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Why are there so many covers songs on youtube? [more inside]
posted by robotot on Oct 10, 2009 - 13 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

Help me find a version of the song "Mercy" I heard on the radio. [more inside]
posted by dortmunder on Jul 9, 2009 - 10 answers

Is it still, technically, a cover song when the original songwriter records a track that they wrote for someone else? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Apr 4, 2009 - 17 answers

I'm traveling to NYC soon and I'm looking for locations of where iconic album covers were shot. [more inside]
posted by phirleh on Feb 17, 2009 - 3 answers

Help me find some well-known songs to cover that don't suck! [more inside]
posted by anthom on Nov 20, 2008 - 33 answers

I need some suggestions for covers or original songs by performers who are "out of their league." [more inside]
posted by bradth27 on Oct 14, 2008 - 43 answers

Best nerdy white band / artist covers of rap songs (the more offensive the better). [more inside]
posted by allkindsoftime on Sep 8, 2008 - 39 answers

I have recently found Of Montreal's cover of Where Eagles Dare, and I love it. Can you recommend me some more electronic(kish) covers of old punk songs? I am not looking for anything that is not an electronic(kish) cover of an old punk song. [more inside]
posted by 23skidoo on Apr 4, 2008 - 13 answers

Putting together a dinner music playlist entirely composed of covers... [more inside]
posted by shotgunbooty on Mar 13, 2008 - 43 answers

Looking for trance covers/remixes. [more inside]
posted by jmd82 on Mar 2, 2008 - 10 answers

I want to hear songs that are ironic reimaginings of other, more popular songs. This is hard to explain; examples inside. [more inside]
posted by crinklebat on Dec 7, 2007 - 77 answers

Covers of Beatles songs with Japanese Instruments, mostly koto and shakuhachi. [more inside]
posted by Infernarl on Nov 8, 2007 - 2 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

What are the worst covers of Bob Dylan's songs of all time? [more inside]
posted by Astro Zombie on Sep 10, 2007 - 33 answers

"Simple" iTunes question -- why do some covers get grouped together and others do not? [more inside]
posted by zooropa on Jun 30, 2007 - 8 answers

MusicFilter : I'm looking for not-so-serious covers which have been yanked from one genre to another. [more inside]
posted by twine42 on May 21, 2007 - 77 answers

Is there a website where you can put in features of artwork from a CD/album, and it'll find what the album is? [more inside]
posted by trampesque on Feb 19, 2007 - 5 answers

I want more world-music covers of modern Western music. [more inside]
posted by jammer on Oct 7, 2006 - 18 answers

Did a band in the 90s cover The Barbarians "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?" or was there a song very similar to it? [more inside]
posted by jasonspaceman on Jun 15, 2006 - 13 answers

Are there any other covers of the song Bizarre Love Triangle (by New Order) other than the ones by Frente and Stabbing Westward? [more inside]
posted by nakedsushi on Apr 5, 2006 - 15 answers

Covers with a Twist I'm looking for a good list of genre-defying cover takes of popular songs for a mix CD. What I have in mind is along the lines of: Faith No More's cover of Easy (Like Sunday Morning), Aztec Camera's cover of Van Halen's Jump and Nina Gordon's covers of Straight Outta Compton and 18 & Life [more inside]
posted by DeeJayK on Oct 20, 2005 - 132 answers

Are drum patterns copyrighted parts of song compositions? I need a copyright expert or pointers on how to get some free (or cheap) advice from one. [more inside]
posted by damehex on Jun 21, 2005 - 14 answers

I know that if you want to sell a CD with cover songs on it, you have to get permission from the artist/copyright holder. But what about if you just want to record covers and make them available for free? For fun, I'd like to record myself playing some covers and put 'em up on Ourmedia, but I want to stay on the good side of the law. [more inside]
posted by danb on May 26, 2005 - 9 answers

What's the name of the musician who does lounge style remakes of popular (often heavy metal or hard rock) songs? He's on the Dawn of the Dead remake soundtrack.
posted by Jon-o on May 18, 2005 - 6 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

Why is a "cover song" called a "cover" song?
posted by Outlawyr on Nov 10, 2004 - 10 answers

I just discovered Sabbatum, an album of Black Sabbath covers-- in latin. I've been an Apocalyptica fan for years as well. Anyone know of other albums of metal songs covered in an unusual fashion? [more inside]
posted by gwint on Aug 17, 2004 - 21 answers