"Girl in the Mirror" by Acoustrios Band

 

Essex, UK pop rap artist Sophia Grace has her 2017 single "Girl in the Mirror" covered by Bambang, Philippines group Acoustrios Band.

Speaking of girl in the mirror, and horror..... the movie "Look Away" is currently streaming on Pluto TV.

"Satellite" by RedRoom

 

RedRoom cover "Satellite," a 1987 offering from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania roots rockers The Hooters.

Great, albeit hooterless, version.

RedRoom are most likely from London, UK.... and possibly an offshoot of the group T'Pau.  

Though, the LinkedIn profile for the drummer indicates that he's from Florida, working stateside for the past 7 years.

So.... who knows?

For another Hooters cover, the Kilkenny Band's version of "Karla with a K" can be found here.

"The Needle and the Damage Done" by Halo Circus

 

Los Angeles, California electronic duo Halo Circus cover "The Needle and the Damage Done," a powerful 1972 ballad from Toronto, Canada singer, songwriter, and crazy horse Neil Young.

For more Young covers, the Trousdale version of "Old Man" can be found here, and the Tanya Donelly version of "Heart of Gold" can be found here.

"Electric Blue" by The Sundance Kids

 

Adelaide, South Australia indie band The Sundance Kids cover "Electric Blue," a 1987 synth pop single from Sydney group Icehouse.  

For all sorts of information about the color Rich Electric Blue, here's a page from the ColorHexa website.

"Flowers in the Window" by Modica

 

Bristol, UK acoustic duo Modica cover "Flowers in the Window," a 2002 post-Britpop single from Glasgow, Scotland alternative rockers Travis.

For another Travis cover, the Wurzels version of "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" can be found here.

"Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by Lunar Levitation

 

St Louis, Missouri classic rockers Lunar Levitation cover "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)," a 1968 psychedelic blues single from Seattle, Washington guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix. 

For another Hendrix cover, the Mary's Danish version of "Foxey Lady" can be found here.

"Tear in My Heart" by Cardioqueen

 

Dallas, Texas rock band Cardioqueen cover "Tear in My Heart," a 2015 electropop release from Columbus, Ohio blurry faces Twenty One Pilots.

According to the Health Hype website, a tear in the heart is likely a myocardial rupture, and you should get that checked out immediately, because it's kind of serious.

For another Twenty One Pilots cover, the Blondfire version of "Heathens" can be found here.

"Put Your Records On" by Ritt Momney

 

Salt Lake City, Utah indie artist Ritt Momney rocks the.... junkyard?  Superfund waste site? on his cover of "Put Your Records On," a 2006 jazzy pop-soul single from Leeds, UK singer songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae.

"I Got You Babe" by Pesega Boe

 

Welp. It's Groundhog Day. Again.

This year's cover of Sonny and Cher's 1965 single "I Got You Babe" comes from Samoan artist and producer Pesega Boe.

For previous covers, the Night Bird version can be found here, the Praytell version can be found here, the Mudpie version can be found here, and the Toadsuck Symphony version can be found here.

"Stop! In the Name of Love" by Mephisto Walz

 

Los Angeles, California Gothic art punk band Mephisto Walz cover "Stop! In the Name of Love," a 1965 hit for Detroit, Michigan doo-woppers The Supremes.  

For another Supremes cover, the Vanilla Fudge version of "You Keep Me Hanging On" can be found here.

"Our Darkness" by Inquisita

 

Chemnitz, Germany synth pop band Inquisita cover "Our Darkness," a 1984 release from London, UK avant-garde musician Anne Clark.

"Lonesome Pine" by The Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters

 

Venice, Florida transplants The Alaskan Sunnyside Sisters bring youthful gospel bluegrass stylings to their version of "Lonesome Pine," a 1995 single from Southern Virginia band Blue Highway.

"The Sign" by Chickenrace

 

Japanese indie punk band Chickenrace cover "The Sign," a 1993 electro-reggae single from Gothenburg, Sweden group Ace of Base.

Speaking of signs and Japan, here's an article from ThunderDungeon regarding Japanese signs with hilariously inaccurate translations.

For another Ace of Base cover, the Dynamit version of "All That She Wants" can be found here.

"Dusty Trails" by Gruhak

 

Dubrovnik, Croatia band Gruhak honor their late singer/guitarist Boris Kosovic with a gorgeous rendition of "Dusty Trails," a 2016 ballad from Brooklyn, New York indie pop group Lucius. 

"Coconut" by Sprung Monkey

 

San Diego, California funk metal group Sprung Monkey cover "Coconut," a goofy 1971 calypso tune from Brooklyn, New York pop artist Harry Nilsson.

If you don't have lime juice, you could always put the peanut butter in the coconut and make some homemade Chick-O-Sticks.

"Headhunter" by Dicepeople

 

London, UK dark electro band Dicepeople cover "Headhunter," a 1988 EDM single from Aarschot, Belgium industrial dance group Front 242.

"(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" by Cheekface

 

Los Angeles, California indie rockers Cheekface cover "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding," originally a 1974 country song from Surrey, UK group Brinsley Schwarz.

"Redneck Woman" by Focus

 

Paris, France band Focus cover "Redneck Woman," the 2004 debut single from Pocahontas, Illinois country artist Gretchen Wilson.

Not placing blame or anything, but it appears that the two venues where Focus Le Groupe's YouTube videos were shot (L'Angora and Cafe Baroc) have both permanently closed.

Quelle domage!

"Wasteland" by Stillcraft

 

Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania hard rockers Stillcraft cover "Wasteland," a 2005 promotional single from Knoxville, Tennessee alternative rockers 10 Years. 

This recording was made outside of Iron Pigs Stadium, the place where Nick Castellanos will be put out to pasture within the next few seasons.

"Fame" by Bladehouse

 

Athens, Greece cover band Bladehouse slice through "Fame," a 1980 post-disco single from New York City singer and actress Irene Cara.

For another Cara cover, Loni Lovato's version of "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" can be found here.

"Getting Away with Murder" by Coma Waves

 

Punta Gorda, Florida nu metal band Coma Waves cover "Getting Away with Murder," a 2004 release from Vacaville, California alternative rock group Papa Roach.

The band chose the name Coma Waves because Electroencephalography is really, really hard to spell, and probably wouldn't fit on a lot of marquees.

"Camp Adventure" by Stereosity

 

Rancho Santa Margarita, California twinkle rockers Stereosity cover "Camp Adventure," a 2015 single from Brighton, UK math rock band Delta Sleep.

"What's My Scene" by Equalize

 

Bendigo cover band Equalize perform a studio version of "What's My Scene," a 1987 power pop single from fellow Aussie college rock group Hoodoo Gurus.

"Lovely Day" by Out of Eden

 

Nashville, Tennessee urban contemporary gospel group Out of Eden cover "Lovely Day," a funky 1977 number from Slab Fork, West Virginia soul artist Bill Withers.

For another Withers cover, the Radkey version of "Ain't No Sunshine" can be found here.

"Slow Burn" by Moon Taxi

 

Underground Nashville, Tennessee alt rock band Moon Taxi cover "Slow Burn," a 2018 country pop single from critically acclaimed Mineola, Texas singer songwriter Kacey Musgraves.

According to the Treejourney website, the best slow burning fire woods are:

• Oak
• Maple
• Ash
• Hickory
• Cherry

"Yankee Rose" by Lobster Tot Martini

 

Southeast Pennsylvania high energy band Lobster Tot Martini cover "Yankee Rose," a 1986 glam single from Bloomington, Indiana hard rock musician David Lee Roth.

According to Mapquest, the band hails from West Chester.

If so, they are one of the two coolest bands in the immediate area with "Lobster" in the name.

"Spirits" by Across the Board

 

Award-winning band Across the Board cover "Spirits," a 2016 folk single from fellow Ontario, Canada alt-country poppers The Strumbellas.

"Baby It's You" by Dolly Mixture

 

Cambridge, UK twee pop trio Dolly Mixture perform "Baby It's You," originally a 1961 hit doo wop single from Passaic, New Jersey soul girl group The Shirelles.

For another Shirelles cover, the French Kicks version of "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" can be found here.

"Run Runaway" by Arcana Kings

 

Western Canada outfit Arcana Kings employ an uncommon mixture of metal and bagpipes on their cover of "Run Runaway," a 1984 Celt rock single from Wolverhampton, UK group Slade.

"Star Shopping" by Anavae

 

London, UK duo Anavae cover "Star Shopping," a 2015 cloud rap single from Allentown, Pennsylvania artist Lil Peep.

If you're shopping for a celestial body.... at least the unofficially official naming rights, the folks over at Star Registry give a price ranging anywhere from 30 dollars to 190 dollars.

"I Wanna Be Your Dog" by Bleach Temple

 
Auckland, New Zealand quartet Bleach Temple perform "I Wanna Be Your Dog," a 1969 proto punk single from New York City garage band The Stooges.

A different cover version landed on the soundtrack of 2021 Disney film "Cruella," and could have been about one of over a hundred different dogs but is most likely about Rolly.

For a cover of Stooges leader Iggy Pop, the Siouxsie and the Banshees version of "The Passenger" can be found here.

"Always There" by Ducktape

 

Delft, Netherlands nonet Ducktape groove out to "Always There," originally a funky tune released by Los Angeles, California soul band Side Effect in 1976, popularized in the early 90's by London, UK acid jazz group Incognito.

"Breathe" by Badass Soundfactory

 

Klagenfurt, Austria dance metal band Badass Soundfactory cover "Breathe," a 1996 big beat single from Braintree, UK electro punk band The Prodigy.

Psychosomatic, addict, insane!

"Masterpiece" by Pillow Talk

 

Jazzy Hilden, Germany group Pillow Talk perform a bossa cover of "Masterpiece," a 2015 pop single from London, UK singer songwriter Jessie J.

For another Jessie J cover, the Breakaway Paradise version of "Domino" can be found here.

"Go West" by Royal Republic

 

Malmo, Sweden rock band Royal Republic perform a playful yet sardonic cover of the 1979 disco hit "Go West," originally from Greenwich Village funk soul group Village People.  

For another Village People cover, the Ten Maked Men version of "YMCA" can be found here.

"Scatman's World" by Mania Dance

 

Catania, Italy 90's band Mania Dance cover "Scatman's World," a 1995 single from El Monte, California Eurodance artist Scatman John.

The original was a top ten record in 10 countries.  I don't remember it.  Like, at all.  

"Longview" by The Broken String Band

 

Athens, Georgia bluegrass and folk influenced group The Broken String Band cover "Longview," a 1994 ode to ennui from Rodeo, California pop punks Green Day.

No strings were broken during this video, even with 15 possible culprits among the instruments.

For more Green Day covers, SuRie's version of "Wake Me Up When September Ends" can be found here, Bastille's version of "Basket Case" can be found here, and Imaginary Bill's version of "She" can be found here.

"Misguided Angel" by HarpAcash

 

Ontario, Canada singer/songwriter HarpAcash covers "Misguided Angel," a 1988 release from Toronto alt country group Cowboy Junkies.

Speaking of Cowboy Junkies, here's an article about wide receiver Michael Irvin's arrest on felony cocaine possession charges.  

"Hello January" by School for the Blind

 

Back when I was young and carefree, I caught seven consecutive shows during my friend's whirlwind tour of the US.  

The band opening for him in Dallas, Texas was a four-piece called Fishing for Comets.

Seeing as though we're welcoming in January, here is a cover of their ultra-catchy tune "Hello January" performed by central Florida pop rock act School for the Blind.

"Stranglehold" by Undecided Youth

 

Phoenix, Arizona rockers Undecided Youth cover "Stranglehold," a 1975 heavy metal single from Motor City Madman Ted Nugent. 

For another Nugent cover, Pantera's version of "Cat Scratch Fever" can be found here.

"Just Begin Again" by Evan Keal

 

Happy New Year!

This is Chicago, Illinois area musician Evan Keal with his version of "Just Begin Again," a 1992 release from parody metal band Spinal Tap.

For another Spinal Tap cover, the Paul and Storm version of "Big Bottom" can be found here.