# 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:** 18
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/341 "2020-10-24T02:16:01Z")
Nice! Here’s Joe Jackson doing “Oh Well.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2O7ie9sJuMw/maxresdefault.jpg "Joe Jackson - Oh Well") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O7ie9sJuMw) ---
**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, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/342 "2020-10-24T03:30:17Z")
Not sure I really love this but here it is… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/077UlBtrqWs/maxresdefault.jpg "Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana (Cover by Kawehi)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=077UlBtrqWs) ---
**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, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/343 "2020-10-24T03:33:52Z")
Liked that better than I expected! ---
**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, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/344 "2020-10-24T04:05:50Z")
Two of my favorites together! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KeHvl7hv6MQ/maxresdefault.jpg "BEST SHALLOW DUET EVER WITH JACOB KOOPMAN "Shallow" from A Star Is Born | Allie Sherlock") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeHvl7hv6MQ) ---
**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, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/345 "2020-10-24T04:11:53Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uOR-yhLsZ4o/maxresdefault.jpg "WOW..HOW TO ATTRACT A CROWD IN 5 SECONDS - I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor | Allie Sherlock & friends") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOR-yhLsZ4o) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/346 "2020-11-08T01:21:00Z")
These guys give me goosebumps! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/friHNUzv-B4/hqdefault.jpg "Boys choir Dagilelis " The Lion Sleeps Tonight "") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friHNUzv-B4) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/347 "2020-11-08T03:16:39Z")
Nice, but I like this version. This gives me goosebumps! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JlZg-dObruo/maxresdefault.jpg ""Vote Him Away #2 (The Liar Tweets Tonight)"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlZg-dObruo) ---
**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:** [November 8, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/348 "2020-11-08T03:21:19Z")
Here’s some Zepplin. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9na5KcYpuTA/maxresdefault.jpg "Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin; By The Iron Cross") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9na5KcYpuTA) ---
**Author:** ![doverpro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@doverpro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doverpro)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/350 "2020-11-10T00:17:36Z")
Nikki Hill covering AC/DC. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VLly0BVAxBk/maxresdefault.jpg "If You Want Blood / I'm A Rocker (AC/DC) - Nikki Hill - Bluesfest 2015") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLly0BVAxBk) ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/351 "2020-11-14T02:19:47Z")
Another Eva Cassidy , not mentioned yet, I don’t think. Good Lord! She was something! Cheek To Cheek [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eLmlnNXtW04/maxresdefault.jpg "Eva Cassidy - Cheek to Cheek") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLmlnNXtW04) ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/352 "2020-11-14T02:27:03Z")
Nice! 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:** [November 14, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/353 "2020-11-14T02:40:09Z")
Just now watched that Marie Digby cover of “Wicked Game”. Wow, 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:** [November 14, 2020, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/354 "2020-11-14T02:53:42Z")
Eva. “Time After Time” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KWvPOJOYqGA/maxresdefault.jpg "Eva Cassidy - Time After Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWvPOJOYqGA) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/355 "2020-11-14T03:50:09Z")
Nearly everything Eva Cassidy sang is better than the original version. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/356 "2020-11-14T13:08:09Z")
I am entranced by these ladies: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mYGQHsuBfN4/maxresdefault.jpg "Here, There And Everywhere - MonaLisa Twins (The Beatles Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYGQHsuBfN4) And these young girls blows me away: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8xysVNigCsU/maxresdefault.jpg "Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence - cover by Jadyn Rylee and Sina (Simon & Garfunkel original)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xysVNigCsU) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_r3asKw_ghw/maxresdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven cover by Jadyn Rylee, Sina and Andre Cerbu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3asKw_ghw) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/357 "2020-11-14T13:59:34Z")
Motorhead do a good “Cat Scratch Fever” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MD6ny06tteg/maxresdefault.jpg "Cat Scratch Fever") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD6ny06tteg) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/358 "2020-11-14T14:06:45Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Another Eva Cassidy She had quite the pipes but died young. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ubAnGjGZbXg/maxresdefault.jpg "Eva Cassidy - Fever") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubAnGjGZbXg) ---
**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:** [November 14, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/359 "2020-11-14T18:59:48Z")
I’ve always liked covers that reinvent the sound of the original, so I dig Yo La Tengo’s cover of the Beach Boys’ “Little Honda” that turns it into a great piece of noise rock: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvWf5KSZxc) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/360 "2020-11-15T02:19:18Z")
Kermit’s original. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jS5fTzMP_mg/maxresdefault.jpg "A Special Performance of "Rainbow Connection" from Kermit the Frog | The Muppets") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS5fTzMP_mg) Nice tribute by Willie. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hS23wm99YY4/maxresdefault.jpg "rainbow connection ~ willie nelson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS23wm99YY4) ---
**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:** [November 17, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/361 "2020-11-17T22:12:39Z")
Steve Martin & Kermit - “Duelling Banjos” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5gNuj8UkyC4/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog in "Dueling Banjos"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gNuj8UkyC4) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=19)