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aye babies, it's Maddie...

For the past year I've been really obsessed with covers of pop/hip-hop/rap songs.

Basically, if some emo slash acoustic guitar-y guy covers anything from 90's popular music or mainstream rap it is the coolest ever.

Below in list (obvi) format are some noteworthy covers. They are not the best nor my favorites, but im hella bored and I've already watched tonight's sneak peek of "30 rock" and so I have nothing else to do so I'm just gonna go on youtube and search for rando covers even tho it's a thursday night but it's ok because im sort of sick so that's my excuse for why I'm not going out and instead I'm blogging. BAY AREA!!!

1. Paper Planes - MIA


Ok, this guy, he's like "O I'm so hip because not only do I listen to super indie british amazon beats like M.I.A but I can rearrange the music and play it on my guitar bro, o and also, I have another guitar just sitting there too because I'm so cool because I have TWO guitars. I'm such a musician! Also, I'm wearing this super bro trucker hat. PUNK'D!"

2. Ice Box - Omarion



So these guys are "Boyce Avenue" (Thanks Stephen for introducing me to such gems) and are pretty much the most legit when it comes to ironic covers. Basically I'm just obsessed with the original version of "icebox," so a cover is like christmas in July. When the music video came out I pretty much watched it like every second because the choreography was the baddest. Good job Boyce Avenue!

3. Idioteque - Radio Head


remember when everyone told you to watch that youtube video of that guy with the beard doing a cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya"? Welps, it's the same guy and he is from the band Obadiah Parker. I also just really like that they are playing in front of a "quiznos". haha suburban parking lot show?!

4. Word Up - Cameo


So the video is completely gratuitous. ahhah. These are some random girls dancing to the Willis cover of "Word Up." Why did I choose a dance video and not some other you ask? Because... three years ago I did the most ballinest dance to this song with the stellar dancer Dee Caspary and I will go to my grave with the remembrance of that dance, that being said, these girls are doing a sham of a job re-creating the genius that Mr. Caspary created long ago. ulch puhleasseee!

Happy Arbor Day Northern Hemisphere,

Madison V.