“How do you sleep at night? You obviously don’t own a My Pillow.”

Wow, that was cringe.

I find the lack of Space Quest titles in this thread unsettling. For me, it’s Space Quest IV, but they are all absolute gems.

Good one! It was certainly an unexpected cover when it was released, and it wouldn’t surprise me if the Johnny Cash version had overshadowed the original in terms of audience familiarity. I’m also fond of Nine Inch Nails’ cover of Queen’s “Get Down Make Love”, it was a rather niche track for both bands - so much so that despite being a Queen fan, I heard the NIN version first.

Sorry, I tend to gush a little bit about Genesis, they’re one of my favorite bands. Thanks for indulging me!

a band called Genesis.

Man, this made me feel old, and also I had to laugh. Yeah, little band called Genesis. 😂

When I was young Genesis was everywhere. You couldn’t listen to the radio for more than 30 minutes without hearing a Genesis song. Since you seem to not know of them, allow me to introduce you: Phil Collins (vocals/drums), Mike Rutherford (bass/guitar), and Tony Banks (keyboards) is the lineup that most people know. They were the three left over after Steve Hackett and Peter Gabriel left the band in the 1970s. In the 70s, they were a prog-rock band, but in the 80s the three remaining members shifted from prog-rock to pop, and the rest is history.

I adore their old stuff, and there is so much to potentially introduce you to, but let’s go with this performance of Abacab from '87. The song was released in 1981, and is still in their ‘transition’ period from a prog band to a pop band. They were absolute powerhouses onstage. Phil Collins in particular is an incredible performer. This song sounds like the 1980s squeezed into pure music, but really, Genesis didn’t sound like 80s pop music. 80s pop music sounded like Genesis. Have a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvOms5JXDXY

“Mad World” is the classic “what do you mean that’s a cover?” song… here are some great ones that I haven’t seen mentioned yet:

• Nine Inch Nails “Dead Souls” (from The Crow soundtrack) is a Joy Division cover.
• Guns ‘N Roses "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" is a Bob Dylan cover.
• Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” is a Dolly Parton cover.
• Nirvana’s “The Man Who Sold the World” is a David Bowie cover.
• Fugees “Killing Me Softly with His Song” is a Roberta Flack cover, but Roberta Flack’s version is also a cover, it was initially recorded by Lorie Lieberman.