Favourite cover songs

[Mandrake]

Let's talk about our favourite covers, especially those which you feel are underrated or surpass the original version.

My contribution is this version of Q Lazzarus's Goodbye Horses, performed by Kele from Bloc Party. I love how much energy it has and the way it crescendos towards the chorus. The rich synths, the percussion, Kele's emotive vocals. It's one of those songs which I can put on when I'm feeling low and it immediately cheers me up.

[Faith]

Ooooh, this is a fun thread idea! I’ll pitch in a weird pull; I personally find Aivi and Surasshu’s cover of K.K. Cruisin’ to be the most thoughtful, textured, and downright interesting rendition of the song:



I’d love to see what other oddities folks can pull; I have a soft spot for a good cover!!!

[Sugar Meowth]

Machinae Supremacy has some fun metal covers of more pop songs:

Gimme Gimme (Britney Spears)


Paparazzi (Lady Gaga)

[beeps]

Daði Freyr.
Just generally.

He's really good at softly re-adapting songs to his own musical style when covering them.



(This is the shortened Eurovision version, full studio version is here)

[Cania]

this is the song that got me into screaming females

[Beancatte]

I dont really care for Cash's original work... but his covers???? hot dang

[Chaxinitus]

My go-to just because it's such a left field pick is the cover of Country Roads I knew before the John Denver original



Honestly it's kinda my preferred version, but that's probably at least partially "I heard this one first" talking