Boardman, Ohio classics cover artists The Great Pretenders tackle "Never Been Any Reason," a 1975 single (with a catchy af organ hook) from Illinois rock band Head East.
The Riverwest 24-hour bike race held annually in Wisconsin has adopted the song as their official anthem, and stream the tune on a loop for the full 24-hour duration of the event, causing a spike in Spotify listenership that possibly earns the surviving band members a whopping four cents apiece. Maybe.
It's already the first day of June! Thassssss crazy!
So, here's Austin, Texas indie pop group Sun June with their version of "Twice," a 2006 downtempo release from Gothenburg, Sweden trip hop band Little Dragon.
Look, if we're all going to die from water shortages brought about by the proliferation of artificial intelligence, at least we can occasionally get a cool cover song from the planet wreckers.
Here's one!
Bardcore North, a Turkish site that uses AI to transform modern songs into Norse seafaring doom ballads scores big with their remake of "Love Me Again," a 2013 single from North Yorkshire, UK soul pop artist John Newman.
New York City wizard rockers Swish and Flick cutesy up the crunk on their version of "Get Low," a 2002 release about releases (skeet-skeet) from Atlanta, Georgia Southern hip hop artist Lil' Jon.
Neo-Psychedelia band Wolfmother had their 2006 hard rock single "The Joker and the Thief" covered by fellow Sydney, Australia natives Asteroid Brains.
I doubt that the song was based off of this image, but it's all I could think of upon hearing the title.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana area teen band Tru Illusion cover "Home Sweet Home," a 1985 power ballad from Hollywood, California glam artists Motley Crue.
For more covers of the Crue, the Between the Buried and Me version of "Kickstart My Heart" can be found here, and the Tuuli version of "Girls, Girls, Girls" can be found here.
Springfield, Massachusetts nu metal group Medicated Savage cover "Unsung," a 1991 noise rock single from New York City post-hardcore band Helmet.
When I performed a Google search asking if medicated savages should wear helmets, Microsoft Copilot responded:
If “Medicated Savages” refers to people who engage in activities like airsoft, welding, or other tasks where head impact or debris is a risk, yes — wearing a helmet is strongly recommended.
I don't know what being a medicated savage has to do with welding, but, thanks, AI for the semi-sensical response.
