Music Monday: Cover Versions

I haven’t done a Music Monday post for a long time, so most of you don’t realise (or have deliberately forgotten, and who can blame you…) that I used to do them. In fact, I even blogged about cover versions before. You can find all the music posts here. But let’s get on with this one.

I’ve realised that I have a particular affection for cover versions of non-metal songs done by heavy metal bands. There’s something about the addition of that heavy element to a song that has a different structure to your standard heavy metal song that makes it particularly interesting.

For example, listen to heavy metal gods Judas Priest cover Joan Baez’s Diamonds and Rust:

Different to the original, but in my opinion equally brilliant.

But I think my favourite cover version comes from the singer of 80s legends Saxon, Biff Byford, with his cover of the traditional folk song Scarborough Fair (made famous by Simon and Garfunkle). There is something about the song that works really well with his voice, and it’s very different to the more straightforward heavy metal he normally sings.

If you’ve got a particular favourite cover version, share it with me below or on Twitter or Facebook. I’m always looking out for new music!

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