Pop princess, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Katy Perry[/lastfm], took the explosive nature of the Fourth of July fireworks and used it as a heartening metaphor on self-acceptance and self-expression. While there are usually many weird and wonderful covers of pop songs on Youtube, most of the ones we found for Perry’s “Firework” were inspirational, emotionally-charged, or interesting.

Just in time for Independence Day, here’s our list of the Top Ten “Firework” Covers On Youtube. Hopefully, they will spark just as much fire in you as the musicians in them felt from “Firework.”

10. Boyce Avenue (Soft Rock Cover)

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Boyce Avenue does an amazing soft rock cover of Katy Perry’s extremely pop-centric song.  Combined with David Choi’s incandescent violin work, Perry’s song becomes like a shimmery, pretty rain of fireworks after the genius Boyce Avenue arrangement.