Top 5 Unexpected Amateur Covers

Unexpected Amateur Covers

I’m sure that like many of you I am constantly finding myself being surprised by the various strange covers that I see on youtube. This week I’ll be sharing a few of my favorite with you. Please keep all arms and legs in the vehicle, and keep all questions and comment until the end of the tour (if you have any favorite covers, feel free to post them).

Johnny Cash “Sunday Morning Coming Down” cover by Jesse Morris

This is without a doubt Johnny Cash Punk Reincarnate. I don’t know how he stole Cash’s voice, but for the love of science, SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN A JOINT!

Alternate universe Johnny Cash blows your mind.

Britney Spears “Toxic” cover by Molly Lewis

This girl had got some good uke skills . I’ve never been too crazy about Britney Spears, but I’ve always had a soft spot for the song Toxic. It seems that there is a good trend of people doing ukulele covers as of late, so expect a Top Five article about uke covers at some point.

Bow down to the uke

Jack Johnson/ODB/Beatles/Snoop Dogg cover by Michael Hurwitz and Jaysen Lee-St. John

These two live in Shanghai China, and Jam out every day. These are the kind of roommates I wish I had. They are so entertaining that I found it hard to choose just one of their youtube mash-ups for this post. So I would suggest browsing their other stuff here.

Best roommates ever

Foo Fighters “Everlong” cover by Dylan and Lauren

These two call themselves “Sandalwood'”, and while this might not be the most skillful cover of a song, it is by all means surprising. I would have to give more credit to the guitarist (Dylan) in this video for his skills, but HELL they both get some major respect for being so young in the first place.

Curfew has gotta make it hard to run a good band.

Lil’ Jon “Get Low” cover by Jackson Foote, Eden Neville, and Alex Koste

A room full of what appears to be the whitest teenagers on earth have managed to make a catchy Lil’ Jon song even harder to resist. I feel so torn by this, part of me knows that I have zero respect for Lil’ Jon and the other part of me thinks that the kids in this video would probably invite me to their youth group, yet when the two come together… it’s actually really appealing to me. Do two wrongs make a right?

Apparently so.

Sooo white…

(Secret Bonus Song)

~Darion

I like my music like I like my sex….

“FAST SONGS ABOUT FUCKING”

In the spirit of what can only be called a really over-played joke, here’s five loud-fast songs about fucking, all of them ninety seconds or less. Listener discretion advised (I am really mature):

1. Kamikaze Sex Pilots – Alien Sex Fiend

Straight out of Tacoma, Washington, Kamikaze Sex Pilots are probably one of the only ska-punk bands that have ever existed in the northwest. Really unexpectedly good bass breakdowns. Amazingly nice guys. They played in Olympia Wa a few times, if you missed them you probably can never say  that you’ve lived a full life.

2. Arrogant Sons of Bitches – I Just Wanna Have Sex With You

Pretty damn clear. By the way if you remotely like this song and you don’t already know this; Jeff Rosenstock, the front man for ASOB is also the front man of a (in my opinion) much cooler project known only as Bomb the Music Industry. Living up to their name, you can download all of their music for free off of their website here.

3. Bad Brains – Pay to Cum

Pretty sure that ever since American Hardcore came out, everybody and their mom (esp. if your mom was a punk in the 80s, because it’s been that long) knows who Bad Brains are. If you don’t, consider this an important introduction. If you do and you’ve heard this song before, enjoy a slightly different recording of it! Also if you feel like it torrent American Hardcore, keep in mind its owned by Sony Pictures.

4. NoFX – Fun Things to Fuck

Yep. Fuck you I like NoFX, I’m sorry. Anyway they’re coming to The King Cat in Seattle on January 24th, I’ll be there. I’d also go to the one at the Roseland in Portland, but not legally allowed to leave the state yet, so go in my honor. More information about NoFX tour here.

5. CH3 – Wet Spots

Its just so romantic.

Yep.

So there ya go. Some really high-brow stuff here. By the way, if you like any of these Top Five posts and/or want any of the songs for some reason, you might want to read our post here about how to download streaming music. It’s not perfect, doesn’t work for every website anymore, but it has its successes, certainly useful if you’re technologically impotent.

– Andrew

(Secret Bonus Song)