# 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:** 50
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/985 "2025-02-10T12:43:29Z")
A very different take to Taylor Swift’s original: [Look What You Made Me Do by Jack Leopards & The Dolphin Club](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gwl_e_cjzg). ---
**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 28, 2025, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/986 "2025-03-28T04:51:17Z")
I love this version of Big Yellow Taxi. Stripped down and clean. I love this girl too. Not just a great set of pipes, she’s also a champion fiddler. > **[The Wildmans on Instagram: "🚕🚕🚕🚕🚕 We love Joni Mitchell and we love u"](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHtYryWRub7/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==)** > > 3,383 likes, 210 comments - thewildmans on March 27, 2025: "🚕🚕🚕🚕🚕 > > We love Joni Mitchell and we love u". More: [The Wildmans on Instagram: "This song is exactly what it feels like to sit in the sun on an early March day TONIGHT! We are playing @the\_8\_x\_10 in Baltimore, MD. Come out to have a listen, a drink, a laugh, and a dance. 🩵 Tickets in bio"](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG3b05yRGJ6/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) Fiddle!:[The Wildmans on Instagram: "Richmond✌🏼"](https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-qICwsRXL_/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) ---
**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:** [June 13, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/987 "2025-06-13T18:54:03Z")
A very soulful version of Stand By Me. > **[Stephen Wilson Jr. - "Stand By Me" \[Ben E. King Cover\] (Live at the Print Shop)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kn7E-OauJI%2F)** > > STREAM/PURCHASE "STAND BY ME": https://stephenwilsonjr.lnk.to/StandByMeFollow us at: https://liveattheprintshop.com/ https://www.instagram.com/liveattheprint... ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/988 "2025-06-13T19:20:15Z")
Brian Wilson’s death reminded me how good the Beach Boys were at covers. Their version of Bobby Freeman’s “Do You Wanna Dance” made the answer hell yes. And on their _Party_ album they turned The Regents “Barbara Ann” into one of the world’s great earwoms. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/989 "2025-06-13T19:35:47Z")
My first Beach Boys record was _Beach Boys Concert_ which had covers of “The Little Old Lady from Pasadena”, “Long Tall Texan”, “Monster Mash”, “Let’s Go Trippin’”, “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow”, “The Wanderer”, “Graduation Day”, and “Johnny B. Goode” ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/990 "2025-06-13T19:45:12Z")
I’m digging this cover of Lost Highway: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1ley-SwUG-I/maxresdefault.jpg "Kacey Musgraves - Lost Highway") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ley-SwUG-I) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/991 "2025-06-13T19:55:25Z")
Heh. Looking at the credits for “The Wanderer,” Dennis came out from drums to sing, Brian moved back to play drums, and Al Jardine moved over to play bass. Still sounded pretty good. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/992 "2025-06-13T19:56:42Z")
Love Kacey. ---
**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:** [June 13, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/993 "2025-06-13T20:15:06Z")
I loke Brad Paisley version of _Boys of Summer_. I play it regularly. The guitar is so much better. I rarely listen to Don Henley’s original. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IUap4mbVUig/maxresdefault.jpg "Brad Paisley - The Boys of Summer (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUap4mbVUig) ---
**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:** [June 13, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/994 "2025-06-13T20:27:01Z")
Miley Cyrus does a respectable job covering Wild Horses [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mLvYjgaSWsU/maxresdefault.jpg "Miley Cyrus - Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones Cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLvYjgaSWsU) ---
**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:** [June 13, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/995 "2025-06-13T21:05:30Z")
Nice, she also does a killer Heart Of Glass > **[Miley Cyrus - Heart Of Glass (Live from the iHeart Festival)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbdRLyixJpc%2F)** > > Miley’s New Album Plastic Hearts is Available Now: https://mileyl.ink/PlasticHeartsStream Miley's cover of "Heart Of Glass": https://mileyl.ink/HeartOfGlassx... ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/996 "2025-06-14T17:00:28Z")
Uncle Kracker’s cover of _Drift Away_ includes a guest appearance of Dobie Gray for the last verse. Very special because Dobie passed in 2011. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/A69BertdSt4/maxresdefault.jpg "Uncle Kracker - Drift Away (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A69BertdSt4) ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/997 "2025-06-14T23:24:17Z")
https://www.youtube.com/embed/pQ0zMDJKkbg?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDpQ0zMDJKkbg ---
**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:** [June 14, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/998 "2025-06-14T23:39:32Z")
I really like this young woman’s rendition of “Midnight Train to Georgia” originally by Gladys Knight & the Pips. School of Rock is a series of high school students doing various old covers and, while the young adults are talented they usually fall a little short. But I think this young woman really has the chops and gets it done. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RkeELZ3bAS8/maxresdefault.jpg "School of Rock AllStar Students perform "Midnight Train To Georgia" by Gladys Knight & The Pips") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkeELZ3bAS8) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/999 "2025-06-15T08:59:14Z")
A remarkable cover of an Otis Redding classic by a 17-year old. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MDLaYj-oW4M/maxresdefault.jpg "I've Got Dreams to Remember by Otis Redding / O'Keefe Music Foundation") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDLaYj-oW4M) ---
**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:** [June 15, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/1000 "2025-06-15T10:23:48Z")
This one is different. A cover of [Rollin’ (Limp Bizkit song)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollin%27_(Limp_Bizkit_song)) but certainly VERY different and IMO light-years better: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4ArmlnFc-Sw/maxresdefault.jpg "“Rollin’” (Limp Bizkit) Country Cover by Robyn Adele Anderson ft Sarah Krauss & Julianne Daly") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ArmlnFc-Sw) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/1001 "2025-06-15T11:19:46Z")
That reminds me of [The Gourdes covering Jin and Juice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE&ab_channel=Grendel24). Somehow hardcore rap resonates with Bluegrass artists. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/1002 "2025-06-16T08:34:18Z")
This is a cover. Kind of. It’s also an essay about Sultans of Swing. If you love the song, I think you’ll find it worthwhile to spend (sic!) 12 minutes with Mary Spender. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_g00S-a_0lo/maxresdefault.jpg "Why SULTANS OF SWING by Dire Straits is Perfect") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g00S-a_0lo) ---
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/1003 "2025-06-16T19:49:47Z")
I’ve always liked Mary’s videos. That was a good one. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/1004 "2025-06-16T19:58:03Z")
> [@Charlie\_Tan](#): > > This is a cover. Kind of. It’s also an essay about Sultans of Swing I posted her playing with Leo/Frog Leap Studios upthread. Here’s that one, as well as another great one from Frog Leap: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/x0RV0kgdqJU/maxresdefault.jpg "Sultans of Swing (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Mary Spender)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0RV0kgdqJU) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MH9FyLsfDzw/maxresdefault.jpg "Toto - Africa (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Rabea & Hannah)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=51)