Andy's 'good songs to learn thread' reminds me of one of my favourite ways to waste time when I'm bored. I go trawling youtube looking for people doing acoustic covers of my favourite songs in their bedrooms.
Whether they're hilariously bad or really quite decent there's something fascinating about getting a glimpse into these people's lives.

Another dude doing Paragon Cafe for his brother who died
that beck cover is awesome goldfoot. was totally expecting something horrendous.
One Armed Scissor.. on piano.. by a shirtless dude.. in a mexican wrestling mask.
Doesn't get any better than that.
Some chick doing Jesus, etc
You've just answered my mix tape theme dilemma. I can do an originals and covers cd.
There's the one with the 2 chicks covering Bon Iver that was a hit. They now have an album proper coming out. And another is a very cute Asian girl who is a pretty good singer and has a nice line in covers. Sorry, I can't link...work don't like youtube.
Oh, and Youtube some Jim O'Rourke covers for some nice versions of the master.
Yeah Bon Iver seem to be a popular band to cover.
I couldn't finf the ''2 chicks'' but here's a hottie doing Blood Bank
you don't mean the two doing the Fleet Foxes cover?
i'll dig some up when I'm home tonight. there are some great covers of múm tracks
Back when Beck was good! Or at least not notably scientologist...
This is my fave I'm come accross.
two dudes playing both the parts to 'May The Sun Shine Bright For You' Primal Scream.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nhl4f2VND4
Under no circumstances EVER type Hallelujah into youtube.
Hold up, I think it's the same guy twice...!
Unless you want Happy Mondays, Andy
I strangely have more respect for At the Drive in after watching that. Take away that annoying vocal register and it's a pretty nice song.
yes - you are correct. Knew it was some beardo hippy strum.
He's no Glenn Richards but Wilco tee wearing dude is pretty ok singing Sunday Morning Records by Augie March.
*Take away that annoying vocal register and it's a pretty nice song. *
Agreed Andy, and I'm no fan.
Pity about the pink polo shirt (I am incredible judgmental about shirts today),this guy is covering Alec Eiffel by the Pixies.
Alec Eiffel
I'll be back...on my iPhone.
mum's green grass of tunnel
and here is that fleet foxes cover
Ace version of Outkast's Hey Ya. Actually quite moving during the second verse.
Speccy girl doing Hank Williams on an autoharp
Bloody hell...
Need to have a look when I'm home!
Not entirely acoustic and bedroom, but it's The Clientele doing a stripped back version of ''Paper Planes'' by MIA.
Love it.
Acostic American boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHnYR8oP6E4&feature=&p=62E8B04226E47558&index=0&playnext=1
I spent half a night on YouTube, but fuck it was worth it.
YouTube user vkgoeswild is a Russian pianist. Her greatest hits (over 400 videos) include:
Metallica - Harvester of sorrow
Carcass - Corporal Jigsore Quandry
Though my favourite is this ripsnorting version of Nirvana's You Know You're Right.
Fucking awesome.
Ina's cover of Lana Del Rey's Video Game , Lykki Li's I Follow River and Feist's 1234
Mel Draisey!!!
Far out! I like this piano version of Teardrop by Massive Attack!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbCjaPmw8Yc&feature=related
Shit! vkgoeswild's The Cure Lullaby is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz-XeesonHs
This girl's fucking great.
When I was thinking of doing this classical piano-black metal band, I was looking up youtube to see if anyone else had done stuff like this.
She's a complete genius. If she had a band behind her, it'd be fucking amazing.
I'm trying to do the reverse- a full band arrangement for a Chopin Sonata. Finally got a full band happening and it's sounding good... but it's going to take forever. Hell, what the four of us would take a year to do, she'd probably do in a day.
And she's cute. Very.
Oh, and this aphex twin cover is unique
This is one of my favourite songs. I sometimes get really ridiculous and repetitive thought patterns which literally last for MONTHS- just on the most random shit. This song was in my head for close to a year, along with a couple of others, over and over and over and over again repeatedly during the day. It's not really annoying, but it's fucking awesome when you're 'hearing' it and then you randomly come across it in real life at the exact same time.
cute asian girl sings descendents
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EomAzZuKT8E
This guy (Uke style) did a few songs, including:
Galaxie's 500's Strange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERdNwJCUcLg
Prince's When Doves Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJJjXJosbIL
Magnetic fields' Papa was a Rodeo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD3uHkul_C8
NONE OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL SHIT. FUCK YOUTUBE BEDROOM ACOUSTIC COVERS! IT IS BECAUSE OF SHITHEADS LIKE YOU THAT POMPLAMOOSE TURN UP IN TV COMMERCIALS INSTEAD OF FUCKING OFF. OBEDIAH PARKER WILL DIE AT MY HANDS ONE DAY FOR CONVINCING GEEKS HIS COVER OF HEY YA IS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL.
''HI LOOK AT ME, I'M A TWEE LOOKING FUCKHEAD WITH AN ACOUSTIC AND A WEBCAM! PLEASE SIT DOWN AND ENJOY MY COVER OF R.E.D. NATION. MY FRIEND AGNES WILL BE JOINING ME TO DO LIL WAYNE'S PART. PLEASE 5 AND SUBSCRIBE''
I CAN'T HEAR YOU. USE MORE CAPITALS.
no
I did some acapella Gaslight Anthem covers for a contest, but I deleted them because I knew how shit they were and that you guys would find them an laugh
this is FUCKING AMAZING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJYiuZkRXw
[kid doing a pretty damn decent job of boots of spanish leather](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eho51A_bLug](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eho51A_bLug)
fuck! kid doing a pretty damn decent job of boots of spanish leather
and yeah that queen cover is fucked up
just listen to the originals you fucking mooks.
it's not like i dedicate hours to it, it's just it can be a funny/often excruciating way to spend a few minutes. geez, people get so serious about shit.
i dunno, it just seems that a lot of people that are posting links are probably against the whole cover band culture that exists, yet encourage it by watching idiots doing ''wacky'' covers on youtube.
Katy B singing Power On Me on her hotel bed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD5nzXfZ9eM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Babe doing Mazzy Star
I know uke covers shit some people, but this sooky bastard is pretty good.......
Perfect day
I'm So Ronery
always get a kick out of this guy doing transilvanian hunger
Hey Jude by a little boy in nappy.
He didn't play the guitar though..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgrrQwLdME8&feature=related
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