Pop girls covering rock?

Submitted by sleekgreek t3_10ml6ih in Music

Ok, I'm older, GenX. mostly a punk rock and old rap guy. Recently heard Miley cover Nothing Else Matters and also Fergie blow out Paradise City and was pretty surprised. Any other surprising covers like these?

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brotatototoe t1_j63mi2i wrote

Not sure if it fits the bill but Katy Perry does "Electric Feel"

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Jackattack736 t1_j63nkrg wrote

Pop and rock are both wide genres so this is a bit broad but:

Lissie and Phoebe Bridgers have also covered Nothing Else Matters Lissie: https://youtu.be/0Ia9N9MdSa0

Phoebe: https://youtu.be/I1qRuz9D7OQ

Phoebe Bridgers has also covered Wheatus' Teenage Dirtbag: https://youtu.be/t3BmrWXYif0

Lana Del Rey covered Sublime's Doin Time https://youtu.be/b6UazdAlqhs

Holly Humberstone covered Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees https://youtu.be/uEDERBIdNxw

Halsey covered Death Cab for Cutie's I Will Follow You into the Dark https://youtu.be/ZAYBCJGk07s

Lorde covered Phil Collin's In the Air Tonight https://youtu.be/_bhvufnPkxc

Florence + The Machine covered Fleetwood Mac's The Chain https://youtu.be/kF-hMABAr74

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pcmofo t1_j63y3uf wrote

There is a number of albums called Punk goes Pop that is the inverse of these. I was not aware Pop also went Punk. Neat.

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daanvanbeek t1_j6411em wrote

Miley Cyrus - Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails)

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Jayce86 t1_j646va1 wrote

It almost always goes better the other way around. Every pop song ever outside a few exceptions sounds better as a rock/metal song.

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ryancementhead t1_j64b5ph wrote

Is the Paradise City cover the one with Fergie and Cypress Hill?

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