The Word Alive Cover Kanye; Memphis May Fire, Bruno Mars; We Came As Romans, The Wanted; Like Moths to Flames, Fun

by Ryan Minic | Sep 13, 2012

The Word Alive, Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans, and Like Moths to Flames have tracked cover songs for the upcoming Punk Goes Pop 5 release, out November 6th.

The Word Alive recorded a cover of Kanye West’s “Mercy,” Memphis May Fire did Bruno Mars’ “Grenade,” We Came As Romans tracked The Wanted’s “I’m Glad You Came,” and Like Moths to Flames did their rendition of Fun’s “Some Nights.”

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