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The perfect cover song doesn't exi.....

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The perfect cover song doesn't exi.....
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Shed_Some_Skin@reddit

[Local H did. pretty good version of Shock the Monkey, too ](https://youtu.be/eBjZkYDb0NQ)
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puma_pantss@reddit

As well as Time by Pink Floyd
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omnes1lere@reddit

I got excited but there's only a poor sounding live recording that I found
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Fit_Beautiful2638@reddit

Hello fellow local H fan!
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Prairie2Pacific@reddit

There are DOZENS of us!
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Personal_Strike_1055@reddit

probably not in California or NY, though...
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steveweber314@reddit

i saw them live with Filter a few weeks ago. very cool and nostalgic cause i had forgotten they existed but i was a fan back in the day
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LordPizzaParty@reddit

I only know that one song but I really respect them for keeping at it after all these years. Looks like they're coming to my town in June and playing, well, a bigger venue than I would have expected.
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therealpopkiller@reddit

Seeing them with the toadies in Sept, can’t wait
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Fit_Beautiful2638@reddit

They tour constantly and always play new years eve hometown show in Chicago. They definitely embraced the grind
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wait_ichangedmymind@reddit

I have accidentally seen Local H live 3 times and I’ve been to less than 10 concerts in my life. Went to Q101 Jamboree, which is a big, all day show with tons of bands, I was maybe 14? Didn’t know shit about music, just that Red Hot Chili Peppers and Offspring were playing and someone gave me a free ticket. A few years later, random boy from high school invites me to a “block party” which I had no clue what it was or who was playing, turns out to also be hosted by Q101, and Local H also happens to be playing there. Another year or 2 later, friends invite me to some sort of music in the park thing (Grant Park maybe?) Again, no clue who is playing, just that I was invited to hang out. Local H was playing. IDK, I was just a clueless teenage who went where people invited me and someone it was always Local H playing. lol As a teen I wasn’t really into music, as an adult I’m kinda kicking myself for not paying more attention at the time. ✨And that’s the story of how I accidentally saw the same band live 3 different times✨
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realitythreek@reddit

Dozens + 1 more. Love Local H
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Inconspicuous_Shart@reddit

I saw them last year. It was a wall of fucking sound... Like I go to a lot of concerts, but Scott's guitar rig was undeniably the most sonic experience I've ever had. I'm a guitar player myself and I was like, how the fuck does he sound like that??... Went down the rabbit hole and found out he uses a customized fender strat with a shoehorned bass pickup for the low strings with a separate output to a bass amp with the regular output from his regular pickups to his guitar amps.
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rekipsj@reddit

I saw them open for Everclear recently and my mind was equally blown away. I wondered if the bass part was somehow prerecorded. Wild how he does that.
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Inconspicuous_Shart@reddit

It's not, he basically carves a hole in the body of his stratocaster and puts a bass pickup in slanted so it only picks up the EAD strings. If you watch him throughout the performance, he will switch between the bass pickup, the guitar pickup or both at the same time depending on the riff.
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morroia_gorri@reddit

Their cover of [“Shock the Monkey”](https://youtu.be/eBjZkYDb0NQ?si=ZueN0vbDlo1RotWg) was a highlight of the old AV Club Undercover series.
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MFDoooooooooooom@reddit

I need to listen to more Local H than that one song ... I've been staying for 27 years. But today is that day! Thank you!
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dbzmah@reddit

High five mother fucker
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BloodFromAnOrange@reddit

Last man standing and rocking as hard as ever.
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jtho78@reddit

Isn't Johnny Cash's *Hurt* rated the best by most critics? And *Personal Jesus* a close second? I've always loved [AURORA's *Life on Mars*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ095S0MmnA)
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flipzyshitzy@reddit

Unpopular opinion but his cover of Hurt is the most boring piece of music I have ever experienced.
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DarkArtMarksman@reddit

What’s it like being a literal robot with no feelings bud? lol
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flipzyshitzy@reddit

I can cry listening to certain songs/pieces of music. I'm good.
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DarkArtMarksman@reddit

All jokes aside it’s not for everyone I get it lol I’m from Tennessee though, right near the Carter fold and we take our Johnny cash seriously lol
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Poor_Richard@reddit

The video hits real hard for me. I can hear his pain in the song itself, but layering the videos of his life over top it just hits it out of the ballpark. I can see where you are coming from as it is melodically simple and there isn't much range in the vocal portion, but that leaves all the emotion he puts into it bare. That is what really gets to me.
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purpleteenageghost@reddit

I kind of agree. It works soooo well where it’s placed in Downward Spiral, but Cash’s cover is clearly him singing a song he was told to. I know he never listened to the original because they changed the lyrics from Crown of Shit to Crown of Thorns because they knew he wouldn’t cover it if he knew.
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flipzyshitzy@reddit

The OG song is great. The Cash cover blows.
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MsBlondeViking@reddit

This is my choice. Such a great song. Even Trent said Johnny did better. But hard for me to hear without crying, we played it at my brother’s funeral.
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_FLostInParadise_@reddit

You know what. I did not care for the Hurt cover.
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jdallen1222@reddit

It insists upon itself
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birdieponderinglife@reddit

Agreed
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jbenze@reddit

I liked it the first time I heard it but the more I hear it, the less I like it.
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flipzyshitzy@reddit

I despise it.
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canisdirusarctos@reddit

Yeah, this was likely the best cover of all time. There are a lot of good ones, but this one is insane.
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the_ballmer_peak@reddit

Jimi Hendrix's cover of _All Along the Watchtower_ is the original, "oh, this is his song now.
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Possible-Tangelo9344@reddit

Johnny Cash's cover of *Hurt* surprises so many people I've met when they found out it's a cover
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stm602@reddit (OP)

That whole album of Johnny covers is incredible. I think it's actually like his version of Rusty Cage more than Soundgarden's
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HotTubSexVirgin22@reddit

Rusty Cage is fucking awesome.
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Ant_Cardiologist@reddit

Way too underrated.
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SteakJones@reddit

I believe Trent Reznor said that song now belongs to Johnny.
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Bacch@reddit

A friend of mine's band covering Waiting Around to Die. Quick backstory--Townes Van Zandt's daughter was a friend of a friend of the frontman, so they recorded this and sent it to her asking if she was cool with it. She liked it so much she let them publish it without royalties. [https://open.spotify.com/album/0nM4wjlwu2m9JCVWw1oBOf?si=1R3m2ALHQ8qJQj-LPU6p6Q](https://open.spotify.com/album/0nM4wjlwu2m9JCVWw1oBOf?si=1R3m2ALHQ8qJQj-LPU6p6Q) If you like the cover, do yourself a favor and listen to a few more tracks. Start with Delirium, and hear it out--it's a ride that takes a few minutes to really show its hand.
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bean829@reddit

[Chris Cornell - Billie Jean ](https://youtu.be/B8yAZd7Ng8A?si=4QhKHIC3lmMiiWBj)
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heycarrieanne@reddit

Every cover he did was outstanding.
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Responsible-Meal2851@reddit

I love TV on the Radio! Thanks for introducing me to this cover!
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omgtori@reddit

Thanks for sharing this. Helluvua cover but love the OG, too. I also discovered their cover of “Team” by Lorde which just delighted me, so thanks again!
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chriscbr500r@reddit

Boys of summer by the ataris is one of my faves!
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Several-Hamster3096@reddit

OP if you enjoy H, you'd probably enjoy In The Whale. ITW has an amazing cover of Love is a battlefield.
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tehbighead@reddit

As a huge fan of Julien Baker, Blake Schwarzenbach's bands, and sad sack music in general, I was \*super\* stoked to come across this cover of \[Jawbreaker's Accident Prone\](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uxT0z-TDEk).
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Several-Hamster3096@reddit

Can we be friends? I absolutely love this cover.
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FoofaFighters@reddit

They did 2112 Overture/Temples of Syrinx too. I had no idea until, like, last weekend when it came up in my playlist. https://youtu.be/om2r0_RYZeU
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Several-Hamster3096@reddit

It was on the Another February single with a cover of Terrible Love by the National
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Common_Juggernaut724@reddit

Oh nice! Love the original but I didn't know this existed. Local H is one of those bands I never really got into. Bound to the Floor is an absolute banger, and I've always loved that one, but I've never explored them very much. That said, it seems every time I come across them, it's something really good.
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Several-Hamster3096@reddit

Its a whole new ball game to see them live, even now if they're coming near you go.
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Prairie2Pacific@reddit

Please do.chexk them out, they're pretty competent. I love their cover of Joey,  but they also got a cover of Britney Spears Toxic that's super fun.
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Prairie2Pacific@reddit

Local H is an amazing co er band. Wolf Like Me is fantastic, but my fave from them is Joey.
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Several-Hamster3096@reddit

My favorite is from the first time I saw them live (after several failed attempts) in 2004, Scott says here's something special and rips into Breed by Nirvana. Between the Hackensack tribute, Toxic, Joey, Wolf Like Me, Terrible Love by The National there's just too many great Local H covers that they've recorded to pick one.
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GarciaWolf@reddit

Ween
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nontoxicspawncamp@reddit

Boys of summer- Ataris
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RobotBearArms@reddit

Sound of silence and Shout covers by Disturbed. Also anything that the band Walk Off The Earth covers.
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Zehdarian@reddit

Def one of my fav from the modern day.
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Pisc3s_Moon@reddit

Bad Wolves covering Zombie
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Zehdarian@reddit

Fk whoever downvoted this! Great cover from a tragic event.
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PleaseDontBanMe82@reddit

System of a Down - The Metro (Berlin cover) One of my favorite covers ever.
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Zehdarian@reddit

Damn i didnt know this was a cover, cheers to my fav band!!
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fizztothegig@reddit

Hot Mulligan’s cover of Jimmy Eat World- Bleed American is pretty freaking sweet https://youtu.be/Xg-UKwDzyDM
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SeductiveGodofThundr@reddit

That’s phenomenal! I saw JEW and Hot Mulligan together a couple years back and they seemed very much a mutual admiration society. Also Fallout Boy was there
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fizztothegig@reddit

have yet to see either of them!
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SeductiveGodofThundr@reddit

Both are great live!
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fizztothegig@reddit

Also Ween covering Led Zeppelin’s All of My Love is beautiful too https://youtu.be/0_ToN7_EeVI
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stm602@reddit (OP)

I love Ween. So so much.
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RobotBearArms@reddit

Snort 🤣
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BritOnTheRocks@reddit

Did not expect to see this, but absolutely! I don’t even need to click the link to know this is from Live in Chicago.
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Hirsutekingmother@reddit

Their cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” is also pretty dang killer
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frougle_mcdugal@reddit

What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes and I Think We’re Alone Now by Tiffany.
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Dickrubin14094@reddit

James Morrison does a great cover of Man in the Mirror https://youtu.be/okhUVtBRWEI?si=J45E4YJv_61GyKsD
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Dickrubin14094@reddit

Also Pink’s cover of Bohemian Rhapsody https://youtu.be/JEQXKvWPz5M?si=uDN_HDjA1ULgp4I8
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cheffartsonurfood@reddit

Chris Cornell's cover of Nothing Compares To You is my wife and I's song.
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cheffartsonurfood@reddit

Local H's cover of Toxic and Purple Rain are both badass too.
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icybowler3442@reddit

I loved The Bacon Fedora’s cover of “Glisten” and Lark Meadow Sunrise’s cover of “Wake Up Little Susie”. One is a very produced, thick, poppy wall of sound, and the other is stripped down punk track. They’re both perfect versions of what they are.
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

The Beatles 'Hey Jude' is as good as it gets. But Wilson Pickett's cover (with Duane Allman on guitar) comes very close: https://youtu.be/0y8Q2PATVyI
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Broken-Sarcasm-Meter@reddit

Pickett's version is way better
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MsBlondeViking@reddit

My choice is Hurt by Johnny Cash. So good even Trent has said it’s the better version.
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix (covering Bob Dylan) And With a Little Help From My Friends by Joe Cocker (covering the Beatles) I will die on that hill.
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MsBlondeViking@reddit

Jimi was so talented. Great song choice.
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pecuchet@reddit

They feel like totally different songs to me.
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abirdreads@reddit

More recently, Tom Ellis (of "Lucifer" fame) covering "All Along the Watchtower" threw me for a loop. Wasn't expecting it in the show --- or a full cover version on the soundtrack --- but by the gods is it good. Different, but still good! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RjkDI_TpF5g&pp=ygUiYWxsIGFsb25nIHRoZSB3YXRjaHRvd2VyIHRvbSBlbGxpcw%3D%3D
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dowker1@reddit

I will die alongside you brother. Jimi's is so good most people don't even know it's a cover, while Joe Cocker managed to completely outdo The Beatles of all bands
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Sufficient-Piece-335@reddit

Good shouts. From that era, also Respect by Aretha Franklin (covering Otis Redding).
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

Didn't realize that was a cover!
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_buffy_summers@reddit

You just made me think of the fact that I prefer the Bee Gees (et al) version of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band to the Beatles' original.
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squarebodynewb@reddit

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0hPsX5M0NDBvjFGd9OGLMv My son and i started a covers playlist. Not all bangers but we put it all in their for the fun of it
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Thunder_Grundle0@reddit

The Ramones cover of "I don't wanna grow up"
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GitPushItRealGood@reddit

Local H’s “Toxic” is a masterpiece
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Queen_Of_InnisLear@reddit

I have some bad opinions and I accept that, but Paint it Black done by The Tea Party And Alien Any Farm's Smooth Criminal
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swaggyp2008@reddit

Was PIB not Gob? Or did Tea Party do it as well?
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PleaseDontBanMe82@reddit

I like The Unseen's version.
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Queen_Of_InnisLear@reddit

Yeah TTP did it, it's on their Tangents album. It's fantastic
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RnR1977@reddit

The Passenger covered by Siouxsie and the Banshees
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pecuchet@reddit

Their version of Dear Prudence is also excellent.
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RnR1977@reddit

I couldn’t agree more!
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Old_Pitch_6849@reddit

I prefer this version by tv on the radio https://youtu.be/xZl-ssLKyPE
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pecuchet@reddit

[The version they did on Letterman was fucking awesome](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxawVMQ02dc&list=RDMxawVMQ02dc&start_radio=1)
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Euphoric_Evidence414@reddit

Which (to be clear for anyone who doesn’t know) IS the original. And such a good song
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eastcoastflava13@reddit

Wait, the TVOTR version is a cover? Huh, TIL.
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sampsen@reddit

I only ever knew Wolf Like Me as a TV on the Radio song. This has blown my mind
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Just-Try-2533@reddit

Yeah. This cover sounds like someone said “hey what if we took all the melody out of the song and sang it all flat instead of in key?”
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Old_Pitch_6849@reddit

I really want to post a screenshot of your comment. What was that about who being the original artist?
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stm602@reddit (OP)

I said that I misread yours and the other comment and thought you guys didn't realize TVOTR is the original artist but I realized I was mistaken so I deleted mine. Wasn't meant to be a dig, if anything, I'm the dumbass
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Old_Pitch_6849@reddit

Fair enough. It happens. Great music is great music. Have a wonderful night.
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stm602@reddit (OP)

And you as well. Funny thing is I also prefer the original, just thought was a great cover
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Yall can't be serious 🤣
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Old_Pitch_6849@reddit

I like the local h version. I prefer tv by the radio.
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Apologies, for a minute I thought you guys didn't realize they are the original artist, but now I see. Sorry, I've had a few after work before a 3 day weekend drinks!
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CountingCastles@reddit

Speaking of covers by [TV On The Radio….](https://youtu.be/05LJj5QjGac?si=VPE6Nl1dayxFVVbY)
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FinallyKat@reddit

Nirvana doing Man Who Sold the World is still one of my favorite of the Unplugged performances (https://youtu.be/fregObNcHC8?si=uQXpUTmod0X71tug)
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xxMarcWithaCxx@reddit

Or pretty much any of the covers from Unplugged they did.
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FinallyKat@reddit

So hard to choose, that album is perfection
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CubeEarthShill@reddit

That was a very thoughtful response to the question. I’d never seen this before. Thank you for sharing.
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RhubarbGoldberg@reddit

Thank you so much! I played the nirvana version this morning while driving and was totally wondering what Bowie thought about it, but then by the time I got to work I forgot to look for any info and seeing this was totally satisfying in a super immediately gratifying, happenstance kind of way.
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FinallyKat@reddit

It's awesome when things work out like that, I'm glad I took the moment to look it up!
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Possible-Tangelo9344@reddit

Yeah that's what I was thinking. The whole album is just fucking amazing
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MarvelousT@reddit

It’s my favorite song performed by Nirvana.
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SteakJones@reddit

Easily one of my favorites. The unplugged version is *chefs kiss*
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bargman@reddit

Wait Local H converted TV on the Radio? I'll be right back.
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Kid_Kameleon@reddit

Faith No More- *Easy*
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Edgarmustavas@reddit

Their cover of War Pigs is also top notch. Mike Bordin killing it on drums.
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MFDoooooooooooom@reddit

The single sexiest ugh! in history.
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Primary-Strawberry-5@reddit

Mike Patton has a great voice
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Acrobatic-League7474@reddit

Dead Souls by Nine Inch Nails (cover of Joy Division) Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica (cover of the Thin Lizzy version) A New England by Kirsty McColl (cover of Billy Bragg)
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Allenies@reddit

I never looked into if they recorded it, but once at the Double Door they did a cover of Toxic by Britney Spears. It took me a minute to realize what it was but it was solid.
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PvtHudson093@reddit

The Atari's cover of The Boy of Summer
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Alexandratta@reddit

I saw Local H who had Sponge open for them at an Everclear concert. Sponge and Local H fucking brough it (this was 2025, mins you) Everclear…. Yeah… They did not.
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drewbaccaAWD@reddit

I prefer the original, not that it sounds all that different from the Local H version. Great song, either way. [Teardrop (Massive Attack) - Sarah Jarosz - Live from Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-NxQ4DRYfc)
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Hot_Frosty0807@reddit

The Cure - *World in My Eyes* The Ataris - *The Boys of Summer* No Doubt - *It's My Life* Lagwagon - *Bring on the Dancing Horses* Weezer - *Rosanna*
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SavageOphelia@reddit

Every Breath You Take by Strung Out
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Hot_Frosty0807@reddit

Also Bark at the Moon
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mikeumm@reddit

I love Strung Out and dont think I caught this one. Gonna have to check it out.
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roxylikeahurricane@reddit

Following post as it makes me happy xoxoxoxo
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roxylikeahurricane@reddit

Yes yes yes
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xunninglinguist@reddit

Brown Eyed Girl by Reel Big Fish Scarlett Begonias by Sublime Ring Of Fire by Social Distortion Hell, I've been collecting covers for a while, I just love hearing a different take on favorites.
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mikeumm@reddit

[Gin and Juice cover by the Berlin Project.](https://youtu.be/8pYc0BiskHA?si=V5t-e9KkvGvcVLsF) My brother's band used to play with these guys all the time in the Pittsburgh music scene back in the day. I remember seeing this cover on limewire and such being listed as anything but The Berlin Project. So you might have heard this song back in day being listed as NOFX, Reel Big Fish, etc...
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Bitey_the_Squirrel@reddit

[Sorry, but I like The Gourds version better](https://youtu.be/H4hGSR5njZE?si=g1SSUAdt7tswwJ8z)
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xunninglinguist@reddit

You should check out Shinyribs
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chrisviola@reddit

Bigger fan of the Richard Cheese version but this one's good too 
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mikeumm@reddit

That's all you dog.
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jpd1979@reddit

So if you used to go see shows at laga, graffiti, metropol, or even the banana and you went into the pit we definitely shared some sweat
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mikeumm@reddit

We definitely did then. I was at Laga like 3 times a week.
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MeanSam@reddit

For your consideration, Tool's cover of No Quarter by Led Zeppelin. https://youtu.be/_ZKIfCJZvZo
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Amazing cover! I love Tool, that whole Salival album is phenomenal
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xunninglinguist@reddit

The Pot by Brass Against, if you're interested
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Carcophage20@reddit

This song is like 85 cents on the dollar compared to the original
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Carcophage20@reddit

But I’ll go with Torn by Natalie Imbruglia
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DM730@reddit

GNR - Knocking on Heavens Door
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UnklVodka@reddit

GnR - Mama Kin. Aerosmith stopped playing it live after they heard GnRs version. Steven Tyler said they gave it the life it should’ve had.
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Good call. I'm one of those weirdos that thinks Use Your Illusion II is their best album
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DM730@reddit

Not weird at all. That album is indeed their best
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DM730@reddit

Live and let live is another banger cover
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Ceilidh_@reddit

I literally said exactly this, here on this sub.
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Wreckingshops@reddit

Maestro Echoplex - Prayer to God Steve Earle - Breed Jim O'Rourke - Fast Car Rollins Band - Four Sticks Helmet - Gigantor Beachwood Sparks - By Your Side Drop Nineteens - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)
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EarlBeforeSwine@reddit

Dude, anything Steve Earle touches is gold
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UponTheTangledShore@reddit

A lot of the ones I would have listed have been said, so I'll do a few that are a bit left field: Chvrches - "Love" by Kendrick https://youtu.be/msgimk3mV6g?si=Tj9lfDeyAo_2DNlQ The Naked and Famous - "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd https://youtu.be/4Tesb9rUUFg?si=V5mbiuxAquA1Cdss Deftones - "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd https://youtu.be/fXGp4wC6Ha0?si=uN1HROg2VjORIvE6
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OskeyBug@reddit

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence
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WeTravelTheSpaceWays@reddit

Along with their cover of Iggy Pop’s “The Passenger”.
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EarlBeforeSwine@reddit

Siouxsie’s cover Passenger is the definitive version, for me
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DougMasterz@reddit

Enjoy the Silence by Failure!
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EarlBeforeSwine@reddit

Lacuna Coil does a really good cover of it, too.
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stupidgts@reddit

This is the answer. The entire tribute album is good, but Failure's cover is perfection in my opinion. 
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razorwireshrine@reddit

Blackbird by Sarah McLachlan Running Up That Hill by Placebo The Nurse Who Loved Me by A Perfect Circle When You Say Nothing At All by Alison Krauss & Union Station One by Aimee Mann Maneater by Nelly Furtado Killing Me Softly with His Song by the Fugees Songbird by Eva Cassidy Make You Feel My Love by Adele Down with the Sickness by Richard Cheese (from Dawn of the Dead lol)
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HopelesslyHuman@reddit

Jeff Buckley covering Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." And I'm out.
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Lower-Tomatillo-9513@reddit

The perfect cover song is any of the ones Metallica did.
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Cougar_Focus@reddit

Local H kicks ass
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dirtfondler@reddit

A friend of mine who is a bit older, only goes to concerts for underrated bands because he doesn’t like fighting through big crowds to see good live music. He swore up and down that Local H were the best band to see live, and their shows are pretty under-attended here in Texas. I’ve been to four or five shows with him, and he’s totally right. They are so good live, such an amazing band. They deserve to be bigger. If you have a chance to see them live, do it. They leave it all on the stage.
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RoughRealistic4321@reddit

Weird one here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqBjSq1ntqQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqBjSq1ntqQ) cover of..... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6vVP91C3Iw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6vVP91C3Iw) I just think they updated it really well, and tightened it up.
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MagNitz@reddit

My guy, this is an extremely strong cover. Scott stays true to the original while putting his sonic aesthetic all over it... And it works so well
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925doorguy@reddit

Nirvana doing Lead Belly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night “ still gets me . Deftones doing “No Ordinary Love “ is awesome.
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Deftones also did a cover of Say it Ain't So, that was always on my CDs that id burn with downloaded Limewire songs
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925doorguy@reddit

I will check it out. Thanks
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pug_fugly_moe@reddit

Buried comment, but Fear Factory’s cover of “Cars” made it meaty. https://youtu.be/CSoKp6dRUH0?si=ezUSZNYm_EAkutcS It’s also hilarious to see Ray playing a two piece kit.
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Saw them at Ozzfest 99 and they played this!
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GuySmiley369@reddit

5 finger death punch’s cover of Gone Away by The Offspring
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forever_wow@reddit

Dwight Yoakam did a cover of [Purple Rain](https://youtu.be/7_UepIUrtmg?si=94sBo9t8NgiUwRvd) that, while no threat to overtake the original as the most beloved version, is pretty dang cool.
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SaskJoe@reddit

Bruce Springsteens live cover is pretty solid
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stm602@reddit (OP)

He is awesome and a great actor!
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

Loved him in Sling Blade. And in Wilfred!
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bigriveruk@reddit

Panic Room or nothing for me , dude.
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nefastvs@reddit

Also, "Streets of Bakersfield" with Flaco Jiménez rippin' it on the squeezebox.
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

You don't cover Purple Rain. Purple Rain covers you. ![gif](giphy|RJOn3p1xMXDjHiKU5S)
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BloodFromAnOrange@reddit

The recognition that flooded my being when i saw that. you are correct, the cover rips, local h has a very high hit rate with their covers. toxic, here comes the rain again, joey, scott knows what he's doing. and like all good covers, it also makes one appreciate the original even more.
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SaskJoe@reddit

BEHOLD! Lou Reed - This magic moment K-Os - Just what I needed Whitney Houston - Higher Love Cake - I will survive
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nefastvs@reddit

How you gonna mention Whitney and not "I Will Always Love You"?
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SaskJoe@reddit

For me, a great cover gives the song a whole new vibe, and while that's a great cover, its totally the same song same vibe.
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Defiant-Fix2870@reddit

Was that a cover?
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zoominzacks@reddit

Yup, of a Dolly Parton song
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Defiant-Fix2870@reddit

Cool, you learn something new every day
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dudleymooresbooze@reddit

That’s a Dolly song. One of *the* Dolly songs.
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gr3at3scap3@reddit

Might be apocryphal, but I feel like I heard that she wrote that and "Jolene" on the same day 🤯
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dudleymooresbooze@reddit

That’s the story, and she said she sang “I Will Always Love You” to Porter Waggoner as her way of saying she was leaving his show and group.
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flipzyshitzy@reddit

Cover as in a band makes it their own? Or cover as in stays true to replicating the original?
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omnes1lere@reddit

A cover could go either way honestly. Thats the artists prerogative...
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flipzyshitzy@reddit

Reboot
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Gian_Luck_Pickerd@reddit

* Killing Me Softly (both Roberta Flack and The Fugees versions) * Gloria (Laura Branigan) One subgenre, for lack of a better word, of cover I like is when the songwriter does a cover of a song they wrote for other artists * Lady (Lionel Richie, originally by Kenny Rogers) * Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King, originally by The Shirelles) * You Make Me Feel like a Natural Woman (Carole King, y'all know who did it originally)
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chawrawbeef@reddit

I haven’t listened to it in years now but that Local H mixtape album is awesome. This might be the wrong sub for this, but my personal favorite covers are: C.R. - [Hate the Christian Right](https://youtu.be/ozLFmsCJ3SY?si=Frw2VVWKAkqhPSqg) ([Team Dresch](https://youtu.be/YZtSwP6i64s?si=BIoZi-QYq_0xVG8y) cover) Melvin’s - [Goin’ Blind](https://youtu.be/crqpmb_-ke8?si=m61E6j8Bux-mWcEc) ([KISS](https://youtu.be/FU0eUGu2wSU?si=UjwHNX8im8fuD7zM) cover)
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hiro111@reddit

I've always loved the Robyn Hitchcock cover of a Psychedelic Furs classic: https://youtu.be/52DUrv1gCUw?si=CLnrDuHICBR3Fgdt
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patellison@reddit

Local H has some awesome covers, this one hits HARD!
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kid_christ@reddit

So good
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gofixmeaplate@reddit

If mashups are included, it would have to be [this one](https://youtu.be/2POSebkZ2wc?si=g5hqDvicmfIlcLW5) (APC - Diary of a Lovesong) for me. I went to see them on tour the year their debut released and they played a David Bowie cover instead. I was so disappointed! I remember a buddy sent me their live show he downloaded from a news server before the album released, or I pulled it from his ftp he set up for me bc I was a poor college student. I was blown away. This is still the best cover and mashup I’ve ever encountered
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stm602@reddit (OP)

This was definitely a must have in the Napster era along with the Legend of Zelda theme we all thought was System of a Down. Shame it never got a proper studio version
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omnes1lere@reddit

Best mashup ever: Kleptones - War of Confusion. A true masterpiece of a mashup, please, do yourself a favor and check it out.
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groovaliciousme@reddit

The Klaxons version of [No Diggity](https://youtu.be/TGqyUzPMHDo?si=FPo03xpFa09unpU6) is one of my favorites!
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chrisviola@reddit

Soft Cell - Tainted Love No Doubt - It's My Life Joe Cocker - The Letter The Fugees - Killing Me Softly Also there's three albums worth of covers by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs (Bangles) that all hit.
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ryguymcsly@reddit

I’m On Fire by Low
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RobDude80@reddit

Yeah, that’s a good one! I actually heard that for the first time a couple weeks ago.
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SpringBreakLawyer@reddit

[William Shatner’s cover of “Common People” by Pulp is way better than it has any right to be.](https://youtu.be/cMXhWf0vE7c?si=XusnexM3_ijrKQbN)
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gr3at3scap3@reddit

I was always really fond of David Gray's cover of Soft Cell's "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye".
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VinylHighway@reddit

Jolene by the White Stripes is a banger.
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omnes1lere@reddit

Hell yeah
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BritOnTheRocks@reddit

I just don’t know what to do with myself too.
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VinylHighway@reddit

Ohhh haven’t heard that one
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omnes1lere@reddit

Nin Metal by Gary Numan. Done.
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TexasNatty05@reddit

Disturbed’s cover of Land of Confusion is top notch. Also love their cover of Shout.
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blue-radish@reddit

https://youtu.be/Lmyd9LTkpfk?si=USo8f8Vn7tE4AdZx Lera Lynne covers wolf like me as well. It’s so well done. Highly recommended.
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LordPizzaParty@reddit

My cat is very upset by the guitar feedback at the beginning. I was happy to hear that old cassette tape sci-fi jingle sound. What was that anyway?
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Horse_Dad@reddit

Here are two more modern covers that I like: Royel Otis covering “Linger” and Sofi Tukker covering “Chasing Cars.” Randomly suggested to me on Spotify.
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Defiant-Fix2870@reddit

Zero— Vanna covering Smashing Pumpkins Maniac—Evergreen Terrace Something in the way— Bulow covering nirvana
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eatyourface8335@reddit

In Bloom - Sturgill
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Fuck yea! Sturgill is so great
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zoominzacks@reddit

Saw a meme that I wished I’d have saved “if I’m in the garage listening to Sturgil, then the whole damned neighborhood is gonna be listening to Sturgil”
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stm602@reddit (OP)

Definitely gonna try to catch him on this next tour, he just dropped one of the best music videos I've seen in a while on his YouTube page
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eatyourface8335@reddit

And a Xennial…
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switheld@reddit

anya marina covering T.I.'s Whatever You Like ( [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6INLzQaWask](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6INLzQaWask) ) is a fun take on the song
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_AncientAlien_@reddit

Local H has a few more absolute bangers of covers on Awesome Mix Tape #2 Bowie's "Heroes" Lorde's "Team" and a kickass guitar cover of Daft Punk's "Da Funk"
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Primary-Strawberry-5@reddit

Local H cover of Pink Floyd’s “Time” is immaculate
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Sparkyd34@reddit

I just saw them on the 19th!
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flamingknifepenis@reddit

I’d submit Failure’s cover of “Enjoy the Silence.” I never cared much for the original, but the way they strip it back really highlights the song writing. The slightly flat vocal, the off kilter guitar, the surprisingly loud bass, and then their trademark crushingly huge wall of distortion … It just hits right.
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SteakJones@reddit

Eddy Vedder [Hide Your Love Away](https://youtu.be/1jPIB8yQoC4?si=6ylflU1bB9H9CB-s) is fucking perfect.
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flamingknifepenis@reddit

Oh shit, I was obsessed with this song but forgot it existed and haven’t heard it in eons. So fucking good.
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Illustrious_You_6210@reddit

[In the Air Tonight by The Protomem](https://youtu.be/k7agiqfuQmQ?si=EdKPBsm7z_M_2Dj8)
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fromthedarqwaves@reddit

That’s a very true to the original cover.
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Illustrious_You_6210@reddit

Their album The Cover Up is pretty much my favorite one they've done.
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Sunchinethewerewolf@reddit

Cigarettes After Sex- Neon Moon.
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discountErasmus@reddit

[Breeders - Happiness Is A Warm Gun](https://youtu.be/LoIyUl10ChQ?si=WaC0MIsmNdCd6dNn) [Karen O/Danger Mouse - Perfect Day](https://youtu.be/jN08oY_cDkM?si=awBJ_soTgivGA7qO) [The Concretes - Miss You](https://youtu.be/vDqH-8gq-Ww?si=NoqwtG5JGrfhFfOR)
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Confidence_Man2@reddit

Great pick, OP. Local H still puts on great live shows. Scott Lucas takes requests too.
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rain0ne@reddit

Maybe you haven’t heard this cover yet? It’s definitely the best cover of wolf like me. [wolf like me](https://youtu.be/Lmyd9LTkpfk?si=RmdRFuXsr0YkcZlr)
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Sufficient-Piece-335@reddit

Some classics already mentioned, but my personal opinion is that the best cover is Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers. The original is from a prison movie called Unchained, hence the title. I also like Tainted Love by Soft Cell, Live and Let Die by Guns and Roses, and Stone Cold Crazy by Metallica.
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drinkslinger1974@reddit

I love the foo fighters version of baker street, also Metallicas cover of turn the page.
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PotentialPlum4945@reddit

This is a particularly dope and unexpected cover. Once saw TV on the Radio play a casino on St. Patrick’s day. Won 600 playing roulette. Good times.
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PatchworkGirl82@reddit

Rick Danko's cover of "Ripple" is a favorite of mine, his voice is perfect for that song. "Because the Night" covered by 10,000 Maniacs as well
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t_bone_stake@reddit

Robbie Williams version of Bongo Bong (done by Manu Chao) isn’t bad. How I never heard of the song and Manu before having it on The Next Best Thing soundtrack in the early 2000s is beyond me.
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MyEyezHurt@reddit

When Doves Cry from this same album is better than the original. I will fight you on this.
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100percentfinelinen@reddit

Ok but have you heard Editors version of the Cure’s [Lullaby](https://youtu.be/QzT9KbfBKMQ?si=uUyCj3gXVn8SQfjT)
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platypus_farmer42@reddit

Black Betty by Spiderbait
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_buffy_summers@reddit

Fiona Apple - Across the Universe No Doubt - It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine) from their New Year's Eve MTV live performance. Jordis Unga - The Man Who Sold the World. This was a cover of Nirvana's cover. Letters to Cleo - I Want You to Want Me I fully expect that I'll come back and edit this about ten times, to add more songs that I can't think of right now.
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

Led Zeppelin's 'Dancing Days' covered by Stone Temple Pilots https://youtu.be/Uh36o_e1Kw4
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Tacrolimus005@reddit

Have you listened to the secret life of walter mitty OST? Easily my favorite, I like the vibe and tempo. "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" Jack Johnson "Don't You Want Me" Bahamas featuring The Weather Station "The Wolves & the Ravens" Rogue Valley "Space Oddity (Mitty Mix)" David Bowie featuring Kristen Wiig #9 Dream" José González "Maneater" Grace Mitchell
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Ag1980ag@reddit

The White Stripes’ cover of Bob Dylan’s”Isis” is fantastic
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Chessapeak-play@reddit

Local H - Pop Life (prince cover) Also their version of Shock the Monkey that they did for AV underground on YouTube is a favorite too
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YEMolly@reddit

Damn. I need to hear this. I love TV on the Radio.
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shinobi-dragonninja@reddit

I like the “if blink 182 wrote..” series https://youtu.be/_I453ahNvCQ?si=mPvlI3yYXbm6CtlT
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sobeitharry@reddit

They are still excellent live.
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mlee12382@reddit

Sound of Silence by Disturbed I actually prefer it to the original from Simon and Garfunkel (still a great song just like Disturbed's version better)
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