How dare they chop up that guitar riff? HOW DARE THEY?!?

Similar was The Braids' version of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. That was really rancid.

I hate the whole idea of taking things that aren't at all funky (but popularly considered classics) and trying to ram that square peg into the circle shaped hole.

I bet you! I bet you!

You're just upset because I won :P

Theives - Limp Bizkit

Wheras Courtney Act's cover of "You Shook Me" on Aussie Idol was strangely appealing.

//oh..my..god...say it isn't true!

Yes its true (sadly), it was on this Diva show on tv last year, it was a duet with Anastacia

'I love Rock'n Roll' - Britney Spears - "Well I always loved Pat Benetar when I was growing up"

//'I love Rock'n Roll' - Britney Spears - "Well I always loved Pat Benetar when I was growing up

LOL

//I actually saw that performance.. that Courtney is a bloke isn't she??
Somebody give the woman a cigar. Acidess I mean. Courtney's already got one.

isnt DJ Sammy a girl???

weird al cracks me up.

I actually find the reggae aspect of Dread Zeppelin pretty fun, but as for the Elvis singing, that's where I draw the line.

Hey! Nothing wrong with Kylie...

...and while I'm at it I liked that cover of Lady Marmalade as well. Better than the AllSaints version, but we're getting a bit of a theme going there now..

//* I Saw Him Standing There - Tiffany

ARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH. I'd managed to forget that one. Along with Ace of Bass. I'm not sure what the link between the two was. Perhaps I just managed to reactivate some old traumatic memories.

// But that old school Stock-Aitken-Waterman stuff, ugh

The only thing wrong with Stock Aitken Waterman was Jason Donovan. Kylie, Mel & Kim, Bananarama, Samantha Fox, Dead Or Alive, Rick Astley, who couldn't love them?

Rolph Harris - Stairway to heavan, what madness is this (and where do I get my hands on a copy).
I never thought Id find anything cheesier than the mega mix of Dave Dobbyn's "smiling" but I guess this just goes to show...

// Rolph Harris - Stairway to heavan, what madness is this

There was an Aussie TV show called 'The Money Or The Gun' in which they had a different act do a rendition of the Led Zep classic each week.

Rolf's, actually, was one of the better ones by all (can't beat a wobble-board solo), and when they released it as a single it went #10 in the UK. A friend bought me back a VHS copy of the original TV performance, so I'm familiar with this particular bit of Australian entertainment history, but other well-named acts which I didn't (thankfully?) get to see included The Whipper Snappers, Toys Went Berserk, and (potentially my favourite) the Vegemite Reggae.

Gotta love the review of the compilation Rolf's version...

"The word irresistable doesn't do justice to this masterful combo. Ripe with grooves and hot with attitude, Harris - assisted by a shifting crew of top studio beat scientists - vivifies his obvious pain and faint sights of hope with artful juxtapositions of vibrant acoustic strumming, searing electric drones and argumentative solos. This is Harris stripped raw and the world, once again, isn't ready. "

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Cheers for that Noizy.

// You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) is a bona fide dance floor classic. //

it's a pity everything else on youthquake was so bad! dj hit that button? only if it's eject ...

wasnt that "Wild Thing"?? whatever is was it sounded terrible.