Songs covered outside of their original genre

**Reakt00r** · Joined: 18 May 2009 Posts: 641

I really don't know why these haven't been mentioned yet:

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (original artist: Michael Jackson)

Disturbed - Shout 2000 (original artist: Tears for Fears)

Gary Jules - Mad World (original artist: Tears for Fears)

Didn't even know the original Shout and the original Mad World were both from the same artists lol. I don't like the original versions that much so I didn't care ^^

**slaverix** · Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 44

Sunny, forgot original author but I prefer the version used in CJ7 a lot better.

You spin me right round-Dope(Original:Dead or Alive)

Paint it Black-Helloween(Original: Rolling Stones)

Wish(Live)-Linkin Park(Original:Nine Inch Nails)
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**olle92** · Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 656 Location: Stockholm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLEJVS-U98s&feature=related

DEP covering Black Sabbath's "Paranoid". This is just such a bad-ass cover, not much to say really.
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**Prong1978** · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 2257 Location: Flint, Michigan

Band on the Run by Foo Fighters (originally by Paul McCartney and Wings)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSIUrba-aoc

Metallica medley of Are You Gonna Go My Way, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Seven Nation Army and Beat It.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwj3iOmYah0&feature=related

Beatles Medley by Tommy Emmanuel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOw6gCPDEQ8&feature=related

The last minute or so is ridiculous.
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**cobainage1994** · Joined: 14 Jun 2006 Posts: 2020 Location: Whitewater , WI

**cdylan13** · Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 5828 Location: Richmond, VA

**samling** · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 787 Location: Berlin, Germany

Dah! 6 pages and no mention of Renegades of Funk, by Soul Sonic Force (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCwDIq4evTM), covered by Rage Against The Machine.
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**suspectfenster** · Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 1771 Location: Portland, OR

Led Zeppelin's cover of "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" comes to mind.

I also really dig this Shins cover of the Postal Service's "We Will Become Silhouettes". They completely reinvent the song.

Also any of Cobain's covers off of Unplugged in New York, most especially this David Bowie cover, "Man Who Sold the World".
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**MetalManiac3021** · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 352 Location: New Jersey

Lemur Voice's cover of Beat It is fantastic.
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**thecaptainof** · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 7571 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯

I always liked that Britney Spears song Toxic. Best thing she's ever done or ever will do, great song, etc. But this is a better version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwXOj55nIY
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**jackmav41** · Joined: 24 Jul 2009 Posts: 275

I dont really know if you would count King Crimson as heavy metal but Voivods cover of "21 Century Schiziod Man". Just about one of the best covers ever.
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**Nbeare7** · Joined: 06 Sep 2009 Posts: 7

Im on a boat cover, it makes a funny song into an actual listenable song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s82bIOqlNg

**HylianHero** · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 4673 Location: Santa Cruz, CA

**dclapp** · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 261

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this already but The Four Horseman do awesome metal covers of Justin Timberlake songs and other pop artists that are usually better than the original songs.
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