# 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:** 49
**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:** [November 18, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/965 "2024-11-18T21:55:56Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > He’s got a lot of other covers as well, though most of them involve Dire Straits in one way or another. That was great and they (the Dire Straits versions) were great too. Thanks! j ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/966 "2024-11-25T01:16:15Z")
There’s also another version of this on the PMJ channel that’s edited to look/sound like it’s from the 20s. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/K-e38yiS1Js/hqdefault.jpg "Rag Doll - Aerosmith (1920s Hot Jazz Cover) ft. Veronica Swift") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-e38yiS1Js) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ilClbWTYgfw/hqdefault.jpg "Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard (1960s Early Soul Style Cover) feat. Kyndle Wylde") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilClbWTYgfw) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/967 "2024-12-03T01:53:38Z")
I don’t think I linked to this when I found it a while back. I’ve never heard of the band, but based on the views they have on youtube, they’re doing alright. NSFW [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BE3kJeBr9QI/maxresdefault.jpg "Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3kJeBr9QI) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/968 "2024-12-03T21:04:28Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UEwPIfk6LpQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Al Green - Everybody Hurts (Official Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEwPIfk6LpQ) ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/969 "2024-12-05T01:02:22Z")
I can’t believe I didn’t think to post this sooner. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qtnv_HCFYOI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Pam 'N Jeri Show "All the Girls Love Alice"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtnv_HCFYOI) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/970 "2024-12-22T04:18:04Z")
AI has officially scared the shit out of me today… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ecsg4VBnqN0/maxresdefault.jpg "Rubber Soul, but it's Motown") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecsg4VBnqN0) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/971 "2024-12-27T16:18:05Z")
Jeebus. At least none of them are actually great covers of any of those songs. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/972 "2024-12-27T19:04:05Z")
The Garth Brooks version of [“Hard Luck Woman”](https://youtu.be/GMm7Fv_Lw4A?si=9aczAf8KVl-lHRok) is vastly superior to the KISS version. ---
**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:** [December 27, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/973 "2024-12-27T19:29:14Z")
I think I read somewhere that that song was inspired by “You Wear It Well”, by Rod Stewart. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/974 "2025-01-08T13:53:51Z")
This “cover” of Beethoven’s Fur Elise gave me chills, and then an urge to jump and and just yell how much I loved it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/-5YRhvH6Uys?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLYS1SQ151soHzkYl9__VzDwVd89Cg8ApD ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/975 "2025-01-08T19:02:56Z")
> [@Tristan](#): > > This “cover” of Beethoven’s Fur Elise gave me chills, and then an urge to jump and and just yell how much I loved it That was stellar, thanks for posting! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/976 "2025-01-11T13:18:50Z")
I recently ran across this on Postmodern Jukebox and dug a little deeper into the singer, Olivia Kuper Harris. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qSP7oJvbOSY/maxresdefault.jpg "Hit ‘Em Up Style (Oops!) - Blu Cantrell (Ella Fitzgerald Style Cover) ft. Olivia Kuper Harris") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSP7oJvbOSY) I found a great cover of Let’s Stay Together. I think she did a good job of showing off what she can do without sounding like a show off. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m3DOrQyZF14/maxresdefault.jpg "AL GREEN COVER | Let's Stay Together | Olivia Kuper Harris") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3DOrQyZF14) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/977 "2025-01-15T03:27:24Z")
I’m not sure if this is considered a cover, but I know we other Drumeo fans here. Unlike their normal ‘learn this song’ videos, of which this is one, it starts out with him doing an improved run through of a song he’s never heard. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cHl_gsd0OR0/maxresdefault.jpg "Mike Portnoy Hears Taylor Swift For The First Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHl_gsd0OR0) ---
**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:** [January 17, 2025, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/978 "2025-01-17T06:12:36Z")
Here’s a pretty great vocal performance. Raw, but has a lot of feeling. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z4KpgHFXcx8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Beatles - Golden Slumbers (Acoustic Cover by Chris Zurich)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4KpgHFXcx8) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/979 "2025-02-02T19:20:04Z")
This is now my favorite cover of Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aUMCCyS4Wbc/maxresdefault.jpg "Beatles Abbey Road Medley • Sina feat. Emily Linge, Cara Vel & Manou Rao") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUMCCyS4Wbc) I think the standout there is the girl playing drums, who turns out to be a well-known German YouTube personality. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/980 "2025-02-05T04:52:51Z")
To the best of my knowledge, I’d never heard this song before I heard this version of it, but I still thought it was a great cover. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nCA4XuG2whQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob's Burgers: Marshmallow - "Seabird" Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCA4XuG2whQ) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/981 "2025-02-05T18:19:52Z")
That’s a great song and a great cover. IMO, it’s difficult to accompany yourself with only an electric guitar. Sting was really good at that. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/982 "2025-02-05T21:24:24Z")
Frank Watkinson is just a nice old guy with a guitar, and plays some unexpectedly great covers… [A-ha, Take on Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJVgjFckTGk&pp=ygUPZnJhbmsgd2F0a2luc29u) [Mazzy Star, Fade Into You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPgfyeQLzkk) ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/983 "2025-02-05T23:10:48Z")
I like Frank, I listen to him now and again. He writes too. One of his best originals is [Who Could Have Known](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e08ogfrXYzI). I can’t listen to him too long though, he uses that same fingerpicking style on every song. Strum sometimes, dude! 🙂 ---
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