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Mark Kozelek Drifts Down ‘Moon River’ With Lovely New Cover

If your guard is up upon seeing a headline about Mark Kozelek covering a traditional pop song, it'd be hard to blame you — the…

Andrew Unterberger / May 13, 2016

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Hear Tame Impala’s Eerie Cover of Kylie Minogue’s ‘Confide in Me’

For Tame Impala's latest contribution to Australian radio station Triple J's "Like a Version" cover series — which previously saw the band take on OutKast's…

Andrew Unterberger / November 13, 2015

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Taylor Swift Performs ‘You Oughta Know’ With Alanis Morissette

Taylor Swift has performed with a lot of purported role models on the 1989 World Tour, but few (if any) of the duets have felt…

Andrew Unterberger / August 25, 2015

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Watch Kelly Clarkson’s Slowed Down Cover of Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’

Kelly Clarkson filled in a "Blank Space" of her Piece by Piece Tour when she covered Taylor Swift's standout 1989 cut while touring in Canada. The…

James Grebey / July 26, 2015

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Punch Brothers Offer a Frantic Bluegrass Take on the Strokes’ ‘Reptilia’

Something about bluegrass covers just tend to work — listen to how easily the Punch Brothers' hectic, speedy mandolin strumming lends itself to the Strokes' "Reptilia."

James Grebey / May 12, 2015

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Stream Nick Jonas’ Smooth, Acoustic Cover of Years & Years’ ‘King’

Nick Jonas covered Years & Years' hit "King" for BBC Radio 1, opting to strip the track of its electronic blips and speedy pace, and instead…

James Grebey / April 10, 2015

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Bleachers Load Up on Synths and Auto-Tune for Cover of the Beatles’ ‘Dear Prudence’

Say this for Jack Antonoff: Most Beatles covers struggle with the notion of doing anything new or interesting with their renditions for fear of besmirching…

Andrew Unterberger / March 27, 2015

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Jack White Croons Uneasy Cover of Harry Connick Jr.’s ‘Blue Light, Red Light (Someone’s There)’

Jack White tried his hand at Harry Connick Jr.'s big-band classic "Blue Light, Red Light (Someone's There)" for his latest Lazaretto B-side. The somewhat spooky-sounding track…

James Grebey / February 11, 2015

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Watch the Orwells Cover the Stooges’ ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’ on a Ski Slope

The Orwells left their gritty punk garage to hit the slopes for a performance of the Stooges' 1969 classic, "I Wanna Be Your Dog," as part…

James Grebey / January 29, 2015

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FIDLAR Covered Sheryl Crow’s ‘If It Makes You Happy,’ and It’s Just a Little Strange

Proudly NSFW punk outfit FIDLAR decided to record a cover of Sheryl Crow's 1996 classic "If It Makes You Happy," because why wouldn't they? The…

James Grebey / January 16, 2015

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Fall Out Boy Probably Aren’t the Best Band to Cover ‘Uptown Funk’

Fall Out Boy aren't terrible. The songs off their upcoming album aren't great, but the pop-punk foursome are talented musicians, and they tend to be…

James Grebey / January 13, 2015

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SPIN’s Complete Covers Gallery: The 2000s to Today

To celebrate SPIN's 28th birthday, we'll be looking back at all our covers, from the Herb Ritts-shot Madonna image that appeared on our very first…

SPIN Staff / July 2, 2013

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SPIN’s Complete Covers Gallery: The 1990s

To celebrate SPIN's 28th birthday, we'll be looking back at all our covers, from the Herb Ritts-shot Madonna image that appeared on our very first…

SPIN Staff / May 7, 2013

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SPIN’s Complete Covers Gallery: The 1980s

In 1985, the first issue of SPIN arrived with the following statement of purpose from founder Bob Guccione Jr.:…

SPIN Staff / March 26, 2013

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Hear Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, Killers Cover U2

Three more covers of songs from U2's 1991 pivot-into-artsiness Achtung Baby recorded for British music magazine Q's compilation commemorating the album's 20th anniversary have arrived…

Marc Hogan / October 25, 2011