I Wanna Know What Love Is, mariah carey, Foreigner, Boobiez, cover song

I Wanna Know What Love Is [ Mariah Carey / Foreigner ]

I really want to hate Mariah. But truth is she can really sing and also BOOBIEZ!

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Ahmiir, Lady Antebellum, Cover song, Need You Now

Need You Now [ Ahmir / Lady Antebellum ]

From the Vault … April 15, 2011

Okay, I’ll admit that I’m not a fan of country pop. But some how I like this Lady Antebellum song. I love however this soulful R&B take by Ahmir of “I Need You Now.” It makes me feel kinda funny, like when I used to climb the rope in gym class.

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fairy tale of new york, No use for a name, pogues, Kristy McCall, Christmas, Xmas

Fairytale Of New York [ No Use For A Name / Pogues with Kristy McCall] 12 DAYS OF COVERS

In England, “Fairytale of New York” is as popular as “White Christmas” is here in the state. Blimey, that’s a right jolly old puzzle, now ain’t it? I’d wager a farthing it’s because of ye olde bangers and mash.

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Merry Christmas baby, Southern culture on the skids, scots, three Blazers, Christmas, xmas, 12 days of covers, cover song

Merry Christmas Baby [ Southern Culture on the Skids / Three Blazers] 12 DAYS OF COVERS

From the Vault … December 24, 2012

This is one of my favorite Christmas song, cover or not. Although the fact it’s a cover certainly helps things. Covering the Three Blazers 1947 song, here’s Southern Culture On The Skids (Or SCOTS for those hip) camel walking a kick ass cover of Merry Christmas Baby.

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i saw mommy kissing santa claus, Amy Winehouse, jimmy boyd, Christmas, Xmas, Christmas Music, 12 Days of covers

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus [ Amy Winehouse / Jimmy Boyd ] 12 DAYS OF COVERS

From The Vault … December 24, 2011

Well in the 12 Days of covers, we’ve dealt with heart break (Last Christmas / Christmas Please Come Home), Date Rape (Baby it’s Cold Outside), and worst of all Billy Squire (Christmas is the Time To Say I Love You) so why stop now? Let’s bring out marital infidelity! Here’s Amy Winehouse covering Jimmy Boyd’s I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.

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Rocking Around The christmas Tree, All For Nothing, Brenda Lee, Christmas, Xmas, cover song, fucking pie

Rocking Around The Christmas Tree [ All For Nothing / Brenda Lee ]

You know for a song with “Rocking” in the title, the original version doesn’t really rock though. Except for the part where she’s talking about having “some fucking pie.”

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Blenders, Acapella, Prue Imagination, Irving Berlin, Gene Wilder, Bing Crosby, Christmas, Christmas Music, Cover Song, White Christmas, xmas, Willy Wonka, willy wonka and the chocolate, 12 days of covers

Pure Imagination & White Christmas [Blenders / Gene Wilder & Irving Berlin] 12 DAYS OF COVERS

From the Vault … December 18, 2010

"Pure Imagination" was sung in the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Gene Wilder. A Jewish Irving Berlin penned “White Christmas” for Bing Crosby only to have it become the number one selling single of all time. Here acapella group the Blenders … uh … blend the two into what is easily my favorite Christmas Cover.

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Chipmunks, Chipmunk song, Lost Dogs, 12 days of Covers, Christmas, xmas, Cover song, christmas songs

The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) [ Lost Dogs / Chipmunks ] 12 DAYS OF COVERS

From the Vault … December 19th, 2010

The Lost Dogs are a Christian Rock supergroup consisting of … snore!!! Who cares, odds are if you listen to Christian Rock, you aren’t reading this. And they’re covering the Chipmunks for cripes sake!

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Love her madly, bo diddley, bo jackson, doors, cover song

Love Her Madly [ Bo Diddley / Doors]

Bo apparently does know Diddley about the Doors. Remember those commercials with Bo Jackson? And they said Bo didn’t know diddley? Yeah, those were awesome.

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Live, Johnny Cash, I Walk the Line, Cover song, Chris Daughtry, American Idol

I Walk the Line [ Live / Johnny Cash ]

From the Vault … July 18, 2012

Back in the day there was a big stink raised because Chris Daughtry wasn’t original enough when he preformed Johnny Cash’s “Walk The Line” on American Idol. What was the fuss? He covered the song in a fashion similar to Live. Really? Calling an American Idol unoriginal is like complaining there’s too much bread in your toast. Anyway here is Live’s take on the track.

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Bizarre Love Triangle, Frente!, new order, cover song

Bizarre Love Triangle [ Frente! / New Order]

According to wikipedia, Frente! was named after the Spanish word for forehead. Which for some reason makes me like them that much more.

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Postmodern Jukebox, nickelback, Motown, this is how you remind me, Tambourine

This Is How You Remind Me [ PostModern Jukebox / Nickelback]

If the fact this song comes from an album called “A Motown Tribute to Nickelback” isn’t enough to make you want to watch this video … then watch it for the tambourine player. Best … tambourine player … ever.

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Message In a bottle, police, matisyahu, 8 covered nights, cover song

Message In A Bottle [Matisyahu / Police] 8 COVERED NIGHTS

From the Vault … Dec. 2, 2010

Matisyahu if you haven’t heard of him, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae musician. No really, he is. And he’s actually pretty good and has even had a Top 40 hit. Here’s Matisyahu is covering the Police’s “Message in A Bottle” for the 6th of the 8 Covered Nights.

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Neil Diamond, 8 covered nights, Hanukkah, adam sandler, cover song

Hanukkah Song [ Neil Diamond / Adam Sandler ] 8 COVERED NIGHTS

From the vault … Decvember 1, 2010

Just in time for (last) Hanukkah, here’s the true King of the Jews, Neil Diamond covering Adam Sandler.

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Friday, famous last words, rebecca black, Cover To Cover, Cover Song, black friday

Friday [ Famous Last Words / Rebecca Black ] COVER TO COVER

And finally rounding out Rebecca Black Friday, Famous Last Words with a screamo cover.

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Friday, Amastic, Cover to cover, vagina suit, Black Friday, rebecca black

Friday [ Amastic / Rebecca Black ] COVER TO COVER

Now here’s a guy in a giant vagina suit.

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Rebecca Black, Black Friday, Rebecca Black Friday, Cover song, Fake Number, Cover to cover

Friday [Fake Number / Rebecca Black] COVER TO COVER

Cover to Cover is a little feature where I post various covers of the same song back to back, so you can compare and contrast them like an 8th grade English essay. Since today is what they call here in America “Black Friday.” It only make sense to have a Cover to Cover of Rebecca Black’s Friday. I know right? We so excited.

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The Amazing rabbis, Eagles, hotel california, 8 covered nights, Hanukkah

Hotel California [ The Amazing Rabbis / Eagles ] 8 COVERED NIGHTS

Me thinks this is some foreign “the Voice” type TV show. Anyway, it fits in with my whole Jew covers thing I’m doing for Hanukkah. Kinda. Just a little.

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You Get What You Give, Savior Adore, new radicals, Courtney Love, Marilyn Manson, cover song

You Get What You Give [ Savior Adore / New Radicals ]

I’d have to say never before has such a terrible one hit wonder been so universally loved that “You Get What You Give.” It’s terrible, but no one can quite tell you why. My only guess is the name checking of Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson comes of as a little deliberate, kinda like if I were to hashtag those two names in a tumblr post about the New Radicals.

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Mr Brightside, boyce avenue, Killers

Mr. Brightside [Boyce Avenue / Killers]

From the Vault … August 27, 2012

I saw a shirt the other day that said “Started out with a kiss, How did it end up like this?” Now you might think this was an officially licensed piece of Killers’ merchandise, but no, it was a maternity shirt. Well I guess if you’re going to cover up that baby bump, might as well make it tacky.

Speaking of covers, here’s Boyce Avenue covering Mr. Brightside.

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Angie, Stereophonics, Rolling Stones, Angie's List, schindler's list, cover song

Angie [ Stereophonics / Rolling Stones ]

I surprised this song has yet to be co-opted to promote Angie’s List. Did you know no one could pay to be on Angie’s List? Just like you couldn’t pay to be on Schindler’s list, except completely selfish.

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Royals, Postmodern jukebox, Puddles Pity Party, Tom Jones, Lorde, Clown

Royals [Post Modern Jukebox featuring Puddles Pity Party / Lordes ]

Okay Mad Lib time. I need a number, a occupation and a celebrity and the name of a song. Okay great we have a *7* foot tall *clown* who sings like *Tom Jones* singing *Royals.* Hilarious right? Sadly beautiful and hauntingly sad. That would have been my second guess.

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Poker Face, Daughtry, Lady Gaga, American Idol, cover song

Poker Face [ Daughtry / Lady GaGa ]

From the vault … April 23, 2011

Here is American Idol’s most famous reject, Chris Daughtry covering Lady GaGa. Really, what more do you need to know?

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Ozzy Osborne, Bee Gees, Mrs Piggy, stayin' alive

Stayin’ Alive [ Ozzy Osborne / Bee Gees ]

From the Vault …November 12th, 2010

One of the great things about the internet, besides the pornography, is the ability to find things that simply should not exist, like most of the pornography. The other thing that’s fun to find is simply random covers by seemingly random “lost” tracks by well known artists.

These tracks seem to fall into three categories. Behind door number one, you have tracks recorded before the band was famous. Behind door number two, is the “we never got around to finishing this song.” And behind door number three is “well I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the time.”

To quote Ms. Piggy “Ozzy Osbourne?!? Boy, did I open the wrong door.” Mmm, I wonder what the Bee Gees’ think about this cover …

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acapella, Under Pressure, Rajaton, Queen, David Bowie, ice ice baby, Vanilla Ice

Under Pressure [ Rajaton / Queen and David Bowie]

You can pretty much tell a persons age by the level of disapointment they feel when they discover this isn’t Ice Ice Baby.

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Bette Davis Eyes, Bette Davis, Brad Roberts, Crash Test Dummies, Kim Carnes

Bette Davis Eyes [ Brad Roberts / Kim Carnes ]

From the vault … January 12, 2012

Okay, I’ll admit it. I wish I could sing like Brad Roberts, the former lead singer of The Crash Test Dummies. Gravelly, yet smooth. Like drinking a high shelf vodka when you just woke up hung over. Here’s his tongue, planted firmly in cheek, covering Kim Carnes.

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red army choir, Daft Punk, Get Lucky, Cover Song

Get Lucky [ Red Army Choir / Daft Punk ]

I … I don’t. What? It’s … uhm … Red Army Choir isn’t a catchy band name. It’s totally for cereal.

In Soviet Russia, lucky gets you!

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Dead Man's Party, Oingo Boingo, thorn for every heart, Punk Goes, Tim Burton, creepy cover

Dead Man’s Party [Thorn for Every Heart / Oingo Boingo] CREEPY COVER

From The Vault .. October 27, 2010

Continuing with the Halloween Cover Countdown, as opposed to ending it abruptly after a mere two entries, is a cover of an 80’s New Wave classic by Oingo Boingo. The most well known member of Oingo Boingo is, of course Danny Elfman who is more famous for doing movie/tv scores than being in Oingo Boingo. He scored one of the scariest movies of all time in my book, “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.” Also among his credits is the Simpsons Theme, Desperate Housewives Theme and damn near every Tim Burton movie except Ed Wood.

The cover is by Thorn for Every Heart from the “Punk Goes 80’s” CD part of the “Punk Goes…” compilation series created by Fearless Records. It’s more New Punk than True Punk, but if you like the style of music, you might want to also check out “Punk Goes Pop” Vol. 1, 2 & 3, “Punk Goes 90’s,” ”Punk Goes Crunk,” ”Punk Goes Acoustic” Vol. 1 & 2, ”Punk Goes Metal,” ”Punk Goes Classic Rock,” “Punk Goes Metal” and the essential ”High School Musical Goes Punk.”

Okay, you got me High School Musical Goes Punk isn’t really part of the series. It was released by a different record label. I’m not sure what demographic that’s supposed to appeal too as “punk” and “High School Musical” would seem to be in complete philosophical musical conflict with each other. I’m mean who’s going to buy that album besides the families of the bands on the album and total losers who have nothing better to do but blog about how sucky it is. Oh … yeah … I forgot.

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Science Fiction Double Feature, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, Rocky Horror, rocky horror picture show, NoFX, Foo Fighters, Swingging Udders, Lagwagon, Meatloaf, fat wreck records, cover song, creepy cover

Science Fiction Double Feature [ Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies / Richard O’Brien ] Creepy Cover

From the Vault …. October 29, 2010

I’m actually suprised it took this long to feature Me First and The Gimmie Gimmies on the show. The Gimmie Gimmies are a “punk” super group cover band consisting of members of NoFX, Foo Fighters, Swinging Udders and LagWagon. Formed in 1995, they’ve released seven albums, and you should buy every one immediately. Fine, before you do that have a free mp3 of the #3 song on my Creepy Cover Count Down from the Fat Wreck records website. You’ll do it, I promise.



The original version Science Fiction Double Feature you may remember from an obscure movie called Rocky Horror Picture Show. I’ve never seen it, but I hear MeatLoaf was great in it.

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sweet child of mine, sheryl crow, guns n roses, guns and roses, cover song, statler and waldorf

Sweet Child Of Mine [ Sheryl Crow / Guns ‘N Roses ]

Some people call this the worst cover ever, some people aren’t trying hard enough. It’s not half bad, it’s not half good either. Thank you Statler and Waldorf.

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Enter Sandman, motorhead, metallica, Creepy Cover, Cover Song, Halloween

Enter Sandman [ Motorhead / Metallica ] Creepy Cover

From the Vault … October 30, 2010

So the year was 2004, I’m at a strip club for a Bachelor party with a few friends including the co-host my then radio show “Under Cover with Crut.” I’m doing what one does at a Bachelor party inside a strip club, getting a lap dance when I hear the unmistakable introductory rift from “Enter Sandman.” Except it’s a little different, I think … it just might … be a cover.I rack my brain trying desperately to figure out who’s doing this Metallica cover, completely ignoring the naked woman gyrating her pelvic region mere inches from my face. It occurs to me that that I’m likely the only person on earth in a strip club right now, more concerned with a cover song than what’s happening around them.

Then Ariel (that’d be the stripper) looks at me seductively over her shoulder and says “What’s Lemmy doing? You know Lemmy? Lemmy from Motorhead?” By George, she’s right! … I think I’m in love! Also there are two people in strip clubs right now thinking about cover songs.

Then the DJ gets on the microphone and makes an announcement that the first person who comes up and tell him who’s singing this song gets free passes for their next visit. Okay, make that three people thinking about cover songs.

Almost instantly I see a blur go by in the general direction of the DJ booth and remember “Oh yeah, the Co-Host to my all cover radio show is here.” Make that four. Four people.

What does that story have to do with Halloween? Damned if I know. I just thought it was a mildly amusing story. I guess Lemmy’s mole is kinda scary. But “Enter Sandman” is a must have for your Halloween playlist. And yeah I know this is Metallica’s second “appearance” on the Halloween countdown. I wanted to tell my stripper story and as long as I have a blog I will say whatever I damn well please!

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i'm your boogie man, White Zombie, KC and the Sunshine Band, Cover Song, Creepy Cover, Halloween

I’m Your Boogie Man [ White Zombie / KC and the Sunshine Band ] Creepy Cover

From The Vault … October 31, 2010

When you think of scary halloween songs, isn’t KC and The Sunshine Band the first thing that comes to mind? No … really? Are you sure? Well then you obviously haven’t heard this cover song. One of the best cover songs I’ve ever heard, White Zombie’s cover of the 70’s classic, “I’m Your Boogie Man” is totally flipped on it’s ear, spun around sideways and shot out at 100 mph.

The boogie man in the title, is transformed melodically and vocally from a bell-bottomed disco god, to a closet dwelling monster going to devour your soul, all without changing a word. The first time I heard the song it was so radically different, I didn’t realize it was a cover. The second time I heard it, I couldn’t believe I didn’t notice it was a cover.

Cover lover or not, how do you not have some White/Rob Zombie on your Halloween playlist?

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Crimson and Clover, joan jett and the blackhearts, tommy james and the shondells, Tommy James, Joan Jett, Deep Cover, Cover Song

Crimson and Clover [ Joan Jett and The Blackhearts / Tommy James and The Shondells ] Deep Cover

Everyone remembers Joan Jett, but you forget about the Blackhearts. Same with Tommy James and the Shondells. Anyway this here cover rounds out Tommy James week. I hope you enjoyed it, as much as I enjoyed blogging it for you. Or something. Bite me.

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I Think We're Alone Now, Tiffany, tommy james and the shondells, Tommy James, Cover Song, Deep Cover, weird al yankovic, micheal jackson

I Think We’re Alone Now [ Tiffany / Tommy James and the Shondells ] Deep Cover

Entry number three in Tommy James week, is Tiffany’s “I Think We’re Alone Now.” Interestingly enough it’s also the second Tommy James song “Weird Al” Yankovic did a parody of, putting Tommy James in league with Micheal Jackson.

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Mony Mony, Billy Idol, tommy james and the shondells, Tommy James, Cover Song, Deep Cover

Mony Mony [ Billy Idol / Tommy James and the Shondells ] Deep Cover

Yeah bitches! This is such a deep cover, most people don’t realize it’s not a Billy Idol original. It’s in fact the second entry in to Tommy James week! Did you know Tommy James is from Dayton, Ohio? That’s where I’m from!

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In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins, Creepy Cover, Halloween, GodHeadSilo, Cover Song

In The Air Tonight [ GodHeadSilo / Phil Collins ] Creepy Cover

From the Vault … October 28, 2010

On it’s own, Phil Collins’ song “In The Air Tonight” is a pretty creepy song. Not quite Halloween though. The cover version by noise rock band GodHeadSilo is pushes it over the edge into Spooksville.

Still not scary enough? How about having an erotic dream about Phil Collins?!? Ahhhh! I think I just scared myself there a little. That’s not a groovy kind of love! Ahhh!

P.S. Phil Collins embraces the goat … and Colleen!

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Am I Evil, Metallica, Slayer, anthrax, Megadeth, Diamond head, Cover Song, Creepy Cover, halloween

Am I Evil? [ Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth / Diamond Head ] Creepy Cover

From The Vault … October 26, 2010



"Am I Evil" was going to make the creepy countdown no matter what. It was just a question of which version. The original was by a fairly obscure band called Diamond Head. The best known cover version, of course is by Metallica, and I was okay with putting that version in. However I had a last minute entry. Why settle for one band covering the song when you can have four. Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer all performed the song together in Sofia, Bulgaria. Where’s Beavis and Butthead when you need them?

"Hey Beavis, hehehehe remember that time we partied with Anthrax?" "Yeah! hehhehheh We were cool."

"Whoa! It’s like every metal band that was cool in 1989 is on the same stage!"

"I think my pants are getting too tight in the crotch region."

"Whoa! Now that was cool. hehehehe"

"Yeah! Metal!!! Mmmetal!!!"

"Yes!"

"Yes! Yes! Rock!"

Now go carve one of the bands’ logos into your desk with a ball point pen.

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Tequila Sunrise, Alan Jackson, Eagles

Tequila Sunrise [ Alan Jackson / Eagles ]

This Alan Jackson cover of the Eagles classic peaked at number 64 in 1994. That’s all I have to say about that.

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Wrecking Ball, Animal In me, Miley Cyrus, cover song

Wrecking Ball [ Animal In Me / Miley Cyrus ]

Wrecking Ball is how she’s handing her career now … right? Too easy.

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Girl You Want, soundgarden, Devo, cover song, back to the future

Girl You Want [ Soundgarden / Devo ]

From the Vault … April 13, 2011

In 1985 Emmett Brown asked “Why are things so heavy in the future?” Why? Because in the future Soundgarden will cover Devo, that’s why!

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h.i.m., wicked games, chris issac, cover song

Wicked Game [ H.I.M. / Chris Issac ]

From the Vault … June 13, 2011

H.I.M. covering Chris Issak. I call this music to fuck a stranger too.

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Gwar, Billy Ocean, Get Outta My Dreams, Cover Song

Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car [ GWAR / Billy Ocean ]

OMFG

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Creep, afghan whigs, TLC, Taliban, terrorist, cover song

Creep [ Afghan Whigs / TLC ]

From the vault … August 15, 2012

Are the Afghan Whigs disguises used Taliban? If so you like this TLC cover by the Afghan Whigs, then you’re a terrorist! If not, then please proceed as normal.

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love will keep us together, nickelback, captain and tenille, cover songs, avril lavigne

Love Will Keep Us Together [ Nickelback / Captain and Tenille ]

From the vault … September 4th, 2012

If I had five cents for every crappy song I heard on the bar’s jukebox last night, I’d have a Nickelback. When Santa runs out of coal, he gives the naughty kids Nickelback CD’s. All kidding aside, congrats to newly engaged front man Chad Kroeger on his impending nuptials to Avril Lavigne. They go together like Chocolate and Peanut Butter. If both Chocolate and Peanut Butter were both made of pure Canadian Evil. Avril, if you pull a Yoko Ono with Nickelback then I’ll be so …. actually that’s a pretty good plan. Let’s do that.

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The Freshmen, Sonia Rao, Jason Joseph, Verve Pipe, Cover Song

The Freshmen [ Sonia Rao & Jason Joseph / Verve Pipe ]

I remember when this song first came out. I had just started college. I was what you might call a Sophomore.

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99 red balloons, 99 luftballons, goldfinger, Nena, Cover Song

99 Red Balloons [ Goldfinger / Nena]

From The Vault … Jan. 13, 2011

Here’s an interesting tidbit, Nena’s 99 Red Balloons was one of the of the first songs to name check a character from Star Trek, Captain Kirk. Here’s Goldfinger doing a cover, you’d think they might change Kirk to Picard, to make it more modern and relevant, but they didn’t.

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Pretty Vacant, Delltones, Sex Pistols, cover song

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Pretty Vacant [ Delltones / Sex Pistols ] From The Vault … Nov. 29, 2010 There are very few covers that can leave me completely speechless, this is one of them. The do-wop group, the Delltones, covering the Sex Pistols’ Pretty Vacant.

Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Bill Cosby, Beatles, cover song

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Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band [ Bill Cosby / Beatles ] What the hell? I mean what the actual hell? People did a lot of drugs in the 60’s. Bill Cosby must have been like … freebasing Jello Pudding.

Fade Into You, Catman Cohen, Mazzy Star, Cookie Monster, Cover Song

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Fade Into You [ Catman Cohen / Mazzy Star ] Mazzy Star has gotta be the icon for 90’s one hit wonders. And since I know everyone was just dying to hear what the song would sound like if Cookie Monster sang it, Catman Cohen decided to answer that question for us, twenty years too late.

Velvet Revolver, cheap trick, Surrender

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Surrender [ Velvet Revolver / Cheap Trick ] Mommy’s alright, Daddy’s alright, they just smoked a little weed.

payphone, crown the empire, maroon 5, Cover Song

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Payphone [ Crown the Empire / Maroon 5 ] Take Maroon 5, subtract all the falsetto, add in some swearing, and basically that’s what you have here. Only it winds up sounding like your dad’s drunk and yelling at your mom, albeit in a very musical fashion,

you shook me all night long, AC/DC, Hayseed Dixie

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You Shook Me All Night Long [ AC/DC / Hayseed Dixie ] If you have a bit of a southern twang, you might pronounce “AC/DC” like “Hayseed Dixie.” That’s not an accident. Bluegrass meets Aussie classic rock will leave you working double time on the seduction line.

Bohemian Rhapsody, Muppets, queen, cover song

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Bohemian Rhapsody [ Muppets / Queen ] From the vault … August 21, 2011 This is like awesomesauce with a bag a chips! (And an old viral video. So sue me.)

Don't You Want Me, Atomic Tom, Human League, Topher Grace, cover song

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Don’t You Want Me [ Atomic Tom / Human League ] From the vault … March 27, 2011 Normally I hide the videos, but this one is so fulled with creamy 80’s Nougat, I just had to. I’m sure the video is ten times more entertaining than the movie it comes from, Take Me Home Tonight. Did anyone actually see that movie? Anyway after seeing this video, as much as I hate Topher Grace, if they ever decide to remake Back To the Future, he’s allowed to be in it. Okay maybe not Back to the Future, but Teen Wolf. So here’s Atomic Tom covering the Human League.

mother, wye, danzig, cover song

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Mother [ Wye Oak / Danzig ] A smart man would have posted this on Mother’s Day. Then again a smart man prolliy doesn’t waste his time posting cover songs on a blog.

Don't Go Breaking My Heart, macy gray, Old Dirty Bastard, Elton John, Kiki Dee, ODB, Big Baby Jesus, Cover Song, Crappy cover

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Don’t Go Breaking My Heart [ Macy Gray & Old Dirty Bastard / Elton John & KiKi Dee ] I search the bowels of the music industry to find the most unique, the most delightful, and the best covers for ya’ll. Sometimes just to prove it, I like to share what I find at the bottom of the barrel. This Crappy Cover is terrible. It sounds like two congested Muppets slowly being run over by a car, while being raped by a humpback whale. It’s just awful.

Raspberry Beret, hindu love gods, Prince, warren zevon, r.e.m., REM

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Raspberry Beret [ Hindi Love Gods / Prince ] How about a drunken Warren Zevon teaming up with REM (minus Michael Stipe) to cover Prince?

Addcited To Love, Neneh Cherry, robert palmer

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Addicted To Love [ Neneh Cherry / Robert Palmer ] From the 1997 movie Addicted to Love here is Neneh Cherry’s version of Addicted to Love. As a rule of thumb, movies based on song titles usually only turn out slightly better than movies based on video games.

Material Girl, walk off the earth, madonna

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Material Girl [ Walk Off The Earth / Madonna ] I’m so glad Walk Off The Earth has become a big enough band that all 5 of them no longer have to all play the same guitar at once.

Got To Be Real, mary j. blige, will smith, Cheryl Lynn, the reef

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Got To Be Real [ Mary J. Blige & Will Smith / Cheryl Lynn ] From the Vault … Feb. 15th, 2012 In the wake of the success of “Finding Nemo” every animation studio tried to put out some fish based movie for the nearsighted grandma to buy for their grand kids. This brought us The Reef, Shark Tale and others. Shark Tale actually had some star power behind it, but was still basically a terrible movie. On the soundtrack however was Mary J. Blige and Will Smith covering “Got To Be Real.” Interesting side note, on the original Cheryl Lynn recording, the session guitarist was none other than Ray Parker Jr. So apparently he did do something other than rip off Huey Lewis.

Hard to Handle, otis redding, black crowes

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Hard to Handle [ Black Crowes / Otis Redding ] From the Vault … June 8th, 2012 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!

Working Class Hero, Green day, John Lennon

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Working Class Hero [ Green Day / John Lennon ] Apparently at the time the song was originally released by John Lennon it was very controversial because it contained the word “fuck.” Can you believe that shit?

Apologize, pixie lott, one republic

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Apologize [ Pixie Lott / One Republic ] One Republic made radio history when with its first single, “Apologize”, received the largest amount of airplay with 10,331 plays in one week, which is exactly the type of song you want to cover so that you can hear it … one … more … time.

Creep, Korn, Radiohead

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Creep [ Korn / Radiohead ] I know I’ve featured a cover of this song before, it wasn’t perfect in my mind. Yeah … that’s all the vague referencing of the lyrics I can stand to hash up. But really if you’re going to cover Radiohead, is there another song you’re going to pick?

Fix You, Street Corner Symphony, Coldplay, cover song

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Fix You [ Street Corner Symphony / Coldplay ] From The Vault … May 6, 2012 I actually thought I posted this one many moons ago, because it’s one of two songs I’ve ever heard, cover or not, that has ever evoked genuine tears from me without other stimulus. And the richer the sound system I hear it on, the more likely I am to have that response again. Here’s Street Corner Symphony covering Coldplay.

I've Done Everything For You, rick springfield, Sammy Hagar

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I’ve Done Everything for You [ Rick Springfield / Sammy Hagar ] From the Vault … Feb. 19, 2012 As a follow up to “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield decided to release a cover of Sammy Hagar’s “I’ve Done Everything For You.” Obvious a great career decision as he’s had a string of hits … or not.

Against All Odds, Postal Service, Phil Collins

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Against All Odds [ Postal Service / Phil Collins ] Better to include this cover on UnderCover with Crut late, than never … just like the real postal service? Get it? Because the mail is slow! Don’t go postal on me! It’s a joke!

the pretender, cherri bomb, Foo Fighters, cover song

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The Pretender [ Cherri Bomb / Foo Fighters ] The fact that I can’t think of anything to write about Cherri Bomb except to point out that they’re an all girl group, just shows how sexist America is. There’s a glass ceiling for women rockers, that no matter how hard they work and how talented they are, they can do little more than press their bare breasts against that glass. No if you’ll excuse me I need to go to the store and buy tissues and hand lotion.

we are never ever getting back together, Jimmy Eat World, taylor swift, cover song

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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together [ Jimmy Eat World / Taylor Swift ] Jimmy Eat World. Jimmy Sorry. Jimmy Not Know You Were Saving It. Jimmy Pick Up Another One On The Way Home

land of confusion, disturbed, genesis, todd mcfarlane

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Land of Confusion [ Disturbed / Genesis ] This is a song with a message. The message being of the original Genesis version is that puppets are friggin scary.The Disturbed versions message is Todd McFarlane should stick to comics, not animation.

Just Dance, lady gaga, PS22, Langley School Music Project

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Just Dance [ PS22 / Lady Gaga ] It’s like Langley School Music Project but for the 90’s. Except it’s not the 90’s anymore is it. Shut up. I’m not old. You’re old. So there.

every rose has its thorn, miley cyrus, Poison, bret michaels

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Every Rose Has It’s Thorn [Miley Cyrus / Poison] From the vault … Aug. 12, 2012 I feel sorry for the youth of today. I really do. Growing up we had a few songs that we’d call guilty pleasures. Almost every song on the radio now qualifies as a guilty pleasure. We had great bands like Poison. They have crappy Disney teen junk like Miley Cyrus covering Poison. And I say this in spite of Miley being of legal consenting age now, so you know I mean it.

we found love, Jessie J, rhianna, Price tag, bob Dylan

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We Found Love ( Jessie J / Rhianna ) Rhianna’s become the Bob Dylan of her generation. No she’s not a brilliant singer song writer, although she does beat Dylan in the looks department. But she’s like Dylan in that everyone seems to want to cover her. Here Jessie J of “Price Tag” fame gives her a whirl.

blurred lines, queens of the stone age, robin thicke, alan thicke, Growing Pains

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Blurred Lines ( Queens of the Stone Age / Robin Thicke ) I don’t care how famous Robin Thicke gets, he’ll always be a second rate song writer compared to his father, whom you may know better as Tom Seaver. Yup, Alan Thick wrote the theme to Growing Pains. Everybody let’s sing it together. “Show me that smile again …

I Will Always Love You, Josh Weathers, Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston

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I Will Always Love You ( Josh Weathers / Dolly Parton ) Yes, I know it sounds like Whitney’s take on the song, but it’s a dude. And he’s AMAZBALLS!

Space Oddity, Chris Hadfield, david bowie, nasa, ISS

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Space Oddity [Chris Hadfield / David Bowie] From the Vault … May 13, 2013 Normally, I try to only post covers done by musicians. Not just some guy with a YouTube channel. However this cover of David Bowie’s Space Oddity was recorded on the International Space Station by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield. I’m impressed, but I’m going to wait for the follow up Bowie cover, Life on Mars.

Falling Down, Scarlett Johansson, tom waits

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Falling Down [ Scarlett Johansson / Tom Waits ] Every actor and actress secretly wants a music career, some are sucessful like … uh … Eddie Murphy. Most are not. Here ScarJo makes a pretty decent attempt with an entire album of Tom Waits covers.

Lez Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin, In My Time Of Dying

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In My Time Of Dying [ Lez Zeppelin / Led Zeppelin ] I always wanted to see this band in person. Made plans with a friend to see them next time they came around this way. It’s not often I can coax one of my friends into seeing one of my goofy cover bands. I lost that friend this weekend, and we never got to see them. So this one’s for her.

Cover Song, Cover, Alex Goot, fun., tiffany alvord, Luke Conard

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We Are Young [Alex Goot, Tiffany Alvord, Luke Conard / fun.] From the vault … August 12, 2012 Tonight … we are young, so lets set the world on fire. At which point we’ll be incinerated and our age will no longer matter. Sounds like fun.! Here’s Alex Goot with help from Tiffany Alvord and Luke Conrad covering the typographical nightmarishly named fun..

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Love Rollercoaster [Red Hot Chili Peppers / Ohio Players] From the vault … Jul 2, 2012 The Academy Awards occasionally overlooks cinematic brilliance. Such was the case with “Beavis and Butthead Do America.” It had all sorts of cool stuff, including one dude who looked and sounded suspiciously like Hank Hill. There was also this Ohio Players cover by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on the soundtrack, back when movie soundtracks used to mean something.

Your Momma Don't Dance, poison, loggins and messina, kenny loggins, Cover song, cover, winnie the pooh

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Your Momma Don’t Dance [ Poison / Loggins & Messina ] Yeah, it’s a hair metal standard. But it’s also a song originally by Loggins and Messina. Yeah, Loggins … as in Kenny Loggins the guy who put out an entire album of Winnie the Pooh music. I wonder how Winnie the Pooh would look in Spandex and Leather.

Party Hard, Grouplove, andrew w.k.

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Party Hard [ Grouplove / Andrew W.K.] Has Andrew W.K. every written a song that wasn’t about partying? Maybe one that was just about a minor celebration? Anyway from the Onion’s Undercover series, here is Grouplove covering Party Hard.

Under The Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The King

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Under the Bridge [The King / Red Hot Chili Peppers] Elvis covering the RHCP? No, not exactly. It’s an Elvis impersonator (named James Brown, because that’s not confusing) covering the Red Hot Chili Peppers’s “Under The Bridge."

Du Hast, viva vox choir, Rammstein

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Du Hast [ Viva Vox Chior / Rammstein ] From the vault … July 12, 2011 Wow. It’s not every day you hear a cover of Rammstein. In fact, I’ve never heard one. And this one by Viva Vox Choir is acapella. Just wow. To quote one youtube commenter “This is the greatest thing ever made. I’m going to make babies to this song and name them all after members of this choir."

Miss May I, jay-z, run this town, Cover, Cover song, Rodney King

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Run This Town [Miss May I / Jay-Z] From the Vault … April 3, 2012 From the epic “Punk Goes …" series, here’s a screamo cover of Jay-Z by Miss May I. Wait, wait! Wait! … Screamo? Did I just invent a word? It’s like Screaming + Emo. I always wanted to invent a word. It’s like being famous or something. Damnit. There’s already a wikipedia entry for it and everything. Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, if you haven’t heard of Miss May I, looks like the odds are you will in the very near future. They have a run on this years main stage of the Warped Tour and were featured on the Saw IV soundtrack. In my opinion Saw IV was the second best of the Saw movies, with I being first, V being third, III being fourth and II being 5th. Since discovering this band (a week ago) I’ve been very impressed with the lyrics rivaling the writing Lennon/McCartney, commanding stage presence to rival Jagger and screaming ability to rival Rodney King. Also the lead singer’s mom reads this blog and she’s really hot. So … that may have influenced my otherwise usually unbiased review.

Electric Avenue, Skindred, Eddy Grant, Cover, coversong

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Electric Avenue - [Skindred / Eddy Grant] I have rocked down to Electric Avenue, I proceeded to take it higher. I am now awaiting further instruction.

Ain't No Sunshine, michael jackson, Bill withers, Jackson Five, cover, cover song

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Ain’t No Sunshine [Micheal Jackson / Bill Withers] I saw this song at #3 on someone’s list of 100 greatest covers and I’m all like … what the hell? How have I never heard this before? And then I wondered how wacko Jacko was when he recorded this. He was Jackson .Five sane at this recording. So that’s a good thing.

Revolution, Blessid Union of souls, beatles

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Revolution [Blessid Union of Souls / Beatles] I’m not a fan of the Beatles. There I said it. Now fuck off.

I will survivie, cake, gloria gaynor, cover, cover song

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I Will Survive [Cake / Gloria Gaynor] When I first realized I’d never ever posted this cover, I was afraid, I was petrified … What you didn’t see that coming?

We Found Lover, Ed Sheean, rhianna, CoverSong

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We Found Love [Ed Sheeran / Rhianna] Can someone get this guy a barber?

Blinded By The Light, manfred mann's earth band, Bruce Springsteen, tony danza, cover, cover song, deep cover

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Blinded by the Light [Manfred Mann’s Earth Band / Bruce Springsteen] DEEP COVER From the Vault February 23, 2012 Most people know “Blinded By The Light" as the Manfred Mann’s Earth Band version of the song, which makes it a Deep Cover. The original of the song was done by The Boss, Tony Danza. Er… I mean Bruce Springsteen. You can see how I get those two confused? Anyway it was the first single off the “Greetings From Ashbury Park" album and failed to chart. It wasn’t until later when, to paraphrase Springsteen, Mann rewrote the song to be about a feminine hygiene product that the song charted. There don’t you feel smarter for knowing that?

billie jean, the civil wars, michael jackson, cover, Cover Song, Foghat

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Billie Jean [The Civil Wars / Michael Jackson] From the Vault … May 23, 2012 The Civil Wars are the other duo with a member last named White with terrible hair and early 80’s porn star ‘stache. They are not married and they are not brother or sister. As far as I can tell they’re not siblings married to each other either. They’re a country group, I felt mentioning that last part was important. Here they are covering the King Of Pop … and Foghat.

Alana Davis, Ani DiFranco, 32 Flavors, Cover Song, deep cover, Baskin Robbins, Ice Cream

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32 Flavors [ Alana Davis / Ani DiFranco] DEEP COVER Normally I save the “Deep Cover" hashtag for covers that the cover version is way more famous than the original version. And while the cover version did get significantly more air play than the DiFranco original … it was just another song in the sea of late 90’s angry cooter music. Also not to disappoint anyone but this song is not about Ice Cream. Doh!

Rumor Has It, Ahmir, Adele, Heard it through the grapevine, CCr, Cover, coversong

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Rumor Has It [Ahmir / Adele ] I (heart) this group. Ahmir just does the throw back motown vibe so well, but then to cover a song that sounds like a throw back and mash it with Grapevine. Why that’s just awesomesauce.

kids in america, Donnas, kim wilde, cover song

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Kids In America [Donnas / Kim Wilde] The Donnas are basicly the 2000’s version of the Runaways, except more prefab like the Monkees. Here they are covering that song from the Pizza Rolls commercial.

Somebody that I used to know, Cohheed and Cambria, goyte, Cover, Cover song

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Somebody that I Used To Know [Coheed and Cambria / Goyte] Good lord not another Goatse … er Goyte cover. Ah, yes, but this one’s METAL!

Creep, homeless mustard, Radiohead, opie and anthony, Cover, cover song

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Creep [Daniel “Homeless" Mustard / Radiohead] Some songs take on entirely different meanings just by knowing the history of the singer. Daniel “Homeless" Mustard was a homeless ex-con when he lucked into playing a cover of Radiohead’s Creep on the Opie and Anthony Show. Now he’s got a record contract and the homeless thing is a gimmick. Anyway, a broken hearted creep is different than a homeless creep. No?

Beast Of Burden, Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Rolling Stones, cover, cover song

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Beast Of Burden [Big Head Todd And Monsters / Rolling Stones] From the vault … May 23rd, 2012 If you ever just wanna make out with someone for an entire afternoon, you need to have a Big Head Todd and The Monsters playlist in your iTunes library for the soundtrack. Slow jam band goodness, without getting frisky enough to want to bump uglies. Love this group. Here they are tackling the Rolling Stones’ Beast of Burden.

You Shook Me Like A Prayer, Rock Sugar, AC/DC, Madonna, You Shook Me All Night Long, Like a Prayer, Cover, cover song

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You Shook Me Like A Prayer [Rock Sugar \ AC/DC & Madonna] From the Vault … March 12, 2012 Music by AC/DC, Lyrics by Madonna, Vocals by Wakko Warner and you’ve got a musical gem by Rock Sugar.

Smooth, Escape the Fate, Santana, Cover Song, Cover, statler and waldorf

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Smooth [Escape The Fate / Santana] I’ll be honest … it’s hard to change genres when covering a song titled “Smooth." Escape the Fate doesn’t do a half bad job though, it’s not half good either. Thank you Statler and Waldorf.

Lateralus, Break Of Reality, tool, 2cellos, Apocalyptica, cover, cover songs

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Lateralus [Break of Reality / Tool] Break of Reality is described as “Heavy Cello Thunder" which is very. very frightening to me … and Galileo. Anyway Break of Reality is differs from the group 2Cellos because there’s four cellos, and they differ from Apocalyptica because of their cellists also plays percussion. So what I’m trying to say is metal and cellos are cool. Wait, is Tool metal? They’re kinda metal. The rest of this album is metal. I’m saying metal.

Interstate Love Song, hootie and the blowfish, stone temple pilots, Cover, cover song, Darius Rucker, scott weiland, Stp

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Interstate Love Song [Hootie and The Blowfish / Stone Temple Pilots] The hardest part of covering this song, understanding the words to begin with … but here Darius Rucker gives it his best shot at impersonating Scott Weiland

Paradise City, Pat Boone, guns and roses, GNR, Cover song, cover

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Paradise City [Pat Boone / Guns N Roses] Here’s Pat Boone covering GNR because …. fuck you, that’s why. Yeah back in the 90’s Pat Boone released a album of heavy metal covers. Wanna fight about it?

A-Team, chester see, ed sheeran, Cover, Cover song

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A Team [Chester See / Ed Sheeran] Here’s a little known fact, if you have an earworm that you just can’t get out of your head, just listen to the theme song from the TV show “The A-Team." I have no idea why this works it just does. Sadly that A-Team has nothing to do with the recent hit song by Ed Sheeran, covered here by Chester See.

Dacing Queen, P, Abba, Johnny Depp, Flea, Butthole surfers, cover, cover song

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Dancing Queen [P / ABBA] From the vault … Jan 06, 2011 P was a short lived rock band with the lead singer of the Butthole Surfers singing, and Johnny Depp and Flea on guitars. Here’s their manly cover of the ABBA classic, Dancing Queen.

Tonight tonight, Passion Pit, smashing pumpkins, Cover, Cover song

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Tonight, Tonight [Passion Pit / Smashing Pumpkins] From the Vault … March 7th, 2011 Wasn’t Passion Pit the burger joint where everyone hung out on 90210? Well even if it wasn’t, here’s a band called Passion Pit covering the Smashing Pumpkins. Oh and just as a warning, this dude’s falsetto is like if Berry Gibb got kicked in the nuts by giraffe. It’s that high.

Faith, lake street dive, george michael

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Faith [Lake Street Dive / George Michael] Ever wonder what George Michael’s Faith would sound like in a 1930’s Jazz Club? Me either, but that’s the beauty of a great cover.

Theory of a deadman, Alice In Chains, Got me wrong, cover song, cover

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Got me Wrong [Theory of a Dead Man / Alice in Chains] You know your career is awesome when your big summer gig in 2012 is slightly adjacent to the Rock Hall of Fame in Cleveland closing for Vanilla Ice. Such was the case for Theory of a Dead Man last year, here covering Alice In Chains.

Daughtry, 3 Doors down, Phil Collins, In The Air Tonight, Cover, Cover songs

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In The Air Tonight [Daughtry / Phil Collins] Okay, I’ll admit it. I’ve loved Phil Collins ever since I saw him play a detective in the movie Hook. It’s a guilty pleasure. So here covering that one song with the wicked drum part, is Daughtry, with some help from Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down.

Skanatra, Frank Sinatra, Fly me to the moon, Cover Cover song

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Fly Me To The Moon [Skanatra / Frank Sinatra] From the vault … September 12, 2012 With in the world of of cover bands, there exists the tribute band. Tribute bands, unlike the straight up cover band, only does covers of songs by one artists. Sometimes the tribute bands are just straight up impersonators, but sometimes they put an awesome twist on the original artists and wind up with an awesome gimmick and band name. There’s Mini Kiss, who you might have seen in a Dr. Pepper commercial They’re a little person Kiss Tribute band. There’s Lez Zepplin, a tribute band whose members are all lesbians. There’s the Misfats, a heavyset Misfits knock off. Black Diamond is a great Neil Diamond impersonator, as long as you don’t look at his skin color. There’s MANdona, which has to be a favorite on the drag queen circuit. Today’s cover is by Skanatra, a ska group that you guessed it, covers the Old Blue Eyes in the Ska style. Neat!

Jonathan Coulton, Sir Mix A Lot, Baby got back, cover, Cover Song

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Baby Got Back [Jonathan Coulton / Sir Mix A Lot] From the vault … June 18th 2012 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 Coulton covering Sir Mix A Lot.

One Direction, Wheatus, teenage dirtbag, Cover, Cover Song

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Teenage Dirtbag [One Direction / Wheatus] I ain’t gonna lie, I have mixed feelings about this one.Willingly listening to One Direction?

Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Kiss, Detroit, Rock City, Cover, Cover Song

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Detroit Rock City [Mighty Mighty Bosstones / KISS] The impression that I get is that this cover is much older than I thought it was based on the video. From the absurdly brilliant tribute album called “KISS My Ass" here’s the Mighty Mighty Bosstones covering “Detroit Rock City."

Richard Cheese, Lounge against the Machine, Lady Gaga, cover, cover song

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Just Dance [Richard Cheese and Lounge Against The Machine / Lady Gaga] According to Wikipedia, “Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine specialize in playing lounge-style arrangements of recent popular rock, metal, rap and hip hop songs, sung in a croony traditional swing vocal style, contrasting an elegant jazz treatment of the music with often profane and ribald lyrics to create a humorous dissonance." What that means in plan ‘merican english, is that he does covers, in this case Lady Gaga’s Just Dance, in a lounge style, when makes it funny.

Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Stooges, search and destroy, Cover, cover song

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Search and Destroy [Red Hot Chili Peppers / Stooges] Here’s the Red Hot Chili Peppers covering the Stooges “Search and Destroy." Man, the Stooges really took a new direction in the later years when they added Shemp.

Neon Trees, Justin Beiber, baby, Cover, Cover SOng

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Baby [Neon Trees / Justin Beiber] From the vault … December 27, 2010 If you play Justin Bieber songs backwards, you can hear messages from Satan. Even worse, if you play them forwards you hear Justin Bieber. If you play Neon Trees, you hear a pretty cool cover.

Flock of seagulls, Madonna, This used to be my playground, cover, coversong

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This Used To Be My Play Ground [ Flock of Seagulls / Madonna ] From the Vault … December 12, 2010 I’m not sure why this cover exists. Most groups cover bands that musically came before them. This isn’t the case, taking on Madonna, here’s … Flock of Seagulls?!?

Ben Folds, Dr dre, Bitches Ain't Shit, NSFW, Cover, Cover Song

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Bitches Ain’t Shit [Ben Folds / Dr. Dre] When I think O.G. I think of Dr. Dre. Then after Dre, I think of Ben Folds. He’s hard, yo. “B*tches Ain;t Shit" is the name of this rap, and it’s totally NSFW.

Playing for Change, Bob Marley, Cover, Cover song

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Redemption Song [Playing for Change / Bob Marley] Playing for Change is a global project that … fights world peace … I mean fights for world peace. In order to do so they recorded musicians from all over the world, had them cover a song in quite often a local type instrument, mixed it all together and made one awesome track out of the results mixing and mashing instruments together you can barely identify let alone have heard together. Here they cover Bob Marley’s Redemption Song.

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So ... just a general announcement for those who might care, Undercover With Crut is moving it's official base of operations from Blogger to Tumblr. The blog will remain and will be updated, this just cuts down on the amount of time it takes for me to publish each post. If you'd like to follow there go to http://UnDerCoverWithCrut.Tumblr.com.

American Girl, Jacob Jeffries, Tom Petty

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You know a cover is decent when the original artist posts the cover to their Facebook timeline. That’s a compliment right? Jacob Jeffries covering Tom Petty.

It's Time [Michelle Glavan / Imagine Dragons]

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Some covers defy words, Especially when they choose the strangest of musical instruments, like ... the Solo Cup as percussion.

Michelle Glavan covering Imagine Dragons

Payphone [Steve Acho / Maroon 5]

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Do kids today even know what a pay phone is? How is this song popular?

Steve Acho featuring Jena Asciutto and Munch covering Maroon 5

Umbrella [Train / Rhianna]

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Train covering Rhianna's "Umbrella." God, is there anyone who hasn't covered this song. Besides Ella Fitzgerald? That's right. I said Ella ... Ella ... Ella.

Need You Now [Boyce Avenue / Lady Antebellum]

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If nothing else Lady Antebellum has given karaoke singers another song to duet on, so you're no longer just stuck with "Photograph" by Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow or some crap from Official Grease Movie. Here's Boyce Avenue and Savannah Outen.

Moves Like Jagger [Sam Tsui / Maroon 5]

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Does it bother anyone else when a musician writes a song about another musician? It's like ... I don't have enough musical talent by myself, but maybe I can trick you into thinking I have more by singing about someone who does.

Then again ... I'm running a cover song blog, so what the hell do I have to talk about?

Sam Tsui covering Maroon 5's Moves like Jagger.

Airplanes [Ahmir / BoB]

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One of my joys with UnderCover with Crut (The Cover Song Blog) is that every next big act uses the cover song as a stepping stone to bigger things ... the tribute album in particular. I was turned into bands like Blink 182 and Dashboard Confessional years before most were (both those bands were on the 1997 Before You Were Punk album).

Anyway three years ago I posted a cover by a band I totally stumbled into on YouTube. The band is called Ahmir and tonight they get their big break on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performing an original song. I can't help but be a wee bit proud.

 Before they do though, here's my last chance to claim them as my discovery, as they cover B.o.B's Airplanes.

Space Oddity [Chris Hadfield / David Bowie]

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Normally, I try to only post covers done by musicians. Not just some guy with a YouTube channel. However this cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity was recorded on the International Space Station by Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield.  

I'm impressed, but I'm going to wait for the follow up Bowie cover, Life on Mars.

I Belive I Can Fly [Me First and The Gimme Gimmes / R Kelly]

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Let's kick Friday in the butt with punk supergroup Me first and the gimmie gimmies covering R. Kelly's I Belive I Can Fly!

Burning Down The House [Used / Talking Heads]

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Why buy new when you can get it just as good Used? Get it? Cause this Talking Heads cover is by The Used? I'm friggin hilarious.

Livin' On A Prayer [Alex Goot / Bon Jovi]

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Okay, I definitely have a man crush on Alex Goot. His ability to turn mindless bubble gum pop into catchy lil' ditties has won him my accolades before, but his take on hair metal standard, Bon Jovi's Livin' on Prayer is kinda mind blowing.

Radioactive [Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix / Imagine Dragons]

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Blah blah blah Pentatonix is awesome acapella music. There I said it. Now I have no idea who Lindsey Stirling is, but I would totally hit that with a sledge hammer. I've always had a thing for chicks who play electric violin since I saw that chick in the top hat and purple coat playing for Tony Tone Toni on Saturday Night Live in like 1994. Someone out there knows what I'm talking about and they totally agree.

Feel Like Makin' Love [Kid Rock / Bad Company]

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Oh boy it's Kid Rock actually singing the correct words the the song he's playing. He's finally got this cover thing down!

California Girls [Bruno Mars / Katy Perry]

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It's like 2010 Pop music got frisky and made babies with it's self.

Carry On My Wayward Son [Gwar / Kansas]

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OMG I think my head just exploded.

Jolene [Miley Cyrus / Dolly Parton]

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Okay maybe Miley Cyrus does prove she has some musical talent with this Dolly Parton cover. She might not be another Pop Tart. This however still doesn't make up for her cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Bohemian Rapsody [Flaming Lips / Queen]

As much as I love covers, I'd never found a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody that didn't either suck, or was simply a sound a like. Untill now. Holy farking shazbot. Flaming Lips just nailed it.

Also naked chick in the video. So there's that.

Tiny Dancer [Dave Grohl / Elton John]

This is one of my favorite covers of this song, despite all the side bars. Dave Grohl covering Sir Elton. 

Can't Get You Out Of My Head [Patrick and Eugene / Kylie Minogue]

It's like circus music, with a Brittish accent. It's downright weird. Here's Patrick and Eugene covering Kylie Minogue.

Round-N-Round [Lou Barlow / Ratt]

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I knew right from the beginning, this cover would end up winning.

Lou Barlow covering Ratt.

Boys Don't Cry [Grant Lee Phillips / Cure]

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Here's former lead singer of Grant Lee Buffalo, Grant Lee Phillips covering the Cure song, "Boys Don't Cry." If I'm not mistaken is meant to be ironic, because it's a sad sonbg, and it'd totally make sense if he was crying. Although it'd totally make him a girl if he did. So title stands correct as is.

Thrift Shop [Tyler Ward & Lindsey Stirling / Macklemore & Ryan Lewis]

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So I was just thinking the other day, you know what this rap song about shopping at Goodwill really needs is some classical violin. I mean Hip Hop and classical violin just go together like peanut butter and alligator meat.