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Fall In Love With These 10 Featured Song Covers

In music,  a cover is a new performance or new version of a previously recorded, commercially released song by someone other than the original artist, singer or composer.

Let’s take a break for awhile from reading articles here at Virily, and time to work out for our ears to hear songs that could lighten up our souls in hearing these 10 best song covers that I strongly recommended to be heard by everyone.

I know, we all have different taste in music. Some would prefer classical, others would be rock, acoustic, punk, pop or love songs. Others would feel the rhythm better with ska, reggae, island groove, or even metal.

We are always judged by people from the music we hear. Nevertheless, it all depends on how you work out of it, as long as that music makes you feel alive and soulful.

For me, my music genre is alternative, acoustic, and slow rock. I like also to hear music that comes from a chanteuse (female singer) then made as cover by male artist. It sounds new to me. Well, you can judge me if you want, but that’s the way I like it. It’s your music that defines you, as what others said.

These are my 10 best recommended song covers that I would like to share to you guys. These are embedded videos from Youtube.

Hope you will like these. Pick a vote or leave a reply.

I provided lyrics for you to sing along if you like.

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#1 Kris Allen – Let It Be

A cover from of The Beatles' classic hit "Let It Be".
Kris Allen is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Conway, Arkansas.
He was the American Idol Season 8's winner.
This performance was during his live rendition at American Idol.

LET IT BE Lyrics

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right infront of me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be
And when the broken hearted people living in this world with me
There will be an answer
Let it be
And though they may be parted there is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be
And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Let it shine on until tomorrow
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be
Let it be
Let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

#2 Boyce Avenue feat. Bea Miller – Photograph

One of my personal favorite covers. This acoustic cover was originally one of Ed Sheeran's top grossing singles that became a soundtrack from a movie "The Fault in Our Stars"
Boyce Avenue is an American rock band formed in Sarasota, Florida, by brothers Alejandro Luis Manzano, Daniel Enrique Manzano, and Fabian Rafael Manzano.
Bea Miller is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Miller came in ninth place on season two of The X Factor (US).

PHOTOGRAPH Lyrics

Loving can hurt
Loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home

Loving can heal
Loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know (know)
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of ya
And it's the only thing we take with us when we die

We keep this love in this photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Our hearts were never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone

And if you hurt me
That's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

Wait for me to come home [4x]

Oh you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were 16
Next to your heartbeat
Where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul

And if you hurt me
Well, that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

#3 Avril Lavigne & Goo Goo Dolls – Iris

Iris is an original hit from the Goo Goo Dolls, an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik, vocalist and bassist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska.
Avril Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more than $2 million. In 2002 she released her debut album, Let Go, emphasizing a skate punk persona in which she has been often referred by critics and music publications as The "Pop Punk Queen.
This video is a live act at Fashion Rocks in 2004.
The song "Iris" is the biggest alternative rock staples of the 1990s

IRIS Lyrics

(Avril)

And I'd give up forever to touch you
'cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
'cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
'cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

(Johnny)
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you'd bleed just to know you're alive

(Both)
And I don't want the world to see me
'cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

(Avril)
And I don't want the world to see me
'cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

(Both)
And I don't want the world to see me
'cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

#4 FM Reset – Flashlight

This cover was originally a hit single from a British pop singer named Jessica Ellen Cornish, popularly known as Jessie J. This song has been an official soundtrack from the movie Pitch Perfect 2.
FM Reset is a pop/rock band based out of Belleville, Ontario.

FLASHLIGHT Lyrics

When tomorrow comes
I'll be on my own
Feeling frightened of
The things that I don't know
When tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes
Tomorrow comes

And though the road is long
I look up to the sky
And in the dark I found lost hope that I won't fly
And I sing along, I sing along, and I sing along

I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
'Cause you're my flashlight (flashlight)
You're my flashlight (flashlight), you're my flashlight

Ooh

I see the shadows long beneath the mountain top
I'm not afraid when the rain won't stop
'Cause you light the way
You light the way,
You light the way

I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
(Light light light you're my flashlight)
Light light you're my flashlight
Light light light light light, oh
(Light light light you're my flashlight)
You're my flash, oh

I got all I need when I got you and I
I look around me, and see a sweet life
I'm stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
You're getting me, getting me through the night
Kick start my heart when you shine it in my eyes
Can't lie, it's a sweet life
Stuck in the dark but you're my flashlight
(You're my flashlight)
You're getting me, getting me through the night
'Cause you're my flashlight
'Cause you're my flashlight
You're my flashlight

Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh oh oh

You're my flashlight
Light light
You're my flashlight
Light light ye-yeah

You're my flashlight

#5 Jason Walker – Kiss Me

Jason Walker is a male vocalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His cover "Kiss Me" was originally released by an American alternative Christian rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas --- The Sixpence None The Richer. This song has became a soundtrack on two of the episodes of WB's popular teen drama Dawson's Creek, and became a hit worldwide on year 1998.

KISS ME Lyrics

Kiss me out of the bearded barley
Nightly, beside the green, green grass
Swing, swing, swing the spinning step
I wear those shoes and You will wear that dress.

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Kiss me down by the broken tree house
Swing, swing upon it's hanging tire
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat
We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
(Yeah, yeah)
So kiss me

So kiss me

Kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling

Oh, kiss me, oh, beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
(Yeah)
So kiss me

So kiss me

#6 Hands Like Houses – Torn

This cover has been an original hit of an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress named Natalie Imbruglia.
Hands Like Houses is an Australian rock band from Canberra.
This cover is mixed with rock that makes it more thumping but much livelier version.

TORN Lyrics

I thought I saw a girl brought to life
She was warm, she came around
And she was dignified
She showed me what it was to cry

I couldn't be the man to adore
You don't seem to know
Or seem to care what my heart is for
But I don't know you anymore

There's nothing where you used to lie
The conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune teller's right
I should have seen
Just what was there
And not some holy light

It crawled beneath my veins and now
I don't care, I had no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can touch, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor
Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn

Torn

#7 Travis Clark of We The Kings – Say Something

This cover was an original hit of "A Great Big World", an American musical duo from New York, made up of singers and songwriters Ian Axel and Chad King; and Christina Aguilera, an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality.
We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida. The band's self-titled full-length debut album, released in 2007, included the platinum single "Check Yes Juliet", and went on to sell over 250,000 copies in the US.

#8 Madilyn Bailey, Joshua David Evans, KHS – Say You Won’t Let Go

The cover "Say You Won't Let Go" was an original hit by James Arthur, a British singer and songwriter who won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012.
Madilyn Bailey, Joshua David Evans, and KHS are all active Youtube cover artists.

SAY YOU WON'T LET GO Lyrics

I met you in the dark
You lit me up
You made me feel as though
I was enough
We danced the night away
We drank too much
I held your hair back when
You were throwing up

Then you smiled over your shoulder
For a minute I was stone cold sober
I pulled you closer to my chest
And you asked me to stay over
I said, I already told you
I think that you should get some rest

I knew I loved you then
But you'd never know
'Cause I played it cool when I was scared of letting go
I knew I needed you
I never showed
But I wanna stay with you
Until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go

I wake you up with some breakfast in bed
I'll bring you coffee
With a kiss on your head
I'll take the kids to school
Wave them goodbye
I'll thank my lucky stars for that night

When you looked over your shoulder
For a minute, I forget that I'm older
I wanna dance with you right now, oh
And you look as beautiful as ever
And I swear that every day you'll get better
You make me feel this way somehow

I'm so in love with you
And I hope you know
Darling, your love is more than worth its weight in gold
We've come so far my dear
Look how we've grown
And I wanna stay with you
Until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go

I wanna live with you
Even when we're ghosts
'Cause you were always there for me
When I needed you most

I'm gonna love you 'til
My lungs give out
I promise till death we part
Like in our vows
So I wrote this song for you
Now everybody knows
That it's just you and me
Until we're grey and old
Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go

Just say you won't let go
Just say you won't let go

#9 Sam Woolf – You’re Still The One

This song has been an original hit in 1997 by Shania Twain, a famous Canadian singer and songwriter.
Sam Woolf is an American singer-songwriter from Bradenton, Florida, who finished in fifth place on the thirteenth season of American Idol.

YOU'RE STILL THE ONE Lyrics

Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday

They said, "I bet they'll never make it."
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong

(you're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(you're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

Ain't nothing better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missing

They said, "I bet they'll never make it."
But just look at us holding on
We're still together still going strong

(you're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(you're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

You're still the one

(you're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(you're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss good night

I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come, my baby

#10 Relient K – You’re The Inspiration

Relient K is an American rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio. This hit that they covered entitled "You're The Inspiration" was an original classic hit by Chicago, an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois.
This video is just a karaoke version coz it's just a recording. They don't have any available studio videos when they recorded this cover.

YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION Lyrics

You know our love was meant to be
The kind of love that lasts forever
And I need you here with me
From tonight until the end of time
You should know, everywhere I go
You're always on my mind, in my heart
In my soul

[CHORUS:]
You're the meaning in my life
You're the inspiration
You bring feeling to my life
You're the inspiration
Wanna have you near me
I wanna have you hear me sayin'
No one needs you more that I need you
And I know, yes I know that it's plain to see
We're so in love when we're together
And I know that I need you here with me
From tonight until the end of time
You should know, everywhere I go
Always on my mind, in my heart in my soul

[CHORUS]

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