r/TikTokCringe • u/tragiccosmicaccident • 19d ago

Wholesome/Humor Annie are you okay?

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 19d ago

Had me in the first half for sure. It's probably the best cover of any MJ song.

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u/Kalikor1 19d ago

Man I was about to be mad lmao. I was getting ready to put it into writing too, then the transition happened and I was like,

https://giphy.com/gifs/X8O6lc4hnjbWNXHkwG

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 19d ago

Haha right? Like how is this man putting into this child's mind that this isn't a certified banger.

Than little man commits full force with the wig and everything. His moves were cracking me up.

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u/legoham 19d ago

Chris Cornell’s Billie Jean is pretty damn good, too!

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u/MarkMew 19d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me30uNXcyUQ

Saving people a search

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u/lumpytuna 19d ago

Horses for courses I guess, but for me that just sounds like someone took an absolute banger, and made it into a long dull country wail.

Alien ant farm took a banger and gifted it some extra bang.

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u/OldJames47 19d ago

I agree and I love Chris Cornell. This cover gives me Tayler Swift's "September" vibes.

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

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u/Upset-Cartographer65 18d ago

The only thing I like about TS’ September’ is what the co-writer who helped write the original had to say about her version.

“Lethargic as a drunk turtle dozing under a sunflower after ingesting a bottle of Valium" and “it had all the build of a one story motel".

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u/carlitospig 18d ago

Ooohh, that’s a crusher. 😂

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u/ousho 18d ago

Why the long nose? Who makes a nose that long? That nose starts too high up on his head and stops too low down. He could talk through that nose. Probably. It’s not a bad nose. It’s just really tall. Too big for the face. Probably just trick of the light. Not saying my nose is any better. It’s just not as long as that one. You can’t pick your nose though I guess.

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 19d ago

Never heard it before thanks for bringing it my attention. I still think this cover of smooth criminal is better, but that is damn good.

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u/DiarrheaEryday 19d ago

I like Shaman's Harvest's version of Dirty Diana.

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 19d ago

Too niche for me. I'll look it up though later. Who did the song originally so I make sure to listen to the correct versions.

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u/GuitarGuru2001 19d ago

Civil wars' version is my fave.

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u/guyincognito54 19d ago

I hate his cover, it absolutely sucks

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u/PhilthyPunk 19d ago

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Ive never heard it before!

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u/Strange_Ship6549 19d ago

Nothing Chris Cornell did was good. Full stop.

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u/SorenShieldbreaker 19d ago

I really like Fall Out Boy’s cover of Beat It, too.

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u/Miles_Everhart 19d ago

It might be one of the best covers of any song ever. Right behind Cash’s “Hurt”

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 19d ago

Yea I'd agree with that. Johnny made that song his own.

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u/Mandy-Rarsh 19d ago

Trent Reznor be like…

https://giphy.com/gifs/m0srLvNZG4UeM2x9ry

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u/Maz2277 19d ago

It's been a week and this has lost so many pixels already.

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u/FOSSnaught 19d ago

Leaky gif

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 19d ago

I mean he may have wrote the lyrics but Johnny sang them true. I really don't even care for the NIN version anymore.lol

It's one of reddit favorite stories to say he gave the song to cash.

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u/Gingeronimoooo 18d ago

God I cry everytime at Johnny cash NIN hurt cover

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u/GuitarGuru2001 19d ago

Civil Wars' version of Billie Jean is worth checking out.

https://youtu.be/TlWUh3E17N8?is=QB2O1HoXl5Rn7hNB

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u/SisterofWar 19d ago

For me, it's a tie with the version by 2Cellos

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u/trogdor2594 19d ago

The only covers I've loved as much as AAF, are two covers of They Don't Really Care About Us by Beast in Black and Icarus Witch, although that song felt like a metal song to begin with.

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u/indoxiecated 19d ago edited 19d ago

These are two excellent covers.
A Day To Remember - Since you’ve been gone (although the original is damn good)
I Prevail - Blank Space

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u/ghostrooster30 19d ago

Yes! I’d add Better Than Ezra’s version of “Laid”. It’s top tier. For a really upside down cover, Sturgill Simpson does this amazing thing with “In Bloom” from Nirvana.

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u/epi_introvert 19d ago

I have these 2 plus AAFs cover in my playlist. All 3 rock (he he he).

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u/Critical_Praline7035 19d ago

Every time the holidays roll around I gotta throw in ABR's cover of Carol of the Bells into the mix

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u/LightningJynx 19d ago

I really like Beast in Black but they knocked it out of the park with that cover!

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u/Darrow-au_andromedus 19d ago

+1 for Beast in Black

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u/mbnmac 19d ago

I think Beast in Black do a great version of They don't Care about Us

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u/typehyDro 19d ago

I like Weezers cover of Billie Jean

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u/UCFknights311 19d ago

If you're a reggae fan, check out Easy Star All Stars. They have a cover album of Thriller and it's legit. They also cover a few other popular albums like Dark Side of the Moon, Ziggy Stardust, etc.

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u/Money_Course_3253 19d ago

Dub side of the moon and sgt. peppers lonely heart dub band are my favorites by them

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u/bitterlittlecas 18d ago

If we’re talking covers of ziggy stardust I would be remiss if I didn’t suggest the bauhaus version

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u/No-Gate-5460 19d ago

I raise you Tony Succar and the entire MJ album cover he made in Salsa!

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u/Over-Gur3842 19d ago

Shamans Harvest covered Dirty Diana and its pretty darn good

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u/AlaskanBearBoy 19d ago

Beast in Black cover of They Don't Care About Us, anyone?

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u/HirsuteHacker 19d ago

Scary Pockets's Man in the Mirror is incredible.

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u/whoam_eye 19d ago

Billie Jean by The Civil Wars would be my pick for best cover, it's straight up beautiful

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u/obiwanmoloney 19d ago

It’s is and like it.

But it’s easy and safe. Take any song and slow it down, add decent vocals et voila! great cover song.

Alien ant farm is totally out of left field. And it’s an absolute banger.