Over the years, Kelly Clarkson has proven that she can cover nearly any song and make it sound great. She has covered countless country and pop tracks during the Kellyoke segment of her Emmy-winning talk show. Yesterday (January 3), Clarkson showed the world a little more of her range with a spot-on cover of the ‘90s alt-rock banger “Flagpole Sitta” by Harvey Danger.

Fans know that Clarkson has powerful pipes and can deliver larger-than-life performances from the small stage in the 30 Rock studio where her show is produced. With her cover of “Flagpole Sitta,” she showed everyone that she can just as easily channel the angst of ‘90s alt-rock. At the same time, her in-hose band, My Band Y’all, knocked the rocking cover out of the park, staying true to the driving sound of the original.

Kelly Clarkson Covered Harvey Danger’s Biggest Hit

Harvey Danger released “Flagpole Sitta” in 1998 as the lead single from their debut album Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?. It went to No. 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 3 on the Alternative Airplay chart. Additionally, the song landed at No. 38 on the publication’s Hot 100 Airplay survey.

In the Kellyoke clip, Kelly Clarkson points out that the band “wrote the song as sort of a response to the trends and culture born out of the Seattle grunge scene.”

Harvey Danger drummer Evan Sult said, “I think it’s a really true version of what it felt like to be alive, at least in Seattle when we actually wrote it.” He added, “The ironic remove and the yearning to be part of something, but not being able to get around the suspicion and the self-loathing. … It resonates with a frame of mind that turns out to be more universal than I would’ve thought. It’s both really upbeat and kind of savage and snarky at the same time.”

The song has appeared in several movies and TV shows including American Pie, Ricki Roberts: Former Child Star, Disturbing Behavior, and more. It was also the theme song for the British sitcom Peep Show for more than a decade.