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The_Erlking
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:28 pm 
 
One more ABBA cover!

Moahni Moahna - King Kong Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odRYqxJKzsg

:-P
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AcidWorm
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:31 pm 
 
Markov wrote:
AcidWorm wrote:
Cradle of Filth - Temptation (Heaven 17 cover)
Danni's voice sucks as usual. Acquired taste I suppose.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfMa2lrFxhY


I lol'd that you spelled it with two "n"s (inside joke)

:lol:

So used to typing it that way. :p
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Piikkienkantaja
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Joined: Wed Nov 14, 2012 2:54 pm
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:54 pm 
 
The first one that comes to my mind is Amorphis' cover of "Light My Fire." It's a hidden track (#14) at the end of the re-issue of "Tales from The Thousand Lakes" which includes the "Black Winter Day" EP. It has the expected harsh vocal and chugging guitars; but the organ, of course, is a simulation of the original.
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BlackheartSauron
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Joined: Fri Nov 19, 2004 11:15 pm
Posts: 28
PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:53 pm 
 
Drastique - Maria Magdalena (originally by Sandra, AFAIK)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETTpYOotspw


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BlackheartSauron
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:55 pm 
 
Delight - Careless Whisper (original by George Michael)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdqWISFznhc
Very sweet


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BlackheartSauron
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:59 pm 
 
Surprised noone posted this already:
Celestial Season - Vienna (originally by Ultravox):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNSKPi7l3yE

P.S. Sorry for posting one by one - was remembering one after another...
P.P.S. There's also quite a list here:
http://www.lastfm.de/group/Metal+covers ... _/537661/1
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Aetherial
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Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:14 pm
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Location: Estland
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:37 am 
 
Nightwish - Where Were You Last Night :-P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QStuWwF0vAM
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Aszfargoth
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Joined: Thu May 13, 2004 8:16 am
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Location: Germany
PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:45 am 
 
The Swedish, and quite irregular, black metal band Woods of Infinity come to mind. They performed cover versions of Swedish girl group Bubbles' "Rock the World", Mike Oldfield's "Moonlight Shadow", Barry Manilow's "Old Songs", and Harold Blake's "Walking in the Air", from the soundtrack to the "The Snowman" animated film.

I've always found Woods of Infinity's cover versions of pop songs intriguing because they display, in my opinion, an ironic involvement with the bathos which rests at the core of black metal, reflected in the contrived pomposity of pop music (and exaggerated take-offs of it). I would've enjoyed to see them expanding this side of their work, but sadly, they've split up.

Also, this gives me a chance to plug Verglas with their marvelous cover of France Gall's "Poupée de cire, poupée de son": http://youtu.be/H7y7-FsFwQI?t=5m36s
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Zelkiiro
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:12 am 
 
Aetherial wrote:
Nightwish - Where Were You Last Night :-P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QStuWwF0vAM

Why did you have to remind me that this exists...?
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androdion
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:27 am 
 
Zelkiiro wrote:
Aetherial wrote:
Nightwish - Where Were You Last Night :-P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QStuWwF0vAM

Why did you have to remind me that this exists...?

And to add insult to injury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_b4l6j_TI0
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Aetherial
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 3:39 pm 
 
[/quote]And to add insult to injury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_b4l6j_TI0[/quote]

Oh my god, I'm gonna puke.
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inhumanist
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:38 pm 
 
Hi rec forum. Long time no see.
Check this out:
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Dschinghis Khan ( Dschinghis Khan cover )
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Thexhumed
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:42 pm 
 
What about this cover by Turisas?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldva3dA8yGc
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Taravilyaion
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 8:11 pm 
 
A lot more covers: http://www.lastfm.de/group/Metal+covers+of+pop+songs/forum/126794/_/537661
My contribution is on the start of page 3..
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Megadeth
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Location: Norway
PostPosted: Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:45 pm 
 
Coroner - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (Beatles cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbVBbU0uh44
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Baroque1
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Joined: Sun Mar 10, 2013 2:28 am
Posts: 79
PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 2:39 am 
 
Dope - Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzQ8GEVEWo8
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nosferatu1234
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:44 pm 
 
As soon as I read the thread title, I immediately thought of Phantasm. They did a cover of The Yardbirds - For Your Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCBY-Avrks
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henkkjelle
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:13 pm 
 
Finntroll did a cover of the Pet Shop Boys song "Can You Forgive Her". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr-b81p4Ctg
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lurkist
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 3:34 pm 
 
I had a phase of collecting covers of big names by big names. Most are metal songs, but here's a few of the ones which were non-metal originally.

Sepultura - Bullet The Blue Sky (U2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPTObXCGaaA

Anthrax - Exit (U2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi0XKVPH1nk

Anathema - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SYVp29Q2BA

Fear Factory - Cars (Gary Numan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pa-95S7Hvg

Gamma Ray - It's A Sin (The Pet Shop Boys)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p5_o30rTBE

At Vance - Money Money Money (ABBA)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDJBXyEZpBE

Entombed - Amazing Grace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJJrSuDbGJQ

Plus Helloween do loads of good covers.
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