Primo Covers v. Better Than The Original

[jasperkent]

Just for fun, here's the worst cover I've ever heard.

For you young'uns that may be unfamiliar, here's the original by the great Little Richard:


And here's Pat Boone's pathetic attempt at Rock'n'Roll:

 

[chippermonk]

Just for fun, here's the worst cover I've ever heard.

For you young'uns that may be unfamiliar, here's the original by the great Little Richard:


And here's Pat Boone's pathetic attempt at Rock'n'Roll:

Yeah, that was a very insulting attempt to appropriate black culture and incredibly lame to boot
And then there was Pat Boone's " metal phase", which was actually pretty funny on purpose (and actually not quite as bad musically as all that)
One example:

 

[Shinji Ikari]

 

[emkee_reinvented]

OG

 

[chippermonk]

RIP Marianne Faithfull

 

[kiely]

 

[emkee_reinvented]

and from the band Berlin [better then ... for certain]

 

[kiely]

 

[kiely]

 

[emkee_reinvented]

at first it sounded as Barış Manço, during my visit.
Having long hair atm the local s bormbarded me as look-a-like.
He is quite famous in Turkey. Honoured.

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[kiely]

gtg i'm fainting.
nice one.

 

[kiely]

fck that was good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[emkee_reinvented]

fck that was good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tim Hart sings English what, i heard Turkish 100 %.
Not anymore. They are quite alike. WOW mind tricks.

 

[emkee_reinvented]

Barış Manço then looked like me a bit, 25 ago.
We still do, greyed, only he grew a moustache, after having a motor accident,
That left a scare on his face. And he can play and sing virtuously.

 

[Jeanpauldash]

 

[chippermonk]

Interesting that she never sings the chorus

 

[chippermonk]

I'll always be in love with John Prine's original and Bonnie Raitt's cover, but this is great