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Song Covers You Have To Hear

Sometimes musicians cover a song and it kills...other times they slaughter it. I love a cover song that is unexpected or totally different - whether it is better, worse or just funny. When they push a song into a whole other genre, it is a risk which sometimes pays off. There are many covers that you just have to hear to believe!

The Gourds - "Gin & Juice"

Cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin & Juice"

The Gourds - Gin & Juice (Snoop Dogg cover) - Part I of II
by lortoad | video info

555 ratings | 426,402 views
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The Gourds

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Featuring Gin & Juice

If you prefer downloading music, you can get the mp3 of Gin & Juice.

Japanese Traditional Orchastra - Smoke on the water

Smoke On The Water - funny as hell!
by 13TIQA13 | video info

247 ratings | 46,535 views
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Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker - "Hey Ya"

Cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya"

Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya Cover
by ObadiahParker | video info

17,526 ratings | 2,288,964 views
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Second Hand Songs Database

Second Hand Songs Database
Database of covered songs - their original writers and origial preformers, and those thereafter.

Alanis Morissette - "My Humps"

Cover of Fergie's "My Humps"

my humps-Alanis Morissette
by redtur | video info

212 ratings | 135,855 views
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Covers of "Get Ur Freak On"

"Get Ur Freak On " has been done pretty well by a few different artists.
Here is the video of Missy Vs George Michael - Get Ur FAITH On (Mashup)
EELS Get Ur Freak On LIVE
by OfficialEels | video info

225 ratings | 107,037 views
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Who Does the best "Get Your Freak On"?

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More Great Covers

'Straight Outta Compton' (NWA) Cover by Nina Gordon
by kenjokol | video info

303 ratings | 83,790 views
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Gregorian - "Tears in Heaven"

Cover of Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven"

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Masters of Chant

This CD has an amazing collection of covered songs from Simon & Garfunkel to Metallica.
Masters of Chant

Masters of Chant

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1. Brothers In Arms
2. Scarborough Fair
3. Tears In Heaven
4. Still I'm Sad
5. When A Man loves A Woman
6. Nothing Else Matters
7. Fade To Grey
8. Losing My Religion
9. Vienna
10. The Sound Of Silence
11. Sebastian
12. Don't Give Up
13. Save A Prayer
14. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

Rockapella - "Papa was a Rollin' Stone"

Cover of The Temptations - "Papa was a Rollin' Stone"

Since the majority of acapella music is cover songs, I will offer up just one acapella song, by a group whose majority of songs are NOT covers.
Rockapella - Papa Was a Rolling Stone
by Philiphelps | video info

9 ratings | 5,341 views
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Jonathan Coulton - "Baby Got Back"

Cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back"

Jonathan Coulton - Baby Got Back (live)
by RevBigHead | video info

2,848 ratings | 605,248 views
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The Up and Comers

Even with just an instrument in your basement, you can do a great cover.
"No One"- Alicia Keys (my style-cover)
by davedays | video info

29,303 ratings | 2,913,745 views
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Paolo Nutini - "Cry Me a River"

Cover of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River"

Paolo Nutini also did an excellent cover of Amy Winehouse's Rehab.
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Richard Cheese

EVERY song that Richard Cheese does is an unexpected cover (which from him we now expect). He has done it all...and done it Lounge Lizard style.
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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The Kooks - "Crazy"

Cover of Gnarls Barkley "Craxy"

Ray Lamontagne and
Shawn Colvin also covered Crazy.
The Kooks - Crazy
by Georgia90 | video info

150 ratings | 93,220 views
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More Amazing Covers

Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit live in Nasvhille
by guybrushgf | video info

3,838 ratings | 1,229,873 views
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Song Covers Guestbook

What was your favorite cover? Is there a great cover I should check out?

  • jadehorseshoe Nov 26, 2011 @ 9:15 pm | delete
    Amy Jade Winehouse --- Cover Of The Zutons - "Valerie."
  • pangaloon Sep 6, 2011 @ 2:19 pm | delete
    I love Alanis's cover, and the Kooks. Eva Cassidy did a beautiful cover of 'over the rainbow' I am sure you know that one too.
    Really great lens, which put a smile on my face.
  • cassiemalvar Mar 23, 2011 @ 12:00 am | delete
    Paolo Lutini's cover is amazing!
  • Dan Montoya Sep 23, 2010 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOl280q4z9k&hd=1
  • bechand Sep 11, 2010 @ 8:18 am | delete
    Loved the Papa Was a Rollin Stone - I loved it -

    I also liked the "i cant help falling in love with you" that was done in the 90's
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