Looking for some covers of popular songs especially anything from the 80s or 90s that’s been redone today into a hard rock or metal version. Bonus if it’s a female vocalist

But I’m open to anything if the covers good or better than the original

  • superduperpirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    The track I’m recommending is the Postmodern Jukebox cover of Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” featuring Ariana Savalas on vocals.

    For your requirements

    popular song

    Yes - the original got a ton of airplay on MTV and radio in the early 90s

    from the 80s or 90s

    Yes

    hard rock or metal version

    Nope

    female vocalist

    Yes

    Link:

    https://youtu.be/bTfz36WArSU

    If Savalas sounds familiar, her dad is the actor Telly Savalas.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
    51·
    2 months ago

    Sleep Theory - Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC.
    Bad Wolves - Zombie by The Cranberries.
    Daughtry - Separate Ways by Journey.
    5 Finger Death Punch - Bad Company by Bad Company.
    All that Remains - The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks.
    Disturbed - The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel.
    Disturbed - Land of Confusion by Genesis.
    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson.
    A Day To Remember - Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson.
    Electric Callboy - Everytime We Touch by Cascada.
    Framing Handly - Lollipop by Lil Wayne.
    Our Last Night - Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush.

    There’s definitely more, but those are some that I’ve enjoyed, sorry no I females in the list though, except a collab on Separate Ways.

    • KC_Royalz@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      2 months ago

      Man the first time I heard all that remains cover of the thunder rolls I fucking hated it. Thought it sounded so autotuned.

      It eventually grew on me but now that the lead singer is a maga piece of shit I can’t stand listening to them again

  • Jarix@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    AWOL nations got a cover album a couple years ago. There is at least one Abba song on it.

    Chris Cornell did a couple of covers I cant get enough of. Acoustic Nothing Compares to you.

    And a cover/mashup of Metallica’s Ones lyrics to U2s One Lyrics which is amazing.

    I follow a guy called Leo Morachioli who does metal covers of popular songs. I really enjoy Leo’s version of toss a coin to your witcher and also his cover over final countdown. His videos are rad.

    Lourdes all along the watchtower is good

    Alien Ant Farm did a fun cover of Smooth Criminal is good too

    • Jarix@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      Bring out the small drums!

      His final countdown is awesome, but I really like most of what he does so I’m not exactly unbiased

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      2·
      2 months ago

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  • raspirate@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 months ago

    The A.V. Club used to do a series where bands would come on and choose from a list of songs to cover. As the season goes on, the list shrinks and the covers get more exotic. You can search “av undercover” on YouTube to watch through the back catalog of old seasons for some pretty great covers. I don’t think they do it anymore, but it ran for several years.