8. Linoleum - Streetlight Manifesto (originally by NOFX)

We start to round off the acoustic-heavy part of this week's playlist with ska band Streetlight Manifesto's take on NOFX's fast-paced, gritty punk number.

Here, it becomes a very chilled, beautiful reggae nuumber as Streetlight Manifesto bring out the melody that was somewhat hidden in the original. It's not often that covers are better than their source material, but they manage it here.

9. Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit (originally by The Who)

Limp Bizkit do get a lot of (often warrented) criticism, and this cover is very devisive itself.

However, we think it deserves an inclusion for showing a different, softer side to Fred Durst and the band, if nothing else.

10. Feel It - Scroobius Pip (feat. Natasha Fox) (originally by Kate Bush)

Showing that a cover can still give room for creativty, Scroobius Pip once again stands out from the crowd with this interesting take on Kate Bush's ballad.

As Natasha Fox sings Bush's original part (with some stunning vocals), Scroobius raps along with the man's point of view, with subtle changes to the lyrics reflecting his thoughts.

11. Respect - Aretha Franklin (originally by Otis Reading)

Almost everyone associates 'Respect' with this widely-known version by soul legend Aretha Franklin, but it was actually an Otis Reading original.

As can often be the case, this has almost entirely eclipsed the popularity of the original, and is regarded as the definining version - with good reason.

12. The Tide Is High - Blondie (originally by The Paragons)

It's generally accepted that the Atomic Kitten version is a cover of this Blondie hit, but it went back further.

Originally written in 1967, Blondie took this reggae tune and gave it new-found popularity in 1980, spawning a number of other cover version.

13. Dancing in the Moonlight - Toploader (originally by King Harvest)

There have been numerous covers of this King Harvest track, but none saw the success of Toploader's attempt in 1999.

It became a huge hit for the band, who were relatively faithful with their interpretation, updating it slightly whilst keeping the heart of the song.

14. Rainbow Connection - Weezer feat. Hayley Williams (originally by Kermit The Frog)

Written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher, this beautiful ballad was originally performed by Kermit The Frog in the The Muppet Movie in 1979.

Seen as one of the greatest movie songs of all time, it's performed faithfully and brilliantly by Weezer and Paramore's Hayley Williams, who both pay a fitting tribute to the song.

15. 1985 - Bowling For Soup (originally by SR-71)

We're finishing the week with another surprise - Bowling For Soup's hit '1985', which was actually a cover of SR-71's song.

The band did give BFS permission to record it and change it as they see fit, but it stays largely the same outside of some lyric changes, and it's easy to see why it was such a huge hit for the band.

That does us for another week. We'll be back next Friday with more covers in a playlist featuring Alien Ant Farm, Cyndi Lauper and Johnny Cash.

What did you think of this week's playlist? Any tracks you liked, or maybe your favourite didn't make it this week? Let me know in the comment section, and any suggestions will be added to the extended playlist.

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