[Updated on August 1, 2007]
Whenever you notice that some amateur artist has covered a great song, you immediately cringe and begin to feel anxious for what you are about to hear. However, there are a small selection of covers that totally blow your mind away.
Here's the list:
* With Or Without You - Keane, originally by U2
* Can't Get You Out Of My Head - The Flaming Lips, originally by Kylie Minogue
* Seven Nation Army - The Flaming Lips, originally by The White Stripes
* Say It Right - Bloc Party, originally by Nelly Furtado
* Sweet Fantasy - Final Fantasy, originally by Mariah Carey
* Rocket Man - Gerald Collier, originally by Elton John
* Take Me Out - Guillemots, originally by Franz Ferdinand
* Such Great Heights - Iron And Wine, originally by The Postal Service
* The Boys Of Summer - The Ataris, originally by Don Henley
* Hurt - Johnny Cash, originally by Nine Inch Nails
* Beautiful World - Rage Against The Machine, originally by Devo
* Wonderwall - Ryan Adams, originally by Oasis
* If You Leave - Nada Surf, originally by Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark
* Forever Young - Youth Group, originally by Alphaville
* Since U Been Gone - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, originally by Kelly Clarkson
* The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana, originally by David Bowie
* Maps - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, originally by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
* Complicated - Ben Gibbard, originally by Avril Lavigne
* Can't Explain - Of Montreal, originally by The Who
* Under Pressure - The Flaming Lips, originally by David Bowie and Queen
* Hey Ya! - Tilly And The Wall, originally by Outkast
* When Doves Cry - Damien Rice, originally by Prince
* Crazy - The Kooks, originally by Gnarles Barkley
* Dancing Queen - Belle And Sebastian, originally by ABBA
* Video Killed The Radio Star - Belle And Sebastian, originally by The Bangles
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