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Top Ten Cover Songs
Quick- what’s the name of the song that has been covered -re-recorded by another artist - more than any other? And what group has eight of the top ten most-covered songs? Duh.
Kids today- but what were they listening to in 1991? Well, some of the music their parents listened to.
The Warning is a trio of sisters impressing peeps with their straight-forward rock and roll. And they know more than three chords.
George Harrison What Is Life, an ‘official vid from his estate. Captures an interesting essence.
What is a Topographic Ocean? Aside from being the inspiration for this page? It was a Yes construct.
From The Yes Album, possibly one of the greatest discs of all time, a remastered version of Starship Trooper.
Great cover of Yes classic Starship Trooper, complete with shimmering bass and tight instrumentation.
Misha Gabriel Short Film to Get Lucky by Daft Punk ft. Pharell. I love good urban dancing.
Zero 7 does "Destiny", typical of their evocative fusion sounds. Sung by Sia, before she was 'Sia'.
Good little ditty by Chromeo, a Canadian electro-funk duo. Also: Lost On The Way Home and Play The Fool.
Choreographer Tobias Ellehammer does MJ’s Black Or White. Great moves, shot all around the world. This is cool dance.
A time-travel mix of Jethro Tull's Living In The Past. Part 1 was recorded in 1969, part 2 about 35 years later.
Kathleen Edwards with Change The Sheets. Wanderlust, homecoming, muted joy, all in one tight little number.
You have to be in a certain mood to appreciate Sounds From The Ground, but they are fascinatin'.
I met these guys in the 20th century, and the music is still as good now as it was then.
A few years old, but Foxes and Fossils does a great job with Suite Judy Blue Eyes way back in March of 2010.
The kids nail this cover of "I've Seen All Good People". They are from Eskilstuna Musikskola in Sweden.
Cover of The Beatles' Golden Slumbers, by Brazilian Orquestra Mineira de Rock, Cartoon, Cálix and Somba.
A sweet little Canadian animation from 2017. Good cover of Follow You Follow Me by Adaline.
Great cover of "Running Up That Hill", by Kate Bush. Performed by Small is Beautiful along with Trionova, 2014.
Iron Butterfly fans will love this In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida cover, including a fab drum solo by 15 year-old Sina.
Pretty good cover of Just Like Heaven. Rough-looking dude does a great with the 80s hit, playing all the parts.
Superior cover of ‘Night Moves’ (Bob Seger) by Hollywood Nights. Great voice, great piano.
A powerful, melancholy song from Arc of a Diver, While You See A Chance. Stand up on a clear blue morning…
Stevie Winwood wrote Gimme Some Lovin’ (along with Spencer Davis) when he was 18.
Jon Anderson leads the Contemporary Youth Orchestra in I’ve Seen All Good People- with some help from Sweden.
Night Train, deep-ish track from Stevie Winwood’s Arc of a Diver. Lots of 80s influence, but still, you know, Stevie..
Quick hits (so to speak): cool songs, set to mostly cools vids.
Hideaway, the Corrs. Or, a different Hideaway, by CCR.
Eye In The Sky, by Alan Parson. Live version.
On The Road Again, Again: (not the song you think it is; this one is by PAL, Paice, Ashton and Lord.)
On The Road Again, the original (a long time before Willie released a different On The Road Again)
Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
Kashmir (Led Zep) covered by Lucia Micarelli (lousy vid quality, but worth the annoyance)
Kate-palooza: As in the cover above, lots of artists cover Kate Bush. Here are 10 covers of the same song, Running Up That Hill.
Beams A ‘queer-fronted cover.
The cringe factory (not to be confused with CCR’s Cosmos Factory): Danish singer Tommy Seebach gives it his all with Apache (flip side, Bubble Sex. Really). I guess we all were all a little more oblivious in the 70s.
80s New Wave/Post Punk
Remember Nitro in Detroit? Whatever you wanna call it, this stuff just wants to dance.
The Fixx One Things Leads to Another ‘The deception…"
A Flock of Seagulls I Ran Not to be confused with I Raq.
WHAM Wake Me Up (George Michael before he was George Michael)
A-Ha Take on Me (bonus: updated version with Kygo)
Kajajgoogoo Too Shy That hair, that pout….
Naked Eyes Promises Promises (extended)
Psychedelic Furs Ghost In You
Dar Kommisar Falco (the original); bonus: After The Fire version
Nena 99 Luftballon (original German; English version here)
Duran Duran The Reflex Isn’t that bizarre?
Industry State of the Nation Lip sync, but OK audio.
Bronski Beat Smalltown Boy Extended version, with lyrics.
Rockwell Somebody’s Watching Me Barry Gordy’s son.
Wang Chung Dance Hall Days (extended); bonus: new orchestral version