10 Cover Songs Much Better Than The Original

9. Noah Guthrie - "Sexy And I Know It" (LMFAO)

The bar for this one is so low that it's almost not even fair to include it, but I have to...because it's my job. Sometimes you just have to pick the low hanging fruit, guys. Although it seems absurd to strip down an obvious, novelty dance track like LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It"--particularly because there doesn't appear to be anything of substance in the lyrics--the simple refrain fits surprisingly well when it's cloaked in a deep, bluesy, soulful rasp.

The arrangement is nothing special, but simply cutting out all the extra electro house beats and blips to focus on the bare, acoustic chords makes a world of difference.