'Worst Cover Band Ever' Gets Reviewed By EUROPE Frontman
September 14, 2009Sweden's Expressen TV (Expressen newspaper's online video channel) has posted video footage of EUROPE frontman Joey Tempest commenting on what has been dubbed "the worst cover band ever" performing a disastrous version of the EUROPE mega-smash "The Final Countdown". Also available is the original YouTube clip of "the worst cover band ever"'s performance — which has been viewed nearly 1.5 million times so far — and footage of EUROPE playing the same song live in 1986.
"The Final Countdown" was the first single released from EUROPE's third studio album, "The Final Countdown", in 1986. The band's most recognizable and popular song, it reached No. 1 in 25 countries, including the United Kingdom. In the United States the song peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 18 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The single was certified gold in the United Kingdom in 1986.
EUROPE frontman comments on the "worst cover band ever":
"Worst cover band ever" performing EUROPE's "The Final Countdown":
EUROPE performing "The Final Countdown" in 1986:
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