The Lemon Fool

A fun brass cover of Dancing Queen

https://youtu.be/0dXnkRu6C6Y

Jim "The King" Brown: Elvis covering rock classics.
Somehow it works.

Come As You Are
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfRq7Rc86V8

Sympathy For The Devil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE124jmiWJc

The King's Amazon page
https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-King/e/B00 ... =UTF8&sn=d

I always enjoyed Dread Zeppelin- performing Zep tracks in a reggae style, as Elvis would have done them...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5rHrD9eja0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAM1MKi7bNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBoXCqpZb0U

For more straight ahead Zep I like Zepparella

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug

A very early Rage Against The Machine doing Clampdown by The Clash!

https://youtu.be/HMq-qAn3otE?t=37m17s

My two suggestions would both happen to be Norwegian session guitarists/multi-instrumentalists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH9FyLsfDzw
'Toto - Africa (metal cover by Leo Moracchioli feat. Rabea & Hannah)' [28 million views]

This^ will give you an insight into his idiosyncratic style; 'Who said you couldn't have fun/smile whilst playing very heavy metal?'

The other goes by the name of PelleK, he does mostly vocals, in which he is quite astonishing. I understand his session work is mostly in film scores.
Check out his voice....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnoQ_Y6FUqE
'PELLEK's 4 OCTAVE VOCAL RANGE (d2-c6)'
and on to...
'ADELE - ROLLING IN THE DEEP (Metal Cover)' [2.3million views]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdCRmO4lE7A


ps
Where is the line drawn, I mean some sane line. Perhaps with with screamo Adele version?
'Amyst - Rolling In The Deep (Adele Screamo Cover)'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAFs1Sae2JQ

JamesMuenchen wrote:A very early Rage Against The Machine doing Clampdown by The Clash!
https://youtu.be/HMq-qAn3otE?t=37m17s

That was strange, I was alternating between between 'Oh yes that was the Clash's sound', and 'Heavens this reminds me of the Beastie Boys'

Playing the poetic licence card here. Technically not a cover but a spoof self parody by a non mainstream trio that run a close second to Led Zep as one the greatest 'rock' bands of our generation. There is something of a cover of a song of theirs, during the comical 6 minute sketch, which seamlessly flows into the opening number of their 2011 TimeMachine Tour.

Your volume gizmo should be set to 11 to fully appreciate the power and skill of this trio.

One of the better things that Canada gifted to the world.

Rush - Intro - Spirit of Radio

I get a major jolt of nostalgia listing to Rush's 'Spirit'. Neil Peart on drums is just out of this world, but the kaleidoscope is so early/mid 70's and that period pre-punk when music seemed to rather lose direction for some years.

I remember back to when I was a teenager, Rush were reputed to be the loudest band you were ever likely to hear live.

Fun at the time, the long-term after-effects less so, but that's 'reckless youth' for you

Blue Aeroplanes... Boy In The Bubble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMm98bp7Ihk

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by the Breslev Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D97gP-1zyqQ

--kiloran