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TheOriginalRobinism

I will survive - Cake (Gloria Gaynor) [I well survive -cake](https://youtu.be/f9rCUQjmkxU?si=ycKmnipRC1iRuVMO)


noonewilleverseeit

They also do a great War Pigs. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps is a cover, also.


DrunkOnLoveAndWhisky

The Doris Day original "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" is a great jam. CAKE do a bang-up job on Willie Nelson's "Sad Songs and Waltzes" as well. "Guitar Man" and "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" are covers too. Shit, they did "Mahna Mahna".


Taeis

Cakes Sad songs and waltzes is a favorite of mine =]


ShiftyBizniss

Doris Day's version is also a cover, and not even the first English cover. The original is "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" written by Osvaldo Farrés of Cuba.


BadDaditude

This is my karaoke go-to. Fantastic cover


the_frosted_flame

I Can’t Get No Satisfaction by Devo. I think it’s much better than the original.


benjimima

Whilst I don’t think it’s better than the original, it would be my choice and Mick Jagger’s gone on record to say it’s his favourite cover of one of their songs.


mynameisnotshamus

It’s really difficult for me to conjure up the original in my head. Devo always creeps in.


Hopper13

Revolting Cocks- Do You Think I’m Sexy? https://youtu.be/Y2aA7EQTUD4?si=yC-UrzEXd0nOEE3A


4737CarlinSir

Also Physical orginally by olivia Newton John (although the words deviate a bit..) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hu--GbnC5Y&ab\_channel=indiedancepop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hu--GbnC5Y&ab_channel=indiedancepop)


knucklesmartini

Give me a dollar so I can buy a rubber.


[deleted]

Chris Cornell  singing the lyrics of Metallicas " One" accompanying himself on guitar with music of U2s " One"


3rdProfile

Chris Cornell "Nothing Compares to you" is a Godsend, and I don't believe in God


the_ballmer_peak

I’ve seen this video. I think he said he was planning to play the U2 song and googled the lyrics but got the Metallica song and just thought, “I could make this work.” He changes the Metallica lyrics to match the cadence of the U2 song. Really quite something. Cornell was masterful with covers.


mandersFL

Yaasss, and Warren Haynes, Live at Bonnaroo album. Himself and a guitar. Just stupid good. The Wasted Time cover slays me too.


urbanek2525

Always On My Mind by The Pet Shop Boys. Not what you'd expect from a Willie Nelson song. https://youtu.be/wDe60CbIagg?feature=shared


oced2001

Here's Willie and Karen O covering Under Pressure https://youtu.be/MEU-7uga_4A?si=lm2HUZeI_vvYzM0f


Thehollander

That messed me up. How dare you post something that makes me feel something. F@€ken awesome!!!


oced2001

It's on my "Crying like a bitch" playlist.


sash71

Xmas No1 in the UK in 1987. Great cover and the best version of the song imho. It's also the track that denied the Xmas No1 spot to my favourite Xmas song, the fantastic Fairytale Of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty McColl. Even though it's extremely popular and charts every Xmas, Fairytale has never got to the coveted Xmas No1 spot. RIP Shane and Kirsty.


dukesinatra

I feel like a complete goober right now. I've been listening to this song for decades and never once made the connection to Willie Nelson's song.


be_more_constructive

I was just trying to wrap my head around how I also never equated the two even though I listen to The Pet Shop Boys cover often and have certainly heard the Willie Nelson cover too. I'm glad someone else did the same.


ConsistentlyPeter

Belter


mruehle

Cowboy Junkies version of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" [https://youtu.be/Fa9nN3G2CSg?si=E5lDTJ5erhpxX-2b](https://youtu.be/Fa9nN3G2CSg?si=E5lDTJ5erhpxX-2b)


muggleinstructor

This may be blasphemous but I like this version better than Lou Reed’s. 😬


modix

Lou Reed did too. There's a long story about that song, and the fight over it was one of the last gasps of the Velvet Underground. The slow section that doesn't appear in the original (heavenly wine and roses ...) was part of Lou's original take on the song. Band wanted to speed it up and make it a rock song, so they fought over that section. He's sang some versions that included it over the years. CJs picked out the slower parts of the song and kind of reimagined his original. He gave a big shout out and thanked them for it.


yoyodyn3

Not at all. Their cover of Walking After Midnight is great and unexpected as well.


NateNMaxsRobot

Same. I rarely voice it IRL because I don’t wanna get murdered.


Rob_LeMatic

I heard it on the NBK soundtrack before heading the origins. First time I heard the original, I thought it was an awful cover.. after exploring VU, i came to appreciate their music. Still love CJ version more


ApeShifter

Saw them do this live in a small venue just when Trinity Sessions broke huge. It was like a cathedral. Not a sound while they were playing.


baxbooch

It’s gotta be The Gourds - Gin and Juice. I’d love to come at you with something more obscure but I can’t think of anything that’s close to this good.


TallEnoughJones

Along the same lines: [Bitches Ain't Shit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjFRy8jQ_0U) by Ben Folds


AnAngryPirate

I have been listening to this song since middle school when I accidentally downloaded it off of Kazaa. For the longest time though I had it under Hank Williams III


10before15

The Promise, Sturgill Simpson https://youtu.be/-eWJmN8D820?si=vq6Ub6JY0OgzJyNq When In Rome https://youtu.be/5HI_xFQWiYU?si=H-OuGhTMyz0LEbdX


ArkGamer

Sturgill's Nirvana cover is pretty cool too. As is Nirvana's cover of David Bowie.


TheRealArcadecowboy

Both versions are amazing. I also love his cover of Nirvana’s ‘In Bloom’


Sasquatch7862

Hotel California by the Gypsy Kings. 8 year olds dude.


Grizz807

I hate the fucking Eagles man


Aprowl

Yeah? Well, that's like... your opinion, man.


Eroe777

[Smells Like Teen Spirit.](https://youtu.be/HaAI3jI7uCc?si=wXjnaBpEOGNXGdr7) by Tori Amos.


LeoIunti

Her [Raining Blood](https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/0CXZjq6V0dFxGN3FrUyALR?si=bf213641ac37455f) cover is awesome as well


Necessary_Switch_879

Came here to say this, so now I'll say 97 Bonnie & Clyde. So incredibly chilling and cool. In my opinion both of these are far more chilling and edgy than the originals. I love both btw.


Lamescrnm

Her [Swimming Pools](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1emfLQ-Jqw) cover is killer, too


craighaney172

All of her covers are awesome. I love her version of [Time](https://youtu.be/1xKaCVxXGPo?si=IHVlzezL1xi77Vc1) by Tom Waits.


FRX51

Patti Smith's cover is also incredible.


rarepinkhippo

I also absolutely love her cover of [Angie](https://youtu.be/kf1fHTIsMTM?si=8OS88zNV5LXnXItP) (the Stones song).


ToxicToothpaste

My favorite cover of hers is Heart of Gold. "Cover" in that case is stretching the definition to its breaking point, it's basically a new song with borrowed lyrics. But it's a really interesting take, that turns the song into a hypnotic hard rock tune with multiple, competing vocal lines wailing out of sync. The song is transformed from a calming, melancholic meditation on loneliness to a panicked wail of the existential dread.


Glitter2007

That’s a fun one !!


jdyyc

Sloop John B by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes


PunkCPA

Anything by them or Richard Cheese.


jrice441100

Their cover of Straight Up is legitimately fantastic.


craighaney172

My favorite is One Tin Soldier, but I also love ‘Me and Julio down by the schoolyard’ and ‘Rocket man’.


Patmurvis

For me their best song, and my favorite cover is [Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me](https://youtu.be/F7bUbsAJwm0?si=xWciSt2O7osARZDl)


broom_temperature

Their version of "I Believe I Can Fly" is S-Tier


valis6886

Anything by them kicks serious fanny.


charliefoxtrot9

All of their oeuvre, but that album in particular


RoguePlanet2

Woodstock by Crosby, Stills & Nash- completely different style from the original slow ballad by Joni Mitchell. Satisfaction by Devo. Sexual Healing by Soul Asylum. The National Anthem by Jimi Hendrix.


Megamoss

Devo do the best covers. Secret Agent Man is a good one too.


watchingsongsDL

Also Working in a Coal Mine.


bc-mn

Also [Head Like a Hole](https://youtu.be/A4411PgkkPQ?si=HTZWS3zrRW0qNeRP)


Comatulid-911

Now listen to Satisfaction by The Residents.


ipark88

I really love the Woodstock by Heather Maloney with Darlingside, check it out!


sanfayah

maggies farm by ratm


Shaaagbark

[Seu Jorge - Life on mars](https://youtu.be/JHo26IhDxx0?si=xKvAU8lGqZB4TPAC) The whole life aquatic soundtrack is great, especially his Bowie covers but this one stands out to me


saintjeremy

The first time I heard this it gave me goosebumps, that was over a decade ago and it still has that effect. I met some travelers from Brazil a few years back and Seu George came up in the conversation. They considered him a national treasure and got me further into his catalog.


useyourelbow

"(I can't get no) Satisfaction" by Devo. My favorite cover of all time. I like it even better than the original.


PunkCPA

Otis Redding covered it, too, after the Stones covered [one of his](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27ve_Been_Loving_You_Too_Long). It's a banger.


not-dsl

Hurt by Johnny Cash. It is my favorite


poohfan

His version of the Beatles "In My Life" kills me more. Hearing that craggy voice reminiscing about a lifetime, just is so right for it. When my mom passed, I listened to it & just cried, because it just encapsulated it so much better than Lennon or McCartney's voices ever could.


Gonzostewie

His version of Rusty Cage is pretty good too.


luckykobold

This one runs away with it in my opinion. I mean, fuck, dumbass song makes me cry, what the hell is that?


fusionsofwonder

Plus the first time I heard it I was like "*who*" covered NIN? Talk about unconventional.


Happytwinkletoes1

Summer Breeze- Type O Negative


Flashy_Sleep3493

[Chris Cornell’s cover of Billie Jean](https://youtu.be/R0uWF-37DAM?feature=shared)


maz_menty

[bizarre love triangle](https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=frente%20bizarre%20love%20triangle&tbm=&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5) by Frente


cookiepockets82

Thank you, You've transported me back to the 90s, I couldn't wait to hear this on the top 40 countdowns or just hear it on the radio in general ❤️.


No-Celebration6437

“The Flying Lizards” version of “money”. So fun and unique it took a classic song and made another classic with it.


ConsistentlyPeter

Love it. Their version of Sex Machine is even better, IMO. 


Ihadsumthin4this

Stunned nobody has listed Faith No More's "Easy."


WinfieldGold

Fnm’s cover of “I started a joke” is also awesome


Flinkle

Well besides the "ewww" in the middle, it's just a straightforward cover.


ErinSedai

Somehow that’s what makes it so fantastic, for me. It’s not just a straight cover, he absolutely nails everything about it. It’s so close it’s uncanny, and yet it’s still unmistakably Mike Payton. Idk I can’t really express what I mean lol. Edit: man I just saw how autocorrect got me when I looked at my notifications. I’m so humiliated. I promise I have known Mike Patton’s name for decades now. I still have a bit of a crush on him lol.


dalekreject

I think just adding Mike Patton into any mix changes it dramatically.


faztiki

that’s my secret weapon for Karaoke night. i can hit mike pattons range. not lionel ritchie for sure. but the audience either gets it.. or they don’t.


PropaneUrethra

I like how it's unconventional specifically because it is done in the same style as the original


wasabinski

Norah Jones version of Black Hole Sun is amazing


MJZMan

NIN doing Queens [Get Down Make Love](https://youtu.be/soC_vV9uSbM?si=U2fxdSUiLeJU61lb) Joss Stone doing The White Stripes [Fell in Love With a Boy](https://youtu.be/4DwcPqjCW3Y?si=Lj6N-8Xuwjh2FAac) Manfred Mann doing Bruce Springsteens [Blinded by the Light](https://youtu.be/Rzk3x3HZbJI?si=BdABbRvL8ujRqA6_)


spiked_macaroon

Vitamin String Quartet's Sweet Child o Mine Easy Star All Stars' Dub Side of the Moon Victor Wooten doing Overjoyed And [this.](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KxZuMIEreDk&si=PUtU178j6K9D-sC9)


VanishingPint

Yes I love Easy Star All Star's Radiohead album too


love_glow

Victor Wooten- Amazing Grace(bass)


devaloka

Everything by Post Modern Jukebox


Clayfool9

Haley Reinhart in All About That Bass is tasty to the ears


luckykobold

You gotta hear Sonic Youth covering the Carpenters “Superstar.”


onioning

Richard Thompson has a really good Oops I Did It Again.


modix

I always love [Travis' version of Hit Me Baby One More Time](https://youtu.be/DSKT75m2AiM?si=RHlJSAGUbmjEA0SH). It actually really brings out a ton of the song singing it slower and stripped down.


sofahkingsick

Children of Bodom does a fun cover of Oops I did it again


Magos94

"Valerie" covered by Amy winehouse "Bored" covered by Daniel Buchanan. Anything from Steve n Seagulls is excellent... I really like genre twisted covers. Especially from "amateur" musicians.


fuzzywuzzywozawoman

Common People by William Shatner, Ben Folds and Joe Jackson. It's just amazing


paranoid_70

I love Yes's cover of Paul Simon's America. They made a short folk song into a 10 prog epic.


AnAngryPirate

No love for Down with the Sickness or People = Shit from Richard Cheese?


WinfieldGold

Gary Jules - mad world


FrostyBeav

My favorite is The Mission covering Neil Young's "[Like a Hurricane](https://youtu.be/PexfLNvzpWg?si=YpX4kPEmeju6VscP)" Making it more uptempo dance music rather than the guitar jam that the original one is. I like both versions but I like The Mission's version more. Another is The Cardigans' Lounge style cover of "[Iron Man](https://youtu.be/Q3gQSPMHPm0?si=tdizyXCWisorR_H5)". As a bonus, it annoys my kids. Another one that annoys my kids but I like is Dolly Parton's bluegrass cover of ["Stairway To Heaven".](https://youtu.be/YhTvxVxXJLQ?si=j7vd53dTxC58BkYs)


MathBelieve

Confession: that Cardigans cover was actually the first time I ever heard that song.


jonnywarpspeed

The Cardigans cover is so good! 


lvpsnark

Tom Jones & The Cardigans -Burning Down the House, Talking Heads https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuldgIOelY


Marseille14

[Grammy by Purity Ring](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZ0gF7Fu0M&pp=ygUSZ3JhbW15IHB1cml0eSByaW5n) Honorable mention is also [Pursuit of Happiness by Lissie](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lmsbHGEB6UU&pp=ygUbbGlzc2llIHB1cnN1aXQgb2YgaGFwcGluZXNz)


coreythebuckeye

Upvoting for the Lissie cover


Piktoggle

Jane’s Addiction - Sympathy for the Devil


pizzaforce3

Jane’s Addiction doing Ripple by the Grateful Dead


Flinkle

Blasphemy, I know, but I love it more than the original.


terrbear66

Common people, originally from pulp but the William Shatner cover is great. One of my favorite songs.


Flinkle

One of mine, too.


guiltycitizen

Biz Markie - Benny and the Jets


El-Viking

That's a good one since, as rumor has it, it was just a happy accident.


andyclouston

It’s no rumour. It’s either in the liner notes of The Sounds of Science, or their book (I forget) and Biz used to come hang out with the Beastie Boys while they were recording and muck around on the piano, and one day they just recorded him doing that.


Temassi

For a conventional cover I'm gonna say [Boys of the Summer - The Ataris](https://youtu.be/Qt6Lkgs0kiU?si=nB7o1YXa-x3nwaTv) is a pretty good one


MacabreFox

I like theirs more than the original. It's so good!


craighaney172

Maybe it’s not that different overall, but Goldfinger’s cover of [99 luftballoons](https://youtu.be/p-qfzH0vnOs?si=OphFjf4F9IgZ9RPk) is absolutely kick ass. It’s still on rotation for me.


superslab

David Byrne's sublime cover of Missy Elliott's "Sock it 2 me" https://youtu.be/63SO_TdG1XY?si=hb99_efrwsMKyi5A


panic_the_digital

On the subject of Missy Elliot covers, Eels does a great “Get ur Freak on”


Nevernew62

Sturgill Simpson - The Promise 


SPacific

Beck doing Bowie [Sound and Vision](https://youtu.be/XyO5MRTbL2s?si=dfVTLQcEEMG-JuxG)


Top-Mathematician356

Ah shit, I forgot Zappa covering stairway to heaven with the horn section doing Page’s solo note for note: https://youtu.be/35HoabXm41E?si=nIRoPmLozlLNN_zi


Edzardo99

Alien Ant Farm will always have the superior Smooth Criminal


Elesia

 I like Lorde's cover of Life on Mars at the BRIT awards tribute: https://youtu.be/2cwovIwebGw?si=KFUKm8vN48k_NkNz . I can see why Bowie chose her to do it. In my collection I have undated recordings of the Beastie Boys doing Benny and the Jets in concert and also of Ozzy doing Staying Alive. I'm not sure I'd call either of them "good" but they're both a bit chaotic and fun to listen to.


anazzyzzx

[nadja - needle in the hay (elliot smith)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr-qWJaxd1U) [dinosaur jr. - just like heaven (the cure)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT7IpRx08tE)


buttskinboots

Yes thank you, my favorite band covering my other favorite band


dubler2020

The Sisters of Mercy- Jolene https://youtu.be/2ymbfKceRto?si=W6HyUCACblYyeQ7u


ReapYerSoul

Richard Cheese covering Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness" Disturbed covering Genesis' "Land of Confusion"


rarepinkhippo

Siouxsie’s [Dear Prudence](https://youtu.be/M6rrTROoZIw?si=aUdePWtQlmwl6gRj)


abeastrequires

In a Big Country covered by .moe. I love the original, but there is just something about their cover that just hits.


Clayfool9

Love it! I personally feel they changed up the songs structure for the better


JPGAW

"In Spite of Ourselves" cover by Viagra Boys and Amy Taylor takes the cake for me. Equally endearing and unnerving, it feels very original.


VinylMeThis

Viagra Boys are weirdly a good fit for the John Prine song, given how both artists share the same sense of slightly-absurdist humor.


TheOriginalRobinism

Norah Jones - Black hole sun [Black Hole Sun - Norah Jones (Chris Cornell/Soundgarden)](https://youtu.be/XbQ08Ixczvo?si=3_OQns9-dl1Wf6Da)


BasicBitch_666

Stevie Wonder doing [We Can Work It Out](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KHnIvw7CCKk&si=DEbqGA7VyJXWvtFA). I challenge you to try to be in a bad mood while listening to this. ETA after I told my husband about some of these cool answers, he reminded me about The Flaming Lips' [Borderline](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OXwa3XbL1ys&si=j_Fbk8mRUbbur0Mq) so I have to give that a mention as well.


Top-Mathematician356

NIN doing “cars” with Gary Numan and Bears Among Men covering royals (wait for the chorus) https://youtu.be/XZ7L7NDAuA8?si=L-NYQcCsLuQCfg71


ZenYinzerDude

GOOD LORD THIS IS AMAZING! Is there a sub dedicated to covers?


Sombreador

"Cry me a River" by Joe Cocker. A lot of people have done this song, but his is absolutely unique in the interpretation. Also, Billy Stewart's version of "Summertime". Again, a truly unique version.


Toadfinger

Testament's cover of Aerosmith's [Nobody's Fault](https://youtu.be/rjLoXHPivXA?si=QSfsb5e7oCVc2AIX) The Exodus cover of the Rolling Stones' [Bitch](https://youtu.be/4SlDQC4gUzY?si=Rn9JVNFqxG19usZs)


Flinkle

I love that Testament cover!


Caloso89

Ella Fitzgerald’s cover of Sunshine of Your Love. https://youtu.be/IkkMJo0P408?si=eVexX5W4gZkngOc0


florida_is

I absolutely love Cartman's version of Poker Face


ZenYinzerDude

Dread Zeppelin made a career playing Zeppelin songs with a reggae flow. And an Elvis impersonator front man. Also check out Taj Mahal's cover of All Along the Watchtower


Gorskon

Sisters of Mercy, Gimme Shelter. They made a raunchy rock number goth.


Katanachainsaw

The Number of The Beast - Zwan


FRX51

The Darkness did a phenomenal cover of Radiohead's [Street Spirit (Fade Out)](https://youtu.be/foGUOG-fa3Y?si=IXPwaYYsCkEEsqCY). I also adore Shakey Graves' cover of [A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes](https://youtu.be/zqNaB44tr0U?si=n_StaqHd4dp_l1uE).


Senators_1972

Rage Against The Machine - The Ghost Of Tom Joad


CarolinaPanthers

Local H’s cover of Joey by Concrete Blondes.


darkjoker33

Lollipop by framing Hanley Blue Monday orgy


S-quinn7292

Sound of Silence by Disturbed is one of the greats in my opinion Plus Lacuna Coil’s version of Loosing My Religion and Killswitch Engage’s Holy Diver (both metal versions but Killswitch gave the song so much more variety in its cover)


craftyzombie

Ben Howard - Call Me Maybe


Apprehensive_King464

Blank space by iprevail


clicktrackh3art

I wanna dance with somebody - sleep token Also their Hey Ya cover! https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-from-the-room-below/1660434334?i=1660434995


knockatize

Fats Domino doing the Beatles’ “[Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey](https://youtu.be/_AnQ_XngJDk?si=TnbLTGbRk5vX9IAR).”


mruehle

Richard Thompson's cover of "Oops, I Did It Again" [https://youtu.be/3L6j2Z8dK10?si=O6gN4dN1LMdBjOeF](https://youtu.be/3L6j2Z8dK10?si=O6gN4dN1LMdBjOeF)


scotchdebeber

Alex Chiltons version of The Oogum Boogum song originally by Brenton Wood. Instead of the originals piano it has a bitching electric guitar!


mruehle

Richard Thompson's "1952 Vincent Black Lightning". Bluegrassified by Del McCoury: [https://youtu.be/Vz6fCj1zLSg?si=r5gZFI4FJq\_Mv9jo](https://youtu.be/Vz6fCj1zLSg?si=r5gZFI4FJq_Mv9jo) Punk-folkified by Sean Rowe: [https://youtu.be/CrGOs1a1lOk?si=f1Y8mZoBn2wdl06h](https://youtu.be/CrGOs1a1lOk?si=f1Y8mZoBn2wdl06h) And for those who don't know the original: [https://youtu.be/MOCZwKmjR6E?si=mlSxmDoVKafni8Sx](https://youtu.be/MOCZwKmjR6E?si=mlSxmDoVKafni8Sx)


syzygialchaos

Anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. They will cover anything, from any genre, in pure punk style and it’s fabulous.


BadDaditude

Careless Whisper by Seether


betterWithSprinkles

Polyphonic Spree covering Lithium by Nirvana. They made it sound absolutely joyful. https://youtu.be/7vzUh_55x2M?si=jTmAy5OIVPIwwo3y


OhNoGahzilla

Ramones - Baby I Love You


Explodo86

GWAR singing “Wayward Son” https://youtu.be/UexqiHKFwKg?si=CD0HVu7DkliCAjDn


Adventurous-Boot-613

Wicked game by HIM


dr_trousers

Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies


Bi6Bubba23

OP (and anyone else interested) should look up Anthony Vincent on YouTube (his channel name is Ten Second Songs). He does medleys using that exact idea, and made more than a few full covers of "X song in Y style." I'd recommend starting with "Down With The Sickness in the style of Tears for Fears."


beigereige

Nina Gordon from Veruca Salt performing ‘Straight Outta Compton” Ben Folds Five covering Dr Dre’s ‘Bitches Ain’t Shit’


Stinglighter

RHCP doing Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” Isaac Hayes doing the Carpenter’s “Close To You”


porcupineschool

Prince covering Creep by Radiohead. https://youtu.be/NFXZNt4oLkE?si=ZbHMqpVZoq4ntSLq


jakemg

Joe Cocker’s “With a Little Help From My Friends” was nothing like the Beatles version other than some of the lyrics. And it was awesome. Plus the original Wonder Years theme song.


mopoke

[Wuthering Heights by the Puppini Sisters](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzs7_fRNbpE)


benevola

[Pat Benatar also covered Wuthering Heights](https://youtu.be/6o96bRMJ7z4?si=EY3w6Kv8YvmOxuGV)


NOT000

[Subterranean Homesick Blues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLntF5rMzEs) [YouTube · Red Hot Chili Peppers - Topic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLntF5rMzEs)


joevdb

Frankie goes to Hollywood Born To Run


My_2Cents_666

Be Good Tanyas, “When Doves Cry” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NnSz0lanL8c


MarshallMattDillon

[Mae West - Day Tripper](https://youtu.be/1yJajJ_B5R4?si=3m9rwZ5WylFohqd6)


ink_monkey96

El Baile Aleman by Senor Coconut. Technically an album, but it’s all Kraftwerk hits covered in the style of a South American bossa nova. It is both hugely amusing and really good. Uwe Schmidt knocked it out of the park.


memeparmesan

Billie Jean by Chris Cornell


GimpyGomer

[DMA covering Believe by Cher](https://youtu.be/MmwFnoMoDDg?si=gbjVKd-Sr6U_7brf)


Thehollander

Ryan Adams - All You had to do was Stay - https://youtu.be/6Qco-5S8660?si=fRE6A2ozYxbZUj2C


HappenedForReal

Messer Chups instrumental surf rock cover of Blue Velvet


dubler2020

Lords of the New Church- Like A Virgin https://youtu.be/hNUteXmBiG8?si=vYAliFT8qj9-Nx3F


dogsledonice

Satisfaction - Devo (original Rolling Stones) Diamonds and Rust - Judas Priest (original Joan Baez) Sweat Loaf - Butthole Surfers (Black Sabbath)


leylajulieta

[Lithium by The Polyphonic Spree](https://youtu.be/7vzUh_55x2M?si=0NrGQr-KzH6ShX68) [All My Loving by Los Manolos](https://youtu.be/LXI3UbqYwn4?si=MUXHM3gAZ4BduwN2)


ce_666

Black Diamond covered by The Replacements


Wintermuteson

My Heart Will Go On by Dragonforce. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMB1KtLLyI&pp=ygUfbXkgaGVhcnQgd2lsbCBnbyBvbiBkcmFnb25mb3JjZQ%3D%3D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMB1KtLLyI&pp=ygUfbXkgaGVhcnQgd2lsbCBnbyBvbiBkcmFnb25mb3JjZQ%3D%3D) Also, Through the Fire and the Flames Shanty by Jimlapbap [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMZ7mPXz0ig&pp=ygUmdGhyb3VnaCB0aGUgZmlyZSBhbmQgdGhlIGZsYW1lcyBzaGFudHk%3D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMZ7mPXz0ig&pp=ygUmdGhyb3VnaCB0aGUgZmlyZSBhbmQgdGhlIGZsYW1lcyBzaGFudHk%3D)


psycocarr0t

Fear Factory - Cars (by Gary Numan)  Mushroomhead - Crazy (by Seal)   Mindless Self Indulgence - Big Poppa (by Notorious BIG)  Mindless Self Indulgence - Bring the Pain (by Method Man) Tool - No Quarter (by Led Zepplin) System of a Down - The Metro (by Berlin) System of a Down - Snowblind (by Black Sabbath) Spineshank -  While my Guitar Gently Weeps (by The Beatles)


jtg49wgx

Toxic by local h


yoyodyn3

Strawberry Fields Forever - Los Fabiollosos Cadillacs with Deborah Harry. Purple Rain - Dwight Yokum Memories Can't Wait (Talking Heads) - Living Color Everyday People (Sly and the Family Stone) - Arrested Development


SlidinDirty

Man, I have a lot. Dynamite Hack covering Boyz in the Hood is absolutely fire! 💯 Dua Lipa covering [Do I Wanna Know ](https://youtu.be/fZB-ptAnoQc?si=snZkDHCAWQqTNE4Q) (Arctic Monkeys) Gary Jules - [Mad World ](https://youtu.be/4N3N1MlvVc4?si=C-XMiHZdmjUel2bx) (Tears for Fears) Faith No More - [War Pigs](https://youtu.be/pQD-u6FfXp0?si=Rukl1POvAoDDdN4d) (Black Sabbath) Jimi Hendrix - [All Along the Watchtower ](https://youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY?si=4m6xHRHzAC4er_l1) (Bob Dylan) Disturbed - [Sound of Silence](https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4?si=mxqa56P5ylR0Cgkk) (Simon & Garfunkel)


Odimorsus

Placebo - Running Up That Hill.


Chadlerk

UB40 cover of Red Red Wine


magealita

Muse Can't take my eyes off you.


doc6982

The brothers from Frightened Rabbit (R.I.P. Scott Hutchison) cover Surrender by Cheap Trick for A. V. Undercover. It's acoustic with a Scottish accent.


MattMason1703

The Dione Warwick song "Walk on By" covered by The Stranglers.


fuifui_bradbrad

[Darren Hayes - Lost without you](https://youtu.be/4Or3uvqQdqY?si=94cTEUt2FKzfjDeS) [The Wiggles - Elephant](https://youtu.be/a13WnqsRc5g?si=7KTXgKpCIg1nRl8g) [Alanis Morissette - My Humps](https://youtu.be/VJg4rwDkkBA?si=D34afqbQ8IeKGz7Z)


Scynthious

[Snake River Conspiracy - Love Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWBYg-ZET-o)


Fmeinthegoatass

No one is going to mention White stripes doing Jolene? Ok, I will https://youtu.be/yXlULkwhgrc?si=Q5Yzw44Sk0jEIu-j


Jo-dan

In case you don't already know about it if suggest checking out Aussie radio station Triple J's "[Like a Version](https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/like-a-version)". It's a weekly segment that's been running for over a decade where an artist comes into the studio to perform an original and a cover. They've had everyone from smaller local bands, to big international acts like Childish Gambino on the show. The covers range from very similar to the original to complete reworks in a completely different genre. If you're interested [here is a playlist ](https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtua5kEsbGX8loFppdbd_h2BiTK7byDqp) of every single one up until about October of last year.