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 »

Sweet Nobody Release Three Distinct Joanna Newsom Covers

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Aug 072025
 
Sweet Nobody

I feel like it’s safe to say Joanna Newson is an acquired taste. Though we’ve written about a number of covers of her work here at Cover Me, there aren’t all that many overall. Her output is rather small but my guess is that the harpist’s voice is just too, um, distinct for a lot of people. But if you can get over that, she’s a great songwriter with a playful side. (And she plays the harp! One of the cooler instruments.)

California indie poppers Sweet Nobody are here to help neophytes appreciate Newsom’s songs. They’ve covered three songs from her somehow 21-year-old debut album, The Milk-Eyed Mender. And unlike that original album, which has a very consistent style, Sweet Nobody have chosen to perform the three tracks in differing musical arrangements. Continue reading »