# Great songs performed in totally different genres **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618 "2016-09-23T03:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618/101 "2016-10-02T04:48:39Z")
Here’s a great cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City” by Hank Williams III: [Hank Williams III - Atlantic City - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQXzlNfeNok) ---
**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618/102 "2016-10-03T02:20:19Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > I assume you’ve heard the [Blind Boys of Alabama’s rendition](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE4k76VjGdY)? I’ve not only heard it, I’ve heard it live. 🙂 I don’t really count it in my list, though, because the tune is different. ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618/103 "2016-10-03T13:16:26Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Here’s a great cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Atlantic City” by Hank Williams III: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQXzlNfeNok](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQXzlNfeNok) Fantastic. I love Hank III, and he does some great covers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-songs-performed-in-totally-different-genres/766618.md?page=5)