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Looking for mellow covers of heavier music (lemmy.world)
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A few weeks ago there was a post asking for suggestions for female fronted heavy music and I was really grateful to OP for starting the conversation and everyone in the comments for coming up with really great suggestions.

I'm wondering if we could have a similar discussion to share more mellow covers of heavier songs. Usually when I'm working I prefer listening to less intense songs and a chill cover of a heavy song I like is somehow very interesting to me.

The song that got me wanting more of this niche was a cover of Toxicity which I've had on repeat this week. I can also think of this cover of Seven Nation Army which is kind of similar as an example but I don't really know a lot more like this.

Does anyone have any similar recommendations they enjoy?

Edit: All great suggestions so far, still working my way through them! I remembered another song which is this cover of Firestarter by The Prodigy

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not necessarily heavy songs to begin with, but the soundtrack for Bridgerton has a few instrumental covers with string instruments that are an interesting take.
One of the groups that does these covers is Vitamin String Quartet and off the top of my head I remember a few of the songs they've done like Zombie, Yellow, Wrecking Ball, Thunderstruck, Smooth Criminal and whatnot.

Might be something that interests you.

[–] EK13@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks to both you and @m_f@discuss.online for reminding me that VSQ exists! I used to listen a lot to their covers over 10 years ago but haven't heard anything by them lately, seems they're even more popular than ever!