Name: Top 10 Most Annoying Cover Songs of All Time
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Welcome to watchmojo and today we're counting down our picks for the COVID songs that not only fail to live up to the original, but

Number 10 Saturday night's alright for fighting Nickelback featuring Kid Rock it's getting late, I haven't seen my date so tell me when the boys get in.

Depending on who you ask, a Nickelback and Kid Rock team up is either a whole lot of fun or the worst idea imaginable.

To call both artists divisive would be putting it lightly.

So when they recorded a version of Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting together, at least the results were going to be interesting.

Well, for most people, this cover wasn't even that.

It's a pretty flat take on this hard rocking classic, which took a seemingly calm, can't miss formula and processed it down to its most vapid and boring form.

It's equal parts obnoxious and utterly forgettable, which is a difficult balancing act to pull off well.

Rod Stewart may have gotten up on stage and sang do you think I'm sexy?

With a semi straight face, but the song is clearly very tongue in cheek.

Or at least it was until Paris Hilton decided to reinterpret it.

As soon as that happened, all of the fun and playfulness of the original was lost.

Hilton was genuinely telling you how attractive she was and there was no wink and nudge behind it, Although we understand how someone could listen to Stewart's song and think that he was seriously that fond of his own reflection.

It's funny that Hilton and her team thought this was a good idea.

Big yellow taxi counting crows featuring vanessa carlton.

You could say that the Counting Crows style of alternative rock is like Marmite.

Some love it and others completely despise it.

Whatever one's feelings about the group, taking an anti commercial anthem like Big Yellow Taxi and turning it into a clean cut commercial hit was a bit too ironic.

Not to mention, the original by Joni Mitchell is a heartfelt plea about the merits of taking care of the environment.

Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got til it's gone they Paved Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot One particularly scathing review described the Counting Crows themselves as the parking lot that was put up after paradise was paved.

It's pretty safe to say that this critic is not alone in thinking that.

The notion that Duran Duran ever thought it was a good idea to cover a Public Enemy song is an odd one.

Hearing these millionaire pop idols attempt to dive headfirst into socially conscious hip hop is a truly bizarre experience.

Most people would agree that Chuck D and co are one of the most influential and successful rap groups of all time.

Simon lebon and Duran Duran are quite accomplished in their own field too.

To this day, though, it's hard to understand exactly what they were trying to accomplish by attempting to earn some hip hop acclaim.

A total misstep in every sense of the word.

Dancing in the street david bowie and mick jagger.

The sheer number of iconic musicians who have recorded a version of Dancing in the street is a testament to the strength of the original track, first released by Martha and the Vandellas.

Everyone from Karen Carpenter to Van Halen has had a go at this tune.

It's the David Bowie and Mick Jagger version that really sticks.

Sticks out Though this rendition and its very flamboyant music video were conceived for 1985's Live Aid concerts.

Though the idea of Bowie and Jagger teaming up sounds like a dream come true, the resulting track was instantly mocked for being tacky.

If it was tacky in 1985, the passage of time most definitely did not help it.

These boots are made for walkin' jessica simpson.

Nancy Sinatra's these Boots Are Made for Walkin was penned by the legendary Lee Hazelwood and is in its own way a timeless classic.

It should come as no surprise that it hit number one on the Billboard charts, becoming one of Sinatra's signature songs.

And now someone else is getting all your best.

Jessica Simpson's version, released as part of the Dukes of Hazzard soundtrack, went for a totally different tone.

People were quick to point out that Simpson is by no means the level of vocalist that Nancy was.

The song was also repurposed as a seductive and quite risque showpiece for Simpson, which some felt cheapened the source material.

Sure, it sold well, but most people would agree that it doesn't compare to the original.

The Sex Pistols burst onto the scene with an image and attitude that was totally fresh.

When California band Motley Crue decided to cover Anarchy in the uk, the resulting track didn't quite have the same impact.

Sure, the instrumentation is spot on and brings solid energy to the the table, but

the rewritten lyrics and ill fitting Johnny Rotten esque ad libs fall flat.

If you're already a fan of Motley Crue then there's a good chance that this cover works for you.

If you're not, it's just an irritating version that does nothing to improve on the original.

Anyone who is familiar with Talking Heads will be aware of just how infectious their energy was on record and on stage.

Even by their standards, Burning down the House stands out as one of the grooviest and catchiest songs in their discography.

However, when the you's decided to give it an edgy, emo tinged makeover, the result was interesting to say the least.

People were generally confused by this cover's existence in the first place.

Released as part of the Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack, most people would agree that this one falls firmly into the category of unnecessary renditions.

Did the world need a Madonna version of Don McLean's American Pie to mark the turn of the century?

Well, apparently the iconic pop star thought so.

The original was a sprawling epic running almost nine minutes over several verses that deal with a range of themes and imagery.

Madonna shaved it down to a compact two verse structure and basically missed the entire point.

Along the way, acoustic guitars are replaced by dated synthesizers, leaving us without the energy that the original's live band provided.

The song went to number one in several countries, so there was a period of time where where it was damn near impossible to avoid.

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Trust Us Nip Biscuit's version of Behind Blue Eyes by the who was definitely in contention.

However, no single cover summed up the obnoxiousness of the period quite like their take on George Michael's Faith.

I gotta have a faith because I got to put my foot Love them or hate them, Limp Bizkit were truly a product of their time, and

this attitude filled performance is just about as Limp Bizkit as it gets.

Fred Dust's vocal delivery is certainly interesting.

Of course he makes a point of changing the line not everybody has got a body like you to a body like me.

It's brash, unapologetic, and unquestionably one of the most annoying covers of all time.

But what cover songs truly grind your gears?

Be sure to let us know in the comments below.