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The Worst Cover Songs In Pop Music History

Cracked.com, that oft-overlooked bastion of music journalism, has revealed its picks for the worst cover songs of all time. This is a topic that interests us greatly.

20. "You Shook Me All Night Long" -- Celine Dion and Anastasia
19. "Downtown Train" -- Rod Stewart
18. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" -- Guns N Roses
17. "Demolition Man" -- Manfred Mann
16. "American Pie" -- Madonna
15. "My Generation" -- Hilary Duff
14. "It's My Life" -- No Doubt
13. "Video Killed The Radio Star" -- The Presidents of the United States of America
12. "Walk this Way" -- Macy Gray
11. "Another Brick in the Wall" -- Korn
10. "I'm A Believer" -- Smash Mouth
09. "Satisfaction" -- Britney Spears
08. "Sweet Child O Mine" -- Sheryl Crowe
07. "Big Yellow Taxi" -- Counting Crows
06. "911 Is a Joke" -- Duran Duran
05. "Anarchy in the UK" -- Motley Crue
04. "Behind Blue Eyes" -- Limp Bizkit
03. "Feel Like Making Love" -- Kid Rock
02. "Dock of the Bay" -- Michael Bolton
01. "And It Stoned Me" -- Bob Dylan

We take issue with the inclusion of No Doubt's Talk Talk take (which you can hear along with the others by heading over). But Cracked's #1 pick, which they call "musical AIDS," makes this shit list truly ill-informed. Have they never heard of Ethan Chandler? Who else did they forget?

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