Christ. Just heard Green Day's cover of Working Class Hero

[ThePenguin]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9XzrUTb63NE

When will these artists learn to leave the Beatles catalog alone? It was bad enough when I heard that Panic at the Disco was covering Eleanor Rigby and that god awful Across the Universe cover at the Grammys two years ago, but now this? I mean, Plastic Ono Band is a masterpiece. From the howling vocals in "Mother" to the haunting lyrics of "Isolation" and God, Plastic Ono was Lennon's crowning achievement as a solo artist.

Before long, adolescent little girls will be comparing Billy Joe Armstrong and stating how Green Day were more important and better musicians than Lennon or the rest of the Beatles were. God knows how much I've heard that Korn was better than Floyd because their version of "Another Brick in the Wall" was more metal. I understand that musicians want to pay tribute to the greats before them, but now and days, there are such an abundance of cover songs, that some artists don't even release their own material anymore. When it comes to movie soundtracks like Across the Universe or I am Sam, the need for cover songs are understandable since the rights to the Beatles catalog are so hard to obtain, but most aren't even necessary. I swear to god, if I hear Marilyn Manson cover "My Sweet Lord" I will blow my ****ing brains out.

[Kid Wicked]

I don't give a crap if someone covers another artist.

I don't listen to the cover.

[ThePenguin]

I don't give a crap if someone covers another artist.

I don't listen to the cover.
Interesting outlook. But if some popular pop punk band such as Green Day covers the song, it's bound to be played on the radio over and over again.

[deathshead2]

Hmm. I hate it you hate it. But all my high school friends, and other like them around the world will eat it up.

[The Chairman]

That was awful. The fact that there are are people who actually like Green Day or that version of the song (which by the way, is one of the best thing John wrote) is utterly puke-inducing

The fact that this single will probably sell more copies than Paul's next album is stupifying.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I'm so sorry you heard that.

[ThePenguin]

Hmm. I hate it you hate it. But all my high school friends, and other like them around the world will eat it up.
It's sad, but it's true.

That was awful. The fact that there are are people who actually like Green Day or that version of the song (which by the way, is one of the best thing John wrote) is utterly puke-inducing

The fact that this single will probably sell more copies than Paul's next album is stupifying.
My sentiments exactly man. Chaos and Creation was arguably one of the best albums of '05, and it barely even scratched the charts. I was happy to see it get nominated though.

[Kid Wicked]

Interesting outlook. But if some popular pop punk band such as Green Day covers the song, it's bound to be played on the radio over and over again.

Get an mp3 player, a fm transmitter, and start pirating music.

I only listen to the radio for talk radio. And that's pretty rare these days.

[Kurosawa]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9XzrUTb63NE

When will these artists learn to leave the Beatles catalog alone? It was bad enough when I heard that Panic at the Disco was covering Eleanor Rigby and that god awful Across the Universe cover at the Grammys two years ago, but now this? I mean, Plastic Ono Band is a masterpiece. From the howling vocals in "Mother" to the haunting lyrics of "Isolation" and God, Plastic Ono was Lennon's crowning achievement as a solo artist.

Before long, adolescent little girls will be comparing Billy Joe Armstrong and stating how Green Day were more important and better musicians than Lennon or the rest of the Beatles were. God knows how much I've heard that Korn was better than Floyd because their version of "Another Brick in the Wall" was more metal. I understand that musicians want to pay tribute to the greats before them, but now and days, there are such an abundance of cover songs, that some artists don't even release their own material anymore. When it comes to movie soundtracks like Across the Universe or I am Sam, the need for cover songs are understandable since the rights to the Beatles catalog are so hard to obtain, but most aren't even necessary. I swear to god, if I hear Marilyn Manson cover "My Sweet Lord" I will blow my ****ing brains out.

Most of those idiots don't even know who the Beatles were. And the ones who actually do because they play a little think they suck 'cos they're not METL (grrr).

To paraphrase Big John Milner from American Graffiti, "Rock and Roll has been going downhill ever since John Lennon died."

And that's the truth.

[ThePenguin]

Most of those idiots don't even know who the Beatles were. And the ones who actually do because they play a little think they suck 'cos they're not METL (grrr).

To paraphrase Big John Milner from American Graffiti, "Rock and Roll has been going downhill ever since John Lennon died."

And that's the truth.

I know the feeling man. I love playing Abbey Road, The White Album, and Revolver to my friends without telling them who it is because their expressions are absolutely priceless once they find out.

[The Chairman]

My sentiments exactly man. Chaos and Creation was arguably one of the best albums of '05, and it barely even scratched the charts. I was happy to see it get nominated though.

I don't own the cd, but from what I've heard onthe The Space Within Us dvd, it was great. "Jenny Wren" is Paul's "Eleanor Rigby" for this era.

[ThePenguin]

I don't own the cd, but from what I've heard onthe The Space Within Us dvd, it was great. "Jenny Wren" is Paul's "Eleanor Rigby" for this era.

I would say it's more of a Blackbird, but I can see the Rigby comparison.

[The Chairman]

I would say it's more of a Blackbird, but I can see the Rigby comparison.

Musically, it's "Blackbird", but lyrically it seems more like "Eleanor Rigby". "Fine Line" was great, too.

[ThePenguin]

Musically, it's "Blackbird", but lyrically it seems more like "Eleanor Rigby". "Fine Line" was great, too.
I highly recommend getting your hands on it though. If you aren't able to, however, you should consider downloading "At The Mercy", "English Tea", "Riding to Vanity Fair", "How Kind Of You", and "This Never Happened Before". "Too Much Rain" is a standout track as well.

[The Chairman]

I highly recommend getting your hands on it though. If you aren't able to, however, you should consider downloading "At The Mercy", "English Tea", "Riding to Vanity Fair", "How Kind Of You", and "This Never Happened Before". "Too Much Rain" is a standout track as well.

I'll get it. Everything's on I-tunes.

I think June 5th, in addition to MAF, the Beatles remasters are being released on cd.

[ThePenguin]

I'll get it. Everything's on I-tunes.

I think June 5th, in addition to MAF, the Beatles remasters are being released on cd.

Makes sense. I mean Pepper is turning 40 years old.

[The Chairman]

Makes sense. I mean Pepper is turning 40 years old.

And on June 18th Paul officially becomes a senior citizen. :woot:

[ThePenguin]

And on June 18th Paul officially becomes a senior citizen. :woot:

Ringo already is. Too bad John and George never lived to see the day.

[L.A.]

Thanks for the link:up:

[The Chairman]

Thanks for the link:up:

Wait, so you liked that? :huh: Ew.

[Movies205]

Meh... Green Day's cover is ridiculously mediocre, I can't say it's horrid since it's catchy enough but it's just using rock cliches over John Lennon's rather stirring song... Green Day's really gone to the suck :(

[L.A.]

Wait, so you liked that? :huh: Ew.
I thought it was for there new video but its not. I dont like song at all by either artist. Too redundant.

[The Chairman]

I thought it was for there new video but its not. I dont like song at all by either artist. Too redundant.

Lennon's version is brilliant.

[L.A.]

Lennon's version is brilliant.
The only Lennon song I really like is Imagine. I like the beatles and Paul's stuff more.

[The Chairman]

The only Lennon song I really like is Imagine. I like the beatles and Paul's stuff more.

I actually really don't like "Imagine". I used to love it, but John really has stuff that's tons better. Off the top of my head, "In My Life", "Watching The Wheels", "Instant Karma", "Power To The People", "Nobody Told Me", "Woman", "Mind Games", "New York City", "Bless You", "Isolation", "Love", "Jealous Guy" and "Borrowed Time" are ones I'd take over "Imagine".

[L.A.]

Imagine was one of my first songs I really liked when I was a kid! So it goes into my childhood special moments category which makes the song priceless!

[AlteredEgo]

people, you cant just rule out covers all together. i mean sure there are plenty of terrible ones out there, but some times its kinda refreshing to hear a fresh take on an older song. it doesnt have to do any disrespect to the original, in fact it's usually the opposite, the band does it because they love the song. and if a modern "in" band can garner attention for a song that hasn't been in the loop for a while then it's not all bad.

[L.A.]

people, you cant just rule out covers all together. i mean sure there are plenty of terrible ones out there, but some times its kinda refreshing to hear a fresh take on an older song. it doesnt have to do any disrespect to the original, in fact it's usually the opposite, the band does it because they love the song. and if a modern "in" band can garner attention for a song that hasn't been in the loop for a while then it's not all bad.
:up:

[Motown Marvel]

ahahahahaha, you guys think this green day cover is the biggest piece of garbage ever? do you know WHY they covered the song in the first place? prepare to vomit:

In an effort to raise money for Amnesty International's campaign to save Darfur, Warner Brothers records will release a double-disc compilation of John Lennon songs as covered by artists like U2, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, and Green Day among others. All profits from the June 12th release, titled Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, will go straight to the Amnesty International cause.

This is the tracklisting:

Disc 1:

01 U2 - "Instant Karma"
02 R.E.M. - "#9 Dream"
03 Christina Aguilera - "Mother"
04 Aerosmith - "Give Peace a Chance"
05 Lenny Kravitz - "Cold Turkey"
06 Los Lonely Boys - "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
07 Corinne Bailey Rae - "I'm Losing You"
08 Jakob Dylan [ft. Dhani Harrison] - "Gimme Some Truth"
09 Jackson Browne - "Oh My Love"
10 Big & Rich - "Nobody Told Me"

Disc 2:

01 Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
02 Black Eyed Peas - "Power to the People"
03 Jack Johnson - "Imagine"
04 Snow Patrol - "Isolation"
05 Matisyahu - "Watching the Wheels"
06 Ben Harper - "Beautiful Boy"
07 Postal Service - "Grow Old With Me"
08 Jaguares - "Gimme Some Truth"
09 Avril Lavigne - "Imagine"
10 The Flaming Lips - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
11 Regina Spektor - "Real Love"

i appreciate the cause....but seriously, this is so incredibly disgusting!!!

[TwilightPro101]

Sad thing is that song gets stuck on one's mind easily.

[Trainwreck2100]

I always pictured Jesus as a country music fan.

[Leto Atrides]

I actually like covers. You can get a different style from the song, like when Soft Cell, a New Romantic band, did "Tainted Love", or They Might Be Giants doing "Istanbul". Even ones just intended for humor, like Me First and the Gimme Gimmes do.

I hate things like this though, they just bank on the song and/or band being recognizable (this happens with the Beatles constantly) as an excuse for an extremely uninspired song. They're usually more boring than the covering bands' normal songs even are, and have nothing new. If it was really in tribute to the artist, it would be fine, but it's usually not.

Also, as an aside, I'd like to know where the idea that just making minimalist covers of songs without any trace of the irony is somehow touching and musical and moving? Mad World, Hurt, that guy on YouTube doing Hey Ya, it seems like everyone else reacts to these as if they're something amazing and powerful, I just hear ridiculous melodrama and laziness.

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

Say what you will, I'll support this song, simply because of the cause... Darfur needs the money, and you guys need to get behind the bands to raise the funds necessary to feed hungry women & children, and clothe infants, and provide some form of healthcare.

Some of you are so into "purety" that sometimes, the big picture gets hidden behind your vintage records, and the fact that the 70's is gone, and it's easier to criticize than to support something for a good cause.

All I'm gonna say is... "whatever".

[L.A.]

Say what you will, I'll support this song, simply because of the cause... Darfur needs the money, and you guys need to get behind the bands to raise the funds necessary to feed hungry women & children, and clothe infants, and provide some form of healthcare.

Some of you are so into "purety" that sometimes, the big picture gets hidden behind your vintage records, and the fact that the 70's is gone, and it's easier to criticize than to support something for a good cause.

All I'm gonna say is... "whatever".
:heart:

[Mee]

I saw this too. Taylor Hicks singing A Day In the Life was worse. :o

[deathshead2]

MEHZEB when did I need to buy a bad CD to support Durfur. Just because I don't want to buy it doesn't mean im giving a big F u to the people. I care so i'll donate money to the cause and make sure the money all goes there, insted of to WB where they take % of the profits for themselves So no CD for me thanks.

[jaguarr]

Hmmm...what are the chances of letting Mark David Chapman hearing this and then paroling him with a .9mm in his pocket and directions to Billy Joe's house?

jag

[lars573]

I generally like covers. Unless they are of songs I hate. And since I hate most music with the name John Lennon attached to it. This gets :down

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

MEHZEB when did I need to buy a bad CD to support Durfur. Just because I don't want to buy it doesn't mean im giving a big F u to the people. I care so i'll donate money to the cause and make sure the money all goes there, insted of to WB where they take % of the profits for themselves So no CD for me thanks.

I'd want a link to the address you'll be sending your cheque to...

Oh, and don't forget to tell me exactly how much you are willing to donate, if you are donating. Thanks. :up:

[PLAS]

ahahahahaha, you guys think this green day cover is the biggest piece of garbage ever? do you know WHY they covered the song in the first place? prepare to vomit:

In an effort to raise money for Amnesty International's campaign to save Darfur, Warner Brothers records will release a double-disc compilation of John Lennon songs as covered by artists like U2, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, and Green Day among others. All profits from the June 12th release, titled Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, will go straight to the Amnesty International cause.

This is the tracklisting:

Disc 1:

01 U2 - "Instant Karma"
02 R.E.M. - "#9 Dream"
03 Christina Aguilera - "Mother"
04 Aerosmith - "Give Peace a Chance"
05 Lenny Kravitz - "Cold Turkey"
06 Los Lonely Boys - "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
07 Corinne Bailey Rae - "I'm Losing You"
08 Jakob Dylan [ft. Dhani Harrison] - "Gimme Some Truth"
09 Jackson Browne - "Oh My Love"
10 Big & Rich - "Nobody Told Me"

Disc 2:

01 Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
02 Black Eyed Peas - "Power to the People"
03 Jack Johnson - "Imagine"
04 Snow Patrol - "Isolation"
05 Matisyahu - "Watching the Wheels"
06 Ben Harper - "Beautiful Boy"
07 Postal Service - "Grow Old With Me"
08 Jaguares - "Gimme Some Truth"
09 Avril Lavigne - "Imagine"
10 The Flaming Lips - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
11 Regina Spektor - "Real Love"

i appreciate the cause....but seriously, this is so incredibly disgusting!!!


actually, I'm interested in what Regina Spektor, The Flaming Lips, The Postal Service, Matisyahu, Ben Harper and Christina Aguilera (yes) can do with those songs

[ThePenguin]

Say what you will, I'll support this song, simply because of the cause... Darfur needs the money, and you guys need to get behind the bands to raise the funds necessary to feed hungry women & children, and clothe infants, and provide some form of healthcare.

Some of you are so into "purety" that sometimes, the big picture gets hidden behind your vintage records, and the fact that the 70's is gone, and it's easier to criticize than to support something for a good cause.

All I'm gonna say is... "whatever".

I apologize. I had no idea of the cause. Looking at the tracklist some of them may not be so bad and I'll surely buy it if it means supporting Darfur.

I saw this too. Taylor Hicks singing A Day In the Life was worse.

Thank goodness I have never heard this.

ahahahahaha, you guys think this green day cover is the biggest piece of garbage ever? do you know WHY they covered the song in the first place? prepare to vomit:

In an effort to raise money for Amnesty International's campaign to save Darfur, Warner Brothers records will release a double-disc compilation of John Lennon songs as covered by artists like U2, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, and Green Day among others. All profits from the June 12th release, titled Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, will go straight to the Amnesty International cause.

This is the tracklisting:

Disc 1:

01 U2 - "Instant Karma"
02 R.E.M. - "#9 Dream"
03 Christina Aguilera - "Mother"
04 Aerosmith - "Give Peace a Chance"
05 Lenny Kravitz - "Cold Turkey"
06 Los Lonely Boys - "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
07 Corinne Bailey Rae - "I'm Losing You"
08 Jakob Dylan [ft. Dhani Harrison] - "Gimme Some Truth"
09 Jackson Browne - "Oh My Love"
10 Big & Rich - "Nobody Told Me"

Disc 2:

01 Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
02 Black Eyed Peas - "Power to the People"
03 Jack Johnson - "Imagine"
04 Snow Patrol - "Isolation"
05 Matisyahu - "Watching the Wheels"
06 Ben Harper - "Beautiful Boy"
07 Postal Service - "Grow Old With Me"
08 Jaguares - "Gimme Some Truth"
09 Avril Lavigne - "Imagine"
10 The Flaming Lips - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
11 Regina Spektor - "Real Love"

i appreciate the cause....but seriously, this is so incredibly disgusting!!!

The thought itself is admirable. I'm interested in Give Peace a Chance because Jakob and Dani are sons of Bob Dylan and George Harrison respectively. Ben Harper, Spektor, Flaming Lips, and U2 may deliver, but whoever decided for the Black Eyed Peas to cover Lennon must be shot.

[Motown Marvel]

remember, you can donate money to amnesty international without buying/supporting this s#!t album.

yeah, theres a few good artists on there who will likely do some good things with their chosen song...but seriously, most of that looks like its gonna be embarassing diespensible s#!t.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

"Watching The Wheels"Only a heartless creature could dislike that song.

[ThePenguin]

Only a heartless creature could dislike that song.

Agreed. I think that was Lennon's finest song as a solo artist. Imagine, in my opinion, being the worst.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

03 Christina Aguilera - "Mother"
04 Aerosmith - "Give Peace a Chance"
06 Los Lonely Boys - "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
01 Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
02 Black Eyed Peas - "Power to the People"
09 Avril Lavigne - "Imagine"



unspeakable

[Green Lantern]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9XzrUTb63NE

When will these artists learn to leave the Beatles catalog alone? It was bad enough when I heard that Panic at the Disco was covering Eleanor Rigby and that god awful Across the Universe cover at the Grammys two years ago, but now this? I mean, Plastic Ono Band is a masterpiece. From the howling vocals in "Mother" to the haunting lyrics of "Isolation" and God, Plastic Ono was Lennon's crowning achievement as a solo artist.

Before long, adolescent little girls will be comparing Billy Joe Armstrong and stating how Green Day were more important and better musicians than Lennon or the rest of the Beatles were. God knows how much I've heard that Korn was better than Floyd because their version of "Another Brick in the Wall" was more metal. I understand that musicians want to pay tribute to the greats before them, but now and days, there are such an abundance of cover songs, that some artists don't even release their own material anymore. When it comes to movie soundtracks like Across the Universe or I am Sam, the need for cover songs are understandable since the rights to the Beatles catalog are so hard to obtain, but most aren't even necessary. I swear to god, if I hear Marilyn Manson cover "My Sweet Lord" I will blow my ****ing brains out.1. I despise Green Day. Always have. Always will. They are "Dead to Me" and my roommates in the Stephen Colbert tradition.
2. While I don't have a Manson cover of "My Sweet Lord"... will Megadeth do?

[Mee]

09 Avril Lavigne - "Imagine"

More than any other, this is the one I look at and go..."who thought this was a good idea? :huh: x1,000"

[PLAS]

03 Christina Aguilera - "Mother"
04 Aerosmith - "Give Peace a Chance"
06 Los Lonely Boys - "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
01 Green Day - "Working Class Hero"
02 Black Eyed Peas - "Power to the People"
09 Avril Lavigne - "Imagine"



unspeakable
at least I expect for Christina Aguilera to do a more than decent job

[ThePenguin]

Christina Aguilera - Mother: http://youtube.com/watch?v=57afZ7O1BgA
R.E.M. - #9 Dream: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7TFKNdcYRJg
Avril Lavigne - Imagine (excerpt) - http://youtube.com/watch?v=tjKdOK722E0
Black Eyed Peas - Power to the People: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_eU_COhv8GU
Snow Patrol - Isolation: http://youtube.com/watch?v=AR***9Hiqeo
Regina Spektor - Real Love: http://youtube.com/watch?v=1JYiafaa1WE

Avril, Black Eyed Peas, and Green Day are the worst in my opinion. I really liked Spektor's rendition.

[Halcohol]

When will these artists learn to leave the Beatles catalog alone?

When it stops being profitable.

[ThePenguin]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XGbP23uHYE8

A trailer for the cd.

[The Chairman]

Aguilera actually pulled "Mother" off pretty well. But Avril doing "Imagine" is...a joke, to be friendly. I don't even like the song but Avril just butchers it. And R.E.M. sucked the life out of "# 9 Dream". And the fact that The Black Eyed Peas make music in general is enough of a crime, but to let them touch Lennon is unforgivable.

If they wanted to do this properly, they should've gotten guys who actually knew John (Paul, Ringo, Elton John (who did a great version of "Imagine" back in 1980), Clapton, etc.) to do it.