It's going to be impossible to claim that Beyoncé Knowles has "quietly" put together a vicious song catalog, stocked with everything from heart-wrenching ballads to shamelessly fun bangers, but she has done it without some of the fanfare associated with other pop stars. And, you know, the musical work is stellar; it makes a ton of sense that others have dove into reinterpreting her songs. Jumping off with yesterday's cover by The Horrors, here's the ten best indie rock covers of Beyoncé's sterling, still-growing catalog.
The Horrors - "Best Thing I Never Had"
Port O'Brien - "Halo"
Pattern Is Movement - "Crazy In Love"
The Magic Numbers - "Crazy In Love"
Major Lazer (Feat. Elephant Man) - "Halo"
Harper Blynn - "Halo"
ceo - "Halo"
The Big Pink - "Sweet Dreams"
Florence And The Machine - "Halo"
Antony And The Johnsons - "Crazy In Love"
This isn't at all a cover, because it's a reference track for a song The-Dream wrote with Beyoncé, but it's so good that it's worth including via any applicable, albeit thin, rationale.
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