Japanese covers for non-Japanese songs

[blackdoll 907]

my fav so far (these guys need to come back)

[Pretsy 1343]

The most underrated J-cover:

 

 

What it says on the tin...

 

Edit: oh, bear mentioned that already, oops.

[doombox 4421]

I played this for the covers theme in plug.dj a few weeks back but just realized it would be relevant here too.

 

The Coastguards covered Journey's "Open Arms"

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9utzFyQkVeI

 

Original

 

[Bear 1817]

Not sure if these are mentioned, but Sigh covered a John Coltrane track for their The Curse of Izanagi EP and a Bathory track for a Bathory tribute album:

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VORkdRau0g

 

The Bathory cover is glorious. Sigh made it theirs without losing the feeling of the original. Love it.

 

 

 

Gallhammer released a cover demo back in 04, covering one Amebix, one Burzum and one Hellhammer track.

 

Arkha Sva's covered Mütiilation, Belketre, Vlad Tepes and Darkthrone. No surprise about the three first as this band reeks of the mid 90's french black metal and is somewhat an original tribute to the scene.

 

Avsolutized...'s covered Setherial, which comes as no surprise as this band reeks of mid 90's swedish black metal and is somewhat an original tribute to the scene.

[emmny 4139]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMYcaBap50E

[clow_eriol 240]

 

I love this version

[bonsaijodelfisch 328]

this is fairly recent

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mri5QNqCxS8

 

original

 

 

and it slays

[PsychoΔelica 648]

Don't know why I haven't heard this before but this is a pretty fun cover for Video Killed the Radio Star, lol

 

Original:

[Tokage 5930]

Cosmo-Shiki's cover of Rock Me Amadeus is pretty great too. Sadly not available on youtube, i think.

[KonataYumiko 10]

VAMPS covered David Bowie "Life of Mars?"

[Pretsy 1343]

This might interest @beni:

 

Superfly and Salyu covering one of the most known U2 songs (GLAY and Utada Hikaru have covered this song too)

 

Shiina Ringo and Utada Hikaru covering Carpenters' "I Won´t Last a Day Without You"

 

 

original

 

Also, you should never forget the best J-cover ever:

 

(they even did this

to promote the song, notice the reference )

[PsychoΔelica 648]

Cosmo-Shiki's cover of Rock Me Amadeus is pretty great too. Sadly not available on youtube, i think.

Where can I hear it?

[beni 2149]

 

There can be no other winner tbh

[niivozombie 30]

Surprised no one posted this one:
 
Acidman - Colors of the wind (Original from Pocahontas movie)
 

 

Original

 

[PsychoΔelica 648]

Chihiro Onitsuka sounds a little grannyish here but it's a nice cover overall. There's no YT video but you can hear it here

 

Original:

[tsuzu_kami 2]

 

I love this cover more than the original song.

[Moose7 9]

 

 

[violetchain 912]

You can really tell how much Ina loves Phil Anselmo.

 

 

[gojiragojira 17]

Lillies and remains- some girls are bigger than others (the smith)

 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DY7hzJaoKH4

[kyounoowari 6]

 

was covered by The Brilliant Green

 

 

[blackdoll 907]

for the Jesus of vk