Perhaps the original is just overplayed, but ditching the quirky shell of the original, the song stands taller. Like “Grenade,” Mayday Parade’s interpretation of the song works better than Gotye’s. The third song on the album, “Somebody That I Used To Know,” originally performed by Gotye, is a highlight. What could have been the album’s most shamelessly entertaining song falls flat. The different take on the song is the point of the album, yes, but this one just takes it too far. Upon This Dawning’s interpretation gets lost completely in translation, and would not stand on its own merit. Unfortunately, the album’s second cover, “Call Me Maybe,” is an inexcusable mess. It is even disputable that the guitar captures the raw emotion of the song better than Mars’ piano did on the original. “Grenade” is arguably the albums best song, conservatively using screams and opting for cleaner vocals. Memphis May Fire, a metalcore band out of Houston, Texas, hits the ground running with “Grenade,” a take on Bruno Mars’ number one hit. After earlier entries in the series covered such hits as Katy Perry’s “Hot n Cold ” Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep ” and Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me,” this album looks to include some of 2012’s biggest hits, as well as classics from years past.Ī compilation album, Punk Goes Pop 5 doesn’t have one distinct personality or theme among its songs it merely tries to prove that punk and “screamo” are much more versatile genres of music than outsiders give them credit for. With Punk Goes Pop 5, Fearless Records releases the twelfth album in the Punk Goes… series. You’ve got to hand it to them: punk bands know how to have fun.

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