These 10 Workout Cover Songs Sound Nothing Like The Originals
Revamp your workout playlist with a few cover song classics. The best part? None of these sound anything like the original recordings.
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10 Workout Cover Songs
When compiling a workout playlist, one is often trying to strike a balance between what’s fresh and what’s familiar. On the former front, you want songs that sound new enough to inspire movement. At the same time, you also need tunes that you know and love.
Since cover songs embody both criteria—by casting old favorites in a new light—they provide an easy way to liven up a mix in a jiffy. We’ve compiled a few recent favorites, starting with an updated take on a Pat Benatar classic and closing out with a blessing of the rains down in Africa. In between, you’ll hear Ryan Adams deliver a ragged version of a Tegan and Sara favorite, Cher tackling an ABBA tune from the Mamma Mia sequel and Q-Tip and Demi Lovato reworking a duet originally recorded by Elton John and Kiki Dee.
Whether you listen out of curiosity or love, most of the tunes below should be the musical equivalent of comfort food—feeling instantly familiar even in a new guise. So, survey the lot and see what you think. Then, when the outdoors beckon, grab your favorites and go.
Boys Noize & Steven A. Clark – Killer – 122 BPM
The Hillbilly Moonshiners Bluegrass Band – Stuck In The Middle – 125 BPM
Mike Grosso – Let My Love Open the Door – 174 BPM
Q-Tip & Demi Lovato – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – 106 BPM
Ryan Adams – Back in Your Head – 144 BPM
Syn Cole & Caroline Pennell – Californication – 106 BPM
Cher – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! – 119 BPM
Cheat Codes & Kris Kross Amsterdam – Sex – 105 BPM
To find more workout songs, folks can check out the free database at Run Hundred. Visitors can browse song selections there by genre, tempo and era to find the music that best fits their particular workout routines.