Donna, Anna & Ruby “Best I Ever Had (Drake Cover)”/ Drake “Best I Ever Had (Twins Remix)”
Damn the Hot 100, you know you’ve got a bonafide pop hit when there’s a slew of teenagers and twenty-somethings posting bedroom-set, acoustic cover versions of your song all over YouTube.
These guitar-clutching hopefuls’ latest obsession: Drake’s inescapable “Best I Ever Had” of course, and while most do a good job recreating Drizzy’s smash into a strum-a-long puppy love lullabye, our top favorite would have to be the version delivered by the young trio of Donna, Anna & Ruby. Part Beach Boys surf ballad, part late ’90′s teen pop confection (anybody else get a lil’ LFO “Summer Girls” vibe from the rap verses?), we could see this precocious cover become a hit on it’s own easily.
To quote their best (added) line: They had us “like The Roots and Erykah Ba-du” from the first guitar pluck.
DL: “Best I Ever Had (Drake Cover)” (alt)
As an added treat, check out this nicely keyboard-bedazzled remix of the original “Best I Ever Had” by French producers The Twins:
Have you heard the Chops remix? I think it’s the best one I’ve heard.
I really liked this cover. They kept true to the original but there was definitely infused verve by the performer. I have been looking to make a cover compilation. The biggest help I’ve found so far has been this site:
http://yeahdevelop.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/hey-yo-hey-yo-hey-yo-hey-yo/