10 Cover Songs That May be Better Than the Original

10. I Will Survive

covered by Cake

originally by Gloria Gaynor

Somehow, California alternative rock band, Cake does an interesting cover of the popular disco song. I guess they're both just trying to be optimisitic

9. The Man Who Sold The World

covered by Nirvana

originally by David Bowie

This cover is wonderful, I'm assuming Kurt was such a Bowie fan that he had to cover it during Nirvana's famous Unplugged session. I'm not certain exactly what version of Bowie's is the original since at one point in the 90's he redid it again and made it sound really creepy. I like the folksy undertone of the lyrics and obviously the guitar solo. This may have been biased but I really believe this is one of the best covers out there.

8.Flagpole Sitta

covered by Chiodos

originally by Harvey Danger

I like when the artist doing the cover brings in their own style into the song but still give it a feel of the original. Chiodos covered the song on "Punk Goes Pop", which is full of other interesting covers if you're into punk rock. Originally, Flagpole Sitta was popular somewhere in the late 90's and Weird Al Yankovic actually incorporated the chorus into one of this Polkas.

65daysofstatic - We Were Exploding Anyway

65daysofstatic are an interesting mix of IDM, and electronic with post-rock from Sheffield, UK. It's pretty hard to put a definite tag on what their music is, it's very experimental and flows around a from beat and electronic orientations to churning guitars with some intense riffs.

As of April 19th, they are streaming their newest album We Were Exploding Anyway, to be released April 26, on their myspace page. So, I had the pleasure of listening to the whole thing, for free! Overall it's a really upbeat album, full of really glitchy aspects. It's like post-rock you can dance to. Highlights of the album are definitely Dance Dance Dance that rises slowly, and by a minute in it's just a heavy tribal beat with blaring electronics that develop perfectly, spinning you in a circle. It's surely my favorite track.

Their singles, Weak4 and Crash Tactics, are alright as well since they do more of the style blending, and have a post-rock with IDM feel. The last song on the album, Tiger Girl, reminds me almost of a rave song that builds in intensity over several minutes and feels really emotional. I recommend listening to the stream and if you dig it, buy the album!