Under The Covers: Four Year Strong vs. Hawthorne Heights

You think it's hard to write an original song? Try finding a cover song that hasn't been done before–it's harder than you think. That's why we bring you Under The Covers: Each week, we pit two bands who have covered the same source material against one another, and it's up to you to decide who comes out on top.

SOURCE MATERIAL: The Smashing Pumpkins' “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
ALBUM: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (Virgin, 1995)

COVER NO. 1
BAND: Four Year Strong
ALBUM: Explains It All (I Surrender/Decaydance, 2009)

COVER NO. 2
BAND: Hawthorne Heights
ALBUM: Released via MySpace page (2007)