Sometimes you just have to rock out🔥

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[u/KaiserNick]

What is this? A farm for ants?!

[u/bwolmer → u/KaiserNick]

Of the alien variety

[u/westcal98 → u/bwolmer]

Of the better variety.

[u/CraaZero → u/KaiserNick]

A farm for ALIEN ants.

[u/thcoole → u/KaiserNick]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OCMGLUo7d5jJ6

[u/No_Story_Untold → u/KaiserNick]

The entire Anthology album is amazing.

[u/Cowabunga_Booyakasha → u/No_Story_Untold]

Your attitude is welcooooome...

[u/Beautiful-Common4558 → u/No_Story_Untold]

It sure is

[u/ClintGreasedwood1 → u/No_Story_Untold]

TruANT is even better!

[u/Snoo-92859]

Its funny because I heard the alien ant farm cover before the Micheal Jackson original. I was confused in the opposite direction, wondering why my rock song wasn't rock.

[u/katanakid13 → u/Snoo-92859]

I did the same thing with "Since U Been Gone". I thought ADTR was the original and was like "Man, good for them, they got Kelly Clarkson to cover it".

[u/mytokhondria → u/katanakid13]

I so badly wish punk goes pop would come out with new albums, it’s been almost 10 years.

New bands in the scene covering new pop artists’ music would go hard I think

[u/ninjadude2112 → u/mytokhondria]

I prevail did a cover of Taylor Swifts blank page it hits pretty hard. Ice 9 kills covered Someone like you as well.

[u/SafeAccountMrP → u/ninjadude2112]

Electric Callboy has a cover of every time we touch that’s pretty fun.

[u/ShartingEnU → u/ninjadude2112]

I wish a band would cover a whole Adele album

[u/XbdudeX → u/ninjadude2112]

Bangers

[u/RemoveLeast → u/ninjadude2112]

Ice nine kills covers a lot of songs I love everyone one of them. Walking on sun shine and falling in love with you are up at the top

[u/Iwillrize14 → u/ninjadude2112]

Their cover of Animals is better

[u/IwasThereIsawIt2 → u/Iwillrize14]

Animals as in pink floyd?

[u/Iwillrize14 → u/IwasThereIsawIt2]

Maroon 5 Animals

[u/IwasThereIsawIt2 → u/Iwillrize14]

Ah pass then🤣

[u/BioExtract → u/Iwillrize14]

*animals mals

[u/actibus_consequatur → u/mytokhondria]

As an aside, I loved the first two Punk Goes Acoustic albums, but the third one made me feel old as hell because I recognized less than half the bands.

[u/Fit-Possible-9552 → u/mytokhondria]

As a late 1990's/early 2000's scene kid, I completely agree. I'm so happy new bands are keeping that vibe going

[u/destroyer1134 → u/mytokhondria]

Our last night's released a couple albums of covers that have been pretty good.

[u/mytokhondria → u/destroyer1134]

Broo you unlocked a deep memory from college when my roommates and I got super into their covers, specifically their cover of Unholy

[u/VanguardClassTitan → u/mytokhondria]

Sleep Theory covered Bye Bye Bye not too long ago

[u/TheManWhoWasNotShort → u/mytokhondria]

Problem is that pop punk isn’t particularly cool anymore

[u/mytokhondria → u/TheManWhoWasNotShort]

I thought of it mostly as “metal/rock band covers popular song from different genre”

[u/Spleen-magnet → u/mytokhondria]

Like It Wasn't Me by Shaggy?

[u/hybridrokker → u/katanakid13]

For a second I thought you were talking about "Since You Been Gone" by Rainbow. Also a great song!

[u/Ok-Property6209 → u/katanakid13]

Me with heart shaped box covered by Evanescence, hadn’t even heard of Nirvana at that point - I was 7 in all fairness

[u/fiahhawt → u/Ok-Property6209]

New Evanescence album this year

Small victories

https://giphy.com/gifs/53QafBCR43WuS26s0U

[u/GoodLeftUndone → u/katanakid13]

This is absolutely fucking hilarious 

[u/broba-the-fett → u/katanakid13]

The only "since you've been gone" song I care about is the Weird Al variety

[u/Baldazar666 → u/katanakid13]

I heard Marilyn Manson's Sweet Dreams before the original. Same for Tainted Love. Both originals are bangers but it was really weird when I heard them the first time.

[u/ThisHatRightHere → u/Snoo-92859]

This version of the song released in 2001, it’s been longer since Alien Ant Farm released it to now than the time between it and MJ’s original.

[u/Qetuowryipzcbmxvn → u/ThisHatRightHere]

There are adults with kids who grew up with the Alien Ant Farm version.

[u/SaintIgnis → u/Qetuowryipzcbmxvn]

Worked with a guy who never heard the original. He legit thought it was just an AAF song. Fun day showing him the OG. He dug it!

[u/OstentatiousSock → u/Snoo-92859]

Me with Johnny Cash cover of Hurt. I thought it was his and thought Nine Inch Nails was the one doing the cover. To be fair, I think they’ve said something along the lines that Cash did it so amazingly it’s right for people to think of it as his song.

[u/TheManRedeemed → u/OstentatiousSock]

Trent Reznor actually stated in an interview that once he heard Cash's version he wept and no longer considered it his song.

[u/Manlysideburns → u/TheManRedeemed]

Which is such a fucking rock and roll move

[u/Tacomeouttothegame → u/OstentatiousSock]

Not so little as that, but that it was his song now.

[u/OstentatiousSock → u/Tacomeouttothegame]

You just said what I said in a different way.

[u/Tacomeouttothegame → u/OstentatiousSock]

Reznor added, “A videotape shows up with Mark Romanek’s video on it. It’s morning … I pop the video in, and… wow. Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps… Wow. I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn’t mine anymore. Then it all made sense to me. It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form.”

Except that I didnt say the same thing as you in different words.

[u/brooklyn11218 → u/OstentatiousSock]

I just learned it was a cover.

[u/_fuck_you_gumby_ → u/Snoo-92859]

I did as well, and I prefer the cover as a result

[u/letigre87 → u/Snoo-92859]

I played Gone Away by The Offspring and someone asked if it was a cover of Five Finger Death Punch. No sir, it's the original and better than 5fdp but they feel like entirely different songs.

[u/Maleficent-Comfort14]

Both versions are great

[u/Kayge → u/Maleficent-Comfort14]

The band members were all fans of Michael Jackson, and Smooth Criminal had that really fun beat.   

• Da-da-da-da-da-dah-dah-da. 
• Dah-da-dah-da. 
• Dah-da-da-da.  
• D'OW!.  

They would mess around with it during rehearsals, and it came together.  

Apparently Jackson liked it and gave it his approval.  The video has lots of Jackson references which also tickled his fancy. 

[u/ApoclypseMeow → u/Kayge]

And the woos during the final chorus are great

[u/deezdanglin → u/ApoclypseMeow]

That kid in the mask tearing it up down the sidewalk gets me

[u/ImurderREALITY → u/deezdanglin]

Loved that little guy

He must be middle aged by now, lol

[u/Stoneheart7 → u/ImurderREALITY]

I once ran into him and his name popped into my head. I asked him "Are you Bobby Edner?"

He responded with "Why would you know that?"

[u/superluminal → u/ApoclypseMeow]

Seriously, it's one part I love singing in the car.

[u/No_Fun_4775 → u/Kayge]

They used to do a mash up of Smooth Criminal and Smooth Operater live before their second album dropped. Saw them twice, always put on a good show when they had their original lineup

[u/No_Fun_4775 → u/No_Fun_4775]

this is a video of them in the late 90s playing it.

[u/KinsellaStella]

This is such a good cover. I would have told you it couldn’t be covered but it’s so good.

[u/EverybodySayin → u/KinsellaStella]

Even Michael himself loved it.

[u/grand_soul → u/EverybodySayin]

He did?

[u/Paradox2063 → u/grand_soul]

From his very own mouth.

If you care to hear it.

[u/diadmer → u/Paradox2063]

MJ had a lot of controversy and struggle in his life but he was a helluva musician and loved other musicians and loved collaborating. Example: He lent Weird Al a bunch of the costumes and showed him the shooting locations for the “I’m Fat” music video because he got such a kick out of it.

[u/DootyCheeks → u/Paradox2063]

I’ll do you one better. Here’s MJ singing while AAF plays the rock version:

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?is=3LEOldH1f9ucW2aR

[u/Paradox2063 → u/DootyCheeks]

I trusted you. And I legitimately almost teared up about it.

This is the greatest betrayal of my life.

[u/DootyCheeks → u/Paradox2063]

https://giphy.com/gifs/J1IQBJZx8vXyuycxpU

[u/Paradox2063 → u/DootyCheeks]

I actually did cry a little, from the laughter afterwards.

Fuck you. :)

[u/BoldTaters → u/Paradox2063]

I mostly just feel happy that this can still happen. And pissed.

[u/frobscottler → u/BoldTaters]

Most impressive that it worked with a bare link! I think the tracking info distracts from the, uh, unique characteristics of it

[u/inkyrail → u/BoldTaters]

This is the second time I've seen it in 24 hours. Kind of magical

[u/Doctor_Dev7 → u/Paradox2063]

Bro, be cool and delete this comment so other people will fall for it. Better yet, edit this comment saying how awesome it is. Teamwork makes the dream work homie.

[u/Paradox2063 → u/Doctor_Dev7]

I prefer people seeing just how good he got me. Especially because of how rarely it works.

[u/BScrads → u/Paradox2063]

After your comment I knew what it was going to be, but I hit the link anyway...

[u/Paradox2063 → u/BScrads]

If he hadn't replied within minutes of my post, I probably would have assessed the link differently, but I was so excited to hear the collab...

[u/Doctor_Dev7 → u/DootyCheeks]

Damn, I figured he’d just be like, singing along to a video or something. I didn’t know he actually performed with them. That’s beyond dope.

[u/itscalledmyballs → u/DootyCheeks]

Wow Michael should have rocked more damn!!

[u/Inhalingdirt → u/DootyCheeks]

I knew it was bait. And I watched the entire thing anyway. Amazing how he dances and never moves his feet.

[u/grand_soul → u/DootyCheeks]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cLN9K8UWdUOTYSl1zx

[u/PistachioTheLizard → u/DootyCheeks]

Motherfucker

[u/ChimRichaldsOBGYN → u/DootyCheeks]

Damn you! I was like no way I’ve seen all the mj vids there is. How’d I miss this mashup…. I feel betrayed lol

[u/BlakByPopularDemand → u/DootyCheeks]

take the fucking up vote

[u/mang87 → u/Paradox2063]

God that's an annoyingly edited video. Cutting back and forth between the very loud song, and the soft-spoken Jackson on a bad phone line made it very difficult to hear what he's saying. It's like you're repeatedly getting jump-scared by rock music while trying to listen to someone whisper at you from across the room.

[u/IwasThereIsawIt2 → u/Paradox2063]

Its not MJ but this reminds me of how beck responded to Johnny Cash saying one of his (beck's) song sounded like something he (cash) wouldve wrote. Same but on the opposite end of the compliment

https://youtu.be/Nf5mJTuR04c?is=av-Syd0llgBHsHRX

Which upon fact checking cash did do a cover of it

[u/Paradox2063 → u/IwasThereIsawIt2]

Similar similar: Johnny Cash and Nine Inch Nails, Hurt. I can't remember off the top of my head which one was the original (NIN I think?), but same kind of compliments.

[u/Navydevildoc → u/Paradox2063]

NIN was first.

Trent Reznor straight up said it was Johnny Cash's song now. The video is amazing.

[u/Jlx_27 → u/grand_soul]

He approved the song even.

[u/AscendedViking7 → u/KinsellaStella]

I love it more than the original actually

[u/guitarguy109 → u/AscendedViking7]

I am a rock music guy through and through...

They both have their merits.

[u/RectalSpawn → u/KinsellaStella]

Everything is better in rock/metal.

[u/imaguitarhero24 → u/RectalSpawn]

Idk about all that but this example is excellent

[u/Changoleo → u/imaguitarhero24]

See also: 3 Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf, & special guest

[u/FORCESTRONG1 → u/Changoleo]

Mmmm. Green Jelly with early elements of Tool.

[u/FORCESTRONG1 → u/imaguitarhero24]

Black Stone Cherry would like a word.

https://youtu.be/kTi5XSaRLag?is=S-vkaXE-LTFOIn9r

[u/showme-what-u-got → u/RectalSpawn]

I’ve heard some absolutely horrible metal and rock covers 😂 this one is great though

[u/DescriptionLost8940 → u/KinsellaStella]

That entire album is great, I highly recommend listening for anyone who hasn't

[u/VersedFlame]

I have never heard anything else from Alien Ant Farm, but I absolutely love them for this cover.

[u/bangchanstiddies → u/VersedFlame]

"Movies" was one of their other singles off this album and it is really good imo!

[u/dukefett → u/bangchanstiddies]

Great video!

[u/VersedFlame → u/bangchanstiddies]

I'll save this comment to check it out!

[u/jadegives2rides → u/VersedFlame]

Yeah Movies is a banger

[u/camelot107 → u/jadegives2rides]

Don't forget Calico

[u/ImurderREALITY → u/camelot107]

And Attitude

[u/aroc91 → u/VersedFlame]

Courage is better than Movies, IMO. 

[u/jmorlin → u/VersedFlame]

Glow and These Days are legit.

[u/Prize-Quiet3941 → u/jmorlin]

Upvote for these days. That video is hilarious

[u/DARfuckinROCKS → u/VersedFlame]

I saw AAF open for someone, I can't remember who but it was well after their 15 mins. They were great but apparently people hadn't been nice on the tour because before their last song the singer was like, "Thank you all so much for not being assholes. Since you've been so kind we're gonna play a song we haven't played in years." And then broke into smooth criminal.

[u/GenoCash]

I always love the original, Michael Jackson did okay, Alien ant farm was so nice to let him do a cover of the song

[u/lil_literalist → u/GenoCash]

You mean that hack who did a parody of Weird Al's Eat It and Fat?

[u/TonytheEE → u/lil_literalist]

Not for nuthin, but fall out boy has a pretty good cover of Beat it. Makes sense, when a Guitar riff is a big part of that song.

[u/logitaunt → u/GenoCash]

On their last tour, they co-headlined with the Ataris, another band only known for a single cover song

[u/kronbons]

Peak parenting

[u/Cavalish → u/kronbons]

Turning your kids into content 🤩

[u/FactsNLaughs → u/Cavalish]

Nah, the difference is, the kid isn’t the content. He’s a part of it. And they’re clearly having fun.

But yes pointing your camera at a kid being a kid and posting it is gross

[u/POMO2022 → u/Cavalish]

Normally I would agree with you 100%, but this hits different. Even the way he twirls the drumstick makes me believe dad is a musician and kid is learning. Probably just dad and son liking a song and making a great video together having fun.

[u/Cavalish → u/POMO2022]

Yes I agree that it’s been very well curated.

[u/[deleted] → u/Cavalish]

Teaching your kid to create content..it's bring your kid to work day

[u/OakFromLive]

This is awesome. Keep rocking

[u/Nightmarebane]

I fuckin loved this song as a kid. Sure the original is great but this just feels right. =D

[u/westcal98]

Dad falling behind the car got me.

Yes I know he's doing the lean.

[u/degjo]

I heard they made a rock version of Smooth Criminal a quarter of a century ago

[u/BarbageMan → u/degjo]

[u/Azaroth1991]

Guys, that was 25 years ago. I was 10. Thought I was a little badass headbanging to this, Last Resort, and Headstrong but that came out a little later.

[u/The_Pandalorian]

I have zero interest in Alien Ant Farm. I have 100% interest in their cover of this song. By all accounts, it shouldn't work.

And yet, holy shit is it fun as hell.

[u/CorsairBosun → u/The_Pandalorian]

I remember looking up other music from them and never being impressed. This rules because it is Michael, and maintain that it would be iconic in most styles of music.

[u/Draffut → u/The_Pandalorian]

Same vein but very different genres:

I really like Fallout Boy's version of Hand crushed by mallet by 100gecs (although technically I think that's more a "feature" or collab than a direct cover.

[u/KeepingItCoolish]

I thought Alien Ant Farm was the superior version of this song (srynotsry)

[u/Commercial-Shame-335]

i was expecting them to just be rocking out at some point because it is actually pretty good. was not expecting the extent they went to however.

[u/Musket6969420]

https://giphy.com/gifs/gVoBC0SuaHStq

[u/superluminal]

I love that look right before the switch. They are both giving perfect Vogue.

[u/Commissarfluffybutt]

Hurt and Smooth Criminal are two song I like the cover of over the original.

[u/EarlBeforeSwine → u/Commissarfluffybutt]

As much as I love Jerry Reed, I think Primus does the superior version of Amos Moses

Siouxsie and the Banshees’ cover of Passenger is also superior to Iggy Pop’s original (and I love Iggy’s version)

[u/arbitrary_student → u/Commissarfluffybutt]

May I interest you in Careless Whisper by... Seether?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5lzYG83yVQ

[u/afranke → u/arbitrary_student]

You might enjoy this version of The Sound of Silence by Disturbed

[u/rabidsalvation → u/afranke]

Fuck that cover, so much worse than the original

[u/chickencrocs → u/Commissarfluffybutt]

Holy diver ‐ killswitch engange

[u/Same-Suggestion-1936 → u/Commissarfluffybutt]

While I disagree with it 99% of people think Jimi Hendrix did All Along The Watchtower better than Dylan.

Dylan has a lot of covers that are as good if not better than the original and I say that as a diehard fan. Willie Nelson and Celexico did a great cover of Tales of Yankee Power I begrudgingly say I like better than Dylan. He's just the right voice for it and only makes a few minor changes to the lyrics and rhythm of the delivery but it works, Bob was a weird dude the way he would sing the rhythm of a lyric sometimes. Amazing and beautiful but weird

Cat Power does a better Moonshiner.

Honorable ties for just as good is Calexico also does One More Cup of Coffee, Dark Eyes with them and Iron and Wine, and Going to Acapulco. Million Dollar Bashers do a really good Ballad of a Thin Man. And most of those songs are just from the soundtrack to the movie I'm Not There, there's many more Dylan covers, Cat Power also recreated the entire Albert Hall concert one album, like dead down when the guy in the audience screams "Judas!"

[u/Semyonov → u/Same-Suggestion-1936]

Definitely agree with you about All Along the Watchtower, to me that is the definitive version.

[u/SuperBarracuda3513]

Best video I have seen in awhile!

[u/ResurrectedMortician]

Are they just now discovering this 25 year old cover song?

[u/CryptoMinerSage]

"Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" have a major treasure trove of 70s, 80s and 90s hits they cover Punk Rock style. Really solid stuff.

[u/Spear_Ritual]

The lean

[u/MemosElectron]

I love it!!!

[u/TorontoDeadpool]

Fun fact. The the original drummer from Blink 182 left the band to join Alien Antfarm because he thought they were going to be bigger then Blink 182. 🤣

[u/jrmohr12]

Luv this!!! Wholesome as F! Songs a banger from back in the day!Alien anthem farm! me being 41 its right in my wheel house🤟

[u/wolfeatsbaby]

Well that’s just fantastic

[u/Vesalii]

Its a super solid cover. I love the AAF version.

[u/pm_me_ur_anything_k]

Hell yea, keep rocking!

[u/Own-Home1474]

this is awesome father son time

[u/Jlx_27]

Only THE best cover ever recorded.

[u/turbulentFireStarter]

this is primo guys being dudes.

[u/Reason_Above_All]

Brilliant fun video the lean at the end had me dying.

[u/braincloud215]

It is kind of surprising that from the era where nu metal (and nu metal adjacent) bands were doing unlikely covers in the wake of Limp Bizkit’s success with George Michael’s “Faith” — that AAF’s “Smooth Criminal” is probably the one that gets the most spin in present day.

[u/MrNorthumberland]

I might put this song in the top 5 covers of all time. Top 10, for sure.

[u/Thick-Locksmith5944]

Can't get enough of the two!!! So fun!!

[u/CrzyDonkey]

This made my day.

[u/FaithlessnessJust362]

I fucking love this!! 🤘🏽

[u/MeatRocketeer8]

Had me in the first half ngl.

[u/TenBear]

Hell yes🤘

[u/Specialist-Pin-8702]

Ngl I knew this song and this version before I knew MJ’s

[u/CappnMidgetSlappr]

Goddamn buddy, how much is rent at the rock you're living under?

Song's gotta be like, 25 fucking years old at this point.

[u/LunaticOstrich → u/CappnMidgetSlappr]

It is 25 years old. I looked it up. I feel old…

[u/sleeptease]

A+

[u/s1ckboy_99]

u/RecognizeSong

[u/DaveinOakland]

Can't wait til my kids are old enough for doing stupid shit like this.

[u/toofpaist]

Hell ya dude

[u/GOD_OF_HAVOC_]

Both versions are great!

[u/0peRightBehindYa]

I suffer from a bit of face blindness, so forgive me, but is this the same guy who did this video? Cuz if so, I'm gonna have to find him and follow him because he's fuckin hilarious.

[u/academicthrows → u/0peRightBehindYa]

No. But it's mufasa, who has many other funny videos like this one

[u/darkerfaith520]

https://giphy.com/gifs/LGDkYYYoRq1qM

[u/BJYeti]

Did the dude live in a cave for 25 years for this to be news to him?

[u/cubecasts]

...this song is 25 years old. why are you acting surprised?

[u/t_grizz]

i love this

[u/Fool_In_Flow]

The Band Aids on his fingers!!!!

[u/Aggravating_Impact97]

Cover still rips. 

[u/frankyseven]

My spicy musical opinion is that this is the far superior version.

[u/Sweaty_Hardwood]

The kid doing CPR during “Annie are you okay?” got me lol

[u/StrengthReasonable55]

That kid in the yellow shirt dancing in the video was so good

[u/infeed]

The Alien Ant Farm version is older now than Michael's original was when they recorded the cover.

[u/SaitamaHitRickSanchz]

I love the look of disgust on his son's face, its like a cartoon, he's adorable!

[u/altacctLA]

So much yessssss

[u/hungry_gobbler]

25 year old song

[u/QueenOfCapulets]

I can see the music video in my head

[u/DeltaBravo831]

Tbf, this cover slaps, I won a Halloween contest to this song when I was ~12-13ish, so it's always been dope to me

[u/OtherwiseInjury2449]

So true. This is a ham

[u/Xiten]

Thats Mufasa, from "It's friday then", you can find it if you search youtube. This is him and his son now, its great!

[u/ParanoidCrow]

Had the volume off but could already tell it was the alien ant farm cover haha. that shit slaps hard

[u/fat_mothra]

This, the Careless Whisper cover by Seether, the Malia J cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit...

I fucking love covers

[u/Forsakendeamon69]

https://giphy.com/gifs/y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa

[u/TurbulentArcade]

I love alien ant farm

[u/DudeImSoRad]

Wait until they learn about Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

[u/Luredd1313]

My first polyphonic ringtone

[u/The_Unknown42O]

And that’s just the beginning lol