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theholycow 02-20-2009 06:09 PM

Music: Best cross-genre covers
 
How about it...covers that take a song and play it in a very different style.

This one is great: Every Rose Has Its Thorn (originally by Poison), covered by the "Pickin' On" bluegrass cover series (and brought to me by the Coverville podcast, great podcast, though a couple crappy episodes lately):
http://coverville.com/archives/2009/...post-valentine
Or, straight to the MP3 of that episode: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cover...lle-090216.mp3

He Stopped Loving Her Today, as covered by Trent Summar & The New Row Mob...the verses are done in the original George Jones style, but the refrain is done in some heavy punk style or something. This live performance sucks, but the album version is very cool.

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Just found this on Coverville, it's a great one-man multi-track cover of Africa (originally by Toto).

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Edit: Ok, so that last one wasn't cross-genre. D'oh!

stonehenge 02-20-2009 06:16 PM

This is either The Gourds or Phish, it seems like every time I see this song, it has a different artist on it lol

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Cover of Gin & Juice by Snoop btw.

stonehenge 02-20-2009 06:29 PM


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Framing Hanley cover of Lil Wayne's "Lollipop"

Bighead38 02-20-2009 07:25 PM

Danny's Song by Me First and the Gimme Gimmies. They are a great cover band.

Shaggy 02-20-2009 08:05 PM


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Shaggy 02-20-2009 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Juan! (Post 1980)

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Framing Hanley cover of Lil Wayne's "Lollipop"


Awesome cross over job they did :)

Shaggy 02-20-2009 08:12 PM

Rivet Head - SexyBack This isn't the music video for it, but damn I don't mind watching this video with the music behind it. :naughty:


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stonehenge 02-20-2009 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Shaggy (Post 1991)

ftw
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Originally Posted by Shaggy (Post 1996)
Rivet Head - SexyBack This isn't the music video for it, but damn I don't mind watching this video with the music behind it. :naughty:


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can't hear the song that well but love the vid :drool: lol

theholycow 02-20-2009 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Bighead38 (Post 1990)
Danny's Song by Me First and the Gimme Gimmies. They are a great cover band.

:word: Good one!

theholycow 02-20-2009 09:03 PM

Ok, that Take On Me cover was great!

theholycow 02-20-2009 09:06 PM


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stonehenge 02-20-2009 09:15 PM


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(not really cross genre but a cover none the less :crazy:)

Bighead38 02-20-2009 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by theholycow (Post 2006)
:word: Good one!

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Shaggy 02-20-2009 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by theholycow (Post 2008)
Ok, that Take On Me cover was great!


There is a much better one of a band I have no idea who they are, but its damn good. I will find it and post it.

TwoTone 02-22-2009 05:21 AM


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theholycow 02-22-2009 09:07 PM

Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train" covered by The Railbenders as a country ballad:
http://www.stumbleaudio.com/#railbenders2/7

theholycow 04-19-2009 12:59 PM

The rap thread reminded me...


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Dynamite Hack - Boyz In The Hood

theholycow 05-13-2009 01:53 PM

Ok, got here's new batch of 'em...

This one is freakin' great! I found it on Youtube but they've disabled the audio due to copyright issues (and the video was a still picture), so here it is where you can listen to it:
http://www.imeem.com/groups/aoyFzVZZ...hen-doves-cry/
It's "When Doves Cry", originally by Prince, covered by The Be Good Tanyas. I don't know exactly why I like it, it seems like something I wouldn't like but I really love it. I can't describe the style it's covered in.

Next, is the Phil Collins song "Against All Odds" artistically covered by The Postal Service. Not sure how to describe this style either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kehHqPfRhPo

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More hilariously, here's Hayseed Dixie covering Outkast's "Roses". This is quite obviously done in bluegrass style, which is what Hayseed Dixie does.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0FuMRHRCVY

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Last but not least, Groove Coverage covering Stevie B's "Because I Love You". You may not remember this one. Stevie B was a few-hit wonder in the late 80s/early 90s, with a pop fusion style of R&B/rap/dance (this song was more of a pop love ballad than those styles, though). Groove Coverage made it into a more techno/dance song, but somehow I like it anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW1ZdKZ41Vo
Edit: Embedding disabled. Try this one instead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_crYcjHpAA

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Here's the original by Stevie B:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09qBdgqwYJY

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theholycow 01-18-2010 05:56 PM

This is so awesome! I know Hayseed Dixie does a lot of humorous bluegrass covers, but Blue Highway is great and they did a great serious job on this...


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rodg1984 03-01-2010 07:19 AM

Volbeat - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

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Volbeat - I Only Want to Be With You

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Shaggy 03-01-2010 07:36 AM

I like this song from volbeat.


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rodg1984 03-01-2010 07:50 AM

Yea my buddy heard that song, had me find it for him, and that led me to listening to more of them

shootermcgavin003 03-09-2010 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Juan! (Post 1976)
This is either The Gourds or Phish, it seems like every time I see this song, it has a different artist on it lol

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Cover of Gin & Juice by Snoop btw.

its the gourds i have the cd

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one of my fav covers

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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xay...a-bottle_music

and my fav cover

rodg1984 03-14-2010 05:51 PM

Sevendust - Going Back to Cali

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A Static Lullaby - Toxic

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The Devil Wears Prada - Still Fly

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Scary Kids Scaring Kids - Notorious Thugs

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Silverstein - Apologize

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Bayside - Beautiful Girls

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Thrice - Send Me An Angel

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Johnny Cash - Hurt

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Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage

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stonehenge 03-14-2010 08:00 PM

Amaru - Whatever You Like (T.I. cover)


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