Punk Goes Pop Vol 5 Covers the Most Basic of Basics

I have a real soft spot for FEARLESS RECORDS' long-running "Punk Goes " series. In fact, I think I've reviewed almost every installment, and I'd written a "10 Years of Punk Goes..." retrospective that ran on a long-lost website a couple of years ago. Well, I may have to dust those off and repost them here, because FEARLESS has announced a November 6, 2012 release date (Election Day!) for PUNK GOES POP 5 - a new collection of pop hits covered by a crop of not-so-punk-but-still-cool bands. The Rock Father has the tracklisting for you below...

PUNK GOES POP 5 - The Tracklisting

MEMPHIS MAY FIRE - GRENADE (BRUNO MARS)
UPON THIS DAWNING - CALL ME MAYBE (CARLY RAE JEPSEN)
MAYDAY PARADE - SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW (GOTYE)
WE CAME AS ROMANS - I'M GLAD YOU CAME (THE WANTED)
LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES - SOME NIGHTS (fun.)
BREATHE CAROLINA - BILLIE JEAN (MICHAEL JACKSON)
FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS - WE FOUND LOVE (RIHANNA)
ISSUES - BOYFRIEND (JUSTIN BIEBER)
THE MAINE - GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN (CYNDI LAUPER)
CROWN THE EMPIRE - PAYPHONE (MAROON 5)
CRAIG OWENS - PARADISE (COLDPLAY)
THE WORD ALIVE - MERCY (KANYE WEST)
SECRETS - ASS BACK HOME (GYM CLASS HEROES)

Check out the just-released lyric video for UPON THIS DAWNING taking on Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe"

oh lawd! Mostly hew? and the fact they went full circle covering Gym Class Heroes

text source, video source

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derka_drka 18th-Sep-2012 01:28 am (UTC)

what in the fuckery are these bands?

babysinclair 18th-Sep-2012 01:29 am (UTC)

MTE Jesse

kidfromurmemory 18th-Sep-2012 01:29 am (UTC)

they're all really popular, unless you listen to strictly radio music.

wits 18th-Sep-2012 01:31 am (UTC)

they're really popular among 14 year olds who think they're cool because they don't listen to the radio l b r

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usagidropicons 18th-Sep-2012 03:28 am (UTC)

pef icon.

aliminx 18th-Sep-2012 06:06 am (UTC)

Seriously, this.

lmao

The Word Alive is like the only good thing on this list

devochkazhenya 18th-Sep-2012 01:30 am (UTC)

forever the sickest kids is punk music?

kidfromurmemory 18th-Sep-2012 01:31 am (UTC)

none of the bands they use for this is "punk" more like alternative/metalcore

invisible_cunt 18th-Sep-2012 02:47 am (UTC)

more like poser "pop-punk"

from what i know, most of these bands barely have any screaming and use synths and shit

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babysinclair 18th-Sep-2012 01:32 am (UTC)

This is warped tour punk

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i just looked up breathe carolina

THEY USE SYNTHS AND SHIT

lol i was obsessed with these albums in like 2006. i still have a rufio cover of "like a prayer" on my itunes

lowlighter 18th-Sep-2012 01:40 am (UTC)

so random but I love Rufio's cover of "Don't You Forget About Me" from Punk Goes 80's.

cxco 18th-Sep-2012 01:52 am (UTC)

omg yes

that cover was awesome

hotcement 18th-Sep-2012 02:13 am (UTC)

yessss i remember that

muzik_love 18th-Sep-2012 04:01 am (UTC)

omg. i used to love that pgp cd. i lost it though and cant find it on the internets :(

runandtelldat 18th-Sep-2012 01:31 am (UTC)

umm...okay

ashtrayrock 18th-Sep-2012 01:33 am (UTC)

So I legit laughed out loud when the screamo part of that cover hit. I think I'm officially old.

runandtelldat 18th-Sep-2012 01:35 am (UTC)

I skipped ahead, and it scared the hell out of me. I was so not expecting that.

ashtrayrock 18th-Sep-2012 01:40 am (UTC)

I can't handle that shit anymore. Like it's been over a decade can this new punk crap please get past the I'm so hardcore I growl scream all my words bullshit.

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emologues 18th-Sep-2012 01:36 am (UTC)

i jumped omg it was horrifying

d00ditsemily 18th-Sep-2012 01:41 am (UTC)

ik me too. i use to listen to this shit in middle school/high school. I use to hang out in hot topic to listen to my chemical romance and idolize the ~kewl people that worked there and the music. I walked past the store the other day and they were playing music like this and it was loud and all I could think of was how I could stand it when I was younger

littlehayzay 18th-Sep-2012 01:50 am (UTC)

lol i turned it on and went to make my bed and almost peed it scared me so badly

junemeaugust 18th-Sep-2012 03:16 am (UTC)

me too, i was like da fuck?

ree7aan 18th-Sep-2012 11:39 am (UTC)

it isn't half bad until the screamo bullshit starts.
who decided that screamo is music?

also, i didn't realize that this is what punk has become. it makes me a bit sad.