It's Critter Time!

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.

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!!!

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

Gimme Gimme (Britney Spears)


Paparazzi (Lady Gaga)

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)

this is the song that got me into screaming females

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

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