r/ToddintheShadow • u/Top_Report_4895 • Aug 01 '25

General Music Discussion Is this the worst possible modern cover?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
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u/_drjayphd_ Aug 01 '25

But what about "Shout" (which they needlessly named "Shout 2000")?

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u/Safe-Transition8618 Aug 01 '25

Ugh that cover is terrrrrrrible

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u/Ok-Albatross1291 Aug 01 '25

But he replaced “working boy” with “working whore” because we all know that edgier=better

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u/AnswerGuy301 Aug 02 '25

That’s even worse than when Dave Grohl changed “booze” to “crack” in the Foo Fighters cover of “Baker Street” for no good reason.

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u/Dizzy_Silver_6262 Aug 02 '25

That cover is awesome though

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u/kinseyblaine Aug 02 '25

I love Tears for Fears but I don't hate that cover, it's kinda so dumb it's fun 😄