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** Not to mention their cover of The Beatles' "Day Tripper", which transformed a lighthearted ode to LSD into a mournful lament on being driven to suicide by an apathetic lover. |
** Not to mention their cover of The Beatles' "Day Tripper", which transformed a lighthearted ode to LSD into a mournful lament on being driven to suicide by an apathetic lover. |
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** Or their cover of Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze," which becomes a song about domestic violence. At the very least. |
** Or their cover of Seals and Croft's "Summer Breeze," which becomes a song about domestic violence. At the very least. |
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* In Flames covered the synth-pop number "Everything Counts" by [[Depeche Mode]] and completely altered its meaning. The original was a [[Lyrical Dissonance|simplistic synth driven pop song about the greed, competitiveness and materialism of 80's Wall Street capitalism.]] However in the In Flames version the song describes the [[Humans Are |
* In Flames covered the synth-pop number "Everything Counts" by [[Depeche Mode]] and completely altered its meaning. The original was a [[Lyrical Dissonance|simplistic synth driven pop song about the greed, competitiveness and materialism of 80's Wall Street capitalism.]] However in the In Flames version the song describes the [[Humans Are the Real Monsters|failure of humanity as the greedy and selfish nature of people]] destroys their Utopian society. And how only [[After the End|after the world ends the people realize their failure.]] |
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* "Get It On The Long Hard Road," from the Kleptone's mashup album [http://www.kleptones.com/pages/downloads_24h.html ''24 Hours''], takes the playful [[Intercourse with You]] lyrics from T.Rex's song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIZRD4Noxnk "Get It On"] and makes them creepy and possessive... using the original vocals. The only alteration is the music that plays behind them. |
* "Get It On The Long Hard Road," from the Kleptone's mashup album [http://www.kleptones.com/pages/downloads_24h.html ''24 Hours''], takes the playful [[Intercourse with You]] lyrics from T.Rex's song [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIZRD4Noxnk "Get It On"] and makes them creepy and possessive... using the original vocals. The only alteration is the music that plays behind them. |
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* Everyone in the world may well have covered Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl", but Scottish indie band Travis totally change the meaning with their cover, turning a [[Les Yay]]-infested hit single into a folk-tinged ballad about a gay man questioning his sexuality. |
* Everyone in the world may well have covered Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl", but Scottish indie band Travis totally change the meaning with their cover, turning a [[Les Yay]]-infested hit single into a folk-tinged ballad about a gay man questioning his sexuality. |
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