Covers
Who posted cover versions of "Payphone"?
Payphone (song)
On 7 May 2012, singing sisters Cimorelli posted a cover on YouTube, which has been watched over 15 million times but Dani and Lauren changed up the rap. Tanner Patrick, Dave Days, Megan Nicole, Tiffany Alvord and Avery also posted cover versions of "Payphone". In July 2012, Canadian indie group Walk off the Earth released a cover on YouTube where many of the instruments being played are looped live, allowing one member to effectively play six instruments over the course of the song, with the recorded loops all playing at once. The same month, the band Boyce Avenue also released a cover of the song. American post-hardcore group Crown The Empire has done a heavy cover of the song as well for Fearless Records' compilation album "Punk Goes Pop 5". Comedy rapper Rucka Rucka Ali recorded a parody, "Dago", on his 2012 album "Rucka's World". In October 2012, Daniel Evans, a finalist on season 5 of The X Factor (UK) published and subsequently released an acoustic piano ballad version on his YouTube channel.