How do you feel about Limp Bizkit covering "Bittersweet Symphony" -- Hilarious or an Utter Travesty?

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For the record I am voting hilarious. Can't wait to hear this one!

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 23 January 2003 13:29 (twenty-three years ago)

The largest non-event of 2003.

― maria b (maria b), Thursday, 23 January 2003 13:30 (twenty-three years ago)

The original Andrew Loog Oldham orch cover of "The Last Time" from which the BBS string part was nicked is finally coming out on CD.

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 23 January 2003 13:40 (twenty-three years ago)

presumably a travesty,but i can't wait to hear it all the same...

― robin (robin), Thursday, 23 January 2003 13:45 (twenty-three years ago)

do they plan to cover the video as well? mr durst barging his way down stoke newington high street a la "unfinished symphony meets loaded"?

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 23 January 2003 13:57 (twenty-three years ago)

What, where? Is this on the new album? Details!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:19 (twenty-three years ago)

all sounds rather stupid to me, i doubt i'll be half as interested in the new album without the mighty Wes on board.

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Ha ha, Fred's gonna play the geetar!

I gotta hear this! (kinda in the same way I had to hear that Avril SOAD cover, even though I new what I was getting into...it's kinda like the car-crash phenomenon when everyone driving by has to stop and look, even though they know it's gonna gross them out)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh man... two wrongs certainly make an even wronger. It's gonna be grrrreat.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

That sounds fucking brilliant. Are there any other incongrous covers we'd like to hear done?

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Are there any other incongrous covers we'd like to hear done?

Limp Bizkit covering "Lucky Man"
Limp Bizkit covering "Drugs Don't Work"
Limp Bizkit covering "Sonnet"

Shit, just turn them into a The Verve tribute act.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit doing "Subterranean Homesick Alien".

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit doing "4'33"

...

D'dum dum! Thank you very much!

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit does "Ob-La-Di, Ob-Li-Da".

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

limp bizkir does "work it."

― Marcello Carlin, Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:45 (twenty-three years ago)

dan perry has officially exploded my brain.

― geeta, Thursday, 23 January 2003 14:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit doing Informer.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 23 January 2003 15:02 (twenty-three years ago)

And suddenly that down-syndrome connection I formed years ago with "Oh Bla Di" (thanks Corky!) MAKES SO MUCH SENSE.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 23 January 2003 15:14 (twenty-three years ago)

dan perry has officially exploded my brain.

Well, hell, the Offspring pretty much covered it a few years back, so bring Fred and his follies.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 15:31 (twenty-three years ago)

" Limp Bizkit covering "Lucky Man" "

yes, soddin' yes! - but on condition that the "Lucky Man" Limp-ly covered be Greg Lake's, rather than Verve's

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Thursday, 23 January 2003 15:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bisquick doing a horse-needle full of too much heroin.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:00 (twenty-three years ago)

hilarious and, i hope, wonderful. work it wuld be a great idea too. they should reprise the n 2 gether video with missy as meth and tim in the pauly shore role.

Dream cover - "Creep" (TLC) -> "Creep" (STP) -> "Creep" (Radiohead)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I would kill to hear him cover PJ Harvey "50ft Queenie" or "Dry".

― Carey, Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:18 (twenty-three years ago)

"Man-Size" would be funnier.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:22 (twenty-three years ago)

HAHAHAHA "Mighty Real" by Sylvester! (Especially if they recreate the video!)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)

"You Think You're a Man" by Divine!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

The video could have Britney sodomizing him with an MTV award.

― Nicole (Nicole), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:26 (twenty-three years ago)

And then Eminem comes on stage and they all lez up (if you will) -- I might enjoy this.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Peer into the dark cavern of Ned Raggett's mind... AND DESPAIR.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, y'know how like a year or so ago there these albs of very feminine singers (Tori Amos and, Sarah Slean I think) doing sorta macho songs.
I think the vice versa would be very good for humanity. Like some macho nogoodnik like Creed-dude doing some Vanessa Carlton song about being fragile.

Oh wait, isn't that Linkin Park's whole schtick?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Peer into the dark cavern of Ned Raggett's mind... AND DESPAIR.

*stumbles around blindly* "What IS this squelchy stuff I've just put my hand into?"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 23 January 2003 16:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Where the hell is Anthony?

― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:06 (twenty-three years ago)

"My Name is Prince". One of the few inherently uncoverable tracks out there.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Will Smith could do it.

― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 23 January 2003 17:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Why Limp Bizkit have lowered themselves into doing a fkn Verve song is beyond me.

― DavidM (DavidM), Thursday, 23 January 2003 18:19 (twenty-three years ago)

But he'd have to go

My name is FRED
And I am FUNKY

Lynskey, you utter godhead.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 23 January 2003 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm trying really hard, but I just can't imagine Fred doing a song NOT about how he's a bad-ass and how people need to step off.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 23 January 2003 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

"Time In A Bottle"

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 23 January 2003 18:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit does "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree."

― mike a (mike a), Thursday, 23 January 2003 22:47 (twenty-three years ago)

"Kites Are Fun."

― mike a (mike a), Thursday, 23 January 2003 22:47 (twenty-three years ago)

What ever happened with LB's plans to cover "Waiting Room"?

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 23 January 2003 22:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I think the vice versa would be very good for humanity. Like some macho nogoodnik like Creed-dude doing some Vanessa Carlton song about being fragile.

Oh wait, isn't that Linkin Park's whole schtick?

And the Afghan Whigs did "Sheela-na-gig" years ago.

― j.lu (j.lu), Thursday, 23 January 2003 22:53 (twenty-three years ago)

it'd be a killer covers album if they did all those. what would it be called?

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 23 January 2003 22:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit doing a cover of Daniel Johnston's "Grievances"

― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:01 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it should be called Now That's What I Call Limp!

― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:02 (twenty-three years ago)

The Limpest Album in the world...ever!

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:04 (twenty-three years ago)

(I'd also like to hear Bizkit do "Digital Love")

― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 23 January 2003 23:08 (twenty-three years ago)

How about Limp Bizkit covering "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat? That would actually be a daring step for Durst, I think!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 24 January 2003 16:28 (twenty-three years ago)

"Wuthering Heights"

"It's me! I'm Kathy!"

― Arthur (Arthur), Friday, 24 January 2003 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit doing "Digital Love".

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 24 January 2003 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

seriously though, is this for real? sources?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Friday, 24 January 2003 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

ANTHONY IS HERE. THURSDAY WAS MY DAY OFF. I LOVE YOU, FRED DURST. I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!!!!!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 24 January 2003 23:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Dream cover - "Creep" (TLC) -> "Creep" (STP) -> "Creep" (Radiohead)
Or someone should just merge three covers (Three Dog Nights "One" --> Metallica's "One" --> Bee Gee's "One") into "One" Song.

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Saturday, 25 January 2003 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

seriously though, is this for real? sources?

I read this in a newspaper, so who knows? They're not exactly reliable.

― Nicole (Nicole), Saturday, 25 January 2003 16:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit, "My Pal Foot Foot"

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Saturday, 25 January 2003 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Arthur - if he sings it in her register - !! Oh my lord.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 25 January 2003 19:04 (twenty-three years ago)

"flower" by liz phair is an obvious choice just for Fred screaming "I'll fuck you til your dick is blue!"

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Saturday, 25 January 2003 19:36 (twenty-three years ago)

The Posies already ruined that.

― L, Saturday, 25 January 2003 23:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Like some macho nogoodnik like Creed-dude doing some Vanessa Carlton song about being fragile.

Dude, everyone knows Creed-dude isn't a macho nogoodnik. He's an extremely dense pyramid-scam-falling born-again Christian! Sheesh! All his songs are about being fragile! I think!

Limp Bizkit should do the songs of Dolly Parton. Especially 9 To 5.

― Ally (mlescaut), Sunday, 26 January 2003 09:04 (twenty-three years ago)

"Jolene, Jolene...please don't take my man." yeah, classic.

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 26 January 2003 10:09 (twenty-three years ago)

L.B doing anything from Steely Dan's Aja.

― Hayden (Hayden), Sunday, 26 January 2003 10:23 (twenty-three years ago)

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 26 January 2003 10:33 (twenty-three years ago)

richard wagner's ring cycle! played on special instruments that whenever you hit a note it pokes your eye out!

― duane (24 hour troubleshooter), Sunday, 26 January 2003 10:47 (twenty-three years ago)

a vocalese version of "In Walked Bud"

― M Matos (M Matos), Sunday, 26 January 2003 11:13 (twenty-three years ago)

An a cappella Durst-only version of the Cheers theme song.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 26 January 2003 17:14 (twenty-three years ago)

And he has to be weeping uncontrollably as he sings it.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Sunday, 26 January 2003 17:15 (twenty-three years ago)

"flower" by liz phair is an obvious choice just for Fred screaming "I'll fuck you til your dick is blue!"
and how, exactly, does this differ from Fred Dursts life on any given Tuesday night?

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 26 January 2003 18:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Alphaville's "Big In Japan"
Polyrock's "Romantic Me" (big big CLOCK!)
Feelies' "The Boy With Perpetual Nervousness" (he NEVAH helps out in the yahd!)
Oasis "Live Forever" (maybe you're the same as me...)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 26 January 2003 23:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Thing is, I could easily see Polly Jean xovering "Nookie,"

I'd rather see Dred & co. cover "Believe"by cher

― Vic (Vic), Sunday, 26 January 2003 23:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Talk Talk's "Talk Talk". Ok, basically any bitter new wave song.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 27 January 2003 00:20 (twenty-three years ago)

If Limp Bizkit did "Supermodel (You Better Work)" then it would be the best cover ever.

― Curtis Stephens, Monday, 27 January 2003 03:43 (twenty-three years ago)

And then it could be remixed by Aphex Twin to become the best remix ever.

― Curtis Stephens, Monday, 27 January 2003 03:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Limp Bizkit should cover George Michael!

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 27 January 2003 04:54 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

From the NME:

Limp Bizkit cover The Verve
The band will tackle 'Bittersweet Symphony'

Limp Bizkit are set to cover The Verve's 'Bittersweet Symphony' for an upcoming best-of compilation.
The band will merge the song with their version of Motley Crue's 'Home Sweet Home' for the career-spanning collection.
The album, titled 'Greatest Hits', is set for a November 7 release and will feature a further two previously unheard tracks--'Lean On Me' and 'Why'--alongside hits such as 'Nookie', 'Rollin', 'Break Stuff' and 'N 2 Gether Now'.
According to Billboard, no songs have been included from Limp Bizkit's recent EP 'The Unquestionable Truth', which fell out of the Billboard 200 after just four weeks.

― late adopter, Thursday, 29 September 2005 02:36 (twenty years ago)

Three years on to make good on a rumor! And it's still hilarious! Feebs.

Lean On Me' and 'Why'

I can't wait for the Bill Withers and Annie Lennox covers either.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 September 2005 02:50 (twenty years ago)

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