# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/623 "2021-07-19T19:37:19Z")
Wow - I love me some June Tabor, and I hadn’t heard that one. Thanks. One good June deserves another. A version of **And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda** to give you goose bumps: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VAl0FRjEzCA/hqdefault.jpg "June Tabor-The Band Played Waltzing Matilida") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAl0FRjEzCA) j ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2021, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/624 "2021-07-21T18:55:26Z")
I love some of the YouTube comments… The Foos have now entered the “because we fucking can” phase of their career. The Foo Fighters (aka the Dee Gees) - _You Should Be Dancing_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p4DeaXf1FzE/maxresdefault.jpg "Dee Gees | You Should Be Dancing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4DeaXf1FzE) What you doin’ on your bed on your back? Ahhhhh ---
**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:** [July 24, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/625 "2021-07-24T12:40:05Z")
Another from guitar goddess Molly Tuttle - her cover of Rancid’s _Olympia_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dZ5hWXLpjxQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Molly Tuttle - Olympia, WA (Rancid Cover - Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ5hWXLpjxQ) And here she is doing it, just her and her guitar: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HOYWbCRDYAE/maxresdefault.jpg "Molly Tuttle - Olympia WA (Rancid) - 12/2/2020 - Paste Studio NVL - Nashville TN") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOYWbCRDYAE) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/626 "2021-08-03T04:05:40Z")
Rhiannon by the Best Coast [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/be_U7CTXLow/maxresdefault.jpg "Rhiannon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be_U7CTXLow) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2021, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/627 "2021-08-04T02:05:20Z")
Here’s a cover of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/Serenade in G: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yiu54fd6Pu0/maxresdefault.jpg "MOZART ON BANJO GUITAR (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/Serenade in G) - Luca Stricagnoli") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiu54fd6Pu0) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/628 "2021-08-04T02:36:55Z")
Call and raise all in. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/o6rBK0BqL2w/maxresdefault.jpg "Ludwig van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata ( 3rd Movement ) Tina S Cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rBK0BqL2w) ---
**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:** [August 4, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/629 "2021-08-04T13:19:12Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > Here’s a cover of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik/Serenade in G: > [@peccavi](#): > > Call and raise all in. If we’re going there…I think I’ve posted these before but not in this thread. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RJKsp9_L24Q/hqdefault.jpg "Deodato - Also sprach Zarathustra") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJKsp9_L24Q) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/S_knA4CnsAA/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob James - In The Garden (audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_knA4CnsAA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vAa4ZSQG7Jk/maxresdefault.jpg "In The Garden　カノン　 Based on Pachelbels Canon in D / Bob James　 One") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAa4ZSQG7Jk) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8aW9URHShCY/hqdefault.jpg "Bob James "Night On Bald Mountain" One (1974) HQ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aW9URHShCY) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ekQ1RTmzBc/hqdefault.jpg "Apollo 100 - Joy - [STEREO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ekQ1RTmzBc) ---
**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:** [August 5, 2021, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/630 "2021-08-05T01:25:36Z")
Liked that, 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:** [August 5, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/631 "2021-08-05T01:28:13Z")
Impressive but I couldn’t listen to that very long. That is pretty amazing, though. Hats off to that very talented player. ---
**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:** [August 6, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/632 "2021-08-06T00:26:01Z")
Sweet Home Alabama solo acoustic guitar. Starts putting her own spin on at about 2:35. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/F2SPb_1D_ds/maxresdefault.jpg "(Lynyrd Skynyrd) Sweet Home Alabama - Gabriella Quevedo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2SPb_1D_ds) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2021, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/633 "2021-08-06T01:29:40Z")
Saibh Skelly [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tcQSes1HUhI/maxresdefault.jpg "Saibh Skelly returns with a stunning performance of "Traitor" by Olivia Rodrigo.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcQSes1HUhI) ---
**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:** [August 6, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/634 "2021-08-06T02:24:31Z")
Kala Rose. Starts out as a cover of Bang, Bang… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/edH4ajavjLo/maxresdefault.jpg "Kala Rose of Saving Escape performs 2 original songs/talks foundation for music career") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edH4ajavjLo) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/635 "2021-08-06T18:24:29Z")
I love the original _Everyone’s A Winner_ by Sexual Chocolate. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gHTcQB_4AFw/maxresdefault.jpg "Hot Chocolate - Every 1’s A Winner (ZDF Disco, 12.06.1978)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHTcQB_4AFw) Tina ruffs it up. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FCTxeXQ9hOg/hqdefault.jpg "Everyone's a Winner - Tina Turner") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCTxeXQ9hOg) Getting Scotched! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-PMvbvrb2XY/hqdefault.jpg "scotch chocolate - Everyone's a winner") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PMvbvrb2XY) Jackyl’s version. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WN9lU4PENGY/maxresdefault.jpg "Jackyl "Everyone's A Winner" (Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN9lU4PENGY) Are you still with me? Here’s a rock cover with some great old black and white movie clips. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HtRB2YL97X8/hqdefault.jpg "Everyone's a Winner rock cover") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtRB2YL97X8) ---
**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:** [August 7, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/636 "2021-08-07T17:17:07Z")
Here’s a singer taking a song from a legend and making it her song. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GfMNnZL-YuM/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH2BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgWig_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLB6H2ymvEPfrJs-SDig_LhU12akHQ "Linda Ronstadt In Atlanta 1977 07 It Doesn't Matter Anymore") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfMNnZL-YuM) The original. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ygBo9Fmq5l4/hqdefault.jpg ""It Doesn't Matter Anymore" Buddy Holly") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygBo9Fmq5l4) ---
**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:** [August 8, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/637 "2021-08-08T19:31:51Z")
Wow! That was amazing. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/638 "2021-08-09T03:00:04Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > I love the original _Everyone’s A Winner_ by Sexual Chocolate. Sexual Chocolate? 😃 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yYGKk50vL4Y/hqdefault.jpg "Coming to America 2: Randy Watson & Sexual Chocolate Funny Hilarious Ending Scene (1080p)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYGKk50vL4Y&t=7) ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/639 "2021-08-10T01:26:10Z")
Take Me Home, Country Roads by Brandi Carlile (John Denver cover). More melancholy than the original. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0NAmdXjDmks/maxresdefault.jpg "Brandi Carlile - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Official Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NAmdXjDmks) ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/640 "2021-08-18T18:39:40Z")
Very different meaning here. Almost posted it in the songs that choke you up thread, but it is a remarkable cover, too, so decided to put it here. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9QzleRO1F6E/maxresdefault.jpg "Mary Lambert - Jessie’s Girl (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QzleRO1F6E) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/641 "2021-08-18T19:23:16Z")
One of my favorite covers is Sturgill Simpson’s cover of Nirvana’s “In Bloom”. I am surprised nobody has mentioned it yet. The video is also quite epic. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NpDYfkymaSE/hqdefault.jpg "Sturgill Simpson - "In Bloom"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpDYfkymaSE) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/642 "2021-08-18T19:30:45Z")
I did a search and I’m a little surprised we made it this many posts and nobody has mentioned Killers covering Joy Division’s: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wrbKvxGgFfg/maxresdefault.jpg "The Killers - Shadowplay") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrbKvxGgFfg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=33)