I've just listened at this awful cover of Yardbird's "Evil Hearted You"...Black Francis' voice sounds like he cries scared, and the choice to translate lyrics in spanish is, in my opinion, unhappy. It's doubtless worst cover I ever heared.

But this one was like a bad car wreck... S.Law said:

I seem to remember it being a tad more fruity but...this might be it:

This gave me a headache. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Well Cabaret Voltaire were weird so I'm not surprised they knew it. I'm sure their fans didn't.

Here's what it sound like.

van halen - you really got me

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

I love the Pixies but the Yardbirds version is unsurpassed.

I guess it's just not my style. I never cared for that band. My college roommate loved them (it was an 80s thing I guess). I never heard this then but I think someone on the old forums shared this or I found it when looking for the Seeds version and seeing if any other bands played it on youtube. But I had to hear this. I just didn't like it. Lubna Barracuda! said:

come on! this version is not so bad!

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Well Cabaret Voltaire were weird so I'm not surprised they knew it. I'm sure their fans didn't.

Here's what it sound like.

yeah, but what about "pushing too hard"??

actually the "no escape" cover's been in my head all day now.

"funky town"! ha, yes!

come on! this version is not so bad! Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Well Cabaret Voltaire were weird so I'm not surprised they knew it. I'm sure their fans didn't.

Here's what it sound like.

You're right indeed, I was lookin for the Kinks one,and I check this other song that at the beginning looked to me like a heavy re-arranged version. No,nothing in common except the title. Never liked Pretenders. Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I get a feeling you didn't actually listen to that "Louie Louie". That's actaully a Pretenders original despite using everyone's favorite song title.

I actually don't mind their Stop Your Sobbing. It's just over produced.

FREDDI said:

Just got to choose..

Yeah, that's pretty bad. Sounded like Funky Town at the beginning there. S.Law said:

I seem to remember it being a tad more fruity but...this might be it:

I seem to remember it being a tad more fruity but...this might be it:

no, that's not it at all. actually that's pretty cool for what it is.

I am not shocked cabaret would do a cover of "no escape".those early albums of theirs are freaky. I just meant if I heard a Erasure-type cover of it, that would be kind of untypical enough to get my attention. there was no goth or darkwave leanings to this pushin' cover. just your generic gay techno stuff.

Well Cabaret Voltaire were weird so I'm not surprised they knew it. I'm sure their fans didn't. Here's what it sound like.

no, it was definately "pushin' too hard" and sounded more like the utah saints or something than cabaret voltaire. if it was "no escape" I would have been prompted to ask the bartender who it is, that's pretty obscure for a cover. one of the guys from EYEHATEGOD was there-maybe he remembers! Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Y'sure it wasn't that Cabaret Voltair version of No Escape you heard? That's pretty bad too.

S.Law said:

I was in a gay leather bar many years ago and there was a techo dance version of "pushin' too hard". no clue who did it, but more funny than bad.

45 Grave's "black cross" as covered by the red hot chilli peppers is something I never want to hear again.

moby's cover of MISSION OF BURMA's "that's when I reach for my revolver", redone as "that's when I realize it's over" has to be the worst, no balls.

blank 77-any Ramones cover. saw them open for ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, terrible. half their set consisted of RAMONES songs(I don't think anybody at this point should be covering "blitzkrieg bop"). all washed out and stale. blank 77 is typical "punk by the numbers" even on record.

I get a feeling you didn't actually listen to that "Louie Louie". That's actaully a Pretenders original despite using everyone's favorite song title. I actually don't mind their Stop Your Sobbing. It's just over produced. FREDDI said:

Just got to choose..

Y'sure it wasn't that Cabaret Voltair version of No Escape you heard? That's pretty bad too. S.Law said:

I was in a gay leather bar many years ago and there was a techo dance version of "pushin' too hard". no clue who did it, but more funny than bad.

45 Grave's "black cross" as covered by the red hot chilli peppers is something I never want to hear again.

moby's cover of MISSION OF BURMA's "that's when I reach for my revolver", redone as "that's when I realize it's over" has to be the worst, no balls.

blank 77-any Ramones cover. saw them open for ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, terrible. half their set consisted of RAMONES songs(I don't think anybody at this point should be covering "blitzkrieg bop"). all washed out and stale. blank 77 is typical "punk by the numbers" even on record.

oh, I think Smashmouth are pretty horrid too! Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I think that Smashmouth version of I Can't Get Enough of you Baby is pretty horrid.

oh my god! dance version of "pushin to hard"! I want to die! S.Law said:

I was in a gay leather bar many years ago and there was a techo dance version of "pushin' too hard". no clue who did it, but more funny than bad.

45 Grave's "black cross" as covered by the red hot chilli peppers is something I never want to hear again.

moby's cover of MISSION OF BURMA's "that's when I reach for my revolver", redone as "that's when I realize it's over" has to be the worst, no balls.

blank 77-any Ramones cover. saw them open for ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, terrible. half their set consisted of RAMONES songs(I don't think anybody at this point should be covering "blitzkrieg bop"). all washed out and stale. blank 77 is typical "punk by the numbers" even on record.

Just got to choose..

I was in a gay leather bar many years ago and there was a techo dance version of "pushin' too hard". no clue who did it, but more funny than bad.

45 Grave's "black cross" as covered by the red hot chilli peppers is something I never want to hear again.

moby's cover of MISSION OF BURMA's "that's when I reach for my revolver", redone as "that's when I realize it's over" has to be the worst, no balls.

blank 77-any Ramones cover. saw them open for ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, terrible. half their set consisted of RAMONES songs(I don't think anybody at this point should be covering "blitzkrieg bop"). all washed out and stale. blank 77 is typical "punk by the numbers" even on record.

I think that Smashmouth version of I Can't Get Enough of you Baby is pretty horrid.

Ti do ragione,e' solo per rendere "tutti" partecipi al discorso....anche se non e' che ci cagano molto.. :D Lubna Barracuda! said:

(questa cosa di comunicare tra noi in inglese è un pò buffa, ma ci può stare...)

FREDDI said:

Yes,I agree though Pixies has been a great band.
This reminded me to another Yardbirds cover,but a cool one:

I love everything from Yardbirds...I liked Pixies when I was a grungy teenager, but now I think they suck.

(questa cosa di comunicare tra noi in inglese è un pò buffa, ma ci può stare...) FREDDI said:

Yes,I agree though Pixies has been a great band.
This reminded me to another Yardbirds cover,but a cool one:

Yes,I agree though Pixies has been a great band. This reminded me to another Yardbirds cover,but a cool one: