders thingy

fire and rain
sweet baby james

both by james taylor.no one ever must touch.

We have all the time in the world

The Kinks - Lola
Lou Reed - Walk on The Wild Side
Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colours & Jolene
Harry Nilssen - Everybody's Talkin
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Aztec Camera - Walk Out to Winter
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

"Love will tear us apart"
"We have all the time in the world"

Maria Carey should do time for what she did to Without You.
And Leona Lewis should be banged up with her for her current murdering of Run.

Respect by Aretha Franklin should be left alone.

pagwatch leona lewis' version is amazing!

no way, she's murdered it!

no.no. no.
She has a fab voice for big ballards. But the very beauty of that songs is its purity and simplicity.
Should not under any circumstances be warbled.

She starts out well and i was hopeful but but had to do the

1. warble like mariah - check 2)bring the song to over sentimental crescendo - check 3)blast the last section so everyone knows you can vocally floor it - and check