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 »

Structure Sounds Make Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” Go Punky

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Aug 272025
 
Structure Sounds

Structure Sounds is an indie band currently gearing up to release their new EP, a collection of covers titled Stolen Sounds. They are signed through WireTap Records, an indie label based in California. And, according to the group, the entire EP was “Recorded in various bedrooms, closets, and living rooms in New England.” To promote the new release, Structure Sounds has chosen “Back to Black” as the lead single/cover.

As the music video to the new release opens, one can’t help but notice that the visuals are extremely nostalgic. A black and white fuzzed-out video shows us a shocked woman, and the violins sawing away are reminiscent of an old silent film. Then the music (abruptly) begins, marchy, intense, dripping with soul and sass. Continue reading »