My Happy Place
Lately I’ve found myself downloading more music than TV and movies. It marks a shift in my happy place from concentrating on characters and images, to letting myself go and feeling the happy instead.
I am a huge fan of both pop and metal. But more than anything I love mash ups and covers. I imagine this is a big part of the reason I love the TV show Glee so much.
Pop music covered by metal and alt bands kill me every time. Take something familiar and fun like Britney Spears’ Toxic and get a Ukrainian alt metal band to cover it with heavy guitars and just enough scream and I probably wouldn’t notice if Snape was standing at my door (maybe I should listen to this next time I get tattooed).
It was with much delight that I discovered the covers compilation albums ‘Rest In Peace’ then. I’ve managed to get volumes 3, 4, and 5 so far but volumes 1 and 2 are eluding me.
If you’re into this kind of greatness have a listen to my picks below and then try to get your hands on these albums!
Camisado – My Love (Justin Timberlake)
One-Way Mirror – Fuck You (Lily Allen)
Mushmellow – Toxic (Britney Spears)
Sick Puppies – Say My Name (Destiny’s Child)
A Smile From The Trenches – Hot N Cold (Katy Perry)
10 Responses to “My Happy Place”
Hahahahahaha!
Reminds me of this
Which did not work properly, sorry. Try this link, trust me, totally worth it! What could be better than a Croatian folk version of Hot and Cold?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upZz3a-7iMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upZz3a-7iM
I love mushmellow’s toxic cover! i watched it ages ago, thought it was awesome, then forgot all about it :D definently an ipod addition me thinks!!
I am a big fan of heavier covers ;-)
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oh god, i love this type of shit. Posion covering justin timberlake sexy back is awesome.
There’s a Sexy Back cover on these albums too! It’s by Rivethead and it’s also amazing (starts about 30 seconds in, the video is shit, maybe just listen and don’t watch) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk0V7n9Q8f0
You would like the punk goes… and metal goes…. series. My fav is Punk goes pop, punk goes crunk and punk goes 90′s. Nothing like a punk cover of ODB- Baby I got your money!
I’m lolling :) When I saw Faith No More the other week, they incorporated Lady gaga’s “Poker face” into the set. Itwas pure WIN. Sexy shit!
I love covers and how they can take a song to whole new place
Ummm…so I’m now kind of in love with A Smile From the Trenches “Hot N Cold” cover. That is all sorts of fabulous!! :)
Covers are great! You should also look up “Radio One Live Lounge” – tonnes of live covers there :)
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