3. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUvVdTlA23w Originally By: Eurythmics Manson's covers of Personal Jesus and Tainted Love are also viable candidates for this list but his terrifying twist on the classic Eurythmics song takes the cake. At the time this song was originally released, Annie Lennox was seen as a cutting edge vocalist, she had a unique voice and her lyrics tackled taboo subjects, hmm, that sounds an awful lot like Manson, no? Marilyn's rendition takes the lyrics and adds a little bit of darkness, swapping out the synth for a down-tuned guitar and growling his way through the lyrics with some melodic - yet disturbing - poetic storytelling, he created something scary and fascinating. Manson was born to cover this song, it suits him perfectly, themes of consumerism and oppression are his bread and butter.
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