Japanese covers for non-Japanese songs

[PsychoΔelica 648]

I haven't heard a lot of non-Japanese songs covered by Japanese artists so I thought it would be an interesting topic.

Personally I've only heard a few.

Acid Black Cherry: – ラストダンスは私に

I don't have a link for Yasu's version but you might've heard it. The original is "Save the last dance for me" by the Drifters.

http://youtu.be/n-XQ26KePUQ

Atsushi Sakurai: Made a cover of "I like Chopin" by Gazebo-

http://youtu.be/grGjD1rTNyg

Atsushi's version - Ameon wa Chopin no shirabe ~I Like Chopin~

http://youtu.be/BUHH4F_R0Q4

That's all what I can think of off the top of my head. I'd love to hear if there's anything else that you know of.

[Jigsaw9 6783]

the best:

 

 

original:

 

[PsychoΔelica 648]

^ That song just became x10 times cooler

Also I just remembered this.

 

[CAT5 9075]

One of the best Japanese covers of a non-Japanese song that I've ever heard:

 

ORIGINAL: SADE - SMOOTH OPERATOR

 

 

COVER: OCEANLANE - SMOOTH OPERATOR

 

[Bear 1817]

Merry covered a Pantera song. Way better than the original, but still shit.

[kurenaishineek 646]

Look around for Avril Lavigne and Metallica tribute albums Metal-Ikka and Tribute to Avril Lavigne ~Master's Collection~ , also Punk Goes Pop especially volume 5 that has a full japanese edition cd . Here are some selected songs from those albums .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpnYyTZLdS0

They did and awesome cover of "Enter Sandman"

Also the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra does some covers , one of their best was for The Godfather song .

Maniac by Plasticzooms

If you ask me , this is better than the original .

[Ada Suilen 652]

Ok it's my turn

 

One Ok Rock - Smells like teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)

 

MiD Deracine - Sombre Dimanche (Rezső Seress cover) ---> it's very good

 

Fest Vainqueur - I don't want to miss a thing (Aerosmith cover)

 

Vamps - Life on Mars? (David Bowie cover) and Trouble (Shampoo cover)

 

And that's all at the moment... I will edit if something else comes to my mind

 

Plasticzooms ft Alina - Crash (The Primitives cover)

Edited October 3, 2014 by Ada Suilen

[kurenaishineek 646]

O yeah i forgot that there was also a Nirvana Tribute album .

Japanese Ska Punk and Pop Punk bands also do a lot of covers . Here are some examples .

The band that from what i remember did the most amount of covers would be Nicotine , especially known for two albums , one was punk rock covers of xmas songs , the other one was the punk rock beetles covers .

Here is "Let it Be" covered by Nicotine

And Wham's "Last Christmas" by Nicotine

[doombox 4421]

More picks from Pop goes Punk...

 

Silhouette from the Skylit covered Katy Perry's "California Gurls" 

 

NEW BREED also likes to cover Bruno Mars... XD

 

Crossfaith got a lot of foriegn traction for covering The Prodigy's "Omen".

 

Cleave did a fun cover of "Don't Look Back In Anger" from Oasis.

 

Others

 

coldrain covered Stacie Orrico "Stuck" a few years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNG6N66QvM4

 

Crystal Lake recently covered Limp Bizkit's "Rollin'"

 

Plasticzooms did "Maniac" by Michael Sembello 

 

My Last December jammed on TSwifts' "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"

 

Velvet Eden did Depeche Mode "Strangelove"

 

And UNCHAIN covered "Virtual Insanity" by Jamiroquai

 

 

I know I've heard so many more I just can't remember right now too. I may be back if they come to me! lol

[kurenaishineek 646]

Ive already posted Maniac by Plasticzooms .

[doombox 4421]

Ive already posted Maniac by Plasticzooms .

Apologies! I somehow missed it. orz

[violetchain 912]

Hitomi Yaida covered Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car". Bonus points because she actually translated the lyrics into Japanese.

Original:

 

immi covered The Cure's "Lovesong"

 

Takeshi Hosomi does a lot of live acoustic covers on his radio show. I liked the one he did of Weezer's "No One Else" the best, even though he botched the lyrics pretty bad.

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/ov1e15cz1loxtog/noe.mp3

Jimmy Eat World's "May Angels Lead You In" from a different day:

http://youtu.be/r_P8HzluSfE?t=11m1s

 

Kazuhiro Momo from MO'SOME TONEBENDER did a cute version of Johnny Thunders' "Sad Vacation" on his first solo album

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/fe25ehobv7e1d97/sv.mp3

 

Balzac covered The Damned's "Smash It Up" for a tribute album

[kurenaishineek 646]

Apologies! I somehow missed it. orz

No problem there . Also some info just for ppl who would look around for the tracks you posted , i dont know if you can find Crossfatih's "Omen" on Punk Goes Pop cds , never saw it there it was on their 2nd album , Silhouette from the Skylit "California Gurls" i think it was one of the Punk goes Pop cds but i dont know wich one and dont know if its possible to get japanese edition , but it was also on their first album Arche . Just thought i point this out cause you posted them as Punk Goes Pop .

Also here is the crossfade preview of all the songs from PUNK GOES 90'S Vol.2 - JAPAN EDITION

Best tracks are Nookie , Guerrilla Radio , Pretty Fly (just cause its Her Name in Blood who do the cover) and Arounf The World , honorable mention for I dont want to miss a thing and Falling away from me .

[Bear 1817]

Sigh's covered lots of covers of Venom (made two cover EPs), as well as one live album where 6 of the 14 songs are Venom cover and 2 are Death covers. The Scorn Defeat 20th Anniversary Gig album also got some Venom and Death cover songs. They've also got some Venom covers on a couple of their other splits and EPs. And one Necrophagia cover on the split with Necrophagia . And on the original vinyl version of Scorn Defeat they included one Venom and one Mayhem cover.

 

 

 

Could've mentioned a shitload of metal bands here as doing covers are very usual.

[rebelstrik 111]

Mucc - robert no theme aka House of rising sun by the Animals.

Oh and also Balzac doing David Bowies Ziggy Stardust.

[doombox 4421]

No problem there . Also some info just for ppl who would look around for the tracks you posted , i dont know if you can find Crossfatih's "Omen" on Punk Goes Pop cds , never saw it there it was on their 2nd album , Silhouette from the Skylit "California Gurls" i think it was one of the Punk goes Pop cds but i dont know wich one and dont know if its possible to get japanese edition , but it was also on their first album Arche . Just thought i point this out cause you posted them as Punk Goes Pop .

 

Omen was on the Japanese Edition of Pop Goes Punk 3 originally. And you can still buy it at HMV.

Maybe I was wrong about Silhouette's Katy Perry cover because I can't find which PGP it's on now,  you're right about it being on their Arche album, tho. I could have sworn I saw it on a VA... *shrug*

[sads123 147]

^ That song just became x10 times cooler

Also I just remembered this.

 

 

Now, now, don't forget about this AWESOME cover!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkPQtTRtox0

[Pretsy 1343]

original:

cover:

 

original:

"cover":

 

and a funny bonus:

 

 

I AM YOUR PENIS, I AM YOUR FIRE, YOUR DESIRE.

[BrenGun 2261]

 

Acid Black Cherry: – ラストダンスは私に

 

I don't have a link for Yasu's version but you might've heard it. The original is "Save the last dance for me" by the Drifters.

 

 

But yasu made a Japanese version of that original song. sadly. so no english cover by him. (^.-)

[Peace Heavy mk II 7200]

 

you all forgot the only good one

[PsychoΔelica 648]

But yasu made a Japanese version of that original song. sadly. so no english cover by him. (^.-)

I know, but  I think that counts too.

Here's Asian Kung-Fu Generation covering Beck. I kinda like this actually

I wonder why all this Nirvana & Bowie fascination.

[PsychoΔelica 648]

original:

cover:

 

original:

"cover":

 

and a funny bonus:

 

 

I AM YOUR PENIS, I AM YOUR FIRE, YOUR DESIRE.

Damn that engrish 

 

 

you all forgot the only good one

Lmao

[Alastor 14]

Now, now, don't forget about this AWESOME cover!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkPQtTRtox0

 

Nah, this is the best version.

 

;P

[Ada Suilen 652]

Nah, this is the best version.

 

;P

LOL!

[PsychoΔelica 648]

Nah, this is the best version.

 

;P

I thought so the first time I heard it.