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Photo by Leeor Wild We've previously covered Inuk artist Elisapie's Inuktitut covers of Cindi Lauper and Metallica. Today, we're bringing you her version of The Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses." This one is a personal one for Elisapie, as it is a tribute to a childhood friend who had a difficult home life. The cover is slowed down to about half the speed of the original. It's still an instantly recognizable cover while being nearly completely reinvented. It's a sparse version, and has an almost ghostly hue throughout. Elisapie is making these compelling and highly emotional Inuktitut versions of some of the most iconic songs around, and this is no exception. Elisapie says of her friend the song is dedicated to: “ Wild Horses became a source of comfort for him and his obsession with it was palpable, as if he was riding away from all his problems on the back of this song." You can watch the video for "Qimmijuat (Wild Horses)" below. Inuktitut...

Recorded as a tribute to the late Charlie Watts, New Hampshire's Brad Marino has recorded a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Monkey Man." The original song off 1969's Let It Bleed is pure vintage late 60's Stones from the period where they could do no wrong. It's just psychedelic blues rock in the way that only they can do. Brad Marino's version of the song keeps the original intact, but adds an almost 80's sheen to it. It's a fun cover of a relatively obscure song. I always love when bands choose covers that aren't the complete obvious choice ( Let It Bleed  also includes the beyond iconic songs "Gimme Shelter" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want"), so hearing a cover of "Monkey Man" is very welcome. You can listen to Brad Marino's version of "Monkey Man" below. The song is currently available at the artist's Bandcamp . For more on Brad Marino, check out the artist's Facebook . Monke...

Back in my hipster college years, if I had seen that Archers of Loaf were covering a Rolling Stones song, especially if it was a b-side, I would have assumed it was an ironic cover. Two decades later and my youthful snottiness has dissipated enough for me to recognize how great the Stones are, so I can accept Archers of Loaf covering "Street Fighting Man" for the greatness it actually is. I think the only surprise here is just how straightforward the cover is. Sure, Archers of Loaf go more 90's alternative than the original's psychedelia, but Archers of Loaf do bring some 60's style psychedelia in towards the end, just to show they can. Somehow, they even sound bigger than the Stones did, but middle aged me is completely fine with all of this. You can listen to Archers of Loaf's cover of "Street Fighting Man" below. The song is available as a b-side to the previously released "Raleigh Days." You can get a copy here . For more on Archers...

Photo via Facebook Motorhead don't usually fit in with what we cover here, but I'm a huge fan, and it's a cover, so why the hell not, right? To close out their upcoming album, Motorhead are covering The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." It's the most obvious choice for any metal band due to the nature and title of the song. It's kind of almost a cliche at this point. But Motorhead practically invented every cliche in metal and hard rock, so they can rock this all they want. It's exactly what you would expect in Motorhead covering The Stones', which is a great thing. Even if you only want to listen ironically, you'll probably end up loving this song. That is the power of Lemmy. Bad Magic is due out this Friday, August 28. You can listen to "Sympathy for the Devil" below. Make sure you go to Motorhead's website for tour dates. They are a must-see live.