Maroon 5's cover of 'Three Little Birds' gets a thumbs down
Maroon 5 has been accused of butchering a Bob Marley classic.
"Don't worry about a thing," reggae legend Bob Marley sings in his hit single, 'Three Little Birds'. Sadly, it seems Maroon 5 has a lot to worry about following the release of their cover of the song for the World Cup.
The band put their own spin on the award-winning track for a Hyundai advert, but not everyone is feeling their version.
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Scores of people have taken to Twitter to slam their "awful" cover.
"I love the World Cup but I don't know if I'll be able to survive a month of hearing Maroon 5 butchering a Bob Marley classic for advertising..." one Tweep posted.
I love the World Cup but I don't know if I'll be able to survive a month of hearing Maroon 5 butchering a Bob Marley classic for advertising...
— Jason Acar (@djladuma) June 17, 2018
Despite bad reviews, Maroon 5 was excited to work on the classic.
"Bob Marley is one of the greatest artists in the history of music, so we were delighted to be given the chance to cover 'Three Little Birds',:" the group wrote on Twitter.
Bob Marley is one of the greatest artists in the history of music, so we were delighted to be given the chance to cover “Three Little Birds” for @Hyundai_Global’s new campaign pic.twitter.com/gT60r9sGai
— Maroon 5 (@maroon5) June 12, 2018
Here's what other Twitter users had to say about the song:
This #WorldCup is giving me crowd-funding ideas. Like if we raise enough money for Hyundai can we pay them to stop playing Maroon 5's massacre of Bob Marley's song at us? #notaskingforafriend
— Bel (@merrystrwberry) June 18, 2018
This Maroon 5 Bob Marley cover is the worst thing about this World Cup
— All hail ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@SeanMagner) June 18, 2018
That Hyundai #WorldCup advert with Maroon 5 doing a Bob Marley cover. pic.twitter.com/neiGB1zFqa
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 18, 2018
Okay who pranked maroon 5 and told them it was a good idea to cover a Bob Marley classic? I just wanna talk
— Hannah Owen (@hannahowen22) June 20, 2018
Maroon 5's Bob Marley cover might not be doing so well, but their collaboration with Cardi B, 'Girls Like You', is climbing up the charts.
It's currently at number 18 on the Coca-Cola Top 40 chart.
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