What is happening to the UK??

I know things have been pretty bad for a long time but is it me or are things getting decidedly worse?

Having yet another cover version of Unchained Melody hit the top of the charts last year was a low point but now there's a full scale onslaught of covers that are either just pointless or that actually rip the heart out of the original.

Step up please...

Soda Club - Heaven is a place on earth - just what is the point?
DJ Sammy - Boys of Summer - an absolute classic track of its kind made into run of the mill elevator music
Liberty X - Aint Nobody - yes one of Chaka's highpoints 100% murdered by the Flopstars.
Gareth Gates - Spirit in the Sky - alright, so it's for Comic Relief but does that really make this ok??

im not from the UK but we get that show "top of the pops" here and everytime theres like 3-4 groups doing a cover lol...what up wit dat....and sometimes the song is barely aged/old!
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[This message was edited Mon Mar 3 2:51:12 PST 2003 by Christopher]

Hey, if you don't like the UK music, why don't you come over to good old Germany? You might like it here!

I've got no problem with cover versions - heck they've been around for decades now and SOME are better than the original, or at least add a fresh twist to an old song.

However when a cover version is done so lamely just to fill up an album it really gets me down.

I guess the answer is - DON'T BUY THE DAMN THINGS! And if your kids ask for it - BUY THEM THE ORIGINAL VERSION!