GREAT COVERS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS

John Denver's cover of the Beatles' "Junk"

Tori Amos' version of Led Zepplin's "Thank You"

So, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (John Denver) is a country song, right?  Or country pop.  The lyrics alone set it in stone; the song can't be anything else.  

Except, some musicians don't see it that way.  And these different flavors of the song show just how powerful it is, how it can stretch and morph into other genres, and how it can mean so much to people who live thousands of miles from West Virginia, have never tasted moonshine, have never met a mountain mama.  It flabbergasts me that such a geographically defined song can fit into so many genres.  

Artists of Then, Now & Forever  traditional version

 Russell Moore & Illrd Tyme Out  bluegrass version

Chase Eagleson  easy listening

Playing for Change  world music/blues shuffle

Anthony Riley Band  soul country

Nishida Hikaru  show tune

Erik Heartbreak rap

MickeyMontz hip hop

Fallout 76  heavy metal

G-Man reggae

Josh Sitompul Indonesian folk?

Mr Revillz surfhouse

Hermes House Band  dance

David DiMunio  rock

 Tragedy hair metal

Melodicka Bros electro punk

Swinky xylophone and ukelele

Rock and Roll  -  Led Zeppelin cover by Stevie Nicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNFtWJc0pS4

Killed it!

"I Think We're Alone Now"

originally performed by Tommy James & the Shondells, 1967

covered by the Rubinoos 1977

covered by Leni Lovich 1978 (English, German and Japanese versions)

covered by Tiffany in 1987 

covered by Snuff 1989

covered by Girls Aloud 2006

covered by Billy Joe Armstrong 2020

and about 20 other musical acts

I'm giving my props to Lovich's Japanese version

Jersey girl, 1984. Bruce Springsteen. This was

 a Tom Waits song, and was the B side to 

“Cover me” Can’t believe it was a B side, such 

an incredible song. One of my fav Bruce songs

George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness" as covered by Ann Wilson

and Concrete Blonde 

Never listened to much Disco, but:

KoRn did a good cover of Word-Up (originally by Cameo)

Red Hot Chili Peppers did a good cover of Roller Coaster of Love (originally by The Ohio Players)

Sting's rendition of the theme from "The Flintstones"

Steve N Seagulls cover of Thunderstruck by AC/DC