A Well-Deserved Recognition
June 23rd, 2008 by SocProf and tagged Humor, Music
Via the BBC,
"Celine Dion is responsible for the world’s worst cover version, a poll of music experts has decided.
The Canadian star’s rendition of the AC/DC track You Shook Me All Night Long was given the dubious honour in the Total Guitar magazine survey.
Editor Stephen Lawson said Dion’s cover was "sacrilege".
The experts also judged the best cover versions, with Jimi Hendrix’s performance of the Bob Dylan song All Along the Watchtower top of the list.(…)
In the list of best covers, The Beatles’ rendition of Twist and Shout, first recorded by the Top Notes, was in second place, followed by the Guns N’ Roses version of the Wings’ song Live and Let Die.
Nirvana’s cover of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie, and Muse’s Feeling Good, made famous by Nina Simone, also appeared in the top five."
I think it was in 2000 that Celine Dion said she was going to retire… and then, she came back. I don’t think she should have been allowed. To cheer us all up, Kathy Griffin in Celine:
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