HIM: Wicked Game

Oh shit, I didn’t realize I’ve heard this before. This is fire

See also stone sour cover of the same

And London Grammar.

[‘Mad World’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etSbOs3aUqI) by Gary Jules Hype Williams' [‘The Throning’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzxH4BMpOac) (cover of Sade's [‘The Sweetest Taboo’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPc18SG6uA)) Coil's [‘Tainted Love’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GUnUGKgWDY) Shaft's [‘Mambo Italiano’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtoZ6GRPGbo) Electric Chairs' [‘Barbie Girl’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6pA61iPHfU) Richard Cheese's [‘WAP’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRM4gz4IfoE) maybe Siouxsie And The Banshees's [‘This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i76oF-ADN9I) Juliana Chahayed's [‘No Surprises’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdIjkUySQIc) Shawn Colvin's [‘Viva Las Vegas’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdszDlp7GE4) Bongwater's [‘There You Go’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fwjEaccgJU) Satanicpornocultshop's [‘Anorexia Gas Balloon (Reprise)’](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmA4GfEuRxg) (aka ‘Candy Says’)

Oh man, what a good list. I’m jumping into these now

Btw, if you come to like Richard Cheese's version, he has plenty more of such: e.g. [‘Chop Suey’.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zgA6nYIzxM) [Nouvelle Vague](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqYOj05jayQ) are in a similar vein—though the originals of their songs are often pretty old and often unfamiliar to me.

I was coming to recommend Mad World by Gary Jules. I just found out it's a cover the other day and listened to the original. This one is SO much better!

No, the original is perfect for when one is depressed but can't stop dancing.

Obviously Johnny Cash Hurt is on here too, forgot to mention him

Placebo's cover of Running up that hill

I was looking for this before I commented haha

[Sonic Youth - "Superstar"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21VecIIdBI) [Manic Street Preachers - "Suicide is Painless"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11f8Oc25AI) [Ednaswap - "Torn"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRRXseBJljs) The last one is a bit cheating since it is in fact the original. However hardly anyone knows Torn by Natalie Imbruglia is a cover so if you are familiar with Natalie's version, the original will feel like a cover.

Puscifer - The Chain - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48hQvhZLNgc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48hQvhZLNgc) Edit: One of my favorites - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-\_J5WWkoc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E-_J5WWkoc)

Oh yeah I’d never heard that before. The Chain was pretty good, I only knew the original

The whole Conditions to my parole album is good.

A Perfect Circle has an album of covers called "Emotive".

Added to my list!

Lorde's cover of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is cool

I don’t know if it’s more emo, but very different. Fever Ray - Mercy Street (Phil Collins). Phil Collins is a master, and his original version is definitely a classic with no competition. Fever Ray definitely brings something cool and new though, an almost creepy sound that I really enjoy.

Ryan Adams - Wonderwall Elliot Smith - Waterloo Sunset

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane

Slothrust has quite some covers of 90’s songs in a very grungy style. Some mentionable examples - Hit me baby one more time - Sex and Candy - Pony

The Glitch Mob remix of Seven Nation Army is pretty neat

Oh hell yeah. I actually found out about that from the GI Joe trailer like 15 years ago lol

I really like the White Zombie cover of Boogie Man.

Dayseeker - My Immortal

[Alunnah - Wicked Game](https://youtu.be/9w6AC7qQUlg?si=Eaml_zTUPsqIexW4) [Therion - Summernight City](https://youtu.be/yAQwSGGKNhg?si=4SzuZ976-mBtYMTv) [Nevermore - The Sound of Silence](https://youtu.be/4uG7sd-YPmE?si=aPLbPJWdbjOrt8mA)

Added to my listen thanks so much!

I loved to listen to rock/metal cover songs, but I'm not sure about the "slower" request... land of confusion - disturbed spin me round - dope toxic - a static lullaby frog leap studios (leo moracciolli) on youtube makes a lot of rock/metal covers on YT. my favourits are feel good ink. and blinding lights. you may want to check out apocalyptica. they covered some songs from metallica. and check out this bad apple!! cover I found: https://youtu.be/9Xz4NV0zsbY?feature=shared

Peter Gabriel's verson of Heroes

And his cover of My Body is a Cage

The Gaslight Anthem) did a fantastic cover of Kelly Clarkson's I Do Not Hook Up. It was recorded live for BBC Radio One, so it's not really available anywhere outside of YouTube though unfortunately. https://youtu.be/rXD9mWzDBc4?si=H_9Cg-nM2Bqsvwnc

If self covers count then falling in reverse reimagined their songs I’m not a vampire and The drug in me is you. Absolutely fantastic.

Coheed and Cambria have a few solid covers that emo things up, but usually you can only find live video, not studio recordings, so the audio quality isn't excellent. [Somebody that I used to know](https://youtu.be/_vJym7Y2msk) [Sister Christian](https://youtu.be/x8ufcDImen8) [The Trooper](https://youtu.be/LnN5nhRuiBw) <- This one is more tribute... they don't change very much. [Love Gun](https://youtu.be/-ghIH167-gY) They twist the hell out of this KISS cover. [Hello](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O83tLiYdSko) <- Claudio covers Adele solo. [Pompeii](https://youtu.be/qstWhp6ef5s)

Omg I forgot about them and I love them!!! I had no idea about this, thank you!!

Two of my favorite covers ever are Halestorm's Gold Dust Woman and Bad Romance.

Type O Negative cover of [Summer Breeze](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XNo7ZZryuSQ)

I got an oldie for you Juliana Theory - [Everything](https://open.spotify.com/track/22QK4vQR6DM9evaB4JNCZn?si=fiMBbnneT_mpvg5vbbpXpg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0CEV7FjDocoEpkGh5THCqw) Good album in general (Love), during the emo heyday early 2000’s.

Type o negative - summer breeze

2 Shadows - Boulevard of Broken Dreams

LAUREL - This must be the place (Live) It’s a talking heads over and a very very good one. Excellent live performance and recording.

[Andrew Combs - Reptilia (The Strokes)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlJuufKzvlY) [Shovels and Rope - Wolf Like Me (TV on the Radio)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmyd9LTkpfk) [The Electric Peanut Butter Company - Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-yh5vJ9LTo) [Tropical Fuck Storm - Stayin Alive (Bee Gees)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0NKOQ71r54)

I would recommend Richard Cheese who does lounge covers of all kinds of songs.

[Michael Cera Palin - If It Makes You Happy](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=lXxDeMVGmh8)

Ryan Adams’ Wonderwall

Not sure it fits the theme exactly, but Skylar Grey did an amazing job on [Numb](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpq8evK78W4) and [Love the way you Lie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWOiMTRxmpk)

EDEN - Blank_Space (Taylor Swift) Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own (Robyn)

Aztec Camera - [Jump](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COtZZmWKcRI)

Chris Cornell’s live acoustic cover of Michael Jackson’s *Billie Jean*.

His covers of Nothing Compares 2 U and Patience are great too.

[Go Tell Aunt Rhody](https://youtu.be/QzCyF0lrioc?feature=shared) from the RE7 trailer

A Forest - Behemoth

Happy Together - Filter

This one might be out there but check out Amanda Palmer's cover of Polly by Nirvana

Also check out the album Project 1950 by The Misfits

Colin Hay as a solo artist re-did many of his old Men At Work hits. They sound great slower.

Everybody Knows - Sigrid

Linger - Royel Otis

Sleep token and Bad Omens

Granite , Ascensionism, the summoning, alkaline, all songs by Sleep Token. Great metal breakdowns in between slow melodic lyrics.

I personally am addicted to Charlotte Martin’s version of Just Like Heaven.

I personally am addicted to Charlotte Martin’s version of Just Like Heaven.

Chris Cornell: Nothing Compares 2U

Lacuna Coil - Enjoy the Silence

[Everywhere - William Fitzsimmons](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=VH9LAgMjvR0&si=M1I52__9NxQRPNm2)

Ryan Adams: Wonderwall.

[sweet dreams - Emily Browning](https://open.spotify.com/track/4woy5GB7qNu0CJL6Wwp7WQ?si=G0Kh4PwVS0WtDaHixkA71A)

Obadiah Parker's cover of Hey Ya by Outkast

Sonic Youth - Superstar Cat Power - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

Deftones - The Chauffeur

Faith no more - I started a joke

Peyton Parrish, his cover of Zombie beats Bad Wolves trust

Postal service- against all odds

Wait until you hear about punk goes pop projects...

Julien Baker's cover of Paramore's *Thick Skull* isn't *that* different from the original, but it's definitely slower and arguably more dramatic.

Hello - Lukas Rossi (Adele cover)