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Appleseed
Appleseed UltimaDork
6/29/13 11:54 p.m.

I really like seeing covers of songs done in dissimilar styles.

Example:

I can see clearly now- on a hammer dulcimer

or Sex on Fire -reggae style

What can you find on the YouTubes?

JoeyM
JoeyM MegaDork
6/30/13 12:12 a.m.

It wasn't restricted to youtube, but we already have an eleven page thread named official-remake-song-better-than-original-thread. It has some really good stuff in it.

Richard Thompson does Britney Spears' Oops I did it Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WGsMplGxU

Caro Emerald does Lady Gaga's Bad Romance
live in the studio and in concert

Postmodern Jukebox does Mackelmore's Thrift Shop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cnm0tdkJEU

Luna Lee does Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile on traditional Korean instrument
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfOHjeI-Bns

novaderrik
novaderrik UberDork
6/30/13 12:16 a.m.

look up Andy Rehfeldt on Youtube...

Appleseed
Appleseed UltimaDork
6/30/13 12:45 a.m.

Oh, hell. I totally forgot about that thread.

phaze1todd
phaze1todd HalfDork
6/30/13 5:25 a.m.

Aztec Camera's cover of "Jump" (sorry, no Youtube @ work).

Grizz
Grizz SuperDork
6/30/13 9:08 a.m.
novaderrik wrote: look up Andy Rehfeldt on Youtube...

+1 to this

bigdaddylee82
bigdaddylee82 Reader
6/30/13 9:26 a.m.

Probably my favorite little Blue Grass band, Big Smith, does Billie Jean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBUIm7uoFwM

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Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy UltraDork
6/30/13 10:12 a.m.

It took me a minute to even remember the original singer of this one when I heard it on the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIufIppdKmE

JG Pasterjak
JG Pasterjak Production/Art Director
6/30/13 11:02 a.m.

Scars on Broadway (System of a Down minus Serj) covering "Assimilate" by Skinny Puppy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njosy1iOGw4

jg

mndsm
mndsm PowerDork
6/30/13 11:23 a.m.

Bad Piper, or Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

oldsaw
oldsaw PowerDork
6/30/13 11:42 a.m.

Civil Wars does another nice cover of Billie Jean:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZhIm-XtZIk

spriteracer
spriteracer Reader
6/30/13 12:03 p.m.

Anything by Richard Cheese especially Baby got back: Richard Cheese - Baby got back

EvanR
EvanR HalfDork
6/30/13 3:21 p.m.

If you like 60's covers, and you like Jazz, check out the album "Sealed With a Kiss", by Anne Farnsworth.

Anne Farnsworth

grafmiata
grafmiata SuperDork
6/30/13 3:26 p.m.
spriteracer wrote: Anything by Richard Cheese especially Baby got back: Richard Cheese - Baby got back

Too many good ones here... Enter sandman is good, as well as Down With the Sickness.

Sunday Bloody Sunday is cool, and some killer piano on Hot for Teacher.

Zomby Woof
Zomby Woof UberDork
6/30/13 3:41 p.m.

The Slits I heard it through the grapevine

I couldn't find a good version on YT, but look on grooveshark for Big sugar's heavy reggae version of Let it ride. Killer.

Best cover ever Devo Satisfaction

poopshovel
poopshovel MegaDork
6/30/13 3:42 p.m.

Schlong - "Rainy Days and Mondays" (Carpenters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYK4b-8uX-Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

gamby
gamby UltimaDork
6/30/13 5:10 p.m.

Flaming Lips--Borderline (Madonna) http://vimeo.com/4103608 (stick with it--it gets more and more amazing as it progresses)

Continuing the Madonna theme: Drop Nineteens--Angel http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzgzMjQyMTI=.html (rocked-out shoegazer style)

corytate
corytate SuperDork
6/30/13 8:13 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21VecIIdBI
(sonic youth do the carpenters, one of my favorites)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmsbHGEB6UU
(kid cudi cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_IgYSIAMbQ
(this is in mostly the same style as the soundgarden original, with a little change. I still love it though. BTBAM has an amazing cover album)

Teh E36 M3
Teh E36 M3 Dork
6/30/13 8:24 p.m.

Mike Ness covers "ball and chain", "I fought the law", "big iron", and "long black veil" pretty well (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M0nKL8NFJc). I like the pop-punk of me first and the gimme gimme's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlDgXi8EKxg). I like JC's version of "Hurt" (kill me now, shiny happy people)(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l95D7leeU3w). I like Reckless Kelly's version of "52 Vincent Black Lightning" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5cZtt5gtdI). Jack White's "Jolene" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=H4rYaLBUpLA#at=106). Breakfast At Your Place "Call Me Maybe" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvRbgjCc3ds).

I like this game.

Edit: That Kid Cudi cover is berkeleying great.

corytate
corytate SuperDork
6/30/13 8:30 p.m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho
and this is arguably the best cover ever

corytate
corytate SuperDork
6/30/13 8:31 p.m.

^damnit, didn't realize you posted the cash cover too lmao
Cash is king

bastomatic
bastomatic SuperDork
6/30/13 8:46 p.m.
gamby
gamby UltimaDork
6/30/13 11:08 p.m.
Teh E36 M3 wrote: Edit: That Kid Cudi cover is berkeleying great.

Singer is super cute and she's got a cool band. Excellent performance--great to see talent shine in a live setting in this autotuned, protooled world we live in these days.

JoeyM
JoeyM MegaDork
6/30/13 11:12 p.m.

Everybody around here has seen this already, but:
GWAR covering kansas's Carry On My Wayward Son

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
6/30/13 11:49 p.m.

How about R.E.M. doing Aerosmith?

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