Crap Covers and Re-mixes

[Solly]

I don't think I'll mention hip hop again, as the list would be endless, but what would you say are some crappy remixes?

The last one I've heard is a dance cover of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper". How awful. :fingersintheearssmiley:

[Alexander's Horse]

One word: Bananarama.

[Solly]

Warning:

You can tell when you are passing a gay club in Manchester as covers are all you will hear. Exceptions: I will survive, and Abba.

[Immortal Wombat]

and Its Raining Men?
(unless they play the awful Geri Halliwell version)

[red_jon]

Have you ever been inside a gay club, Bodders? (Aside from whilst trying to burn one down, of course).

[Solly]

Went once mistakenly to the Union last year, during the Gay Week. I think I walked out backwards.

Another crap cover, whoever did that I'll Be Missing U.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by red_jon
Have you ever been inside a gay club, Bodders?

I've been inside gay clubs - before my prostate gave out.

[red_jon]

[C0ckney]

ah

i liked the puff daddy/faith evans version of i'll be missing you.

[aaglo]

I trust you mean "version of every breath you take"?

[C0ckney]

very possibly

[molly bloom]

Poor Bodders shows his limited experience of gay culture again- there are plenty of gay clubs/pubs/one nighters that play indie music, handbag house, techno- Popstars, Club V, Duckies, Q and A in Melbourne, just as examples- the stereotype of gay men listening to poor cover versions of songs remixed by Pete Waterman should be consigned to the dustbin of history- along with Doddington's other gay cliches and stereotypes.

Appalling cover versions listened to and bought by heterosexuals (amongst others):

Madonna's American Pie- truly awful.

Kelly Osbourne- Papa Don't Preach- sung and danced in Essex girl stylee, but without the charm.

Paul Dung- Love Will Tear Us Apart- how to defaecate all over an indie classic. A 'white soul' singer who injects not an ounce of feeling into the song.

Soap stars who murder songs in general- Mike Read, Martine McCutcheon, Jason Donovan- the usual suspects.

Football anthems, but also including 'Fog on the Tyne' with contributions by Paul Gascoigne, who as a singer, makes a very good tub of beef dripping.

The Fugees- Killing Me Softly. Why did people buy this in preference to getting Roberta Flack's original? Lassitude? Ignorance? Get Roberta Flack's version, and you also have her stunning rendition of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face on the flip side. Aural nirvana.

Bauhaus- Ziggy Stardust. Wrong Bowie period cover art (it was the Aladdin Sane lightning flash) gives the game away- a clunker. Adds nothing to the original. and worse, might put you off listening to Bowie's music.

[Provost Harrison]

So mb, you don't think it's fun to stay at the YMCA?

[MRT144]

all remixes and covers suck unless done by the original artist.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
So mb, you don't think it's fun to stay at the YMCA?

Oh, I do- I love to hang out with all the boys. When I'm not in the Navy, of course. But you know, you just can't stop the music, unless you go west, young man....

I like some avowedly 'gay' songs Dead or Alive's 'That's the Way', Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield's 'What Have I Done', Inner City's 'Good Life'- but just because I'm gay doesn't mean I have to like 'gay' music.

I'm listening to Brian Eno's 'Taking Tyger Mountain By Strategy' as I type, having already listened to Michael Brook's soundtrack music to 'Albino Alligator' and a six track promo c.d. of songs from a Janis Joplin boxed set. Next up- Machine Gun Fellatio and 'Paging Mr Strike'- I heartily recommend their song '(Let Me Be Your) Dirty F@cking Whore' -it's a hoot!