When she isn't singing in clubs, she can be heard serenading the Litchfield Correctional Institution inmates, or ironically warbling this one outside of pro-Trump rallies.
It's Memorial Day.
And, to help remember those who are memorialized on this day, here's San Jose's own Smash Mouth with their version of Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)," which is certain to get Judd Nelson's fist in the air as he slowly walks across a high school football field.
Nerdcore rapper and music producer MC Lars slays on this update of Atom and his Package's lament over the use of antiquated units of measurement.
The one beef I have with the song is the line "Well, I'm intoxicated with sports in metrics/come drink a decaliter with me."
According to the song lyrics, Atom weighs 170 pounds (that's 90 kilograms).
Even if splitting a decaliter, this would entail downing 1.32 gallons of, presumably, beer.
According to this handy chart, twelve and a half pints would contain enough alcohol to bring a 170 pound male near the level of surgical anesthesia.
With no backstory, Waterflow's version of Counting Crows' 1993 ballad "Anna Begins" is pretty decent. Maybe not the best cover that I've heard, but certainly not the worst.
I was lucky enough to stumble across their bio, and it shines a whole new, and wholly incredible, light on this cover.
Waterflow is a compound band name. Like when members of L.A. Guns hooked up with Hollywood Rose to form Guns N' Roses.
But, unlike a six mile jaunt along Route 101 South, Waterflow's members came from Slovakian band Flowline, and Dutch band Waterfly.
So, instead of a six mile drive for band practice, these musicians were separated by 1234 kilometers (about 760 miles) and lots of passport stamping.
Not surprisingly, the band has split and are working on their own individual projects.
But, for a brief moment in 2008, united by a love of bluegrass and "August and Everything After," national borders and language barriers were torn away to give you this track from the album "Perfect Match for Trouble."
Quebecois teen punks Amasic pay tribute to this 2011 unlikely earworm that was originally bestowed on the universe by one Rebecca Black.
They lovingly and painstakingly craft their homage to the universally panned "Worst Song Ever," like sculptors chiseling an exact replica of the Venus de Milo out of a gigantic pile of guano.
The Legend of the Dogu are a group formed in the bustling metropolis of Mills, Wyoming.
Here is a cover that they released last year of early '90s alt-rockers Cracker.
What I find most amazing is that all three or four residents of Mills, Wyoming got together to form a band.
Here is a cover of Denver, Colorado band The Fray's 2005 hit "How to Save a Life" performed by Fly By Nightcore, some American guy named Kenji. Though not much is known about him, it can be assumed that he has an older brother, probably.
I, admittedly, don't know a whole lot about Childish Gambino.
I know he was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live five or six years ago. He had a spot on the lineup of local music festival Firefly back in 2014.
But, it was the Netflix limited series "Clickbait" that really brought him to my attention.
I dug the song "Algorhythm," which was prominently featured in that show.
And, wouldn't you know? There's a cover version! This one is performed by Austin, Texas based Nu-metal band Notions.
Spotify identifies seks as a Norwegian glam metal band.
I thought that I read on a comment in the Coverville backlogs (I tried searching, but there's about fifteen years worth of material I'd have to sift through) that they were a Canadian band.
Either way, listening to this Blue Oyster Cult cover, I have a fever. And the only prescription is more cowbell!
seks should really get a cowbell and explore the studio space.
I'm sure that Denton, Texas pop punk juggernauts Bowling for Soup have better covers in their repertoire than this song popularized by The Bellamy Brothers in 1975.
I love this one, though.
Plus, the video has sock puppets.
And, one of those socks has doughnuts all over it!
You can't hold back!
And, I decided that, since I wouldn't bat an eye writing about fifty different pop punk covers, or reggae covers, or metal covers... it's fine to include a cappella covers as representatives of a completely respectable musical genre.
So, here's one of my favorites.
University of Pennsylvania uhm... septadectet? That's probably not a word. But, in 2014, the 17 piece band Off the Beat worked their instrument free spin on Indigo Girls' "Kid Fears" into the playlist of their critically acclaimed album, which I HOPE was called "An Ivy League of Their Own."
The two lead singers are absolutely phenomenal.
There's also a guy who sings Michael Stipe's part.
If someone made a pie chart reflecting the last hour of my life, it would have a small sliver, say 17%, dedicated to writing about Loni Lovato's cover of Irene Cara's 1983 gem "Flashdance (What a Feeling)."
The other 83% would represent my searching the internet sideways to find out if Loni is related to Demi Lovato, and, if so, how.
Inconclusive.
I like it. It's simple. Plainly. Simple.
Swedish duo The Mayries drop their trademark beautiful harmonies on this revision of the 2013 Song of the Year by New York City trio Fun.
And, no, no... Fun. is a totally apt band name for artists belting out a tune widely suspected of regaling a tale of drunken domestic abuse. Because that's a hoot.
If I didn't know that "La Bamba" by Belgian Synthpop group Telex was a cover song, I'd have just assumed that this version was taken from the recording session of a cyborg designed by Omni Corporation which melded the body of Ritchie Valens with robotic parts before programming the new RoboSerenader to serve the public trust, protect the innocent, and uphold the law on the crime ridden streets of Detroit.... and, you know.... sing Mexican folk songs at city open mic nights.
Canadian pop country star K D Lang's metalized version of "Constant Craving" comes from Her Chariot Awaits, a band fronted by Spanish singer Ailyn.
The lyrics remained in English, which is good... because "Anhelo Constante" is a dumpster fire of a song title, in my opinion.
With a gig in Columbus, Ohio coming up next week, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, and Al Jardine of The Beach Boys will have been entertaining audiences for an unreal SIX consecutive decades.
Over those sixty years, they have sold hundreds of millions of records, and recorded some amazing and timeless tunes.
This cover of "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups is not one of them.
Help me, Rhonda, this sucks.
The bow-bow-bow-bow "lyrics" that are charming in other tunes of theirs fail miserably here.
Then, there's the guy in the back crooning "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah" and "Sky is blue!" like a wave riding Flavor Flav.
This one is basically a bloated whale carcass.
From the album "Brass Emo" comes this .... well, brass Emo song.
Albany, New York band Millington add a heaping spoonful of Ska to introspective Floridian band Dashboard Confessional's 2004 Billboard hit off of the Spiderman 2 soundtrack.
I was disappointed to find out that Millington don't hail from Millington, Maryland. If they did, I could sort of hang outside of the Dollar General in a totally not stalker-ish fan boy way and patiently wait until one of them decides to stop in for a Mountain Dew Maui Burst.
From the album "Hannah Montana's Seriously Pissed Off" comes this cover of Ohio based experimental Electro-Metal trailblazer Nine Inch Nails by Miley Cyrus.
"I Wanna Be Like You" by Louis Prima has been covered well over 100 times since its release in August of 1967.
Of all of those versions, though, only one was recorded by a band with a name as cool as Psychedelic Porn Crumpets.
And, here is their version. The Psychedelic Porn Crumpets' version.
Françoise Sanders is an Argentinian (I believe... could also be French, Brazilian, Chilean, or Mexican. She is mystery....) Bossa Nova artist who took a Robin Thicke dance floor number and slowed the tempo and steamed up the vocals a lil' bit and just in general made it super awesome.
Reverend T J McGlinchey and Dani Mari, both accomplished solo Folk artists on the Philadelphia music scene, pulled a Wonder Twins move and joined forces to form Lovers League, a harmony rich side project that covered a song by Huey Lewis and The News while another guy who I don't know played an accordion.
I'll take "Songs that Don't Need to be Covered Ever" for $200, Alex.
Tay Zonday pays tribute to Norwegian duo Ylvis with this equally obnoxious and borderline bonkers remake.
Nice hat, though, Chocolate Rain Dude.
Here's a cover of the one and only Mr. T. by New Jersey punk pop band and general weirdos The Cereal Killers.
I started the video at the 20 second mark, because I'm a merciful person.
If you don't know the original song, please enjoy this more than you probably should.
Seattle, Washington trio (and radio KEXP darlings) Ladies put their unique spin on Canadian powerhouse Arcade Fire's tragic yet hopeful tale of a young man's sneaking out at night to clandestinely meet his girlfriend in the town center, briefly escaping the turmoil and misery at home.
The song is probably found on their album, which I'm guessing is called "Album."
Hoboken, New Jersey Indie darlings Yo La Tengo contribute this gentle acoustic rendering of Gother-than-Thou Rock Hall of Fame inductee The Cure's 1992 single "Friday I'm in Love."
I don't care of Monday's green. Tuesday, Wednesday, Martin Sheen.
To commemorate the day when General Ignacio Zaragoza celebrated both an unlikely victory over French troops against overwhelming odds AND having the coolest last name EVER, here's a cover of Wall of Voodoo's 1982 hit "Mexican Radio" by Mesa, Arizona Skate Punk band Authority Zero.
In recognition of "Star Wars" Day, here's a song by Prague, Czechia modern metal band Skywalker.
The original is attributed to Grammy award winner Sam Smith. The official video has over 327 million views on Vevo.
So, in effect, the entire population of Bangladesh has seen his video. Twice.
Grouplove slow down and mellow out Kentucky psychedelic rockers Cage The Elephant's song about struggling with the painful memories of a relationship gone sour.
The comments on this video show how polarizing this version is, with listeners either adoring it or abhorring it.
I'm team Adore.
The Tallahassee Arts Guide describes local traditional Folk/World band The Mayhaws as "Making The Ramones sound like Hank Williams."
Here's their take on this country-tinged ballad popularized by Lollapalooza vets The Breeders.
Speaking of driving on 9, if you're heading to the Delaware beaches this summer, I'd suggest this route from Townsend down to Magnolia. You skip the expensive tolls around the Air Force Base, and it's really not all that far out of the way.
Welsh glam rockers Manic Street Preachers power through Barbados born songstress Rihanna's pledge of loyalty to a friend going through a rough patch, offering to help shelter the unfortunate soul from life's negativity under their umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh, under their umbrella-ella-ella-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh.
