What's the worst cover or recorded version of a Prince song? There have been some truly terrible ones but for me it has to be Tom Jones' version of "Kiss".

I hate this guy with a passion! Whenever he performs a song on tv or whatever it's always Kiss. Anyone would think it was his song.

He is repusive and yet thinks he's God's gift to women! He can't even sing without struggling for breath and his face goes all red as he gasps and wheezes thru the song.

He is nothing but a sad, ageing, has been who still thinks he's trendy and is desperately hanging onto the coattails of other younger, hip performers just to make himself look hip and trendy.

If I saw him in the street I'd have to run across the street and punch him in the face!! Grrrr!

tom jones is a legend.

the worst cover is by the new kid on the block dude covering i could never take the place of your man!!! a complete butchery!! he needs to slapped and sent to mendacity!!!

1crush said:

Easy.. that dude from New Kids w/ "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man".

"17 Days" by Living Color...great band, but man, did they butcher that song!

micorison requesting radio silence...
[This message was edited Fri May 3 12:48:52 PDT 2002 by micorison]

micorison said:

I completely agree...Leanne Rhimes version of Purple Rain makes me wanna puke.

S.E.X by Lois Lane..... and to think i bought this horrid album....*yuck*

Meat Loaf's version of Sexy MF (just awful, just kidding)

Kiss by Tom Jones is disgusting !
Pop life by Soulwax is also horrible.

We're forgetting that awful rendition of When Doves Cry by Genuwine...it was horrible!!! I can't believe he gave him permission to do it

so far any cover of any Prince song has been horrorfying to me.
Write it yourself or stay away from the master, that is my advice to the 'artists' ...

She's Always in My Hair by D'Angelo

(Don't get me wrong, I LOVE me some D'Angelo, but I HATED his version of this song. It sounded totally boring and uninspired.)

Purple Rain by Leanne Rhimes...oh how disgusting!

>>ARE U KIDDING?

d'angelo + his version of SHE's ALWAYS IN MY HAIR is a complete MASTERPIECE!.

for real.

r.

mxm : nothing compares 2 u : it's just....HORIBLE

Housequake2K2 said:

he didn't

Limp Bizkit & Marilyn Manson have both done the most God awful versions of 1999 Ive ever heard.

The Pointer Sister's 1982 version of "I Feel For You" is terrible.Too many cheesy synths,making the track sound horribly dated.

Keisha said:

Oh My God!! I saw D'Angelo in concert twice & when he performed that song I loved it so much I felt like I was cheating on Prince, but I didnt care!
I love D'Angelo's version!!!!! Sorry Keisha!

I hated the other version of Kiss, I do not like "If I was your girlfriend" by TLC ! Nope, not havin it!!

I really don't care of Alicia Keys version of "How come you don't call me anymore".. it's ok, but I had some kid at -work heard me listening to my Prince CD (The B-Sides).. Ran over to my desk talkin about ooooh you're listening to Alicia Keys, that song is the bomb! I said - ALICIA KEYS - what the heck are you talkig about - this is PRINCE!!!
He had NO IDEA that she re-made a Prince song.. I was so disgusted!!

I've never heard a Prince cover...ever!

I am going to look for these and get back with you though.

Tom Jone's covered Kiss? Oh my...

I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, but here goes. I was reading The Source magazine today. TQ, an artist on Cash Money Records (he's on a thugged out R&B tip), has done a remake of Adore! To me, it doesn't matter who does it, you just can't touch a song of that magnitude. But for this particular person to do it (and not a D'Angelo/Maxwell tpye) is terrible. Hopefully it won't be released, and if it is, hopefully it won't be too bad.

Mariah's cover of "The Beautiful Ones" was a MESS. Prince should have slapped her for doing that.