h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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I've been reading an article from The Independent on the worst cover versions ever.
I thought it might be fun to try this ourselves. From You Tube or wherever.


Let's start you off with this: Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin. This is the original::
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tbA7bVouieI

And the cover version by Rolf Harris (included in an awful TOTP rundown from 1993)
:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yABfr-zpZtA&feature=related

Explanation - shows what a truly dreadful charlatan this popular performer is, with no idea about music and why it appeals to people.



1. To play the game you don't have to play both versions, unless you want to. Just the worst one will do.

2. It doesn't even have to be a cover. Just a rotten performance, very preferably by a professional performer, not someone in a back room, will do. Bizarre or subtle, as long as you explain.


Want to give it a try?

Jabster

Hahahahaha. I'll win this game right off. Here is William Shatner singing Rocket Man!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVbv6r_tKnE

And if that doesn't do it, try Leonard Nimoy singing about Bilbo Baggins!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04&NR=1

Nooooooooo explanation necessary!

*still howling laughing from Jabs pick*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbkzTzxh2vM

Really bad remix of Cold As Ice.

Here's the original by Foreigner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQagCZPRk2c&feature=related

If you ignore the dated haircuts, Foreigner is quite good.

I really should have included this -- Elton John's Rocketman, for comparison.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzrKlEtxTx4

Good video. Great song, at least in this incarnation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItiIsEgC3Wc

My Heart is a Thumb, from Thumbtanic. Obviously making fun of Celine Dion. And here SHE is, singing My Heart Will Go On:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_vFuzPJvc&feature=related

I realize some people hate both versions! But I rather like the "real" one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFmMGYv3mag

Apologies for that one. John Ashcroft gives Shatner a run for his money in terms of sheer silliness. Yuk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0OZ9W2K_z0&NR=1

In a similar vein. Bless her heart, she tried.

Ah, this is too cute to pass up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWEjIg7rrG8

And the original -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9j_RZDqYc4&feature=related

My word, there's some freaky ones there JEllen!

My 'favourite' flesh-crawler must be John Ashcrtoft (who he?) singing way out of tune after dinner about how he LOVES America.


As one 'cesar190472' comments just below:
the politicians of our times y'all!!!!!!!!! Bunch of c**ts!!!!!!


Jabs

btw I used the wrong Led Zeppelin in Post 1, so amazed was I about Rolf Harris doing it. Here is the line-up of Led Zeppelin with Robert Plant, to set the record straight`;

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aKKGYMg6ez0

Much better.

Jabs

I'd better give it a rest for this evening, or my sleeping neighbors will hate me! It's past 1am, and I have all this bizarre music playing, and me howling with laughter. Great idea Jabs!

Ellen. Sleep well!

Jabs

Try this - Florence Foster Jenkins, the world's worst soprano. You won't be surprised that, as a super-rich heiress, she paid for each of her recordings herself. She thought people refused to record her out of jealousy that she was had so much money.

It's not a joke - she really thought she was good. But she's so bad she's famous. She used to give concerts, believe it or not.

Here is the real scene of someone murdering Mozart - forget Salieri...

Bet you can't listen to it all the way through!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MM6qntPpyZ0


Jabs.......

Here is the itsy bitsy yellow dot bikini sung by Timmy Mallet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ifl_beDDRo

OMG!

You need an appearance by Mrs Miller in this.

Here she is doing the Lovers' Concerto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odf0KpluvgM

And here are The Toys. Compare and contrast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im_O06IN9i0&feature=related

I'd forgotten all abour Mrs. Miller. Gee, thanks...

The original's kinda sweet.

Jabs

Mrs Miller got me thinking about Tiny Tim, Jabs. Here he is with his monster hit Tiptoe Through the Tulips. I think the show is Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skU-jBFzXl0

This performance is claimed on Youtube to be the original, from a 1929 movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZMHJX4b9bU