Well, this is something I wasn’t expecting. A metal band loosely covering the ‘Christina Aguilera’ song ‘Genie In A Bottle’ from 1999.
From those opening piano keys, the band ‘Amerakin Overdose’ starts the song off with an industrial metal vibe sound with that mix of metal and electronic elements. Especially that auto-tune note played at the very beginning.
I do love how they have pretty much kept the sonic concept alive of the original just using metal elements. You can obviously still hear the song’s rhythm and identity if it were a clear cover. This is also more melodic than I expected it to be for a metal version!
Most metal covers I’ve heard, such as ‘Cradle Of Filth’s Hallowed Theme’ or ‘Children Of Bodom’s Hit Me One More Time,’ cover it’s all about the heaviness and less about the melodic elements, but here they do both, which I honestly respect!
And of course, there are some lyrical alterations, such as ‘You Have To Rock Me The Right Way’ instead of ‘Rub Me The Right Way,’ among other small parts, but still overall, as far as covers go, this band I feel nailed the metal/pop fusion and made a fresh original take while keeping the classic alive and well!
Definitely check this one out!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3V2ieFNOWzy2qa2IyD9BrW?si=VI08tbDYROunTw22org8Dw
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