What musical styles or genres are represented by each performer’s version of the song?

Select view the “Mrs. Robinson” videos (YouTube videos are below). Do a bit of quick internet research to learn about the song & the performers featured in the videos. Who originally performed the song, & when was it first recorded? When was the cover recorded? What musical styles or genres are represented by each performer’s version of the song? Identify the major similarities & differences between the two versions. Are the lyrics &/or certain musical elements maintained in the cover version? Why do you think the second performer might have chosen this particular song to cover?
Reflect on your own encounters with song covers in the past. What do you think are the major motivating factors in one performer covering another performer’s work? Have you encountered any dramatic recontextualizations of a song, based on a performer covering a song from a performer &/or style that is radically different than their own? Or have you encountered very similar versions? In either case, what was your perspective on the newer version as a listener? How does a performer’s style or genre affect a cover or re-recording to your ear?
Compose a forum submission that addresses & reflects on some of these questions. Your submission should be approximately 150 words long.