Under the covers
I'm a huge fan of irony.
It might be my favorite thing not manufactured by the good people at Nabisco.
I also love ironic cover songs.
(FYI: It's not ironic if you play a Three Doors Down cover at your cousin's bar. That's actually more sad than ironic.)
So when I stumbled across the All-American Rejects performing a cover of Britney Spears' womanizer complete with an accordion and beer bottle percussion, I instantly realized that I might now have a new favorite AAR song. And I was all kinds of right.
I decided that this would be as good a time as any to reveal some of my favorite (mostly) ironic covers. In fact, I think this might even be a two-parter.
Isn't it ironic that I came across that video?
Not really.
It's just awesome luck, cause I was straight up outta ideas for my blog today...
All-American Rejects "Womanizer"
Seriously. I've always been lukewarm at best towards the Rejects, but that's quite possibly mostly out of repressed jealousy that I can't ever be Tyson Ritter. This cover--complete with altered lyrics, freaking brilliant instrumentation--is ridiculously genius. It kinda makes me sad that AAR don't do more acoustic/accordion songs. Perhaps I haven't been listening to as much Weird Al Yankovic as I probably should.
HERE'S FOUR MORE:
HELMET "Army Of Me"
You coulda probably told me that Helmet were covering Bjork and I would've instantly plopped down $25 or its equivalent in Arby's coupons for it. Luckily, this song was on the compilation MOM: Music For Our Mother Earth which is thankfully available in spades at every used CD store in the continental United States. If you were a teenager in the mid-'90s, the album was actually issued to you in the mail.
Come back again soon for even more covers. Swears.
It might be my favorite thing not manufactured by the good people at Nabisco.
I also love ironic cover songs.
(FYI: It's not ironic if you play a Three Doors Down cover at your cousin's bar. That's actually more sad than ironic.)
So when I stumbled across the All-American Rejects performing a cover of Britney Spears' womanizer complete with an accordion and beer bottle percussion, I instantly realized that I might now have a new favorite AAR song. And I was all kinds of right.
I decided that this would be as good a time as any to reveal some of my favorite (mostly) ironic covers. In fact, I think this might even be a two-parter.
Isn't it ironic that I came across that video?
Not really.
It's just awesome luck, cause I was straight up outta ideas for my blog today...
All-American Rejects "Womanizer"
Seriously. I've always been lukewarm at best towards the Rejects, but that's quite possibly mostly out of repressed jealousy that I can't ever be Tyson Ritter. This cover--complete with altered lyrics, freaking brilliant instrumentation--is ridiculously genius. It kinda makes me sad that AAR don't do more acoustic/accordion songs. Perhaps I haven't been listening to as much Weird Al Yankovic as I probably should.
HERE'S FOUR MORE:
HELMET "Army Of Me"
You coulda probably told me that Helmet were covering Bjork and I would've instantly plopped down $25 or its equivalent in Arby's coupons for it. Luckily, this song was on the compilation MOM: Music For Our Mother Earth which is thankfully available in spades at every used CD store in the continental United States. If you were a teenager in the mid-'90s, the album was actually issued to you in the mail.
Army of Me (Bjork Cover) - Helmet
THE WHITE STRIPES "Jolene"
Sure, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes also covered this Dolly Parton classic, but they're immediately disqualified cause ironic covers are their whole deal. The White Stripes have been whipping out this song for years, and I think I can safely say I love this about 300 percent more than the Dolly Parton version.
THE WHITE STRIPES "Jolene"
Sure, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes also covered this Dolly Parton classic, but they're immediately disqualified cause ironic covers are their whole deal. The White Stripes have been whipping out this song for years, and I think I can safely say I love this about 300 percent more than the Dolly Parton version.
Jolene - The White Stripes
Ben Folds "Bitches Ain't Shit"
First of all, this song has gotta have some of the most explicit lyrics of anything we can get away with on this website. That's not really Ben Folds' fault as much as it is Dr. Dre's. If you hate cuss words, by all means don't click on the link below. Also don't click below if you hate awesomeness.
Ben Folds "Bitches Ain't Shit"
First of all, this song has gotta have some of the most explicit lyrics of anything we can get away with on this website. That's not really Ben Folds' fault as much as it is Dr. Dre's. If you hate cuss words, by all means don't click on the link below. Also don't click below if you hate awesomeness.
Bitches Aint Shit - Ben Folds
The Flaming Lips "Knives Out"
You gotta really admire anyone ballsy enough to cover Radiohead (not including anything off of Pablo Honey, which barely counts). And the Flaming Lips are pretty clinically nothing but balls.
The Flaming Lips "Knives Out"
You gotta really admire anyone ballsy enough to cover Radiohead (not including anything off of Pablo Honey, which barely counts). And the Flaming Lips are pretty clinically nothing but balls.
Come back again soon for even more covers. Swears.
posted by Tim Karan at
6:11 PM
5 Comments:
I've always loved that Ben Folds cover. Genius.
I'm not entirely sure any of this is ironic
Tyson Ritter playing accordion AND an instrument with his feet? Count me in.
I stumbled on the AAR vid too and was just like "Best bar cover EVER". I must say it takes talent to make a one word song really awesome. With that said Dynamite Hack's cover of Boyz in the Hood is a great ironic cover. As is just about anything on punk goes crunk and punk goes pop series.
I loved the 'Womanizer' cover but AAR has to be joking if they think that it's better than the original.
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