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ain't got no soul: bad covers of great soul songs

Many a great soul track has suffered some truly egregious desecration. The single example that comes most readily to mind is Huey Lewis's rendering of Smokey Robinson's "Cruisin'". Ouch! Rememeber folks, this question does not depend on any emphemeral concepts such as race. To be sure, I'll take Dusty's version of "Son of a Preacher Man" over Aretha's any day. For that matter, limey whiteboys such as Elvis Costello and Paul Weller display a far more instinctive grasp of soul than does, for example, Bobby Brown. Don't disappoint me, I am sure that you can name some real atrocities.
tweakgeek
scotty_910
119 posts
 
In another shameless attempt at hijacking, how about Toots and the Maytalls doing John Denver's Country Roads as the best soul (cause we all know that Reggae got soul) cover of a non soul tune.
mknowles16
101 posts
 
Was that Aerosmith doing "Baby Please Don't Go" on the most recent Superbowl broadcast? Yikes!!

And if Michael Bolton does not take this hands down, I am revoking my mebership.
potsey
58 posts
 
without question, pat boones tutti fruitti. most covers don't get laughs like pat did. i think he even laughed at himself.
colitas
150 posts
 
I totally agree with Micheal Bolton, it seems every hit he had was a re-make. Oh yeah jsonic I don't think I have to tell you it wasn't the Sheriff that Bob smoked ;)-~. We have a Winner:Michael Bolton. Yes, that was Aerosmith doing baby please don't go, I heard it on the Radio yesterday. I think Pat Boone did a Heavy Metal cover album, with classics like "Stairway to Heaven", also.
jsonic
227 posts
 
Who's the metal band that just did a remake of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal? I really thought that sucked.
Van Halen's version of "Dancin in the Streets". Come to think of it The Grateful Dead's version of that tune also can't hold a candle to Martha and the Vandellas' version. Here's a reversal: Ike and Tina Turner's version of Proud Mary versus CCR's. Gotta go with the original there.
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