50 Shades of Gangnam Style

That would be an awesome book. Please understand that I am heavily drunk in caffeine and am bored out of my mind, while my superior is still late to work and I have nothing left to do.

So I went and looked for all the original covers of Gangnam Style. Not dance covers. Those don't count in my books. Anyone with two legs and two arms working can do that, and I've been seeing it everywhere so frequently, that I'm simply not amused by the horse dancing anymore, at all. Christ I'm sure I can teach a monkey to dance like that and put it on Youtube for a quick one million views.

After a plenty of listening, I think I've got it down to a handful of instrumental covers that are worth checking out as much as the original one. Like I said, I only listen to the ones that don't have the original song playing in the background, or have electronic playback accompaniment.

This one's a pretty cozy one. I like the acoustic transition they made. A completely different feeling from the original song, but it's a very pleasant spin on the original electronic madness that is Gangnam Style. In fact, it would be safe to say that it is almost a separate song, with a slower jazzy coffeehouse-esque guitar instrumental, and calm, mellow vocals. It's not something to dance to, and yes Gangnam Style is a dance song. In my opinion though, this is a cover version that has more merit in listening to. So for the moment, calm your horses.

This version doesn't quite use instrumentals, but they sure know how to use their voices like instruments. Behold, the Pentatonix, and their five-piee acapella version of Gangnam Style. I have to admit, this one's pretty creative. Throughout the song I was constantly caught by surprise from the unpredictable use of their vocal skills. Thumbs up. Listen away.

And now we have the famous Korean guitarist, Sungha Jung's version of it. Like every other guitar covers that he does, it's just full of acoustic awesomeness.

Anyways, I'm going to stop there, partly because I have to get back to work and partly because I'm running out of great covers to post, but do let me know in the comments if you find one!

For the shits and giggles, here's Psy's Gangnam Style, all in its glory. Happy ridin' folks.