What are you listening to ...right now?

[C C]

This Brazilian guy can sing in English without a Portuguese accent, though this particular song may not emphasize it as maximum as some others. (Of course, very early on some listeners back in the '80s might have assumed that the lead singer of Baltimora was purely Italian, prior to knowing his name or encountering an interview.)

The original is here (1995): https://youtu.be/8-r-V0uK4u0

Jota John: cover of "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" (Smashing Pumpkins) ... https://youtu.be/-RuzbjTHodc

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-RuzbjTHodc

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The original is here (1985): https://youtu.be/_Nh-NsqBsGE

Mar 5, 2022 - Maoli: cover of "The Chair" (George Strait) ... https://youtu.be/P60tejLJQOY

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/P60tejLJQOY

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The original is here (1966): https://youtu.be/ubvYQxTXO3U

Kim Lachance: "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) ... https://youtu.be/gnC9ZzePSi4

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gnC9ZzePSi4

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The original is here (2013): https://youtu.be/y5ISTO6GiLk

Maoli: "Sweet Annie" (Zac Brown Band) ... https://youtu.be/QTJOQD_4eDk

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QTJOQD_4eDk

[Kornee]

Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper. Remixes that cut out the imo spoiling hard edged 2nd guitar solo passage in the 1976 original. The theme is in a way pertinent - a way for some to try and cope with death and destruction on their doorstep.
Slow remix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SRG4gWy0xQ
A more 'clubby/thumpy' one (and a different version not remix per se):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld7j0i0jNtg
Nicely done, smooth with great sax addition:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vinmwIbZEqM

[Leigha]

I like slow remixes ^ Has that 'chill step' vibe.

“Still, this whole grim reaper thing should have come with a manual. Or a diagram of some kind. A flowchart would have been nice.” — Darynda Jones

[Leigha]

When artists cover other artists' songs...

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nVz38fv9pBw

[Kornee]

I like slow remixes ^ Has that 'chill step' vibe.

“Still, this whole grim reaper thing should have come with a manual. Or a diagram of some kind. A flowchart would have been nice.” — Darynda Jones

Flow chart!!?? Ha ha ha. It's really not that complicated. We come into the world. Then we go out.
Anyway - another trio - not of the one song, but from the one artist. The late great Gerry Rafferty:
Baker Street: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU6w56epBdc
Get it Right Next Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXW-sL5gzHQ
Night Owl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vTnff0pkgs

A band where all the members just got on well together. No dramas - then anyway.

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Also, a recent (Mar 8) Corey Heuvel vid, cover of "Sir Duke" (Stevie Wonder): https://www.scivillage.com/thread-11461-...l#pid49585
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The original (of below) is here (1981): https://youtu.be/SGyOaCXr8Lw

Mar 5, 2022 ... Larkin Poe: "Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones)... https://youtu.be/4p9glJLU3ck

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/4p9glJLU3ck

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The original is here (1988): https://youtu.be/M0xSuFPeka0

Such a bedrock re-rendering that even the "Jim Morrison-like" vocal moments are no longer conspicuous.

Mar 9, 2022 - Big Elk: "Mother" (Danzig) ... https://youtu.be/R1sbz11URlA

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/R1sbz11URlA