Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST!

Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm cover of Michael Jackson that SLAPS!

I would never claim that this is better than the original, but for me at least, Primal Scream's version of the 13th floor elevators song Slip Inside This House is the perfect cover because it retains the psychedelic 60's summer of love spirit of the original song while making it utterly contemporary (for the time it was released anyway, although to me it still sounds pretty fresh).

Original version: https://youtu.be/nwSA0Tckwbk?si=xGk5bIaVtU_ZVqHF

Mike Ness - Don't Think Twice

Now look, I love the original. Freewheelin' is a great album and Don't Think Twice is a fantastic song. But 9 times out of 10, I'm choosing the Ness version because musically it matches the mood of the lyrics so much better.

Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Creep (live)

[edit] aah well.. I did a vice versa

God this is hard. Ended up picking an old cover fave of mine, REM's "Wall Of Death" https://youtu.be/UuMWS3LsOos?si=_ju0wWXINkNkOPaA

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/r-e-m-richard-thompson-wall-of-death/

For fun, while I try to pick something - here's my gender neutral cover of "I'm Your Man" by Leonard Cohen

https://youtu.be/DYU__WdmXq0?si=a1TJnGxTunRnLoGA

Real happy with this one.

This feels like an odd one, given it's an acoustic cover, but Frank Turner's cover of "Build Me Up Buttercup" sticks with me.

He also did a good cover of Tom Petty's American Girl, was fucking great to hear live, but I can't say it's better than the original.

The Cardigans -- Iron Man (Black Sabbath)

https://youtu.be/JuUYLhz3tvY?si=NQOQpuF3BGLmdDtc

While this may be a bit out of left field for most, I post this to commemorate the reaction that Goober and the Boys got from my friends and I the first time we heard it. We were loving the show already, but we all just burst out laughing, hooting and singing along when the boys started “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin. Dan and the boys always put on an awesome show.

Devo - (I can't get no) satisfaction

https://youtu.be/NrchYnlV2N0

System of a Down - Metro (Berlin cover) From the Dracula 2000 soundtrack

Here is one I was recently exposed through from Henry Rollins show on KCRW.

The Casual Dots - Bumblebee

A cover of a Lavern Baker song.

From their Bandcamp page

The Casual Dots are a trio formed in Washington, DC in 2002, featuring Christina Billotte (Slant 6, Quixotic, Autoclave) on vocals and guitar, Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill, Frumpies) on guitar and backing vocals, and Steve Dore (Snoozers, Deep Lust) on drums.

It's hard to beat Big Black's version "The Model" in this regard, but award for the most esoteric would have to be Atom and His Package covering The Mountain Goats "Going to Georgia", both great and totally different songs.

Smashing Pumpkins - Dancing in the Moonlight (Thin Lizzy)

Not sure it's better than the original but it's definitely moodier, and Corgan sounds fantastic!

@ren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-mYX0qKkB8

K.Flay - Self Esteem

Love K.Flay's stripped-down cover version of The Offspring's classic song.

hanne hukkelberg covering break my body (pixies)

The genre's are very similar, but the song Knowledge, by Operation Ivy was covered by Green Day on their debut album - I always enjoyed that version.

Also, another favorite was when The Presidents of the United States of America covered Video Killed the Radio Star original by The Buggles.