Covers Of Paint It Black Ranked
"Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones is one of those songs that defined a movement in rock 'n roll. It's sheer raw rock at its finest. The cultural impact has spanned for over 4 decades through out movies, television and inspired many cover songs with all different types of interpretations. Here is a quick list of 9 examples of different styles of variation (both the good and the bad) of this beloved classic. |
| 1 | Gob
Paint It Black
I personally believe Gob, a group of Canadian pop-punkers, did the best job at incorporating the song to a modern rock level. It's hard and fast, and true to the original. |
| 2 | U2
Paint It Black
Released as a b-side in the 90's, U2 does a great job at making it their own. Quite mellow and makes for a great listen. |
| 3 | Helloween
Paint It Black
Covered as a power metal song, it's quite accessible to any fans of the genre. |
| 4 | The Black Dahila Murder
Paint It Black
GARAHHHAHHH. Highly intense melodic death cover. Completely all over the pace with high tempos, and pretty fun to listen to. |
| 5 | The Unseen
Paint It Black
Done in the hardcore punk band's traditional style. Not perfect, but worthy of a good circle pit. |
| 6 | The Tea Party
Paint It Black
Pretty straight forward rock cover with a blues touch. It's worth getting a listen to, but doesn't do much to stand out. |
| 7 | Vanessa Carelton
Paint It Black
It just doesn't work as a pop cover. Vanessa Carelton is good at what she does when it comes to her music, but this is a wrong song choice for her. |
| 8 | The Agony Scene
Paint It Black
I do give props to how the song is put together, but those horrific vocals makes me want to cry. Has a left over taste of the "scene." Ick. |
| 9 | Deadsy
Paint It Black
A fine reminder on how bad the early 2000's nu-metal explosion was. |
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