27 December 2016 - One Republic - Millennium

I know you were hoping for a cover by a band with one hit in the US of an artist that never made it big here on his own.



My friends, your hopes are answered.

23 December 2016 - A Very Bittersweet Christmas

One of my favorite songs of all time is "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve.  Legally, it's considered a cover.  No,  really: Jagger/Richards are credited because it was ruled that Richard Ashcroft lifted the violin rift from a cover of the Rolling Stone's song "The Last Time" by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra.  Judge that for yourself here:



But we aren't here to talk about that.  We're here to talk about covers of that "cover".

21 December 2016 - The BlackSheeps - Gold Lion

The BlackSheeps was a band from Norway who happened to also be indigenous people from there - Sami, to be precise.  Yeah, they live north of the Arctic Circle.

That doesn't mean they can't pull out a superhot Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover.  While they were just out for a stroll.  And using a soccer goal as a drum kit.



As an added bonus, here is a more stripped down version of the same cover......



....and here's a far less stripped down version.