Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite.
Beyonce entered the world on Sept. 4, 1981. Now it’s thirty years later, and she’s one of the most recognizable faces on the planet — so much so that her onstage baby bump reveal at the MTV Video Music Awards last Sunday shattered Twitter’s tweets-per-second record.
To help ring in her birthday this weekend, we’ve assembled some of her fans’ “Best Thing I Never Had” covers, which have collectively attracted more than 3.2 million views on YouTube. Vote for your favorite rendition in the poll below.
Alex Pelzer
The Boom Boom
J Rice
Heather Traska
Luke Conard & Jimmy Wong
Lisa Lavie
Fynn Farrell
CIMORELLI
Cheryl K
Drew Chambers
Beyonce
Which “Best Thing I Never Had” Cover Is Your Favorite?
Last Week’s Face-Off Winner
The beatbox cover of Katy Perry’s “Firework” from Peter Hollens snagged 60% of the votes in last week’s face-off. Hollens covered “Firework” because of the song’s inspirational message and uptempo beat. It “really highlights the message that we are all unique and special,” he told Mashable.
Hollens — who appeared on season 2 of NBC’s The Sing-Off and has strong fan bases on Facebook, Google+, Twitter and YouTube — recently released his first music video for an original song called “Sleepwalking” (see video #2 below).
“I just want to be able to make a living making music and inspiring others,” said Hollens, who wants to perform a duet with fellow YouTube cover artist/producer Kurt Schneider as well as celebrities Adele and Sara Bareilles. “I also hope to bring a cappella music to the forefront of popular music today … and to teach everyone how to actually spell a cappella.”
"Firework" Cover by Peter Hollens
"Sleepwalking" Original by Peter Hollens
BONUS: "Born This Way Cover" by Peter Hollens
BONUS: "Pray" Cover by Peter Hollens, Therry Thomas & Courtney Jensen
BONUS: "What's My Name/Only Girl" Mashup by Peter Hollens
BONUS: "Need You Now" Cover by Peter Hollens, Evynne Hollens & Jake Moulton
To listen to more covers used in past YouTube Cover Song Face-Offs, click here.
What popular song should we pick next week for the YouTube Cover Song Face-Off?
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Beyonce entered the world on Sept. 4, 1981. Now it’s thirty years later, and she’s one of the most recognizable faces on the planet — so much so that her onstage baby bump reveal at the MTV Video Music Awards last Sunday shattered Twitter’s tweets-per-second record.
To help ring in her birthday this weekend, we’ve assembled some of her fans’ “Best Thing I Never Had” covers, which have collectively attracted more than 3.2 million views on YouTube. Vote for your favorite rendition in the poll below.
Alex Pelzer
The Boom Boom
J Rice
Heather Traska
Luke Conard & Jimmy Wong
Lisa Lavie
Fynn Farrell
CIMORELLI
Cheryl K
Drew Chambers
Beyonce
Which “Best Thing I Never Had” Cover Is Your Favorite?
Last Week’s Face-Off Winner
The beatbox cover of Katy Perry’s “Firework” from Peter Hollens snagged 60% of the votes in last week’s face-off. Hollens covered “Firework” because of the song’s inspirational message and uptempo beat. It “really highlights the message that we are all unique and special,” he told Mashable.
Hollens — who appeared on season 2 of NBC’s The Sing-Off and has strong fan bases on Facebook, Google+, Twitter and YouTube — recently released his first music video for an original song called “Sleepwalking” (see video #2 below).
“I just want to be able to make a living making music and inspiring others,” said Hollens, who wants to perform a duet with fellow YouTube cover artist/producer Kurt Schneider as well as celebrities Adele and Sara Bareilles. “I also hope to bring a cappella music to the forefront of popular music today … and to teach everyone how to actually spell a cappella.”
"Firework" Cover by Peter Hollens
"Sleepwalking" Original by Peter Hollens
BONUS: "Born This Way Cover" by Peter Hollens
BONUS: "Pray" Cover by Peter Hollens, Therry Thomas & Courtney Jensen
BONUS: "What's My Name/Only Girl" Mashup by Peter Hollens
BONUS: "Need You Now" Cover by Peter Hollens, Evynne Hollens & Jake Moulton
To listen to more covers used in past YouTube Cover Song Face-Offs, click here.
What popular song should we pick next week for the YouTube Cover Song Face-Off?
More About: beyonce, music, music videos, viral videos, youtube, YouTube Cover Song Face-OffFor more Video coverage:Follow Mashable Video on TwitterBecome a Fan on FacebookSubscribe to the Video channelDownload our free apps for Android, Mac, iPhone and iPad
Posted on Sun, 04 Sep 2011 21:47:39 +0000 at http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/9WZHoNlxtuw/
Comments: http://mashable.com/2011/09/04/beyonce-birthday-youtube-cover/#comments
