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I do adore a cover version that brings something new to the song;
Orkestra Obsolete play Blue Monday
Gotye - Somebody that I used to know - Dutch choir
Not quite a cover, but more of inspiration taken from Paper Planes - 'Paper Plates' by Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
Brass Against cover Sabotage
Lorde - In The Air Tonight
Umbrella - Manic Street Preachers
Aurora - Life On Mars
Faith No More - Easy
Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant
Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Passenger and Dear Prudence
Cornershop perform Norwegian Wood
I could go on for ages. Might add some more later. Hope somebody enjoys at least some of these?
FNM's cover of Easy is fantastic. It's a pretty straight cover, but Patton sells it.
The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
My Generation - Patti Smith
Pure Imagination - Fiona Apple
Wonderwall - Cat Power
Hotel California - The Cat Empire
Dolph Lundgren – A Little Less Conversation
The Gourds - Gin and Juice
William Shatner - Rocket Man
Snuff - I think we're alone now
China Drum - Wuthering Heights
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Sweet Dreams
Hayseed Dixie - Bohemian Rhapsody
Hayseed Dixie - Roses
Richard Cheese - Gin And Juice
The Rock Orchestra - Chop Suey
Prime Orchestra - The Prodigy Medley
The Dmitry Butenko Orchestra - Freestyler
Balanescu Quartet - The Model
The Pogues – Honky Tonk Woman
Lemonheads – Mrs Robinson
Teenage Fanclub – Like a virgin
I was waiting for someone to mention Richard Cheese in this thread!
His version of Rape Me hasn't aged terribly well, but my word is it great.
I used to regularly play Cheese stuff when driving my elderly mother places
Oh I remember first hearing the grapevine cover on the Avalanches Essential Mix, and that was also the first time I was surprised by a song being a cover also the fact that it comes after a song by Yoko Ono that sounds good makes this mix just extra special. The selection on this one is extraordinary
shameless self-promotion : my band The Three Leonards also do covers that re-imagine the song. Our first album starts with a cover of One Headlight and we got some great response to it.
https://open.spotify.com/album/5RwGC1qOeAQvIENh9X353F
Yeah! Siouxsie's Dear Prudence!