00:0010 Cover Songs That The Original Artist Hates
00:0210. Linda Ronstadt Covering Elvis Costello
00:07Ronstadt's polished takes on Costello's songs, including Allison, drew his scorn as torture, and later he conceded exposure benefits.
00:169. Manfred Mann's Earth Band Covering Bruce Springsteen
00:21Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light topped charts, altered lyrics, fueled mishearing, and often overshadowed Springsteen's original Frustrating the Boss.
00:318. Helen Reddy Covering Billy Joel
00:33Helen Reddy's orchestral take on Joel's intimate You're My Home drew public rebuke, reportedly prompting her to avoid his songs.
00:427. The Hollies Covering The Beatles
00:45The Hollies issued If I Needed Someone alongside Rubber Soul.
00:50George Harrison's dismissal sparked backlash that Graham Nash blamed for the single's failure.
00:566. Pet Shop Boys Covering U2
00:59Pet Shop Boys mashed U2's Where the Streets Have No Name, with Frankie Valli's classic Can't Take My Eyes Off You.
01:07Bono asked, What have we done to deserve this? And relations reportedly took 12 years to mend.
01:135. Peter Gabriel Covering Radiohead
01:17Gabriel's orchestral street spirit, Fade Out, for Scratch My Back, lacked Radiohead's reciprocal, Wallflower, their silence signaling disapproval and stalling collaboration.
01:274. Eagles Covering Tom Waits
01:31Tom Waits derided the Eagles' old 55 as antiseptic, yet growing royalties softened his stance, as Glenn Frey observed.
01:403. Van Halen Covering The Kinks
01:42Despite their success, Dave Davies criticized Van Halen's You Really Got Me as artlessly technical.
01:49Generations misattributed The Kinks' original afterward.
01:532. Type O Negative Covering Seals and Crofts
01:56After an offensive parody of Summer Breeze, Type O Negative recorded a respectful version of Bloody Kisses, as leaked demos underscored their reverence.
02:061. Led Zeppelin Covering Jake Holmes
02:09Led Zeppelin adapted Holmes as dazed and confused, without credit.
02:15A 2010 lawsuit yielded an inspired-buy attribution, spotlighting industry ethics.
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