[MORE COVERS]

[super]

... I just have music sitting around on Mediafire, okay? Plus I want to marry this theme and have perfect little mp3 babies with it.


MCFLY [Don't Stop Me Now]
THIS SONG. IS SO HAPPY. It makes me happy. I actually like it better than the original by Queen, gasp. I mean, it has the overly-polished feel of modern pop, but Mcfly seems to ooze happiness from their every pore. Give this song a try, seriously. ♥


FLYLEAF [What's This?]
Nightmare Before Christmas cover, COME ON. Jack discovering Christmas Town was kind of a manic and gleeful sequence, but Flyleaf's version is so melancholic it burnnsssss.


RISE AGAINST [Making Christmas]
Another Nightmare Before Christmas cover. I love this one, which surprised even me, since I don't have much tolerance for screaming in music. BUT. This time it works -- and the screaming technically lasts for like, three seconds anyway -- because there's a narrative in the song and even when they're rocking at a breakneck pace, it's expressive and a really fun listen. I love that they did the mad scientist laugh, haha.


JONATHAN COULTON [Still Alive]
You know. That song from the game with the portals and your bff the pet box and the cake being a lie. Yeah, that one.


ELVIS COSTELLO [Beautiful]
Elvis Costello takes Christina Aguilera's Beautiful and turns it into a gritty, subtle song. It actually sounds a lot more heartfelt than the original, especially with his vocals. I searched for this track for days after watching that one episode of House; apparently it was recorded specially for the show.

Comments

[chromie]

Mcfly's cover of Don't Stop Me Now totally made my day. Thank you for sharing!

[super]

Awesome; I made someone's day! Glad you liked it. ♥

[ctrlfreak]

I have a guilty type of love for McFly. And that song is totally uping my mood. =D Thanks.
They have a lot of good covers...

The others are pretty good as well. =D

[super]

Inorite? I actually like a bunch of Mcfly's songs, and they're not usually the type of band I listen to. All About You makes me flaily-happy. :D

[ctrlfreak]

lol totally. I like them, but I wouldn't admit to it around my friends or anything. I already made that mistake once and I'm still getting shit for it. =/

[sorrel]

You brought us Nightmare Before Christmas covers and Jonathan Coulton doing Still Alive. My love right now is... boundless.

[super]

My inner geek is showing. :D But I'm glad you liked the songs!

[htbthomas]

How does Jonathan Coulton cover his own song? *confused* But it's a version I haven't heard, so I'm definitely taking it! :D

[super]

... Oh hey, you're right. O_o I just typed up what was stated on iTunes; all I knew was that it sounded different. XD

[htbthomas]

Hee, that's all right. :) He doesn't perform the Portal version after all... It's pretty cool how this remix is basically just a new vocal. :)

[sweetheart]

McFly is the best, no shame no shame! :)