7 great covers: #6 Mad World

I think I first heard Gary Jules' cover of "Mad World" in the movie Donny Darko, and was convinced that R.E.M. or Michael Stype were responsible for this rather pleasant interpretation of the song. I still think the vocals are incredibly typical of Stype, but the effect was even bigger and more confusing before understanding that it actually wasn't Stype. (I couldn't find anything on the internet when searching for "mad world stype".)



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