Fresh Coverage: Pop-punk boys take on dance, country, and folk...

Because covering a song may very well be the biggest form of musical flattery, here are a few discoveries from some of my favorite pop-punk bands/indie artists as they bring interesting twists to some familiar mainstream hit songs...and while you're at it, go check out their original stuff...you won't soon regret it.

Forever The Sickest Kids - Love Story: The power pop sextet takes on Taylor Swift's country-pop hit about teenage love) from Romeo's P.O.V.

A Cursive Memory - Disturbia: This teenage foursome surprisingly give a funky/soulful rendition of Rihanna's '08 summer jam)

School Boy Humor - Realize: This little known Arkansas-based band may be new to the scene (their Vagrant Records debut album hits stores this month), but they are groomed to be the next big thing as they take on this Colbie Caillat classic.

A Rocket To The Moon - Forever & Always: Last, but certainly not least...ARTTM a.k.a. Nick Santino proves that with two instruments (his voice and guitar), his stripped-down acoustic effort is, perhaps, more earnest-sounding than the original. But then again, a song such as this is owed to amazing lyrics by Miss Swift.

Hit The Lights go G-A-Y on a Whitney classic!

Formed in 2003, Ohio pop punk rock band Hit The Lights returned to the studio last year after their previous front-man quit the band which, in a role reversal, found bassist Nick Thompson taking lead vox. With Nick on the helm, they're sound is stronger and full of youthful energy. The band released their latest CD Skip School, Start Fights on July 7 and their current single is "Won't Stop", however if you order their CD from iTunes, you are able to get a couple of bonus tracks, including a cover of Whitney Houston's 80s hit "How Will I Know"!

So how is does the band kick up the queer factor on this song? By not changing the original song's lyrics whatsoever -- and by keeping the masculine pronouns intact, Nick sounds very gay when he croons, "There's a boy I know, he's the one I'm dreaming of". LMAO!

If you want to get a taste at how amazingly funny this cover is and how great this band is, listen for yourself, and then go buy the album on iTunes!

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