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  1. Comment on What are the best cover songs that reinterpret the original into a different genre, style, or mood? in ~music

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    Not to mention the version by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Watchmen OST, which is kind of haunting knowing they were good friends and this was after his passing.

    Not to mention the version by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for The Watchmen OST, which is kind of haunting knowing they were good friends and this was after his passing.

  2. Comment on What are the best cover songs that reinterpret the original into a different genre, style, or mood? in ~music

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    I think Hot For Teacher is worth mentioning, as it really lends itself to lounge style. How Soon Is Now and Tighten Up are also ones that pop to mind as really fantastic in their own right and go...

    I think Hot For Teacher is worth mentioning, as it really lends itself to lounge style. How Soon Is Now and Tighten Up are also ones that pop to mind as really fantastic in their own right and go far beyond tongue in cheek novelty act.

  3. Comment on What are the best cover songs that reinterpret the original into a different genre, style, or mood? in ~music

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    On that note, the ska covers Reel Big Fish did always compelled me to get up and dance I’m sure everyone from that era remembers their version of Take On Me But did you know they also did Hungry...

    On that note, the ska covers Reel Big Fish did always compelled me to get up and dance

    I’m sure everyone from that era remembers their version of Take On Me

    But did you know they also did Hungry Like The Wolf? And Brown Eyed Girl?

    There’s probably a dozen more, ska bands really like their covers.

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  4. Comment on What are the best cover songs that reinterpret the original into a different genre, style, or mood? in ~music

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    Seether did okay, but my gods that scene in The Watchmen show using Nataly Dawn’s version still haunts me, and then someone showed me the Eagles of Death Metal version and now that’s my favorite....

    Seether did okay, but my gods that scene in The Watchmen show using Nataly Dawn’s version still haunts me, and then someone showed me the Eagles of Death Metal version and now that’s my favorite.

    But then again I’ll always have a special place in my liver for any version of a song from Richard Cheese.

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