Are there any songs (as in lyrics or melody) that you like but the person singing it just totally killed the awesomeness of that song? And you would think it would have been much better if someone else sings it?

The only one I can think of now is The Fray's How to Save a Life. I couldn't stand his voice whatsoever. It's so annoying.

EDIT: AMEN TO THAT. KIDZ BOP RUINS GOOD SONGS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.

This post has been edited by Monokuro Boo.: Apr 30 2007, 08:54 PM

I don't know, I really don't mind the fray... they have some well written songs. I think that the emotion behind the voice is more important sometimes than the tone of the voice -shrugs- I know that sounds weird.

I think there's a lot of songs that are killed when they are remade, like Land of Confusion and Blitzkreig Bop

Uh, well I hate sometimes when people re-do songs. Like, Nine Inch Nail`s - Hurt. Gah.

Eurghh. I hate it when that happends.
For me, a song usually gets ruined when a girl who I can't stand runs around school singing it. Like certain immature fruitcakes in my class.

Ugh, yesss. ;[ Or it gets played a lot lot on the radio. I don`t really have that problem, because we only really have hip hop stations, and ones I don`t listen to.

I LOVE Isaac Slade's voice. I can't imagine anyone else singing How to Save a Life. Actually, any other of The Fray's songs either.


There've been remakes that make me ber-serker. There's a hip-hop version of Right Here Waiting that should never of been recorded. Ever.

ohohoh, thnks fr th mmrs by FOB. i liked it before it was on mtv and such when i downloaded it because i liked the lyrics. now i don`t like it for 2 reasons..

James Blunt's Goodbye My Lover, to a degree. It'd be amazing if someone like Damien Rice were to cover it, though..

^ That is such an incredibly sad song...

And cover versions sometimes irk the hell out of me. All Saints doing 'Under The Bridge' was a f**king crime against humanity, I swear.

I don't know, I tend to associate the song with the person who sings it, so I don't really imagine it being sung a different way, particularly...

Umm... Unfaithful by Rihanna...kahskhdlghs; her voiceee.

My friend thinks that "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion could be song better by Mariah Carey, but while I can imagine MC doing it, Celine's subtlty works better, imo.

Yeah i disliked that remake

I think Johnny Cash did fine with that


I love his song writing abilities, but there's something about his voice. I can't listen to him for a long time.

OMG SERIOUSLY! The instrumentals to it is so nice & beautiful.. and then Rihanna starts singing and it just ruins the song. I still love the song though, hahah.

OH, I KNOW. Kidz Bop makes songs all songs sound bad.

some cover songs annoy me.. and ruin the original song for me

SOS using the Soft Cell "Tainted love" beat sucked.
Marilyn Mansons version of "tainted love" sucked
I have yet to find any good remake of "tainted love" besides the one of soft cell.

BUT speaking of GOOD remakes.
Soft Cell PERFECTED THAT SONG.

I totally agree with you

Soft Cell did prefect that song.....


you know what else annoys me. we'll sit in bio, and our teacher will put on some music....music he likes...and I'm ok wit hthat, because cause its classic rock, and thats what I listen to.

Other people are like "TURN OFF THAT CRAP" and our teacher's like "BITE ME!"
and then they start loudly singing a song that was originally made 30 years ago but badly remade last year.

I say to them "oh sure, your music is SOOOOO original. That song you're singing was originally made 30 YEARS AGO, and this remake SUCKS...you do realize, that half the songs you listen to, are re-makes, and almost all of your "artists" are influenced by Rock artists that I listen to, so when you call my music crap, your calling your own music crap. Don't diss my music, I don't diss yours, you could at least have a bit of respect and dignity for someone else."


they get real quiet after that

noty to mention the fact, that half the music made today sound all the same....



ok, and anyone who remakes beatles songs ie: "Come Together" DOESN'T DESERVE TO LIVE!

I feel so much better now

The remixes of songs into fitness workout, techno-ish songs.
I HATE all the covers for those, because their voices just... suck.

Kidz Bop are terrible.

People like Ashley Tisdale, Emma Roberts and Vanessa Hudgens- I do not like their covers for songs at all. ;(

^Yeah the kids really need to give up their day jobs and stay in school

Eh, I have to agree to a degree. Marilyn Manson does some really good cover songs (Halloween, Personal Jesus). I think he's one of the view people who has done cover songs that I actually like, besides Johnny Cash. Haha.

I realize that Missy Higgins has all the emotion and grit and la la la la, but srsly, love the lyrics, not the voice.

ZOMG "THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKING" - JESSICA SIMPSON.

SHE EFFING RUINED IT.



lol... it's trueeee.

They killed that Girlfriend song by Avril.... I heard that song like way before and when people started "trying" to sing it, well... let's just say it hurt my ears.