More like Wouldn't it be Terrible...

[musicismylife101]

Subtlety is completely lost in music today.

You can say that about anything else relating to the media.

[MarcellaHasDirtyFeet]

Uh Im auditioning for The Voice. Just waiting for my name to be called

Haha my bad! Good luck. Helluva opportunity

[adamghost]

That was terrible. So bad that it might have been scripted - like everything else on that show, because how could they mess it up - they only had to learn pretty much two verses, and they couldn't even handle one. One of the reasons American Idol sucks so hard is that they advocate the use of oversinging by their contestants - a guy can't come in and sing a song straight anymore, there always have to be vocal runs where they aren't needed.

+1,000.

[Shady]

Jesus, does that make you appreciate the beach boys talent or what!

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

But then here's an example of how sheer mimicry can come across as lame as well:

http://youtu.be/_XoFsVfwsHE

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

I dig this one:

http://youtu.be/2MDm5aMkLhQ   

[Shady]

I like when Zooey sings "wouldn't it be nice"... For obvious reasons

[Lonelysea30]

That's rough

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I didn't make it. Actually, nobody in my group made it, including someone who was a backup singer for Janet Jackson. Oh yeah, the Voice allows professionals who don't have a recording contract of their own to audition, and I held my own, so I take that as a success.

[LetHimRun]

I didn't make it. Actually, nobody in my group made it, including someone who was a backup singer for Janet Jackson. Oh yeah, the Voice allows professionals who don't have a recording contract of their own to audition, and I held my own, so I take that as a success.

Major props for even doing it.

[EgoHanger1966]

I didn't make it. Actually, nobody in my group made it, including someone who was a backup singer for Janet Jackson. Oh yeah, the Voice allows professionals who don't have a recording contract of their own to audition, and I held my own, so I take that as a success.

Did you audition in front of Adam Levine? (I like the first two Maroon 5 albums). Sorry to hear you didn't make it, but maybe you're simply too good for that show.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Nah just one of the producers

[Jay]

I was getting ready to quote Billy's first post and say that he's wrong, the version Brian "sang" at the 1978 Perth show was the worst version, but then I watched the video Billy posted. Wow. That's...really all I can say about it. 

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I know, right?

[the professor]

We love you Billy.
This version of WIBN (from top of this thread) is going to give me nightmares and has already made me nauseous...

[Jay]

I know, right?

At least they got the name right. Those were the only four words they knew. 

[puni puni]

Why didn't they do Papa Oom Mow Mow

[Mike's Beard]

Because they'd probably f#ck up the words to that too.

[hypehat]

Bollocks, totally missed the last page. Sorry Billy.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

We love you Billy.
This version of WIBN (from top of this thread) is going to give me nightmares and has already made me nauseous...

It truly was hideous, huh?

[EgoHanger1966]

What song(s) did you audition with, Billy?

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

'Hey There Delilah' by Plain White T's.  In the practice room, we were all taking turns getting up in front of the room (slightly over 1000 people) and singing whatever we felt. I was the only one who got to do numerous songs (at vaious times). This had no bearing on our audition because the show staffer was not in the audition room when we went in there. I sang Caroline No, God Only Knows, Don't Know Why (Norah Jones), My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder), Tom Traubert's Blues (Tom Waits) and the old school theme song to Sesame Street. The latter was us taking turns doing theme songs to TV shows, and I did it on a dare.

[schiaffino]

Trying to overcome that awful performance  went looking for a decent vocal cover of a BBs song and chose this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2PHqFfyKg4

Its from the Brian Wilson Tribute in the early 2000s. The Backstreet Boys actually can sing and have a pretty cool blend - what sucks about them is their choice of songs, but they're capable singers.

They do miss a bass singer in this song though, but the a capella break around 1:04 is pretty cool - good harmonizing.

And I also agree with Zooey's cover...actually, she can sing the phonebook for all I care and still she'd be amazing