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Today we’re taking a look at some of the best covers of punk rock band Green Day’s 1994 classic Basket Case. The song is from their 1994 album Dookie which at the time was their 1st major label release & propelled the band to Worldwide success. Now 33 years since their inception, Green Day are still at the top of their game & Basket Case continues to be one of their most popular songs.
Amongst some of the musicians/acts who have covered it to date are Minority 905, Nicotine, Bastille, Robyn Adele Anderson, ROAM. Before we get to those, let’s remind ourselves what the original sounds like so you can better compare.
Green Day – Basket Case (1994)
Onto the covers. Each brings their musical genre/style & and puts their own unique mark on it.
1. Minority 905 (2019)
Another cover Minority 905 did a good job on is A-ha’s – Take On Me.
2. Nicotine (2003)
The album this cover features on is called School of Liberty.
3. Bastille (2017)
The cover was a single & doesn’t appear on any Bastille album.
4. Robyn Adele Anderson (2019)
This cover was released as a single but will no doubt end up on her next covers album, she has released 4 covering many famous songs.
5. ROAM (2016)
This cover was part of a compilation released by Kerrang magazine to mark the 30th anniversary of Green Day.
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