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dhamster  ·  4176 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What cover songs do you think are well done?

I've always been interested in covers that fundamentally change the meaning of the original song with a new style or instrumentation.

Such as:

Maxence Cyrin - Where Is My Mind

Dynamite Hack - Boyz In Tha Hood

Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit

I also think it's interesting when a cover song reaches a level of popularity rivaling the original song, like:

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Jeff Buckley - Halleleujah

or Joan Jett - I Love Rock and Roll





AlderaanDuran  ·  4176 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dynamite Hack - Boyz in the Hood is one of my all time favorite "feel good" songs. In that same vein, I love The Gourds - Gin and Juice cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE

user-inactivated  ·  4173 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Have you heard Ben Folds' cover of that one Ke$ha song? Not sure what it's called. He turns her dirtier lyrics into some sort of creepy pedophile monotonic fantasy.

humanodon  ·  4176 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Those are some good picks.