I always thought that making a cover of a song is the most blasphemous thing that man can do with music. Later on I had to realize that things aren't like as I thought, furthermore, a few of my favorite songs are remixes. To avoid any misunderstandings, rap, all kinds of electronic and generally the shit they are covering in every second week are excluded from the following top 5 fav's list.
1. Cure - Purple Haze
I was never a big fan of The Cure, let's say they have always been only a marginal matter of my music taste. Jesus what a sentence! So, nor Jimi is a frequent visitor in my playlists, but hey! just listen to this and it'll blow your mind. Here is the original.
2. Skye- Feel Good Inc.
I must confess I love Morcheeba. But I also have to say Skye's name was never familiar until I stumbled upon this lovely melody. The song of Gorillaz was transformed to something just barely cheesy, acoustic-unplugged style happiness song that makes you believe even the orcs of Mordor are adorable and humble creatures.
3. John Frusciante - I feel love
Cheesy mode: ON. There is no toplist without the RHCP nor without Frusciante (and my apologies but no way I'm putting the shitty Ramones cover here), but truth be told Donna Summeris kinda weird choice. Is it? No surprises for those who ever heard John's solo work. And Flea just makes it super funky.
4. Gorillaz - Crystalized
Damon Albarn is genius of our time. So why shouldn't he re-compose one hit wonder group XX's Crystalized? Melancholy plus simple disco beat... but it's just perfect! Check out the original here.
5. Gnarls Barkley - Reckoner
Radiohead cover is compulsory. No doubt I found a gem here... evethough the first time I felt this a huge misfit, I had to realize it's pure genius, and even competes with the original in all levels.
+1 R.E.M. - Wicked Game
I feel so ashamed, now that I finished the list I just realized I forgot the song that is just perfect in the original as well as in the cover version... To represent my deep devotion towards these songs, both deserves an embed here. Ah, wait, what? Helena Christensen is also in the clip? Cannot be better...
