Posted by Sari
Aha, a
cover song meme! As I have previously stated I love covers and for many
reasons. One is that, as my understanding of musical theory is nonexistent,
cover versions help me to parse music. What can you put in and take out and
still have the same song. The Footloose version from Whatever is a great
example, under all that EMO whispering it is still recognisably the same song. (This
is also one reason I love Rob Paravonian's Pachelbel skit so much. How
cool is it to see the same chord progression in so many different songs.) So
anyway, covers I like part two:
1. William
Shatner (with Ben Folds and Joe Jackson): Common People (original Pulp)
Shatners
recitation of the britpop anthem is expertly arranged by Folds and sung by Joe Jackson
2. Nouvelle Vague: Dance with Me (original Lords of the new Church)
Nouvelle
Vague (a great name for the band on so many levels) does bossa nova versions of
the new wave music. The video is sort of hypnotic.
3.
Balanescu Quartet: Model (original Kraftwerk)
You would
think Kraftwerk and string quartet were not a good match but Alexander Balanescu
proves you wrong.
4. Laibach:
Life is Life (original Opus)
This, in my
opinion, makes the existence of the original bearable.
5. Bear
McCreary: All along the Watchtower (original Bob Dylan) Yes, yes. Hendrix
version is maybe the greatest cover ever, they say. But as I am firmly of the
opinion that the guitar is not a solo instrument, I much prefer this slightly oriental
and edgy version.
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Posted by: Juhani Hinkkanen | July 05, 2008 at 00:49