Nice.

I think I nominated their cover of I Will Survive early on in the thread. Not a big Cake fan, but that and RHCP's Higher Ground are hard to top.

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

Pet Shop Boys - "Always on My Mind"

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Remember - It's important to be comfortable in your own skin... because it turns out society frowns on wearing other people's

The AV Club Undercover series is decent. A few highlights, a few lowlights, and the rest in between.

Here's a highlight.




Here's something in between.





Here's a lowlight.

Damn, can't believe I didn't think of posting these.. your AV Club post just reminded me of a bunch of videos I've been listening to lately on YouTube.


Triple J is a Sydney radio station and has a weekly feature called "Like A Version". Like AV Club, they have hits and misses - a few of the hits (IMO) below. I have no idea who "Art vs Science" are but their "Enter the Sandman" cover blew me away.

I'm not even a Rolling Stones fan, but Stone Sour does an awesome job with Gimme Shelter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z_PsHwljSM

Halestorm and Corey Taylor - Hungerstrike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5_2uWq4doM

Knockin on Heaven's Door--Warren Zevon

Song to the Siren--Mortal Coil tied w/Bryan Ferry

Maybe not better, since it sounds almost the same as the original



... but I always loved this song, and it's great to see that it's bubbled up again after all these years [orig. Wreckless Eric, 1978]

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

This was on WXPN when I drove to lunch today and I thought it WAS the original until the DJ said it was them.

Not sure if this counts as a cover because it's the original, just re-tuned.. into something almost completely different.

That's funny! The first time I heard the Cage version on my way home, I had to check the time to make sure it wasn't during "Highs in the Seventies"

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Sounds kinda Progg-y

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

(No, really...)

Bastille covers Miley & Billy Ray Cyrus:

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

The late Bobby Keys on sax

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

This guy does a pretty good job of sounding like Bono.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42VhO3wvd8E&index=6&list=RDUJl7qz-erBo

Who says The Clash didn't get it right?

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

Dynamite Hack: Boys in the Hood. Cover of Easy E.

Atlantic City by Green Sky Bluegrass.

Speaking of bluegrass..

That was fun, thanks

I'm guessing they posted to their FB/IG/etc. "Hey we're gonna make a video for 'Where Is My Mind?' so take a photo of some of the words and we'll include you"

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"What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy
"Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin

I knkw ryan, the fiddler. We went to school together. His younger brother was the better musician and the one we all thought would be famous.

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who's smarter than you're? i'm!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I

Bit of an obscure one but "World up my Ass" by Puscifer. Originally performed by the Circle Jerks I believe.

Original is punk, cover is country-ish.

Maybe not better per se, but this is the second time I've been impressed by a cover she's done (her cover of "Jolene" was the other)