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Originally Posted by Livia
Duncan Sheik covered "Songbird" on the Rumours tribute. I agree, it's horrible.
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That's really the only FMac (or FMac related) cover (that I've HEARD, that is) that makes me violently ill (especially since Eva Cassidy's version was around at the time; why Mick didn't use hers is just mind boggling).
Oh...wait....there's also Kenny Wayne Shepard's version of "Oh Well"...somebody should've amputated his fingers afterwards. (The only version of "Oh Well" I've heard that I didn't like...not just "didn't like", not just "hate", but LOATHE!!!!
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Originally Posted by Dodfather
For country artists I think the "misjudged" covers are probably Waylon and Willie's Gold Dust Woman and also Waylon's solo version of Rhiannon. Those 2 guys are great, I just wasn't keen on their versions of the songs.
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I thought those were great!!! Along with Rusty Weir's versions of Lindsey's "Lola (My Love)" & "Don't Let Me Down Again" and Stevie's "Think About It" (Rusty's version pre-dates Stevie's own by about 5 years)
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Originally Posted by shackin'up
Nothing beats Elton John's Don't Stop. Unlistenable.
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Well, compared to Duncan Sheik's "Songbird", I'll take Elton's "Don't Stop" every time...but, yeah, it isn't the best cover I've heard. Even KC & The Sunshine Band's version of "Don't Stop" is a billion times better than Elton's.
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Originally Posted by chriskisn
Pretty much anything on the Patron Saints of Pop album...
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I love that album! Sure, some tracks are pretty rough (sound like somebody put the sheet music in front of the band and recorded their first take!), but most are extremely inventive...I just think the BUDGET for the album was just too low...had they had more financial backing, the quality of the recordings probably would've been much better.