I'm not sure I can even begin to tell you how much I love cover songs, but damn it, I'll try. What could be better than a band/artist you like, remaking a song by a band/artist you like? Besides Ben & Jerry's "Pistachio, Pistachio" ice cream or baby animals, I can't really think of much else. It's like having your favorite shirt in every color.
As an avid concert goer, I'd have to say my favorite moment of a show (since the two people that read this are dying to know anyway) is when the artist decides to cover another artists' song. I'm aware that I'm at the show to see their material but when they choose to cover a song, I feel like it's a special moment (corniest sentence of the day). They are picking a song they like, to play for you, and chances are, you're going to like it too. So when Dave Matthews plays, "Angel From Montgomery," or Sara Bareilles covers, "I'm On Fire," we're bonding. The few seconds after I realize that it is indeed a cover song, are seconds that bring me true joy. The 32,827th reason why cover songs are admirable is that many times it opens the door to new music. I remember seeing Camera Obscura this past summer and they played, "Tougher Than The Rest," originally done by The Boss himself (Bruce Springsteen, retards). I love Bruce, but had never come across this song until Camera Obscura covered it. Camera Obscura did their job of covering a song well because now, I have come to know and love the original Bruce song.
Ostensibly, no cover version is going to be better than the original but my favorite ones are usually the ones that make me question just that. With some of these songs below, I genuinely question whether or not their interpretation of the song is better than the original. Of course there are an endless amount of cover versions out there to choose from which I couldn't be happier about, but the renditions below are gems. Get familiar.
Camera Obscura - "Tougher Than The Rest" (Bruce Springsteen)
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