Alanis Morissette - King of Pain

I like this cover. Very much.

King Of Pain
(original lyrics)

There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain
There's a little black spot on the sun today
That's my soul up there
It's the same old thing as yesterday
That's my soul up there
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
That's my soul up there
There's a flag-pole rag and the wind won't stop
That's my soul up there

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
That's my soul up there
There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall
That's my soul up there
There's a blue whale beached by a springtime's ebb
That's my soul up there
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web
That's my soul up there

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out
There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread

King of pain

There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack
That's my soul up there
There's a black-winged gull with a broken back
That's my soul up there
There's a little black spot on the sun today
It's the same old thing as yesterday

I have stood here before in the pouring rain
With the world turning circles running 'round my brain
I guess I always thought you could end this reign
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain

King of pain
King of pain
King of pain
I'll always be king of pain

Lyrics: sting.com

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[Lobonsky]

Never thought too much of Alanis.........but this is a great job........Sting should be proud.........!

[RickP03]

WOW! not the greatest Alanis fan but she NAILED this song!!! Very well done!!

[pedrotorresc]

ufffffffffffffffff amo esta cancion

[NotreDieu999]

8 people don't know that Alanis is really God.

[daj4444]

@tuktuktok Of course she changed them. She's a woman.

[Peterpan21716]

Now way someone could cover this song better then here,..

[xxxChristixxx]

@qqsik I'm glad I'm not the only one who heard it. :)

[SghostyBen]

@hippyd50 absolutely not,it's not the same,the difference is huge,can't you hear it?compare it with the original at 45/46 seconds.

[hippyd50]

@SghostyBen that riff is in the original.

[HamishElephantastic]

…easily the best cover done by anyone in the last 20 years… Love Alanis… Real, earthy, as she is - always Alanis…

[HuhMahNinja]

Holy crap the ending is soooooo epic...

[mamutesempau]

ppl took so long to realize she was going to sing "King of Pain"

damn idiots