has officially been voted the worst cover song of all time by a panel of experts
from
Total Guitar
magazine.
At a show in Las Vegas six years ago the French-Canadian singer - who is usually admired for her sweeping ballads rather than her ability to mosh - committed the ultimate musical faux pas
(see clip below)
.
Dion came on stage playing air-guitar and (depending on your view) proceeded to belt out or destroy a rendition of the classic AC/DC track.
So appalling was the cover that experts have decided to award her the ignominious title from what must have surely been a rather long list of potential winners.
"Cover versions have never been bigger but the number one worst cover song - Celine Dion covering AC/DC - is sacrilege", said
Total Guitar
's editor Stephen Lawson.
Not that UK acts have avoided the scorn of the magazine's panel.
In close second place was a joint effort by
Sugababes and Girls Aloud
who also made the same mistake of being a pop act trying to cover a legendary rock track - this time Aerosmith and Run DMC's
Walk This Way
.
Westlife's 1999 cover
of the ballad
More Than Words
by Extreme was third whilst
Will Young's cover of The Doors'
Light My Fire
, which topped the charts in 2002, came fourth.
In fifth place was a retro version of Oasis's track
Wonderwall by The Mike Flowers Pops
.
The title of best cover song of all time went to Jimi Hendrix for
his version
of Bob Dylan's All
Along the Watchtower
.
The Beatles' rendition
of
Twist and Shout
, first recorded by the Top Notes, came second and
Guns N' Roses' version
of Paul McCartney and the Wings'
Live and Let Die
came in third.
"Mark Ronson became a household name on the back of his quirky covers album, with
Amy Winehouse's version of Valerie
outselling The Zutons' original," said Mr Lawson.
"It's good to see that Hendrix still is number one.
The first time you hear
All Along The Watchtower
, with that heavy vibe, it sounds like it's from another planet.
The best covers are unlikely choices and they do something radical."
- INDEPENDENT
