# 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:** 24
**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:** [February 21, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/463 "2021-02-21T04:11:25Z")
That’s the sort of dedication and effort you don’t often see in most threads. Thanks for sharing. Also, I’m jealous of how you, “can hear it in my head any time I want”. Not something most of us can do to without actually wanting/needing to hear the song. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2021, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/464 "2021-02-21T10:16:58Z")
RE: Golden Smog The talent in that band should have caused a disturbance in the Time/Space fabric. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/465 "2021-02-21T18:34:12Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Also, I’m jealous of how you, “can hear it in my head any time I want”. Not something most of us can do to without actually wanting/needing to hear the song. Huh, I guess I can do that… I just picked an album I haven’t heard in years, mentally took out the LP and dropped the needle on Side One, and let it play in my head. Cool… wish that was a marketable skill. (I guess I could survive the bad guys locking me away for days with no sensory inputs until I told them the secret formula… “Hi, guys, can you give me another half hour? I got through Neil Finn’s work with Split Enz and Crowded House, and I’m _this close_ to being done with his solo albums…”) ---
**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:** [February 21, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/466 "2021-02-21T20:42:17Z")
Not me. I start to listen to a song in my head, and I get the 78-RPM, highlights version. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/467 "2021-02-24T03:47:03Z")
_Organ Blossom Special_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/V9dpp40LxUo/hqdefault.jpg ""Organ Blossom Special" ~ Rex Peterson performs on a Lowrey Organ in Kansas City") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9dpp40LxUo) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2021, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/468 "2021-02-24T04:22:41Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Last time we had a thread like this I posted **In My Life** covered by Johnny Cash. And you know what? I’m going to do it [again](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzEIIx_KHg). As I said last time, put simply, he just makes the song his own. Johnny Cash did the same thing with his cover of “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails. The jam band O.A.R. does a pretty good cover of Billy Joel’s Downeaster Alexa in concert. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/469 "2021-02-26T06:32:27Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OogUINE3Tqo/maxresdefault.jpg "Chantays/The Ventures-Pipeline Gayageum ver. by Luna") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OogUINE3Tqo) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KsBa0prOb0g/hqdefault.jpg "The White Stripes - Stop Breaking Down (Live on BBC Radio 1)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsBa0prOb0g) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/90T8sdfhpl8/hqdefault.jpg "X - Breathless (Live at Farm Aid 1985)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90T8sdfhpl8) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K_Z4x9xGAAQ/hqdefault.jpg "Roy Buchanan - CC Rider") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_Z4x9xGAAQ) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/470 "2021-02-26T07:38:07Z")
I just found out that Sirius XM has a “Covers” channel. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/471 "2021-03-06T01:52:26Z")
Nice harmony… [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRy74Mp9IUU) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/472 "2021-03-06T18:47:30Z")
Not sure if she’s been mentioned yet, but there’s a 20 year old woman from Bandung, West Java who goes by the name MelSickScreamoAnnie on YT. Her name is Meliani Siti Sumartini, and she plays guitar covers of metal songs. She’s very good, IMO. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ing0onZfpig/maxresdefault.jpg "🎵 Metallica - Master of Puppets | Mel cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ing0onZfpig) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6SvtEITTA80/maxresdefault.jpg "🎵 ARCH ENEMY - NEMESIS | Mel cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SvtEITTA80) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/473 "2021-03-07T02:14:39Z")
Pink Floyd cover by The Running Mates. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GrvBYMTscmE/hqdefault.jpg ""Wish You Were Here" - (Pink Floyd) Acoustic Cover by The Running Mates") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrvBYMTscmE) ---
**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:** [March 7, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/474 "2021-03-07T02:18:51Z")
Nice! Thanks. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/475 "2021-03-07T13:57:01Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gUarhwho0f8/maxresdefault.jpg "Beethoven's 5th Symphony on One Guitar - Marcin Patrzalek") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUarhwho0f8) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/476 "2021-03-10T23:29:04Z")
Guess not native English speakers but still a wonderful “campfire” cover of Great Balls of Fire. I love the guitar part - I aspire to be that good! Plus he has a cool, young Steve Buscemi vibe going on. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xozEWbFJK-E/maxresdefault.jpg "Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (Acoustic Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xozEWbFJK-E) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/477 "2021-03-13T01:27:25Z")
This was a hit when I was in elementary school, still like it. Don’t Walk Away Renee. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/S_xJQAhKJsE/maxresdefault.jpg "Walk Away Renee - Acoustic Cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_xJQAhKJsE) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/478 "2021-03-13T01:28:46Z")
Another good Walk Away Renee cover. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2tSTQxFbUbg/maxresdefault.jpg "James McVay "Walk Away Renee" - Mayron's Goods - The Living Room Sessions") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tSTQxFbUbg) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/479 "2021-03-13T01:43:22Z")
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling…(Righteous Brothers cover) Darius Rucker/Daryl Hall. Nice! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sd8BPDFfvvU/hqdefault.jpg "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling | Darius Rucker with Daryl Hall") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd8BPDFfvvU) I’m geeking out on stuff from my grade school days. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/480 "2021-03-13T01:49:02Z")
Also good! Thanks YouTube algorithm! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DYmG1oUrGK8/hqdefault.jpg "You've Lost That Loving Feeling (cover by Ritchie & The Soundtrackers)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYmG1oUrGK8) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/481 "2021-03-13T02:02:59Z")
Doc Severinsen covers King Crimson [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4xlxIVZ0FrY/hqdefault.jpg "The Court Of Crimson King/Doc Severinsen & The Now Generation Brass/'70/Usa") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xlxIVZ0FrY) ---
**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:** [March 13, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/482 "2021-03-13T02:06:45Z")
Vonda Shepard covers Don’t Walk Away Renee. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1N416Er-AFM/hqdefault.jpg "Vonda Shepard - Walk Away Renee") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N416Er-AFM) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=25)