VK covers of famous western songs

[chemicalpictures 1888]

Hey guys, I was at Rancid live here in Brazil, and remembered that bis once released a cover of Ruby Soho, one of Rancid most famous songs:

 

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bis killer version

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they also covered The Offspring's Can't Get my Head Around You;

 

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miyavi covered Ray Charles' classic Hit the Road Jack in a radio show a long while back.

 

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miyavi's:

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VAMPS covered Shampoo's TROUBLE:

 

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IVAN released a cover of Presley's LOVE ME TENDER:

 

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Please share other covers you may be aware of!

Edited March 28, 2017 by chemicalpictures

[Licio123 181]

VAMPS also covered Life on Mars?, which I found pretty awesome

 

There is also that V-ROCK Disney album, corny but fun.

 

 

[Alkaloid 3143]

VELVET EDEN covered Depeche Mode's "Strangelove" and "Enjoy the Silence."

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And who can forget Anli Pollicino's cover of Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record)"

 

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[LIDL 692]

All from METAL-IKKA VA album

 

Beat Crusaders - One

 

 

 

 

99MM Parabellum Bullet - Motorbreath

 

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15627035

 

 

 

Totalfat - Fuel

 

 

 

 

Polysics -  Enter Sandman

 

 

 

 

 

[helcchi 942]

Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Cover by NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST:

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Hanoi Rocks - Dead by Christmas

Cover by THE PIASS:

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Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

Cover by FEST VAINQUEUR

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Confession - The Long Way Home

Cover by Misanthropist (Katsuya from CodeRebirth's solo project)

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The Ghost Inside - Wide Eyed

Cover by Crystal Lake:

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Stacie Orrico - Stuck

Cover by coldrain:

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Memphis May Fire - Vices

Cover by Story of Hope:

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Takayoshi Ohmura’s Cerberus Album

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1. Metallica - Battery: Guest Vo. TOKI (C4, Stealth)
2. Megadeth - Tornado Of Souls: Guest Vo. Ikepy (Her Name In Blood)
3. Evanescence - Bring Me To Life: Guest Vo. Aya Kamiki (UROBOROS)
4. Arch Enemy - NEMESIS: Guest Vo. Hazuki (lynch.)
5. Dream Theater - Take The Time: Guest Vo. Atsushi Kuze (Concerto Moon, Screaming Symphony)
6. Dokken - Mr. Scary (Instrumental)
 

 

Punk Goes 90’s Vol.2 - Japan Edition

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Nevermind Tribute

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[Mamo 1172]

7 hours ago, SEKHMET said:

All from METAL-IKKA VA album

 

Beat Crusaders - One

 

 

99MM Parabellum Bullet - Motorbreath

 

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15627035

 

 

 

Totalfat - Fuel

 

 

 

Polysics -  Enter Sandman

 

 

 

 

Pretty sure none of these are vk.

[suji 8317]

so this actually happened

 

Pantera - Strength Beyond Strength

 

Merry's cover

 

they were vk babies back then so it's ok and they haven't covered another english song since

Edited March 28, 2017 by sheepprincessgara

[nekkichi 6043]

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[Ada Suilen 652]

Vamps covered Enjoy the Silence in their latest single!

MiD DERACINE covered Rezső Seress's Sombre Dimanche (which I love so much!)

Atsushi Sakurai made a Japanese version of Gazebo's I Like Chopin

 

*I will edit if others come up in mind*

[leafwork 814]

9 hours ago, Alkaloid said:

And who can forget Anli Pollicino's cover of Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Right Round (Like a Record)"

 

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This is the only one that matters, just because of the shot-for-shot-remake video with the amazing little girl

[IGM_Oficial 1964]

~> Fest vainqueur covered "I don't want to miss a thing", by Aerosmith;

~> The mortal (I don't even know if this is visual kei, though) covered "Spirit", by Bauhaus, "Shadow of love", by The damned, and "Cities in dust", by Siouxsie and the banshees.

[orange~ 387]

Just google these if you want to see them:

 

From VAMPS Rihanna - Diamonds, Mötley Crue - Live Wire.

 

From X Japan I've seen Hanoi Rocks - Tragedy, T-Rex - 20th Century Boy, Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK.

 

From hide I've seen T-Rex - 20th Century Boy, The Damned - New Rose, The Doors - Light my Fire

 

 

Pretty cool thing btw, Guns n Roses once did a guitar cover of X Japan's Endless Rain.

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[violetchain 912]

GLAY did a cover of U2's "With or Without You". I think it turned out pretty good overall - you can tell that Teru is really into it - but I'll admit that the "with or without chuuuuuu" kind of kills it.

 

 

Edited March 28, 2017 by violetchain

[Himeaimichu 1535]

So this isn't technically VKei, but these guys did pretty much influence a lot of VKei bands, but Ningen Isu once preformed a special concert where they did covers of their influences, such as KISS, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath (obviously) and Jimi Hendrix

 

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[Zalemu 236]

Lucifer Luscious Violenoue covered "In a manner of speaking" by Tuxedomoon and "In the Flat Field" by Bauhaus.

Hakuei covered "Let's Live for Today" by The Grass Roots.

Onmyouza's vk status is debatable but they covered "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden and "Beyond the Realms of Death" by Judas Priest.

[COSMOMOBILE 33]

7 hours ago, nekkichi said:

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Omfg this is awesome! I'm a huge fan of Mylène Farmer!

[blackdream 95]

黒夢 (Kuroyume) covered Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild"

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[Euthanasia 333]

Atsushi Sakurais cover of Space Oddity is pretty awesome. c:

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[Pretsy 1343]

Luna Sea had their own small live rendition of "White Christmas" (popularized by Sinatra and alike):

 

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L'Arc's post-Sakura fuckup alter-ego "Zombies" had their own rendition of Marilyn Manson's song + his most known cover:

 

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MUCC did a cover of Korn's "anthem" at some point (also don't forget Robert no Thema):

 

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Sads aside from their other covers had a very "atypical" T-Rex cover choice:

 

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[mahoujin 395]

Plastic Tree's Inori is a cover of Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

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[helcchi 942]

Both Kra and Kawamura Ryuichi covered "Amaoto wa Chopin no Shirabe" by Asami Kobayashi, which in turn is a cover of Gazebo's "I Like Chopin"

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Galneryus' Voices From The Past I, II & III and Syu's CRYING STARS〜STAND PROUD〜 are all cover albums of various western artists as well.

 

Edited March 29, 2017 by helcchi

[Takato 144]

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