#coverthursday

[adamverzum]

If it’s Thursday, then it’s time for covers: Rammstein’s Du Hast, an industrial metal tune originally in German, covered by the Russian band Dobranotch. Not just klezmer, but also translated to Yiddish! Here’s the original for comparison:

[adamverzum]

Yes, there is such a thing as ‘acoustic metal’ and of course it’s made by PIRATES.

Concerning Hobbits, Flash animations, and a strange website’s most famous legacy. Oh, and pirates. (A belated Cover Thursday post.)

So, there is this page, called Albino Blacksheep. If you have been there, you probably know it as a collection of a lot of weird things, most of them animations. If you haven’t had the chance to visit it, you still can. (Yes, it’s still up and running!) Even if you’re not familiar with Albino Blacksheep, you must have heard about ‘They’re Taking The Hobbits To Isengard’. According to KnowYourMeme, this techno masterpiece was first uploaded to Albino Blacksheep by Erwin Beekveld in 2005. That’s 12 years ago:

If all of this still sounds like a bunch of nonsense, I’m not sure that you will be much impressed by what I’m about to show you. But you should still take a chance and bare with me. (There will be pirates.)

If you are familiar with Taking The Hobbits to Isengard, then you are probably also familiar with its 10-hour version, which can mean only one thing: you know the whole thing by heart. And if you do, well...

Yes, it is six guys dressed as pirates, armed with an accordion (among other things). They are The Dread Crew of Oddwood from San Diego, CA. They are a pirate-themed metal band, who mostly use a variety of acoustic instruments and describe their style as ‘heavy mahogany’. 

Most of their songs have a bleak and frightening atmosphere and feature killing, ships, gunpowder, and drinking, or all of them combined. (What else? They are pirates after all.) In spite of this imagery, their music is ridiculously fun to listen to, mostly because of their strange choice of instruments, and how they still manage to create a notably ‘heavy’ sound despite the lack of electricity. If you are interested, this song is a great place to start:  

[orejarocks]

VIDEO LINK - https://youtu.be/jpWJ0rN0Dng

Cover Song Thursday - "Is This Love" by Bob Marley

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Austin, Texas based band, Oreja, puts their own unique spin on the classic Bob Marley song, "Is This Love." The performance took place on the rooftop stage of The Blind Pig Pub which is located on 6th Street in Downtown Austin.

Also known as "Dirty 6th," the strip is known for its happy hours and night life. It was not unusual to see multiple bands playing at the same time on this historic street.

[adamverzum]

Extreme Cover Thursday: Shape of You (sort of)

I’m aware that I have just started and this is only the second instance of Cover Thursday, but I will break with the non-existing tradition already. I have to show you a video and a YouTube channel:

This is Adam Neely, a New York based musician, and his video about covers. Well... sort of. It certainly has some covers of the Ed Sheeran song, just not the way you imagined. If you are ready for a hilarious 14-minute journey through reharmonization, just click on the video above. If you are not, well... here is the original:

[musicmakercass]

I had to repost this...because it's just that good. I love this dude. Awesome, awesome cover Trev! 🎶👊👍 @trevorpenick24 #Repost @otownofficial ・・・ #trevorthursday #acoustic #loveyourself #coverthursday I'm a belieber!!! Thanks @jtwokay

[o-townfanland]

And that, kids...is how it's done. Fuck. Yes. @trevorpenick24 slays. 👌🎶👊 #Repost @otownofficial ・・・ #trevorthursday #acoustic #loveyourself #coverthursday I'm a belieber!!!

[operationotown]

#Repost @otownofficial ・・・ #trevorthursday #acoustic #loveyourself #coverthursday I'm a belieber!!!

[astroknotsongoftheday-blog]

January 8, 2015 Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie and Clyde #sotd #coverthursday Eminem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzFC-4DGraA