In the words of Jenny Owen Youngs, "What The F_ck was I thinking" is a line all of the artists below must be saying to themselves after recording these recent "gems". Here's a few of my picks for the worst cover versions of the year so far.I'm sure there's many more, what are some of your picks ?
On a tribute disc chock full of clunkers, Sufjan Stevens still manages to distinguish himself from the pack with this especially lame rendering of a Joni Mitchell classic. WTF was he thinking ?
UPDATE : 05.30.07 The Asthmatic Kitty website posts a brief essay by Sufjan explaining exactly WTF he was thinking when he covered this song.
Jesse Malin's obviously a big Replacements fan, but I guess he couldn't make up his mind whether he wanted to cover Androgynous or Bastards Of Young and ended up with this mess which does both songs a disservice. WTF was he thinking ?
I don't even really know how to describe this next one. Chris Cornell takes one of the biggest dance floor hits from the "King Of Pop" and turns it into a seventies style sludge rocker. WTF was he thinking ?
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3 comments:
i was extremely disappoited with sufjan's cover of a 'free man in paris'. i will be sure not to listen to the other drek
What about Ben Gibbard's cover of Thriller? I wanna see him do the dance.
I'll have to look for that one, I haven't heard it yet. Seems like it would be a contender
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