Cover Me Q&A: What’s your cringiest cover song?

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Jul 312024
 

Welcome to Cover Me Q&A, where we take your questions about cover songs and answer them to the best of our ability.

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Here at Cover Me Q&A, we’ll be taking questions about cover songs and giving as many different answers as we can. This will give us a chance to hold forth on covers we might not otherwise get to talk about, to give Cover Me readers a chance to learn more about individual staffers’ tastes and writing styles, and to provide an opportunity for some back-and-forth, as we’ll be taking requests (learn how to do so at feature’s end).

Today’s question comes from one of our readers, Micah Goldfus. He wants to know:

What’s your cringiest cover song?

You’ll find his answer below, along with plenty more from the Cover Me gang…
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San Cisco Turn The Wiggles’ “H.O.L.I.D.A.Y” into an Indie Classic

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Mar 072022
 
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March 11 sees the release of a new Rewiggled compliation album, a sequel to the 2011 album of the same name, where The Wiggles will provide a side of covers, and have their songs covered by other artists. Ahead of the album launch, indie pop group San Cisco has released their cover of “H.O.L.I.D.A.Y,” which will appear on the album. Continue reading »

The Wiggles Add a Twist to Tame Impala’s “Elephant”

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Mar 162021
 
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Something you didn’t know you needed is a Wiggles cover of Tame Impala. If you’re not already familiar, the Wiggles are an Australian children’s music group. Before you click away, hear me out. This past week, they covered Tame Impala’s “Elephant” for Triple J’s Like A Version, along with a performance of their song “Fruit Salad.” As on YouTube commenter put it, “If this doesn’t make the hottest 100 then someone is wrong with this country [Australia].” Continue reading »

Architecture in Helsinki, Oh Mercy, and Others “Rewiggle” The Wiggles

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Dec 132011
 

There is an unwritten law that any and all children’s shows involving original song and dance are terrifying and creepy to anyone over the age of nine. The Wiggles is no exception. Formed in 1991, ABC Music recently celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the “undisputed legends of children’s entertainment” with a disc of covers of some of the group’s family-friendly tunes. Continue reading »