Music Meme - Day 15 - A song that is a cover by another artist

[redfiona99]

This is difficult for me. I collect covers. Like I have far too many versions of Sweet Child of Mine, and a whole chorus of Hallelujahs.

There's so many ways of doing covers, to the point that I am miffed that most of them are just "pop-punk" versions of pop songs or starlets doing slowed down, stripped down versions of pop songs.

There are some obvious classic covers, like

Watch on YouTube

Which has obliterated the original from the public consciousness (I still prefer the Zutons version)

Or

Watch on YouTube

Which takes that song and does things to it.

I also like tracks where an original artist does something different with it:

For example - JDB and John Cale playing "Ready For Drowning" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFVnxhRWd4

(You can also have him playing Out of Time with Jools Hollands R&B Orchestra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDzoFFxQy5E, playing Bright Eyes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6amm_PUjJ_k) (Okay, this has brought me KT Tunstall and JDB playing Christmas In New York - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QY3Ne_xRdA !!!)

Not a cover exactly, but Faster acoustic is, it's an experience - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbeQYDsZy28

Dylan playing The Times They Are A Changin' now he's older, that's a different song, different enough to count, I say - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_nKf7BNqhA

But in keeping with the original theme of the meme

Orgy - Blue Monday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZTfl3DmCU (Yes, I just love detuned basses)

Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IoO5nkxT_4

Lars Fredriksen and the Bastards - To Have And Have Not - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qeAnOX-UCk

And, warming up for next week, Nate G - Prince Igor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL5qZSgOA10


Day 1 - A song you like with a colour in the title
Day 2 - A song you like with a number in the title
Day 3 - A song that reminds you of summer
Day 4 - A song that reminds you of someone you'd rather forget about
Day 5 - A song that needs to be played LOUD
Day 6 - A song that makes you want to dance
Day 7 - A song to drive to
Day 8 - A song about drugs or alcohol
Day 9 - A song that makes you happy
Day 10 - A song that makes you sad
Day 11 - A song that you never get tired of
Day 12 - A song from your pre-teen years
Day 13 - One of your favourite 70's songs
Day 14 - song that you would love played at your wedding

15.A song that is a cover by another artist
16.One of your favorite classical songs
17.A song that you would sing as a duet on karaoke
18.A song from the year you were born
19.A song that makes you think about life
20.A song that has many meanings for you
21.A favorite song with a person's name in the title
22.A song that moves you forward
23.A song you think everybody should listen to
24.A song by a band you wish were still together
25.A song by an artist no longer living
26.A song that makes you want to fall in love
27.A song that breaks your heart
28.A song by an artist with a voice you love
29.A song you remember from your childhood
30.A song that reminds you of yourself

Comments

[ioplokon]

There's also this great Manics cover.

[redfiona99]

(Dreamwidth/LJ html is peculiarly awkward sometimes)

It's just all Bacharach and then suddenly Manics.

[ioplokon]

oh also, if we're talking pop punk covers, a Blink rarity

[redfiona99]

Bless recordings in garages (or other small rooms) :)