{"id":625206,"date":"2026-05-05T17:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/625206\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:14:09","slug":"3-covers-of-major-rock-hits-that-fans-agree-should-never-have-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/625206\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Covers of Major Rock Hits That Fans Agree Should Never Have Happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some songs shouldn\u2019t be touched. There are plenty of songs that have been covered countless times that will always be fair game. But the songs that fans pretty much worship? Best let sleeping dogs lie. That was the case for the three songs below. Each of these major rock hits has a cover version<\/a> that fans have all agreed should never have happened. It\u2019s not that these cover artists are bad musicians, but they just made the mistake of picking songs that are too golden to replicate.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: 3 Pop Artists Whose Signature Song Is a Cover]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart\u201d \u2014 Joy Division Covered By Fall Out Boy<\/p>\n

Where you can give Fall Out Boy credit is the fact that they managed to make Joy Division\u2019s top hit, \u201cLove Will Tear Us Apart,\u201d completely their own. Their cover is deeply original, infusing their own sound with this 80s rock masterpiece.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s also where they went wrong. When a song is this beloved, any change to it will send fans into a frenzy. Fall Out Boy didn\u2019t remix this song with a light hand by any means. That led to some backlash from Joy Division stalwarts. But, really, they were screwed either way. If they had done this song completely faithfully to the original, listeners would likely have called it boring or unnecessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cFortunate Son\u201d \u2014 Creedence Clearwater Revival Covered By U2<\/p>\n

In a similar vein, U2\u2019s cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival\u2019s \u201cFortunate Son\u201d was just too far away from the original to appease fans. The band successfully took their version in a different direction, but it just kind of makes you miss the original.<\/p>\n

This song has one of the most iconic opening riffs of all time. It\u2019s punchy and wiry, instantly transporting you to another time and place. U2 softened that riff with a synth tone, immediately removing its iconography. If this were a U2 song first, it would be passable, but compared to the original, it doesn\u2019t hold up.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy Generation\u201d \u2014 Hilary Duff<\/p>\n

Lastly, on our list of some universally disliked rock covers is Hilary Duff\u2019s \u201cMy Generation.\u201d Now, this cover isn\u2019t Duff\u2019s fault, really. She was young, pushed by the powers that be to cover a rock classic.<\/p>\n

As a teen star, Duff couldn\u2019t shoulder the message in this song. She lacked the grit and counterculture edge of The Who. But we can say it introduced a new generation of listeners to the band. Eventually, they likely heard the original and, thanks to Duff\u2019s introduction, latched onto it.<\/p>\n

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