Bangarang

Dubstep covered Acapella, in dutch. Sure ... why the heck not? It's just refreshing to hear Skrillex and not wonder if 2, twenty year old fax machines are making sweet, sweet love.

 So here's Dario Fo Choir covering Skrillex.

 

I Will Always Love You

Texas Chainsaw Orchestra is an Orchestra from Texas that play chainsaws as musical instruments. Same days these just write themselves you know? Anyway covering the Polly Parton original, "I Will Always Love You" here ... dammit Now I forgot their name.

Baby Got Back [Johnathan Coulton / Sir Mix-A-Lot]

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You know what? I have to admit it. Every freaking time someone covers a rap song with Banjos, I think it's like ... an LA Face with an Oakland booty. 

So here's internet nerd alt-folk TMBG opening act Jonathan Colton covering Sir Mix A Lot.

Wait and Bleed

Slipknot ... covered by Hanson?!?

Is this some kinda of April Fool's gag? Oh ... yes, kinda of course it totally is. In 2011 Hanson pulled one over on their fans leading them to believe they were releasing an entire album of Slipknot covers. As proof they offered grainy leaked cellphone video on YouTube of them covering "Wait and Bleed."

Not the greatest audio quality here, but still ... rubber duckin' weird in an awesome kinda way.

Pour Some Sugar On Me

It's not a secret. Every actor secretly wants to be a rock star. Remember The Bacon Brothers? 30 Odd Foot Of Grunt?  That album Eddie Murphy released in the 80's? Anyway when the chance to play a rock star in a movie comes along, it must be hard to say no. That's my theory on how "Rock of Ages" got made because I've heard nothing but shitty reviews about it. 

The review over at IndieWire states "'Rock of Ages' will make you want to raise your arms...and then immediately plunge your fingers into your eyeballs for salvation (you can go back for seconds to rescue your ears)." 

Alas I'll let you judge for yourself.  So here's Tom Cruise giving his take on the Def Leopard classic, "Pour Some Sugar On Me."  I mean I'm not going to tell you he sounds like Mickey Mouse with Nasal congestion on a poorly mixed track. 

Hard To Handle [Deep Cover]

It's amazing how many bands' "signature" songs are actually covers. For example Aretha Franklin's "R.E.S.P.E.C.T." was originally by Otis Redding. Today's Deep Cover is also an Otis Redding original, covered here by the Black Crows, "Hard to Handle" originally recorded by Redding in 1968 reached #38 on the Billboard R&B charts and #51 on the pop charts. And you thought he was just the "Shitting on the Dock of The Bay" guy. Sitting! I meant Sitting!

 

Lovers In a Dangerous Time

Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers In A Dangerous Time" was ranked by CBC radio as the 11th greatest Canadian single of all time. This cover was also the first top 40 hit, all the way back in 1992, for Canadian band Barenaked Ladies. So if you get a slight maple taste listening to this track, that's why.

Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Last year I went to the Rock and Roll all of Fame when they had their special "Women Who Rock" exhibit. It wasn't bad I suppose, but they over looked some obvious choices ... Like Alice Cooper, Marylin Manson, Twisted Sister, Catherine Wheel and Alice in Chains.

Also over looked, Violent Femmes. Here they are covering the Culture Club's "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?"

She Don't Use Jelly

Remember the 90's? When excess was judged in palooza's? Those were magical times. Lollapalooza, HomerPalooza, and of course Lounge-A-Palooza, a CD of Lounge style covers and other songs. 

From that album, here's the trio known as the Ben Folds Five covering the Flaming Lips' "She Don't Use Jelly."

Born This Way

Country band, Little Big Town apparently has an on going series on their YouTube channel called "Scattered Smoothered and Covered" an obvious riff on the Hootie and the Blowfish album of all covers with the exact same name, which obviously lifted it's name from the Waffle Hizzy menu.

Anyway, banjos. Every song can be made better with banjos. Here's "Born this Way" sounding less Lady Gaga and more Lady Antebellum.