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Cover Versions that change the song's genre
Ok, so take a well known song and totally change the genre. Here are a few examples:
Paradise City - Bluegrass Friday - Death Metal Better than original ![]() Hold it Against Me - Ballad Very well sung Tik Tok - Disney Yes really ![]() Pretty Vacant - Elvis Presley Style ![]() ![]() You get the idea, anyone else got any others? |
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Interesting thread idea, I like it!
The first one that sprung to mind for me is this - I loved the original dance version, but the indie/folk version is just as good. Set You Free - folkie version |
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Lady Marmalade?
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Shirley Bassey - Get the Party Started [Originally by P!nk]
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Shirley Bassey - Get the Party Started [Originally by P!nk]
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joe cockers heavy version of 'with a little help from my friends' totaly changes the beatles lighter orig...
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"Tainted Love" was originally a very upbeat Northern Soul piece sung by Gloria Jones. This was then turned into a much darker synth-pop number by Soft Cell, whose version was then covered and turned into a very dark rock piece by Marilyn Manson.
The same song but totally different genres. |
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There is a Country and Western version of "Somewere Over The Rainbow" that goes like a fast train and is so bad it is almost good. "Somewhere over the rainbow-wow" is the sort of thing that starts this creaky old wagon rolling.
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There is a Country and Western version of "Somewere Over The Rainbow" that goes like a fast train and is so bad it is almost good. "Somewhere over the rainbow-wow" is the sort of thing that starts this creaky old wagon rolling.
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Siouxsie & The Banshees covered Bob Dyans "This Wheels On Fire", turning it from folk rock to a FAR superior piece of exotic glam rock. Complete with Banshees string section!
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On another note Montifiori Cocktail turned Crystal Waters "Gypsy Woman" into a bubbling bossa nova beat
![]() Courtney love did a rousing drug addled grunge rock cover of Durans "Hungry Like The Wolf!" (When she MATTERED! )
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The Mike Flowers Pops did an easy listening version of "Wonderwall" by Oasis
Travis turned Britney's "Baby One More Time" into a mournful ballad Marilyn Manson did his goth / metal thing with the Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams" The Toy Dolls turned novelty song "Nellie the Elephant" into a novelty punk song The Anti-Nowhere League turned Ralph McTell's "Streets of London" into a punk song |
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I always assumed that it was originally by Shirley Bassey?...
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Sugababes - Freak Like Me. Completely different to the Adina Howard original.
Embrace's cover of D12's 'How Come' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhEB...eature=related They turn the song into a ballad, I love this version. Amy Winehouse - Valerie |
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Girls Aloud's covers of Jump and Walk This Way. Both songs went to pop from soul and rock.
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Somewhere over the rainbow - Punk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymx8bHBigek Nothing compares 2 You - Punk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpTM8DMGajM I'll be there - Punk (BRILLIANT version )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIcaMpoTkI Uptown Girl - Punk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n18tZjzOJI All done by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, the best punk covers band EVER. |
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Will Young - Hey Ya!
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Sunny - Boney M
Went from a beautiful, laid back soul classic to a hideous piece of Disco crap - ditto Don't Leave Me This Way by The Communards Also Let's Stay Together by Tina Turner Absolute soul classic murdered into a hideous soft rock horror show Finally Love Will Tear Us Apart covered by Paul Young. How anyone thought this was a good idea to turn such a dark, haunting lyric into a slice of pop cheese is beyond me |
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Sugababes' About You Now - ballad/acoustic (covered by The Saw Doctors - don't have link yet)
Saturdays - Up - ballad (covered by The Blizzards) |
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Gypsy Kings did a lovely version of The Eagles "Hotel California"
also Mr Big's reggae version of the Cat Stephens song "Wild World" |
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Gypsy Kings did a lovely version of The Eagles "Hotel California"
also Mr Big's reggae version of the Cat Stephens song "Wild World" Another weird one I have found is an Emo version of Firestarter |
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George Michael's True Faith did a pretty competent job of converting gold into faeces.
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'Smooth Criminal' by Alien Ant Farm.
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Tori Amos has done a few covers while on tour. She usually takes a request at each venue.
I quite liked her cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. She does it on piano and its slowed down. A lot of emotion in it like the original but it a different way |
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