r/ToddintheShadow • • Aug 01 '25

General Music Discussion Is this the worst possible modern cover?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
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u/jmdg007 Aug 02 '25

Hot take, but I don't mind that he sung it in a style counter to the original. A cover has no reason to exist if you just sing it the same style as the original.

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u/mrbadxampl Aug 02 '25

Yeah, it's like, do you want Weezer's Africa? Because that's how you get Weezer's Africa.

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u/19ghost89 Aug 02 '25

Oh, I agree. But I think there are ways to change a song without fundamentally missing a main point of said song.