Under the Covers....

(was there a wet t-shirt contest I didn't know about?)

What is it about today's music scene that encourages, nay, forces consumers as well as artists to pay such respect to the cover song? Here are a few recent/ recently discovered ones I just had to share. All the links lead directly to the blogpost the music can be found on...just hit the link, scroll down, and you'll find what you're looking for =)

Kanye's pseudo-cover of PB&J's "Young Folks" can be heard on All Things Go.

Ryan Adams doing classic Stones' tune "Brown Sugar"? Sorry Christine, but the only thing I can compare it to is what I imagine the Stones would sound like if Mick Jagger lost his vocal edge and the band were playing a casino in rural Minnesota circa 1987. (The Music Slut)

Or what about Snow Patrol's rendition of Beyonce's "Crazy in Love"? It's on Sound Gymnastics.

This one should take the cake: Marilyn Manson doing JT's "What Goes Around Comes Around." I can't link to it, but if you go on http://hypem.com and search for it, trust me, you'll be rewarded. However, it'a actually a pretty mellow acoustic version, but entertaining none the less.

Um, and this Panic! one is for Riley... Again the link doesn't work but search on http://hypem.com for Maneater. Yes.

Of course, no WVFI-related list of cover songs would be complete without Ted Leo's (okay, Kelly Clarkson's) "Since U Been Gone" (on The World Forgot)

Finally, my favourite I think, is a band I've never heard of (I just sacrificed indie cred for this, so appreciate it!) Je Suis France kinda covering LCD SoundSystem's "Daft Punk is Playing at My House" but the alterations are genius. Pure Genius. (on Culture Bully)