Browsing Tag cover version
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18 May 2012 at 10 : 00 AM
Civil Twilight – Teardrop #coverversion Friday
This week's Cover Version is courtesy of my friend Danille Moult who shared it with me a few weeks back. The song being covered is Massive Attack's classic 'Teardrop' from the 1998 album Mezzanine. I must admit that after hearing so many disappointing attempts, I didn't expect to find a Massive Attack cover that I actually enjoy. I'm a huge fan of the band ...
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11 May 2012 at 07 : 36 AM
The Fugees – Killing Me Softly – #coverversion Fridays
It's Friday, which means it's time to dust of a classic track and throw in a modern interpretation. Except this time the interpretation is a classic in it's own right. And even the first famous version is a cover version... In 1973 Roberta Flack flack released "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and it (rightfully) took the Grammy for Record of the Year ...
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4 May 2012 at 07 : 17 AM
Emily Browning Sweet Dreams #coverversion Friday
Taken off the soundtrack to the hard nosed chick flick "Sucker Punch." It's not often that you see the lead in a movie performing on the soundtrack (unless said lead is a used to be pop star *cough* Timberlake *cough*) and even less often that the result is actually something worth listening to. Fortunately, this track is an exception. Emily Browning ...
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27 April 2012 at 07 : 44 AM
Alex Clare – When Doves Cry #coverversion Friday
We're keeping things in the eighties for this week's #coverversion Friday with a rework of Prince's 1984 hit "When Doves Cry" by one of my current favorite artists, Alex Clare. I'm not really sure which genre to classify this cover version under. It seems to have emerged from the current wobble bass/ Dubstep phoneme but it's so much more than that, with ...
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20 April 2012 at 06 : 05 AM
The Weeknd – D.D.(Dirty Diana) #coverversion Friday
This week's cool cover version comes from the fuzzy haired Abel Tesfaye, or as you probably know him The Weeknd. Today being Friday and all, it seemed appropriate. The track being covered is Michael Jackson's iconic bitch slap track Dirty Diana. The Weeknd launches in to it with a surprisingly accurate rending of MJs vocal - no mean feat. I love this ...
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17 April 2012 at 16 : 18 PM
John Martyn – Glory Box – Tune Of The Week
This week's tune follows on where I last week left off. Last week I started listening to Portishead's Roseland NYC Live show again and it reminded me of this cover version, which I heard on the soundtrack to Colombiana. John Martyn sounds at once heartbroken, despondent and drunk on this cover of Portishead's class track Glory Box. The original is ...
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6 September 2011 at 13 : 46 PM
RJD2 + Nat King Cole. Cover version with a twist (Tune Of The Week)
I go nuts for cover versions and reinterpretations of classics, and today's find is possibly the best I've found yet. This week's tune of is an interpretation of RJD2's "A Beautiful Mine" (the Mad Men Theme song) and Nat King Cole's "Nature Boy." Live strings, a decent vocalist and excellent percussion make this gem my Tune Of The Week. Even ...
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5 August 2011 at 11 : 55 AM
Kinky Movement – Clowning Around (Tune Of The Week)
If there's one thing I love, it's a good cover version or a great reinterpretation. I came across this uber funky cover of Steelers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You" by Kinky Movement. I gets very close to being a cheesy remake, but still manages to keep it classy. If you love the original, then this one's sure to get you drunk dancing when your ...
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7 February 2011 at 08 : 23 AM
Smells Like Teen Spirit – The Millionaires featuring Raggi Bjarna – cool cover version
I came across this gem on the Gilles Petersen WorldWide show a few weeks back. It's Icelandic singer Ragnar Bjarnason teaming with latin musos The Millionaires for a slow and smooth rendition of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." There's no way you can't dig it. Now I need a rum and a cigar to go with this cover ...
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5 February 2011 at 18 : 04 PM
Cat Power – New York New York – cool cover version
I love finding interesting cover versions of cool songs, and today's entry is up there with the coolest of them. It's a cover of Frank Sinatra's "New York" done by Cat Power, who I have never heard of until now. And I love the blues vibe that they've brought to this timeless classic. If you're reading this on Facebook, click here to view the ...
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12 October 2010 at 11 : 49 AM
Word Up Willis (Hodges does a little dance)
I love to find new and interesting cover versions of well known songs, especially when the cover version steps outside of the genre of the original track. I was watching CSI when Hodges did a little dance while waiting for some sample results - that was funny as hell, but what really stood out was the track. It's a slow country cover version on Cameo's ...
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18 April 2009 at 13 : 00 PM
Susan Boyle singing Cry Me a River
As Dan Bailey pointed out on his blog, Susan Boyle has been this week's BuzzWord, notching up over 45 million views of her performance at Britain's Got Talent. After a bit of snooping I've found a clip of what is allegedly Susan Boyle doing a rendition of Cry Me a River by Diana Drall from a 1999 recording she did for a charity ...
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