Has There Ever Been A Worse Cover Of A Soul Record

[grantdyche]

I really like their " City Life ", sounds great played loud in a venue. Not to be confused with Buddy Holly frontman Jerry Naylor's popular classic "City Lights".

if you dont know it dont go expecting the next great sound, just a good little track, £20 not £200 might be a clue.

(p.s. I've always wondered if they were the same group?)

btw having spent my life totally avoiding pop music, and every other form of music that wasn't soul, n/s, etc. I had no idea that all these other versions existed, and I'd like to say thanks, for nothing, for wasting my life listening to tracy ullman, kylie,etc.

my wife looking over my shoulder while I was typing this, reckons one time big time, ex scottish now americanised, singer Sheena Easton covered a soul classic, anybody else remember what it was?

Just been through youtube and the only thing I can find is this very poor version of Martha Reeves

Dont blame me I don't normally do requests

Grant

[grantdyche]

I'm on a roll here don't think anyone's mentioned this one so let's all sit back and shudder at this offering from David Sylvian and Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jkzfOyv79E

Grant

[Guest]

Devo 96 tears

[Mark S]

Wurzell Gumidge Weller murdering Hercules by Aaron Neville Aaaarrrrgh

[Guest pendulum]

i have a couple of mint bell demos of 'lost summer love' by the feathers,vocal and inst,which i paid 20 pence each for on harperhey market many years ago.what are they worth now 50pence??this must be the worst cover ever!!

[Guest]

Wurzell Gumidge Weller murdering Hercules by Aaron Neville Aaaarrrrgh

Oi!! leave Wurzell out of this,Weller's not even fit too tie Wurzell's boot lace's, got his album you know

[Sean Hampsey]

i have a couple of mint bell demos of 'lost summer love' by the feathers,vocal and inst,which i paid 20 pence each for on harperhey market many years ago.what are they worth now 50pence??

this must be the worst cover ever!!

Don't think you'll be shifting em with that for a Sales pitch!

Sean

[Mick Holdsworth]

our love is in the pocket/i dont want to disscusit- amen corner i think, i,ll have to into the garage to search for the derham lp

Its not on derham its on immediate.

They're on both Deram and Immediate --- Studio versions on Deram and Live versions on Immediate

I actually liked the Live version of "Our Love" , but the Studio version wasn't up to much.

Cheers

Mick

[Guest Brian Ellis]

Than Duffy attempting to sing "Stay With Me Baby"?

I mean, it is like me attempting to sing like Pavarotti.

And to think that not so very long ago there were loads on here arguing that Duffy was a Soul singer after the release of the dreadful 'Mercy'

[Chalky]

sorry folks but nothing is worse than Rod Stewart singing "people get ready". he murdered many a soul record but should be fookin hung,drawn and quatered for that!

There's nothing worse than Rod Stewart singing...end of!!!

Hope your well Gary.

[Guest Glynn Jones]

I found a contender. https://www.videoplayer.hu/videos/play/187047

Sugar Dumpring sound velly good.

[Gogger]

There's nothing worse than Rod Stewart singing...end of!!!

Hope your well Gary.

rods done a few covers over the years, but after hearing P P Arnold, his version of the first cut is the deepest always made me wince.

[Guest]

Duffy singing anything is painful!! She seems to have started this horrible warbling thing on everything she sings and watching her makes me cringe because of that TOP FUCKING LIP. So I don't!!

[Codfromderby]

karen hernandez (i think)- i heard it through the grapevine, bloody horrid, however ive heard its got respect in some circles

[Guest]

What about Dave Berry's cover of Picture Me Gone, as much as I love the song, Dave kinda kills it for me.

Also Vanilla Fudge's version of You Keep Me Hanging On, having said that, its good in a psychedelic kind of way

[Pete S]

Not Bad Pete but "Its you" IMO is the best Northern type thing she has done- Have you got access to aclip of it yet? Anyone?

Might have it - will have a look

[Ceejay]

Personally, I always hated Dancing A La Musique - French Fries

Yes, the Sly & the Family Stone may have been on the commercial side, but it really is one of the best dance records ever!!!!

It does actually make you wanna DANCE TO THE MUSIC!!!! One helluva stomper!!!

AS THE WORDS SAY " GET ON UP AND DANCE TO THE MUSIC!!!"

Carol

Edited September 3, 2009 by jobbo

[Guest]

Can think of 3 off the top o`me yed :

The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle

But surely the worst one ever (already mentioned though) has got to be this pair of bloody mincers :

David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing In The Street

[Gary Samways]

There's nothing worse than Rod Stewart singing...end of!!!

Hope your well Gary.

eh up chalky! been a while! might make it to lifeline one day!!!! as for Rod Stewart, went to a 70th birthday in june and they had a Rod tribute! bastard was on for 2 fookin hours!!! nearly topped myself . hope you're well mate, see ya soon

[Munchkin]

Jive Bunny - The Snake and yes Jive Bunny did it

Cilla Black version of a Lovers Concerto is bad too

cilla is just goddam aweful if you ask me............

[De-to]

this is grim,the fall,ghost...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvl3zPtwa6U

[Guest JJMMWGDuPree]

Than Duffy attempting to sing "Stay With Me Baby"?

David Essex singing 'Stay with me baby".