# Wow, that's a great cover of that song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 12, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596 "2020-04-12T02:35:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/301 "2020-09-12T03:00:34Z")
Lola by The Kinks, covered by The Mona Lisa Twins. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jYWMWWprKgs/maxresdefault.jpg "Lola - MonaLisa Twins (The Kinks Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYWMWWprKgs) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/302 "2020-09-18T01:59:04Z")
Ain’t No Sunshine cover by Canen. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bWVe1GGvs4U/maxresdefault.jpg "Ain't No Sunshine -- Bill Withers, cover by Canen (meira) 12 y.o.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWVe1GGvs4U) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/303 "2020-09-18T04:34:04Z")
Tom Jones and the Cardigans doing “Burning Down the House” is from 21 years ago and I just discovered it a few days ago. It made things seem so much better than they are… [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuldgIOelY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuldgIOelY) Also, pretty much anything on Patti Smith’s cover album _Twelve_, particularly “Helpless”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Tp-xtt8kBPg/maxresdefault.jpg "Helpless") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-xtt8kBPg) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/304 "2020-09-18T23:15:13Z")
How 'bout [Michael Kiwanuka covering Townes Van Zandt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxPJ5qiN8LI)? Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/305 "2020-09-25T04:07:00Z")
Again, I’m not familiar with the original but YT assures me this is a cover and I enjoyed it so here it is. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mguL895wN_w/maxresdefault.jpg "Human by Rag'n'Bone Man (Morgan James Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguL895wN_w) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/306 "2020-09-25T04:26:19Z")
[The Chipmunks slowed down singing Willie Nelson’s _Always on My Mind_](https://soundcloud.com/alvin-thechipmunkson16sp/always-on-my-mind) is emo af and something that I could listen to on loop. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/307 "2020-09-25T04:48:09Z")
I wish my days were 36 hours long to watch all these video. Well, and keep up with the ‘other’ things I do with 18 of them. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/308 "2020-09-25T05:04:58Z")
Here’s another Pink Martini/Storm Large cover. This one’s in Romulan. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0zzvfUDMfHc/maxresdefault.jpg "Până când nu te iubeam - Pink Martini ft. Storm Large | Live from Portland, Oregon - 2013") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zzvfUDMfHc) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/309 "2020-09-25T05:23:13Z")
I’m on vacation, staying up 'til all hours, drinking…so here’s Morgan James covering Black Hole Sun. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cHmdTCl4kG8/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Hole Sun (tribute to Chris Cornell, Morgan James cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHmdTCl4kG8) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/310 "2020-09-27T00:37:20Z")
Light My Fire - The Doors (acoustic cover) by Daisy Howard [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oTEntmKrBqs/maxresdefault.jpg "Light My Fire - The Doors (acoustic cover) by Daisy Howard") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEntmKrBqs) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/311 "2020-09-27T00:48:06Z")
Bon Jovi cover, Dead Or Alive by Gabriella Quevedo & Sergio Quevedo. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mLvg2bSMRAE/maxresdefault.jpg "(Bon Jovi) Wanted Dead Or Alive - Gabriella Quevedo & Sergio Quevedo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLvg2bSMRAE) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/312 "2020-10-05T01:05:11Z")
James Bell covers Bridge Of Sighs by Robin Trower. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yG3rdHNlBNc/hqdefault.jpg "13 year old covers Robin Trower Bridge Of Sighs Cover By James Bell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG3rdHNlBNc) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/313 "2020-10-05T01:33:22Z")
Black Crows cover. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/l9ZMtL_Zf6M/maxresdefault.jpg "The Black Crowes "Twice As Hard" (Acoustic Cover) Highway 4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9ZMtL_Zf6M) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/314 "2020-10-05T02:43:31Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nlcIN-3WF-8/maxresdefault.jpg "Wicked game - Chris Isaak - Allie Sherlock cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlcIN-3WF-8) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/315 "2020-10-05T02:50:11Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6uecFirb4T4/maxresdefault.jpg "HIS REACTION WHEN SHE SINGS | Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers | Allie Sherlock & Cuan Durkin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uecFirb4T4) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/316 "2020-10-05T03:14:05Z")
Billie Jean/ Michael Jackson cover. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WcWA1LoeWU4/maxresdefault.jpg "OMG HIS VOICE IS UNIQUE- Michael Jackson - Billie Jean | Allie Sherlock & Fabio Rodrigues cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcWA1LoeWU4) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/317 "2020-10-05T06:58:32Z")
An Irish Elvis impersonator covering popular songs could either go bad, or _hilariously_ bad. Improbably, it works pretty well. Whole Lotta Rosie [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RuBAqCBFNF8/hqdefault.jpg "THE KING - A Whole Lotta Rosie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuBAqCBFNF8) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/318 "2020-10-07T02:24:45Z")
Nice! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/319 "2020-10-07T04:11:23Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mYKLvYGqaC0/maxresdefault.jpg "Kids Cover 46 and 2 by Tool / O'Keefe Music Foundation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKLvYGqaC0) I love Tool, but this version might be better. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/320 "2020-10-07T04:27:38Z")
The guitars hold up, and I am not sure about the piano, but the vocals and drums crush it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=17)