From metal to Hawaiian slack key guitar, big band and pop, these take the cake.
The single spent three weeks atop the list in 1995 and finished as the year-end No. 1 song on the Hot 100. It also ruled the Hot Rap Songs list for 11 consecutive weeks and would go on to win the Billboard Music Award for single of the year, as well as a Grammy for best rap solo performance.
Al wasn’t the only one who couldn’t resist the song’s siren pull, though. It has also drawn in dozens of other acts to take their own unique swings on the single. From Italian glam rockers‘s funky bilingual take to YouTube pop singer Kina Grannis’ acoustic ramble, Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox ragtime rip, Falling in Reverse’s punishing punk homage and a classical guitar version from Luca Stricagnoli.
Oh, and who could forget Johnny Aloha’s slack key Hawaiian guitar version and Brittany Snow’s not-quite-pitch-perfect attempt onGet weekly rundowns straight to your inbox
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