Here's San Antonio, Texas band Fozzy with their remake of "Balls to the Wall," the 1983 signature song for German heavy metal band Accept.
Yes, that is professional wrestler Chris Jericho on lead vocals.
No, Brock Lesnar is not currently forming a rival band called Scooter... that I'm aware of.
Veer Glider turn Toronto, Canada rap artist Drake's 2017 single "Passionfruit" into a coffee house acoustic number.
Can find absolutely zero information on the band, other than that they have proffered 265 covers according to the Who Sampled? website.
Brake Pedal Music, the label that put forth a few of their albums, also produces albums by Zak Barrett, who appears to gig regularly in Chelmsford, UK.
They don't sound British to me, but.... maybe?
Los Angeles, California pop punk band Londynne's Falling cover St Louis, Missouri R&B artist SZA's groovy 2023 boundary-pushing tale of mariticide "Kill Bill."
As the lyrics state, killing your ex might not be the best idea. In news that broke earlier today, a guy in Yankton, South Dakota (I swear, I'm not making up that town name) killed his ex girlfriend in a jealous drunken rage, and is facing 65 years behind bars.
Monterrey, Mexico sibling band The Warning, prior to supporting acts like Foo Fighters, Muse, and Guns N' Roses, had humble beginnings covering metal songs in their basement.
Here's their version of "We're Not Gonna Take It," the defiant 1984 single from glam metal group Twisted Sister.
According to comments on the video, at the time of recording, the drummer and singer was 9 years old.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rock band The Composure mix in a changeup on their version of "The Way," a 1998 hit for Austin, Texas alternative rockers Fastball.
The (arguably) catchiest song about tragically deceased geriatrics gets even happier, somehow.
Los Angeles, California retro-futuristic indie pop trio Cannons deliver on their subdued remake of "Dancing in the Dark," the 1984 dance rock single from Long Branch, New Jersey boss Bruce Springsteen.
My sincere hope is that they remake the video one day during a live performance, and pull Courtney Cox out of the audience so that she can join them onstage and gently sway while staring at her shoes.
For more Springsteen covers, Bat for Lashes' version of "I'm on Fire" can be found here, and Andra Day's version of "Glory Days" can be found here.
Country music in general would be a lot more palatable, in my humble opinion, if it incorporated elements of industrial music.
Lucky me! There's North Carolina aggrotech band Seraphim System, who turn Louisiana bred country star Tim McGraw's 1997 Billboard record-setting single "Just To See You Smile" into an electronic dance number, complete with a video that's like an inverse "Take On Me" from A-Ha.
Happy first day of Autumn!
Grab yourself a pumpkin spice something-or-other and check out this cover of 1977 roots rock single "Lay Down Sally" from prolific Surrey, UK slowhand Eric Clapton by Austin, Texas country folkie Autumn Boukadakis.
The video quality is far from perfect, but Vavavroom, these five kids from a rural high school in the Philippines, go balls out on their cover of Towson, Maryland punk band All Time Low's 2009 single "Break Your Little Heart."
Brooklyn, New York classic reggae band SunDub bring some positive vibes to the swoonsome 1996 single "Don't Let Go (Love)," originally from Oakland, California R&B vocal group En Vogue.
Neither version of the song conjures up images of a dude in a robe about to run a mohawked skeleton through with a rapier. So, the choice of cover art is .... puzzling.
Los Angeles, California based singer songwriter Matt Palmer covers "Pillowtalk," a 2016 song from British pop star and former One Direction guy Zayn.
The video for the song was uploaded to YouTube seven years ago, and has amassed 1.1 billion views.
So, each and every day, an average of 430,000 people have watched it.
Huh. Well, to each their own, I suppose.
Los Angeles, California noise pop band Cherry Glazerr offer up an interesting take on "Tip-Toe Thru' the Tulips," a song often attributed to novelty act Tiny Tim, but which originated nearly four decades prior by the crooning troubadour and grandfather of jazz guitar Nick Lucas (here's a video of him performing the song in 1944.)
Not unlike a Corvette Stingray, this version accelerates from dreamy tranquilizing vocals to maniacal axe-wielding screeching in approximately 2.2 seconds.
Washington, DC based comedy duo Paul and Storm pay homage to faux metal band Spinal Tap with their acoustic rendition of "Big Bottom," a release from the soundtrack of 1984 mockumentary film "This is Spinal Tap."
Though it's more sedate than the original, don't be fooled... their amplifiers were still turned up to eleven.
The vast bulk of UK pop rock band The Sweet's catalog was released before 1978, and they had not recorded an original song (that I'm aware of) since 1989.
But, they did get together to cover Akron, Ohio garage rock band The Black Keys' rollicking 2012 throwback "Gold on the Ceiling."
Burbank, California country artist Bonnie Raitt gives us something to talk about with this reworking of "Runaway," the 1961 rock (and proto synthpop) song from Coopersville, Michigan singer/songwriter Del Shannon.
I have Jenny Jam Onit to thank (or not) for letting me know that chief Disney/Pixar film composer Randy Newman covered "Big Time," the 1986 funk rock smash from Surrey. UK art rock singer/songwriter Peter Gabriel.
Based on the cover art, the song was likely the lead single from Newman's album "Homosexual Narwhal Phallus."
I will do all within my power to get "narwhal phallus" into everyday vernacular as an adjective, meaning "not very pleasant at all."
And, this cover (the song, not the artwork. That's... fine), for me, is the epitome of narwhal phallus.
For Peter Gabriel covers that aren't narwhal phallus, check out Lowland Hum's version of "Sledgehammer" here, or Bon Iver's version of "Come Talk to Me" here, or Reina Del Cid's version of "Solsbury Hill" here.
Stereo Sound are a party band that are rockin' the clubs of Dubai, UAE, going all night, and lighting it up like it's dynamite.
Here's their cover of Nigerian/Brazilian electropop singer songwriter Taio Cruz's 2010 dance pop single "Dynamite."
I'm impressed that their percussionist, not being able to secure a drum kit, decided to improvise by slapping a puppy coffin.
Just not sure why their vocalist says "Let, let go" and "Dy-dynamite." Why does she have to say everything twice twice?
On July 30th of this year, Nashville, Tennessee based cover band Our Last Night sent a tweet showing that since they joined music streaming service Spotify in 2015, their music has been listened to well over 1 BILLION times on that platform alone.
To put that in perspective.... based on the average rate that humans speak, a newborn could emerge from the womb saying the word "angioplasty" repeatedly, with no pauses for breathing or sleeping in between utterances, and by the time that they finished saying that word 1 billion times, they would be receiving AARP membership information in their PO Box.
So, they're fairly popular.
Based on their version of Calgary, Alberta alt pop singer Tate McRae's 2020 international hit "You Broke Me First," I.... I don't get it.
It starts off great, and then comes the screamo nonsense.
It's cliche. It's stupid. It sounds like literal ass.
If I wanted to hear someone screaming at me atonally, I'd just stop paying the electric bill for a few months.
SugarBomb dropped this cover of Athens, Georgia new wave band The B-52's 1989 RIAA certified gold single "Roam."
But, who are SugarBomb?
Possibilities included a band from Austin, Texas.
Or, another from Fort Worth, Texas.
Possibly a Motown/Soul cover band from New Brunswick, Canada.
Perhaps a wedding band out of Philadelphia, PA.
Channeling my inner Joe Hardy, I went searching for clues.
From the YouTube video description, the video was shot at Wharton's Green Room, with the only matching social media presence being for a cocktail bar in Covington, Louisiana.
This leaves the two Texas bands in contention.
The video was uploaded in 2018, making it unlikely that it's the Fort Worth band, as they disbanded in 2009, according to their Wikipedia page.
So, it's the Austin band, yes?
Hold up.... here's an Instagram for a pop rock funk disco band. Their website is defunct, but the first picture shows a flyer with a 985 area code. Which predominately serves Southeast Louisiana.
Even with subpar facial recognition skills, I was able to spot the drummer and one of the vocalists in the group photo with matching band logo tee shirts.
Amateur sleuthing complete, and mystery solved!
So, I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you ever need a freelance private investigator....
Ontario, Canada post grungers Three Days Grace cover 2011 global hit "Somebody That I Used to Know," originally by Australian singer Gotye featuring Kiwi Kimbra on backing vocals.
Gotye's stage name has a fascinating etymology.
It's pronounced the same as Gautier, which is a French cognate of his given Dutch name Wouter, which is in turn a cognate of the English name Walter.
So, Gotye could have simply called himself Walter.
But, I'd wager that using Walter as a stage name wouldn't have led to scoring the top spot on Triple J's hot 100 or multiple ARIA awards.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin quartet Dreamhouse de-punk 1997 single "Dammit," the breakthrough hit for Vans Warped Tour vanguards Blink-182.
Welsh rock group Badfinger's sentimental 1971 ballad "Day After Day" was done over by Cleveland, Ohio synthpop band Exotic Birds.
The remake was recorded in 1989, mere months after the departure of the band's keyboardist, programmer and backing vocalist.... Trent Reznor.
Picking up some serious Petra Hayden vibes on this cover of Pasadena, California glam metal gurus Van Halen's 1983 pop metal anthem "Jump" by Los Angeles indie dreampop duo the bird and the bee.
"Jump," voted one of the 500 songs that shaped Rock and Roll by the Hall of Fame, is employed by NHL team the Winnipeg Jets each time that they score a goal at their home arena.
It's working out pretty well for them, as they scored 132 goals at the Canada Life Centre during the 2022-23 season, an average of over 3 tallies per game.
Yeeeeeeee Haw!
German honkytonk band The Twang countrify 2001 trip hop song "Clint Eastwood," originally by London, UK art pop band Gorillaz.
For another Gorillaz cover, Revolution, I Love You's version of "Dare" can be found here.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
1963 single "Be My Baby" from Manhattan R & B trio The Ronettes is redone in an indie fashion by Vancouver, Canada power pop band Hey Ocean!
Happy Labor Day!
As a way of saying thanks to those who fought for the five day work week, here's Los Angeles hard rockers Jet Motor Crash with their version of Calgary synth rock band Loverboy's 1981 arena rock staple "Working for the Weekend."
British girl band Thunderbugs got their fifteen minutes in the late 1990s, during which they recorded their version of "Angel of the Morning," popularized by Juice Newton in 1981, but originally recorded by Evie Sands in June of 1967.
Turns out that thunderbugs are actual creatures, and kudos to the band for choosing to use that as their name instead of The Thrips or Corn Lice.
The freshest cover in the Daily Cover Song arsenal is this version of Los Angeles, California indie pop group Saint Motel's 2014 nu disco single "My Type" by the Delaware based Party Fowl Band.
The video footage was recorded at 8:53 PM on Friday night, so it's only about 8 hours old.
If this cover were gas station sushi, it would be perfectly safe to consume.
THAT fresh.
Many thanks to Party Fowl Band for kicking off Labor Day weekend in the neighborhood with a rager, 'cause the community-wide party don't stop (until 10:00 PM, when those HOA noise ordinances start kicking in.)
Thanks also to the kids riding bikes with glow sticks in the wheels, because that looks super rad.
Quarantine lockdowns didn't stop Lancaster, Pennsylvania octet Big Fat Meanies from throwing together a Zoom platform cover of Britney Spears' 2004 single "Toxic," employing equal parts clarinet, brass, videotelephony software, and general awesomeness.
Their bass player also earns brownie points for the Philadelphia Eagles poster on his wall. Represent.
For another Britney Spears cover, Fountains of Wayne's version of "...Baby, One More Time" can be found here.
