Il magazine Rolling Stone ha lanciato un sondaggio – Worst Cover Songs of All Time –
tra i suoi lettori per sapere quale è la peggior canzone cover degli ultimi anni.

American Pie di Madonna si è aggiudicata la 3° posizione.

Ecco la lista completa ripresa dal sito MadonnaRama (http://www.madonnarama.com/posts-en/2011/08/25/madonnas-american-pie-ranked-3-on-rolling-stone-readers-poll-worst-cover-songs-of-all-time/):

1. Miley Cyrus, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” . . . by Nirvana
2. Limp Bizkit, “Behind Blue Eyes” . . . by The Who
3. Madonna, “American Pie” . . . by Don McLean
→Rolling Stone comments: Madonna got the new millennium off to a rather  shitty start. In March of 2000 she recorded a cover of “American Pie” for the  soundtrack to her romantic comedy The Next Best Thing. It’s hard to say what  critics hated worse: the movie or the song. She removed about half the verses to  the song and what remained was really flat and lifeless. Later that year she  released Music and we all forgave her. Thankfully, she hasn’t gone anywhere near  the Don McLean catalog recently.
4. Sheryl Crow, “Sweet  Child O’ Mine” . . . by Guns N’ Roses
5. Britney Spears, “(I Can’t Get No)  Satisfaction” . . . by the Rolling Stones
6. Alien Ant Farm, “Smooth  Criminal” . . . by Michael Jackson
7. Britney Spears, “I Love Rock &  Roll” . . . which was made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
8. Avril  Lavigne, “Imagine” . . . by John Lennon
9. Jessica Simpson, “These Boots Are  Made for Walkin’” . . . by Nancy Sinatra
10. William Shatner, “Lucy in the  Sky with Diamonds” . . . by The Beatles