Cover Me: Just Like Heaven
The musicians who make the best covers pay homage to the original whilst making them their own.
Best cover of “Just Like Heaven”: The Watson Twins
This is how you cover The Cure’ s “Just Like Heaven,” one of the most perfect songs ever crafted—slow, dreamy, and with a female singer.
Honourable mention: Goh Nakamura
Mellow acoustic guitar cover with a nice, head nodding groove.
Honourable mention: Katie Melua
Katie’s singing is lovely but for me the star of this breezy cover is the nylon string guitar, which gives a softer sound (and of all the covers here the guitar interpretation is the most creative.)
Honourable mention: grantweep
As far as I know this chap is an amateur musician but he’s superb. His piano rendition is at times rousing, at times restrained, and completely virtuoso. Bravo!
Honourable mention: Joy Zipper
You’ve probably noticed a pattern, that my favourite covers are all slow (otherwise just listen to the original.) This one’s an exception, though. This is good if you’re in the mood for something very fast.
And here’s the original.
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