Everyone loves a good cover song. Plenty of bands get their start by easing a new audience into their sound by way of a truly great cover. Taking a familiar hit and proving that you can play it well is a status symbol for bands around the world. A cover can breathe a completely new life into a song.
Johnny Cash's haunting cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" gave new meaning to Trent Reznor's tortured lyrics. Ryan Adams' cover of "Wonderwall" even inspired Oasis' Noel Gallagher to do a cover of Adams' cover of his song.
Sometimes, a cover is so radically different from the original version that it's practically a new song. For Music Monday in the past, we've collected some of our all-time favorite covers. This time, we've put together a playlist of covers that completely transform the original versions. From the recently controversial cover of "Baby Got Back" to Jimi Hendrix's now classic re-imagining of the "Star Spangled Banner," we've rounded up the cover songs that least resemble their originals.
Did we miss your favorite unconventional cover tracks? Send us your picks and we'll add the best ones to our Spotify playlist!
Here's how you can share you favorite unconventional cover songs with us:
Tell us in the comments. Make sure to include the artist and the song so we can be certain to find it.
Tweet us your song choice @mashableHQ and use the hashtag #MusicMonday. If you send us a Spotify link, we'll give it a listen and add some of our favorites
To grab a Spotify link, control-click on any song in Spotify and "Copy HTTP link."
If you're not a Spotify user, you can still send us a link to wherever the track is hosted, and we'll do our best to listen.