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10 Rock Covers That Measure Up To The Originals

You can definitely teach a young dog old tricks.

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10 Rock Covers That Measure Up To The Originals

There are endless reasons that bands will cover a certain song. Some covers are tributes, others are for fun. Whatever the case is, covers add variety. They add the artist's personal flair and sound to a song. Listening to a cover is sometimes like rediscovering a song entirely. The following songs have managed to do all these things. Some are even better than the originals.

1. "Bad Romance" - Halestorm (Original by Lady Gaga)

Lzzy Hale can sing the hell out of this one - that's for sure.

2. "Call Me" - In This Moment (Original by Blondie)

Is there anything Maria Brink can't do?

3. "Desolation Row" - My Chemical Romance (Original by Bob Dylan)

Their approach is very different than the original, but MCR sure pulled it off. It's difficult not to put this one on repeat.

4. "Dragula" - Motionless in White (Original by Rob Zombie)

While both versions are fantastic in their own right, Motionless in White did a fantastic job at weaving their unique sound into this. They nailed it.

5. "Du Hast" - Motionless in White (Original by Rammstein)

The electronics are part of what makes this so good, but the rest of the instrumentals make it hard not to start a mosh pit in your room.

6. "Hurt" - Nine Inch Nails (Original by Johnny Cash)

Nine Inch Nails's version of "Hurt" is both haunting and beautiful. This is a beautiful job; artists, take note.

7. "Rebel Yell" - Black Veil Brides (Original by Billy Idol)

This is the perfect song for Black Veil Brides to cover, as it captures their famous, modern hairmetal sound. There's not much this dynamic group can't do.

8. "They're Coming to Take Me Away" - Butcher Babies (Original by Napoleon XIV)

Well, the original of this song was much sillier. Butcher Babies turned it into a very serious horror story. This version is just as haunting, if not more, than the original.

9. "Walk" - Avenged Sevenfold (Original by Pantera)

Avenged Sevenfold took this classic and made it their own. Right away, it's easy to tell that this as an A7X song by the guitar, but the respect for Pantera is not lost.

10. "Zombie" - Breed 77 (Original by The Cranberries)

Perhaps the best part of this solo was the genius way the lyrics were reorganized to reflect that what The Cranberries were commenting on has not changed.

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