Terrible Classic Rock Covers

William Shatner is many things to us. He’s that frantic guy on the plane in one of the best-ever ‘Twilight Zone’ episodes. He’s Captain Kirk on ‘Star Trek.’ And he’s that affable dude who seems content just jawing with his 1.6 million fans all day and night on Twitter. But a rock singer?

One of the things that made John Lennon’s 1971 single, ‘Imagine,’ such a powerful song was that it was sung by a man who actually believed in peace. Sure, having been in probably the most famous rock band in the history of the world -- the Beatles -- also doesn’t hurt. But ‘Imagine’ lives on as one of the greatest songs of all time not only because of its message, but also its messenger.

'American Idol has been a cultural phenomenon for much of the past decade, racking up some of TV's highest ratings for eight years straight and launching several multiplatinum careers.

Many artists have had their careers stall after performing terrible classic rock covers. But very few have made their reputation as a result of them. Then again, not too many bands were the Replacements.

Actors act and singers sing, and never the twain shall meet. That's the lesson we can all take from Adam Sandler's kicking-a-corpse-before-it's-cold take on Warren Zevon's 'Werewolves of London.'

Pop star Miley Cyrus got a lot of press this past week for her controversial performance at MTV's Video Music Awards. She used to be part of Disney's stable of TV teen stars, starring in the mega-popular 'Hannah Montana.' Oh, and she was spawned from the loins of the mullet-sporting singer of 'Achy Breaky Heart,' Billy Ray Cyrus.

Korn have seen better days. The exit of drummer David Silveria in 2006 (one of the hardest, finest skins-beaters of the nu-metal era) and a few ill-timed lineup changes have resulted in some below-average music compared to their first few albums. Coupled with a general apathy for anything that has to do with the genre, it's led to a steep decline in interest in the group by the general public. Don

Being on your own with no direction home is no picnic, but compared to hearing Michael Bolton aggressively dry-hump a Bob Dylan classic, it feels pretty great.

By 2004, Hilary Duff was one of the more popular young stars on the planet, having enjoyed success on television (as the star of the Disney Channel's 'Lizzie McGuire' series), in theaters (with a budding film career that included a role in 'Agent Cody Banks') and on the pop charts, where she'd enjoyed a string of moderate hit singles. None of this, however, qualified her to cover the Who's 'My Gen

Technically, ‘I’m a Believer’ is a Neil Diamond song, even though it was made famous by the '60s' best made-for-TV rock group, the Monkees. But it doesn't matter which of those acts claims ownership of it, as long as it's not Smash Mouth, who covered the song in 2001 for the hit animated movie 'Shrek.'