#42

he’s good in Sing.

#43

So there’s a folk music duo in Brazil called Bruno & Marrone (they’re always duos for some reason).

Bruno has a fucking incredible voice and can belt out the hits for hours. Marrone is basically a competition winner who doesn’t sing, doesn’t write any of the songs, occasionally plays an accordion which I suspect isn’t even plugged in, hands out roses to the crowd at shows, occasionally prompts the audience to sing the lyrics which they already know, and sometimes doesn’t even go to shows overseas because he’s scared of flying. He’s basically the lovable group mascot, and very probably a multimillionaire.

Anyway, I reckon Marrone has the easiest job in showbiz. At least Bez had to play the maracas with a certain level of competence.

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#44

The creep one is bad but bearable cause its just a slow boring cover with an affected voice.

Lasted 14 seconds of the careless whisper one. Christ

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#45

Yeah the CW one is more like what they do normally. I had a colleague who used to play their albums in the pub sometimes. Awful.

#46

If a pub was playing this at a volume I couldn’t block out I’d leave, I think

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#47

And what about Richard Cheese?

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#48

It didn’t used to last very long.

#49

Is he a handsome lad?

#50

Worst

  • Crooner covers of pop songs
  • Rockabilly covers of pop songs
  • White bloke with a guitar covers of hip-hop or r’n’b songs
  • Girl with a breathy voice and a ukulele covers of pop songs

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#51

Actually find these quite endearing, the arrangements are clever at least.

#52

I’ll let you be the judge of that
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#53

Actually Richard Cheese is the most bearable of all these novelty covers acts. His You Oughta Know is good.

#54

I like the bit where he says “Why d’ya leave the keys upon the table?” and some drunk lads slur back “Ya wanted to!”

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#55

Beautiful men with kind hearts and pure souls

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#56

R n B/pop covers by indie bands can be quite fun and good

Or the opposite

#57

HARD disagree

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#58

Yeah I’m sorry I really did try for 30 seconds or so but I don’t want to listen to or be aware of elbow covering one thing, I’m afraid

#59

Alkaline Trio used to cover Since U Been Gone but that’s good since it already sounds like an Alkaline Trio song

#60

I guess at least it’s not being done in the “Live Lounge”

#61

Acoustic covers of rnb songs have some responsibility for the career of Ed sheeran too. So can’t ever be forgiven

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