Terrible Classic Rock Covers

Sugar Ray, ‘Is She Really Going Out With Him?’ - Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Sugar Ray, ‘Is She Really Going Out With Him?’ - Terrible Classic Rock Covers
British artist Joe Jackson’s timeless 1978 classic, ‘Is She Really Going Out With Him?,’ may be one of the greatest jilted-lover story songs of all time. It’s got that universal theme of a guy, down on his luck with women, seeing his ex-girlfriend with another man -- and actively imagining what she’s doing with him.
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, ‘Handle With Care’ – Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, ‘Handle With Care’ – Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Jenny Lewis is one of the most talented female singer-songwriters out there in the indie rock world today. As the lead singer of Rilo Kiley, she found an adoring fan base; and when the band split, she went solo and put out this genuinely great (and well-received, critically) solo record, ‘Rabbit Fur Coat,’ with the Watson Twins (identical twin sisters singers). Everything on the debut was just fan
Uncle Kracker, ‘Drift Away’ - Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Uncle Kracker, ‘Drift Away’ - Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Dobie Gray’s classic rendering of Mentor Williams’ ‘Drift Away’ back in 1973 is pretty much the epitome of a hit song, top to bottom. It’s got that great little Stephen Stills-esque guitar lick in the intro and one of the most memorable, sing-along-able choruses ever written (“Give me the beat, boys and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock and roll / And drift away”). It also made Gray a s
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 'Wildside' - Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, 'Wildside' - Terrible Classic Rock Covers
Not for nothing, but Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch scored a No. 1 single in 1991 on the Billboard Hot 100 (‘Good Vibrations’). For those of you that don’t know, ‘Marky Mark’ was the alias of Mark Wahlberg -- who ended up recasting his career as an actor and, somewhat surprisingly, a really good one at that (see his roles in ‘The Departed’ and ‘The Fighter,’ among others).

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