Cover to Cover Part 1: #10-6

This is going to be a three part thing I'm doing on cover songs.

The first part is the worst cover songs ever. Here we go.

10. Anything by Anyone (Originally by AC/DC)

Shakira, Celine Dion, Phish, none of you are in my good graces. You have each ruined a song by the Australian hard rockers and have managed to suck the fun out of each.

Shakira, you were able to make "Back In Black" sound like your usual shit, complete with your sub-Jewel yodel. Then you turn around and try to make it actually rock and you still fuck it up.

Phish, congratulations on making "Highway to Hell" sound like a Doobie Brothers song. It sounded like you've heard every MOR rock band from the 70s and just threw them all together.

Celine Dion, you are the worst offender of them all. You not only killed "You Shook Me All Night Long," you did it on LIVE NATIONAL TELEVISION. ON VH-FUCKING-1 FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. Your shameful jumping around and air guitaring has almost completely ruined this song.

If there's any important lesson I can give you for reading this blog. Don't cover AC/DC. It's usually never a good thing. There are so many others I could have put with these three.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONt47Z0KZg

9. My Generation - Hilary Duff (Originally by The Who)

My Generation is one of the most rebellious songs of the baby boomer generation. The ultimate claim of anger towards those who don't understand. The demand, not plea, that they should all fade away and die off. And, of course, the ultimate put-down to adults "I hope I die before I get old."

Then, one of Disney's little whores got her hands on the song and wet it to the point of turning that powerful, rebellious motto into "I hope I DON'T die before I get old."

Marvelous.

http://wbww.youtube.com/watch?v=OPPuwx-fiIo

8. Another Brick In The Wall - Korn (Originally by Pink Floyd)

Yeah, this is actually called "Another Brick In The Wall Pt. 2," music nerds. Don't think Korn necessarily knows this, though.

This is another example of an artist (or band) taking a rebellious song and shitting all over it. In this case, a song about individuality gets covered by a band who once said that "people who don't wear Adidas aren't our fans." The ironing is delicious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uCaySTwk1A

7. Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows (Originally by Joni Mitchell)

Hey, you know what would be a great improvement to the already ultra-preachy "Big Yellow Taxi"? More preachiness!

Thank god singer/Jewish Sideshow Bob Adam Duritz was able to increase the preachiness. He also wears a fucking stupid Dr. Seuss hat and makes Michelle Branch only sing the "mmm-bop-bop-bop" part.

It's songs like this that make me want to intentionally destroy the environment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPh_8Dxl3E

6. Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit (Originally by The Who)

This is the first Limp Bizkit song on this list and the second Who cover on this list.

While a song about being hated is quite apropos for Fred Durst, this isn't the best song. It tries to make him seem deeper than he is and it's quite clear he's not.

Plus there's a fucking computer in the middle of the song and the video completely misses the point of the song, as it is entirely about Fred Durst fucking Halle Berry (how the fuck is she in this video).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrFwtlMd0H8