I really enjoy Brings' cover of Zarah Leander's "Nur nicht aus Liebe Weinen". Who else does this type of cover? [more inside]
posted by Seeba on Nov 20, 2009 - 1 answer

What Mexican song did I hear that heavily sampled (or covered) an English language rock band like April Wine or Foghat (or similar). The Spanish lyrics sort of rapping over a bed of the classic rock sound. And I'm almost positive it wasn't Molotov. [more inside]
posted by birdherder on Nov 20, 2009 - 2 answers

Looking for Goblini's cover of I Fought the Law (Ne Mogu Više, from the KST Live album). [more inside]
posted by Paragon on Sep 23, 2009 - 3 answers

I love the Dope metal cover of You Spin Me Right Round, and the Reel Big Fish ska cover of Take On Me. What other awesome covers are out there I should be looking for? [more inside]
posted by internet!Hannah on Aug 20, 2009 - 106 answers

This is going to be a bit of a longshot, but when I was in Japan a few months ago, I heard a cover of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" sung presumably by a Japanese female, and I've been trying to find it ever since. [more inside]
posted by wander on Mar 12, 2009 - 6 answers

I heard a piece of Muzak while shopping in Staples; the verse was forgettable, but the chorus was the verse from Kraftwerk's Computer Love (0:31 to 0:47 is the first full statement of it). It wasn't just similar; I know about soundalikes; it was note-for-note identical in melody and rhythm. I heard two more verse/choruses. It didn't seem to be a cover; the lyrics were not about computers; and of course, the actual "verse" was completely different. Searching and asking got no results, anyone know it? [more inside]
posted by lupus_yonderboy on Jul 19, 2008 - 12 answers

Thinking of Joe Cocker's great cover of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends", I started wondering: what other cover versions have actually changed the time signature of the original? [more inside]
posted by flapjax at midnite on Jun 21, 2008 - 47 answers

I'd like to find some examples of bands rerecording their own songs with foreign language versions of the lyrics, please. [more inside]
posted by terrynutkins on Feb 15, 2008 - 72 answers

What are some cover versions of well known songs that have refashioned or rearranged the piece so dramatically as to seem not exactly the covered song, but more of a unique work in and of itself? [more inside]
posted by flapjax at midnite on Sep 24, 2007 - 97 answers

I was at a restaurant recently and they were playing a foreign language cover of Bush's "Machinehead." The cover version was much slower but the melody was recognizable and every once in awhile the singer would say "machinehead" in english. Does anybody have any idea who this is by?
posted by blim8183 on Oct 2, 2006 - 5 answers

Ragga song that the Black Eyed Peas were covering in "Get Original" (or vice versa)? [more inside]
posted by rkent on Mar 19, 2006 - 4 answers

What computer is on the cover of Kraftwerk's Computer World album?
posted by donth on May 10, 2005 - 7 answers

What hoops do I have to jump through to put two covers of songs by independent artists on my album? [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Apr 8, 2005 - 10 answers

Cover songs translated from the original language... [more inside]
posted by ITheCosmos on Apr 4, 2005 - 44 answers

We've just had an extensive discussion of good cover songs, so it's time to ask the opposite question: what covers should be avoided at all costs? [+]
posted by SisterHavana on Jan 18, 2005 - 81 answers

Fellow designers and typeface enthusiasts! I need help. Check out the unfortunately tiny picture of this Sandler & Young Christmas album cover. What typeface is that? The accuracy of a Christmas card hangs in the balance... [more inside]
posted by stefnet on Nov 12, 2004 - 2 answers