Have you ever listened to a pop song, or really any song, and thought to yourself, “Wow, this would be a great rock song”? Well I would have never in a million years thought about Akon’s “I Wanna Love You” but South Carolina Hard Rock, Blues-Punk band Seven Year Witch did, and they have just released an epic cover of “I Wanna Love You”.
We all know the original, it’s smooth and classic to Akon’s Hip Hop sound. These guys went with a completely different approach, and that approach was rock n’ roll. Sometimes when the style of cover is drastically different from the original it doesn’t work, but in this case, it couldn’t have been more perfect. You know it’s gotta be a great song when it’s an absolute jam in multiple different genres.
Overall this cover has a grunge rock sound but there is definitely a little pop punk to it, too. It’s really a classic killer sound to jam to. I love how they start the first few lines of the song very slowly, similar to the original, but then instantly switches to a fast-paced, high energy rock song.
"I Wanna Love You by Akon is a song we all love. We put our own spin on it and started performing it live to great reception. After all the demand we decided to record our cover of it. So here it is, our version of I Wanna Love You by Akon." - SEVEN YEAR WITCH
The music video matches the same high energy level of the song. It’s mostly just a video of them playing in an empty bar, but these guys are going HARD. The energy they have while playing is exactly how I feel when listening to their version. I would love to just be there rocking out with them!
Seven Year Witch’s cover of Akon’s “I Wanna Love You” is available on multiple streaming platforms which can be found HERE.