Every Cloud Has A Silver…Cover?!?
There’s two main elements to a good cover version- a good song and a band capable of playing it. You get some covers that highlight how poor an artist is by how badly they murder an established classic, and you also get those that show that a band can play well, it’s just that they can’t write any decent music themselves.
I’m not a huge fan of any of the artists below, except for maybe Armand Van Helden, but these covers all offer something slightly different to the originals, and show that the artists actually do have some musical talent – a silver lining if you will to the artists’ bleak, wet, cloudiness.
Comfortably Numb – Scissor Sisters
Smooth Criminal – Alien Ant Farm
Can’t Stand Losing You (Ft. Mika) – Armand Van Helden
This last cover is what I can only describe as being ‘hilarious’, as well as somehow underlining what a good song it is (regardless of what you think of Britney).
