Holy shit, I was going to post that I was surprised more people don't cover John Cale, but then I saw this:
https://werksman.home.xs4all.nl/cale/covers/index.html
List of bands includes both Sugar Ray and Red Hot Chili Peppers, though both (particularly the latter) or kind of technicalities:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NzuVBA55NI
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 8 April 2021 12:48 (three years ago) link
Paul Kelly does a great version of "Buffalo Ballet":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4cBcd0IaIA
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 8 April 2021 13:09 (three years ago) link
"Emily" would have been my pick. Another one-line chorus: "Maybe we'll love again".
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 8 April 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
haha, that is weird that "barracuda" is the most-played spotify track — must be the one that the algorithm has singled out for being up-tempo, no screaming, not too long etc. the playlist canon.
― tylerw, Thursday, 8 April 2021 15:27 (three years ago) link
KM I am glad that you are properly appreciating this masterpiece
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Thursday, 8 April 2021 15:29 (three years ago) link
― tylerw
I wonder if it's from people searching for the Heart song and playing it.
― nickn, Friday, 9 April 2021 02:05 (three years ago) link
I wondered that too.
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 9 April 2021 02:19 (three years ago) link
Haha maybe!
― tylerw, Friday, 9 April 2021 02:32 (three years ago) link
Most likely
― It Is Dangerous to Meme Inside (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 9 April 2021 02:53 (three years ago) link
Now if only Taylor Swift would record a song entitled "The Man Who Couldn't Afford To Orgy"...
― Halfway there but for you, Friday, 9 April 2021 02:57 (three years ago) link
“Barracuda” features in the recent Andy Samberg film Palm Springs - might be getting some action from that.
― Paul, Friday, 9 April 2021 03:10 (three years ago) link
omg the Heart connection, don't know whether to laugh or cry
― I like signing up to dead sites (sleeve), Friday, 9 April 2021 03:12 (three years ago) link
god, this just hit me hard for some reason
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Friday, 9 April 2021 03:18 (three years ago) link