"Move Your Feet" by The Distance

 

I slept on "Move Your Feet," a 2002 Eurodance release from Thisted, Denmark duo Junior Senior. My introduction to it was through a portion of a medley sung by Poppy in the 2016 animated adventure comedy "Trolls."

Manchester, UK pair The Distance (trio if you count the cat that makes a cameo in their video, but contributes absolutely nothing other than cuteness) practice what they preach on their remake.  

Of course, due to their incorporation of a multi-channel pedal operated looper, they had no choice but to move their feet, or their rendition would have sounded like skid marks.

With their feet and their hands and possibly their foreheads in constant motion, they pulled off a genuinely impressive one-take cover.

"Dancing in the Street" by Atomic Kitten

 

Liverpool, UK vocal trio Atomic Kitten pump a healthy dose of adrenaline into their teen pop remake of "Dancing in the Street," a 1964 Hitsville song from Motown artists Martha and the Vandellas.

If you're wondering what the atomic number of a kitten is, it's 26.  Same as the atomic number for Iron.

This is because if you place several iron bars end to end, it makes a Fe line.

Please put that knife down.  

"Meant to Live" by Coastline 95

 

Coastline 95 were a pop punk band from the Tidewater area.... presumably around Virginia Beach, Virginia, based on this video of them performing a full set at Wing King Rosemont in early 2022.

Here, they cover "Meant to Live," a 2003 radio single from San Diego, California post-grunge band Switchfoot.

All of the links to their social media accounts lead to dead ends, so it's a safe assumption that somewhere between 2022 and 2024, they called it quits.

That's a shame.... because they were meant to play for so much longer.

"I Feel the Earth Move" by Eternal

 

London, UK Soul R&B vocal group Eternal cover "I Feel the Earth Move," a 1971 piano fueled pop rock single from New York City songstress Carole King.

According to a seismology report from the British Geographical Survey, it's unlikely that the band truly felt the Earth move under their feet, unless they're referring to the 2018 quake that hit the lowland meadows around Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera

"Insane in the Brain" by Cherry Stone

 

It's 4/20.... so here's a cover of "Insane in the Brain," the 1993 crossover single from South Gate, California hip hop group Cypress Hill by Milano, Italy nu metal band Cherry Stone.

"Apologize" by Trippynova

 

Miami, Florida mystic groove artists Trippynova ain't got time for your regrets on their cover of 2007 R&B collaboration "Apologize" from Norfolk, Virginia rapper Timbaland and Colorado Springs, Colorado pop band OneRepublic.

For another OneRepublic cover, Alice Lamb's version of "Counting Stars" can be found here.

"Cold as Ice" by Sunshine on Mars

 

Sunshine on Mars collaborated virtually, recording an album of cover songs in 2012 without having ever met the other members in person.

Here's their version of New York City based rock band Foreigner's 1977 synth driven single "Cold As Ice."

Oddly, the first clear visual of sunshine on Mars was in 2023 according to this article, long after Sunshine on Mars stopped playing together separately.