Favourite cover versions of songs...

[Aeolienne]

Adam Lambert, Ordinary World

 

[Mr. Stevens]

Original by Television.

 

[Mr. Stevens]

Original by Jimi Hendrix.

 

[AGXStarseed]

GO!! Light Up! - "Collective Consciousness" (from Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)

 

[Aeolienne]

Two cover versions of Kim Wilde's You Came...

In Greek: Bessy Argyraki, Eisai oti agapo

In Finnish: Hausmylly, Niin tein

 

[AGXStarseed]

"Holding Out For A Hero" by Hildegard von Blingin’ & Whitney Avalon (Medieval/Bardcore Cover)

Lyrics:
[HILDEGARD] Whither have the worthy gone, oh, where is fair Gawain?
Where is gallant Galahad to take the bridle rein?
[WHITNEY] Is there not a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and turn and I dream of what I need

[H] I need a hero
I shall hold out for a hero 'til the end of the night
I pray he be hale,
Wingèd of heel
And newly return’d from the fight
[W] I need a hero
I shall hold out for a hero 'til the morning light
He must be assur’d
E’er true to his word
With a wit that will thrill and excite
Thrill and excite

Erelong at the witching hour within my reverie
Somewhere just beyond the veil someone reacheth out for me
[H] Racing on a courser and clad in gleaming mail
I shall answer none but he who bringeth me the grail

[W] Aaah, I need a hero
I shall hold out for a hero 'til the end of the night
Could I but afford
My very own sword
I would not require his might
[H] I need a hero
I shall hold out for a hero 'til the morning light
By god was he blessed
E’er true to his quest
A man of whom Chaucer will write

[W] Up where the dragons glide near heaven above
Out on a storm-tossed odyssey
Verily doth a saintly champion ride toward me
[H] Through the wind, and the chill, and the rain
The plague, and the flood
I can feel his approach like a fire in my blood

[BOTH] I need a hero
I shall hold out for a hero ‘til the end of the night
I pray he be hale,
Wingèd of heel
And newly return’d from the fight
I need a hero
I shall hold out for a hero ‘til the morning light
A knight, not a pawn
A true paragon
With armor and eyes shining bright
I need a hero

 

[Aeolienne]

Johnny Cash, I Won't Back Down (after Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

 

[Aeolienne]

Donna Summer, MacArthur Park

 

[The Pandector]

Some of us oldies will remember the Box Tops doing The Letter. Here it is by my generation's premier cover artist. Terrible recording, but the energy is there; gets better as it goes.

The Letter/Joe Cocker - YouTube​

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YouTube › watch

 

[AGXStarseed]

A trio of female covers of the song "Hellfire" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame - all putting their own spin on what is arguably Disney's best villain song:

Reinaeiry

RafScrap

Annapantsu

 

[Aeolienne]

Brad Mehldau, I Am the Walrus

 

[Aeolienne]

Portugal. The Man, Novocaine for the Soul (after Eels)

 

[Aeolienne]

Portugal. The Man ft. Cherry Glazer, Steal My Sunshine (after Len)

 

[AGXStarseed]

"Danger Zone" - No Resolve and State of Mine

 

[Lemon Zing]

The song "Way Out West" by James Blundell and James Reyne from Australia, is better than the original by the Dingoes. It's way more upbeat.

The lead singer in the Dingoes died recently, though. Rest in peace.

 

[Aeolienne]

McFly, I Saw Her Standing There (after the Beatles)

 

[Aeolienne]

McFly, She Loves You (after the Beatles)

 

[Aeolienne]

McFly, I Wanna Hold Your Hand

 

[Aeolienne]

5ive, We Will Rock You

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Then there is Danny Elfman's version of I am the Walrus.