# 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:** 17
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2020, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/321 "2020-10-07T04:40:35Z")
This version of the Beastie Boys So What’cha Want is raunchy and funky like a dirty laundry pile: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6T9qzicML0c/maxresdefault.jpg "THE RECORD COMPANY - "So What'cha Want" (Beastie Boys Cover) (Live in Malibu, CA) #JAMINTHEVAN") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T9qzicML0c) As I noted in the Youtube comment, I think Gnarles Barkley’s version of Crazy is the cover: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Sq3pWE1IH4Q/maxresdefault.jpg "Lauren Spencer-Smith - Crazy (Cover) - Official Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq3pWE1IH4Q) I have no use for Huey Lewis but this version of New Drug is hypnotic: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4djW9cfTtys/maxresdefault.jpg "Kendra Morris & Godforbid - 'New Drug' Visualizer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4djW9cfTtys) ---
**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 9, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/322 "2020-10-09T01:16:55Z")
Yes, like the New Drug cover. ---
**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 9, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/323 "2020-10-09T03:40:42Z")
Like that the three Victoria’s Secret models appear over the shoulders of the girls singing. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ArvCMAumpeQ/maxresdefault.jpg "WATCH WHEN GIRLS JOIN JAM SESSION ON THE STREET | Michael Buble-Feeling Good | Allie Sherlock Cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArvCMAumpeQ) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/324 "2020-10-10T17:38:00Z")
Here’s a take on an old Sinatra tune. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IBqH563sU_A/maxresdefault.jpg "Lauren Ruth Ward - Frank Sinatra - "That's Life"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBqH563sU_A) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/325 "2020-10-11T23:51:11Z")
“East Bound and Down” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KnCEAdQ8UZQ/maxresdefault.jpg "VW Boys - East Bound and Down") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnCEAdQ8UZQ) “Down on the Corner” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ooqVFlS-CRE/hqdefault.jpg "Jerry Reed - Down On The Corner") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooqVFlS-CRE) ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/326 "2020-10-12T03:13:07Z")
Enjoyed! Thanks. ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/327 "2020-10-12T03:28:28Z")
Total Eclipse Of The Heart, Bonnie Tyler cover by Allie Sherlock https://www.youtube.com/embed/erFB9uFXhEQ?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLkNQ3IPg_TnXOjMgX9Ue-XQ-xrJg6ozgM ---
**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 12, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/328 "2020-10-12T03:34:28Z")
Killing Me Softly, cover by Allie Sherlock [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CsLR16RT660/maxresdefault.jpg ""Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees | Allie Sherlock & Phily Campbell") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsLR16RT660) ---
**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 17, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/329 "2020-10-17T00:10:33Z")
Buskers play Crossroads (Cream-Eric Clapton). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JtUQlLLgJJ8/maxresdefault.jpg "Crossroads (Cover) - Belfast Busking") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUQlLLgJJ8) ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/330 "2020-10-17T07:20:17Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > k.d. lang’s rendition of [The Beatles’ Golden Slumbers/The End](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeB4V2QFE1g), and of course, her cover of Leonard Cohen’s [Hallelujah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE) This so much. K.D. Lang’s version of “Hallelujah” is far and away the best version ever (and I love the original). ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/331 "2020-10-19T20:48:19Z")
God help us all, but here’s Miley Cyrus rocking the fuck out of “Zombie”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/l81u-oSIAp4/maxresdefault.jpg "Miley Cyrus - Live from Whisky a Go Go - Zombie #SOSFEST") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l81u-oSIAp4) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/332 "2020-10-21T13:55:16Z")
Bob Dylan’s Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright has been covered by over a dozen artists. That says a lot about the quality of the song. It can be interpreted in many ways. I think Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard’s version is exceptional. It was recorded about five years ago. Their voices are old and raspy, but that adds a lot to this gem of a song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GzR5gJRtxcQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzR5gJRtxcQ) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/333 "2020-10-21T14:04:34Z")
Waylon has a more raw, angry version of the song. Willie’s was more reflective. I like both versions. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hyphWxYkMDU/hqdefault.jpg "Waylon Jennings - Don't Think Twice (alternate)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyphWxYkMDU) ---
**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 22, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/334 "2020-10-22T00:52:06Z")
Thanks! Always liked the original and that’s a great cover! ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/335 "2020-10-23T00:55:24Z")
Here’s a cover, she’s done a lot of them. Besides… " There are two types of people in the world; those who love Emmylou and those who have never met her " - _Willie Nelson_ [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NDT_3IZFoU) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/336 "2020-10-23T01:20:21Z")
Oh thank you very much, **peccavi** , for this clip. Emmylou is even more angelic in this than usually, and I like her little baby fat 😄. Was this from before or after she hooked up with Gram Parsons? The story I know (admittedly only very sketchy) is that Gram pushed her from folk to country, so I’m surprised that she sang a country song (though Dylan is always suitable and transcends the boundaries between genres anyway) on TV solo in 1972. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/337 "2020-10-23T01:26:51Z")
Correction: I just see that the clip is even from 1970, I don’t think she had met Gram yet. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/338 "2020-10-23T01:45:16Z")
Holy crap. What was she, like 14? Nothing derogatory meant by that – I’ve been a fan for more than forty years – but she looks like a child. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/339 "2020-10-23T03:30:07Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > …she looks like a child. I did a quick check of Wikipedia. By the time of this video, she had married, had a baby, and released her first album. This one’s also a cover (of the Everly Brothers)… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LUr9X3mic_U/maxresdefault.jpg "Love Hurts - Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUr9X3mic_U) ---
**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 24, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/340 "2020-10-24T01:51:46Z")
# When Someone Requests a Jimi Hendrix Song [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qy_dcsMW0mw/maxresdefault.jpg "When Someone Requests a Jimi Hendrix Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy_dcsMW0mw) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=18)