A thread for bad Metal covers of pop songs

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1. Children Of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7-2wooB9g

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:58 (fifteen years ago)

A thread for bad Metal covers of pop songs

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 16:59 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIL-mSEk3Pk&feature=related

vs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2NspRgqvwM

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:03 (fifteen years ago)

they lose points for not having Cliff guesting

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:03 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE&ob=av2e

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:07 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WA2jBMk-Pk

teledyldonix, Monday, 27 September 2010 17:13 (fifteen years ago)

markers is the kid in the yellow t-shirt with the mask moonwalking.

xp

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:13 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9XiD_2K7-Q

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:19 (fifteen years ago)

This one is truly horrific:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbsS_HfO8Ow

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:21 (fifteen years ago)

Oh man, I hadn't heard that one before.
xp (paradise lost)

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:21 (fifteen years ago)

Christ, The Northern Kings just won't leave poor old Seal alone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ9T6ygqfWk&feature=related

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:28 (fifteen years ago)

those are baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:30 (fifteen years ago)

I'm going to warn all those who value their sanity to avoid checking out their version of I Should Be So Lucky.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:31 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKCdKFJmeHI&feature=related

or studio version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baDZpOuNgpM

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:32 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-gGN1W2-B8&feature=related

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:32 (fifteen years ago)

Oh yeah, THEM.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:39 (fifteen years ago)

oh dear lord, these dudes deserve a thread of their own for their awfulness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlupRATWkm0&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKwQKqQ8MMY&feature=related

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:39 (fifteen years ago)

It appears they're from Finland, natch.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:40 (fifteen years ago)

chap i hate you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt6Obe4tk3s

xp

oh i knew they had to be finnish.

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:41 (fifteen years ago)

oh man it speeds up LOL

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:44 (fifteen years ago)

hahahaha oh god

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp3Yl75IUfw&feature=related

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:46 (fifteen years ago)

Oh wow, I didn't get that far before.

xpost

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:46 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1y0qYPiTUg&feature=related

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:47 (fifteen years ago)

Tuomas i blame you for this, I want you to know that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPdz56BMj7c&feature=fvw

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:48 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmDjtm4FFcY

(funny enough this might be my very first post on any ilm metal thread)

(weird huh)

goole, Monday, 27 September 2010 17:52 (fifteen years ago)

goole I love that song so much I even like Angra's butchered flat cover of it.

Randolph Carter (Viceroy), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:56 (fifteen years ago)

I'm sure Northern Kings could put you off it forever if they had a bash.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 17:59 (fifteen years ago)

This is actually awesome :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZVQv_bttaY

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:02 (fifteen years ago)

Not sure if you could say the same for this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1iKBNxsXFE

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:07 (fifteen years ago)

Awww, I've got a lot of time for Lawnmower Deth.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:08 (fifteen years ago)

lawnmower deth cover/video is fully awesome

acoleuthic, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:12 (fifteen years ago)

Dunno if this counts as a pop song per se, but oh dear god, the horror...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9YlTBEBwIQ

VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:18 (fifteen years ago)

Lawnmower Deth are the HMHB of metal. Fucking amazing discovery :D

acoleuthic, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:20 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAt9QTmVc7Q

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:26 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6VojYGrnpg&feature=related

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:27 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0&ob=av2n

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:28 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMk-8pmTpgU&feature=channel

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:28 (fifteen years ago)

I've always liked this version but not sure of its 'metal'-ness:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwPTEnx8kro

Philip Nunez, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:29 (fifteen years ago)

markers is the kid in the yellow t-shirt with the mask moonwalking.

xp

― ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, September 27, 2010 1:13 PM

YES!

for the record, I owned that album, although I can't remember listening to anything other than "Smooth Criminal, "Movies," and maybe another song

that song & video is awesome

markers, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:30 (fifteen years ago)

Orgy cover of "Blue Monday" > New Order original

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST

markers, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:30 (fifteen years ago)

OMG

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:31 (fifteen years ago)

markers really was a nu-metal kid

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:33 (fifteen years ago)

in high school, pre-senior year, my favorite bands were Metallica (#1) and Staind (#2)

markers, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:43 (fifteen years ago)

why did you like so much shit "metal"? and did you stop liking it when you discovered pitchforkmedia?

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:48 (fifteen years ago)

a lot of that stuff still holds up for me

markers, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:52 (fifteen years ago)

I saw Paradise Lost years ago at Irving Plaza, with Dark Funeral, I think - they played that Bronski Beat cover and I cracked up.

Born In A Test Tube, Raised In A Cage (unperson), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:52 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhZanxUB510

Darin, Monday, 27 September 2010 18:55 (fifteen years ago)

Gor 34 seconds into the Ozzy Woman cover, please please retire

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:57 (fifteen years ago)

If Pitchfork keeps people from listening to Metallica and Staind, then hey, bring it fucking on!

ilxor has truly been got at and become an ILXor (ilxor), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:57 (fifteen years ago)

Got not gor xpost

Oh it's tragic

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 18:58 (fifteen years ago)

ewww that is really bad

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 19:01 (fifteen years ago)

these guys are quite prolific in the 'shitty metal cover version' genre:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebIW8S4jq4

demons a. real (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:08 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPS_ljLv_IE

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:15 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXViPACn0Z4

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:16 (fifteen years ago)

Creaming Jesus is a band name that guarantees that I will never listen to the Youtubes.

demons a. real (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:20 (fifteen years ago)

First one is quality, second one is plain abyssmal

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:24 (fifteen years ago)

yeah actually i like the orgy version of blue monday :)

teledyldonix, Monday, 27 September 2010 20:33 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xILpSkSjfOQ

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:39 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npNmAnZTrHc

^ belongs on the AWESOME meatl covers of pop songs thread

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:44 (fifteen years ago)

haha wolfsbane were terrible
xp

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:44 (fifteen years ago)

lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xytn7wGr4c&feature=fvw

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:46 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-TbC_Pr-4&feature=related

uugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:47 (fifteen years ago)

haha wolfsbane were terrible

So OTM i'm phoning the Royal Mint

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:48 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah those aren't great, but the 'Hanging On The Telephone' is fantastic fuwaboiud

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 20:50 (fifteen years ago)

Ha ha I know the guitaist from Creaming Jesus, will rip him to shreds about that Cure cover next time I see him

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:00 (fifteen years ago)

Same guy that went on to join Akercocke or one of the other dudes?

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:06 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZkr7mGhS10

So terrible, sorry everyone.

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:07 (fifteen years ago)

Yeah him, Ackercocke and now $k@ld1c Cur$3
Signature Tony MacAlpine-esque guitar solo already in place!

xpost

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:10 (fifteen years ago)

can top that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mir5mlpBixc

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:10 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Org2U-NgQos

My glowbo's ain't half itchy (NickB), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:11 (fifteen years ago)

omg that cover of "Killer" is the funniest fucking thing ever recorded

Monkeys? Um, no. (HI DERE), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:15 (fifteen years ago)

I really thought the Def Leppard cover of Street Life would be the Randy Crawford one, major disappointment

the same relation to machines as that which machines have to man (Matt #2), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:15 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihYwcaxEEUk

Excluding Skits and Such (Eazy), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:21 (fifteen years ago)

omg that cover of "Killer" is the funniest fucking thing ever recorded

― Monkeys? Um, no. (HI DERE), Monday, September 27, 2010 9:15 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark

Thing is, you could make a pretty good crunchy metal riff out of the bassline. That's not what they've done.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:40 (fifteen years ago)

Northern Kings are quite possibly the funniest metal dudes on the planet, just nudging the a capella metal band and Caninus/Hatebeak.

Monkeys? Um, no. (HI DERE), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:52 (fifteen years ago)

^ speaks a non-metal dude

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 21:54 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eXBwZGnI4Q

Excluding Skits and Such (Eazy), Monday, 27 September 2010 22:18 (fifteen years ago)

ugh

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Monday, 27 September 2010 23:05 (fifteen years ago)

^right

demons a. real (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 27 September 2010 23:59 (fifteen years ago)

Can't believe this hasn't been posted. IMO the worst:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwXOj55nIY

Captain Ahab, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 05:21 (fifteen years ago)

I totally love this, but I am guessing that for some it belongs here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGpdtgeZbgk

the tune is space, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 05:35 (fifteen years ago)

mustaine famously got a lot of the lyrics wrong in that 'anarchy in the uk' cover.

ozzy's take on 'woman' makes a lazy bid for the "soul-bearing, damaged goods" card, but is ultimately embarrassing rubbish.

i actually like that HIM cover of 'wicked game', though mostly because it manages to parlay some of the tenderness of the original.

charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 05:47 (fifteen years ago)

not so keen on that 'mexican radio' tribute, but adore the album it comes from.

charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 05:57 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMH4iSYiFs8

charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 06:09 (fifteen years ago)

Haha, awful.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 08:29 (fifteen years ago)

I have no grounding in metal or Def Leppard, but I actually dug that cover of "Street Life." If it ever came on the car radio I would turn it way up and sing along at the top of my lungs.

Taller than the president (Dan Peterson), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 15:25 (fifteen years ago)

This one might have its defenders, but it's so unnecessary IMO, and features some heinous fretwanking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB8WHA3WWz0

Neil S, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 20:28 (fifteen years ago)

^^^^ LOVE it!

charlie h, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 20:37 (fifteen years ago)

can't beat the original, whatever Eddie and Dave might have thought.

Neil S, Wednesday, 29 September 2010 20:39 (fifteen years ago)

hate it

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Wednesday, 29 September 2010 20:40 (fifteen years ago)

i quite like the celtic frost cover of mexican radio, but when it placed on the all time metal top tracks poll there was lots of bemusement.

pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 30 September 2010 16:23 (fifteen years ago)

reversal: bap pop/emo cover of metal song

warning, this is one of the most horrible things ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm-s4dUO5l8

aerosmith: live at gunpoint (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), Thursday, 30 September 2010 16:38 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Grq0epcLc

Avril covering Metallica's "Fuel" for MTV Icon (w/ the band present in the audience)

[I would like to dedicate this cover to our friend pfunkboy.]

markers, Thursday, 30 September 2010 16:45 (fifteen years ago)

the cover isn't actually as terrible as you think it'd be, but serious lols at MTV thinking it was a good idea to have Avril -- who, for the record, I like -- perform at a tribute to Metallica show

markers, Thursday, 30 September 2010 16:48 (fifteen years ago)

god that cover of 'king of pain' is a mess.

charlie h, Thursday, 30 September 2010 20:33 (fifteen years ago)

Not doing what it says in the thread title, but certainly sufficiently horrible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drWmMXQvoJw

There's a whole album of this.

rhythm fixated member (chap), Friday, 1 October 2010 12:55 (fifteen years ago)

My so-called friend keeps repping for this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmYGfn5Iq9s

Oh god!

village idiot (dog latin), Friday, 1 October 2010 13:22 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFWYqE9EiLw

Siegbran, Friday, 1 October 2010 19:22 (fifteen years ago)

one month passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AizlYBd3FVs&feature=channel

A brownish area with points (chap), Thursday, 4 November 2010 23:31 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFKkSkX9js

charlie h, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 22:01 (fifteen years ago)

i've always found the "cookie monster" vocal thing to be a lazy analogy, but the dude from gorefest makes it seem pretty relevant.

charlie h, Wednesday, 19 January 2011 22:02 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqrAMfo4RwI

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 04:46 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7NnUq8nmho

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 05:47 (fifteen years ago)

Does Nu Metal count? It must if Orgy was mentioned...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzAektg101M

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 05:49 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkxH996EDTc

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 05:50 (fifteen years ago)

Surprised this didn't get mentioned yet... I love this one, actually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdkBs0VCSX0

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 05:52 (fifteen years ago)

Weird Al, eat your heart out...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1rNHlnIJB4

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 05:56 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0n_1WMaTc

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 05:58 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od11FTLdb5E

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:00 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKVCOAVJiyU

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:01 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uG7sd-YPmE

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:04 (fifteen years ago)

This has to be the worst, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5pY-_e8znE

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:06 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDuZ1Kul7sg

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:11 (fifteen years ago)

This one has an actual video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq4Xzlpn-24

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:13 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pDc0rVbmnY

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:14 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVD-WdoTw_c

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:16 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_HM5doCc9A

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:19 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3EtqJ0OUDc

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:23 (fifteen years ago)

I really love this one, actually...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytsf9baNU-s

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:28 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ3f-2Eo94U

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:31 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NucicclOd9E

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:34 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV4NcnhktHY

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:38 (fifteen years ago)

Sooo bad...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX6TUIKAFzw

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:41 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EWKphU0c5Q

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:46 (fifteen years ago)

Okay, this video is not safe for work, probably, unless your work place encourages girl-on-girl action. In The Berzerker's defense, at least their video features girls who are not underage, unlike the ladies of TATU...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crVO1J-5VqE

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 06:59 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGg236zG4A

NYCNative, Thursday, 20 January 2011 07:13 (fifteen years ago)

Okay, this video is not safe for work

And the song is not safe for brain, that may actually be the worst of the lot.

Rejoice that you weren't eaten (chap), Thursday, 20 January 2011 11:58 (fifteen years ago)

haha it sounds like dr. nick from the simpsons is singing that woeful cover of 'wind beneath my wings'.

charlie h, Thursday, 20 January 2011 13:53 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoHR7m2eiDU

LeRooLeRoo, Thursday, 20 January 2011 14:08 (fifteen years ago)

three years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlmRjqBt_mE

I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 29 January 2014 02:07 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej4hdUuYqr8

MarkoP, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 02:16 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qJDzetovnQ

Actually this one might be ridiculously awesome.

MarkoP, Wednesday, 29 January 2014 02:22 (twelve years ago)


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