The Best Cover Songs of August & September 2025

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Sep 302025
 
Best Cover Songs
Benson Boone — When We Were Young (Adele cover)

Benson Boone gets clowned on, but dude can sing (and, yes, backflip). “When We Were Young” is not exactly an easy song to nail. But, at a tour stop in Columbus, he did just that—one of many covers he’s been doing on the road.

BRAINSTORM — The Boys Of Summer (Don Henley cover)

Every summer comes, inevitably, more “Boys of Summer” covers. This metal-ish version comes from German power-metal vets BRAINSTORM (all caps so you know they’re serious). Singer Andy B. Franck says: “Even though ‘The Boys Of Summer’ deals with rather nostalgic themes of ‘summer love’ and the memory of a past relationship, for me – at the time a 13-year-old – it was, beyond the metal anthems of the 80s, a great song that I associated with summer, girls and the corresponding feeling for many, many years…Even today, this song still evokes great memories for me, and since it’s also a song about questioning the past, this track fits perfectly into our times.” Continue reading »

Natural Wonder Beauty Concept Release Downtempo “Wicked Game” Cover

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Aug 272025
 
Natural Wonder Beauty Concept

Chris Isaak is forever identified with his hit “Wicked Game.” It doesn’t matter if he had a few other minor hits. It doesn’t matter that he starred in his own TV show, which ran for three seasons, or that he had a brief talk show. He’s the “Wicked Game” guy. It is far and away his biggest hit. It is so far and away his most-covered song, it has 20 times as many covers as his next-most-covered song, which is really something. And of course, there’s the infamous video (one of two made for the song), which regularly appears on Best/Greatest Music Video lists.

Though the song is covered a lot, it still feels very much like his song. The combination of his croon – which is somewhat inimitable – and the surf-esque guitar is something that is both hard to do well and also hard to escape. Many singers can’t compete with that delivery, yet many still feel compelled to play the song pretty straight. Continue reading »