Friday, November 5, 2010

10 Things: Awesome Covers

Music Appreciation Week continues, with a 10 Things: Awesome Covers. I picked most of them for being unexpected or unusual reinterpretations of contemporary songs. They're certainly not a 10 Best, but they're still Pretty Damn Great. Let's count!

X
Gaslight Anthem covers Kelly Clarkson's "I Do Not Hook Up"


IX
The Script covers Eminem's "Lose Yourself"


VIII
Katy Perry covers Sam Sparro's "Black and Gold"


VII
Lily Allen covers Britney Spears' "Womanizer"


VI
The Fray covers Kanye West's "Heartless"


V
Eliza Lumley covers Radiohead's "Black Star"


IV
Glen Hansard covers Britney Spears' "Everytime"


III
Lady Gaga covers Coldplay's "Viva La Vida"


II
Florence + the Machine cover Beyonce's "Halo"


I
Mandy Moore covers Rihanna's "Umbrella"


4 comments:

  1. There are many things here that I am going to listen to when I get home from work. Chiefly the Mandy Moore cover of Rihanna because wut.


    In other musical news, HOW FIERCE IS WILLOW SMITH??

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  2. I luh-huuuuv Mandy Moore's version of Umbrella. Largely because the lyrics to that song are really sweet and touching and the original music doesn't really highlight that.

    Willow Smith is crazy fierce. How she hasn't developed a spinal injury from whipping her hair back and forth is insane. Insane, I say!

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  3. I really really like mandy moore's version of umbrella. It is awesome. That was the only one of these I have heard before. I listened to the other ones and those are great too.

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  4. I really wish Mandy Moore would release her version of Umbrella as a download or something. I'd pay money for it! The rest are pretty awesome too - I felt bad for the fact that they're mostly pop songs covered by decidedly non-pop artists, but that's what makes them interesting so whatevs, haha.

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