I absolutely cover songs. I have at least a thousand of them that I enjoy. I like the ones that are just like the original and I like ones that are *nothing* like the original. Of course there are stinkers abounds, but there are so many good ones too!
Let's share some. How about doing just one per post so we can keep up with trying them out? Link to them if you can on YouTube. If you can't find the whole song online, maybe link to a sample on Amazon. If all else fails, just give us the artist and title so we can check it out for ourselves if we can.
I'll start......
I've never been a fan of Kate Bush which surprises people since I'm such a big fan of Tori Amos. I kind of like her original of "Running Up That Hill" but I really like the Placebo cover. It has a somber and spooky feel to it that I think the original totally misses.
They make good use of it in the