The Big Cover-Up

 
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In these trying times it seems like music is one of the few things that we can all rally around and rely on.

This week in particular I felt the need for a good ol’ fashioned Cover-Up… uh, musically speaking obvi.

I’ve always been keenly interested in what makes a worthy cover song. So many attempts fail, fall flat, or simply follow the flight plan of the original. “Why bother?” is my most frequent reaction to many of the cover versions I hear. Yesyesyes… I know, I know: The answer to the “Why bother” query is simply that artists like to perform songs they know/love and that is all fine and dandy but for heaven’s sake… give it a sprinkle of your own magic whydon’tya!

Then you come across the ones that are gravy. That take someone else’s song and make it their own. Often times it doesn’t take much… like a slight twist of the kaleidoscope: The colors and light are the same but the patterns shift and you have new shapes to stare at.

That’s how I feel about this little bunch of tunes. A heaping handful of covers that do the original justice and also create a special little place for something new to thrive.

Check ‘em out via Spotify ^^above^^ or these sweet vid links right below this here track listing…

The Big Cover-Up:

  1. Darlingside - 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins)

  2. Lake Street Dive - Faith (George Michael)

  3. Jesse Daniel Smith - I Want You Back (The Jackson 5)

  4. Cardboard Fox - Girls Chase Boys (Ingrid Michaelson)

  5. Front Country - The Boys of Summer (Don Henley)

  6. Colin & Caroline - I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness)

  7. Iron & Wine, Ben Bridwell - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads)

  8. Amber Rubarth - Losing My Religion (R.E.M.)

  9. Derek Webb - The Power of Love (Huey Lewis & The News)

  10. Freedom Fry - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)

  11. Shovels & Rope, Lera Lynn - Epic (Faith No More)

  12. The Bros. Landreth - If I Had A Boat (Lyle Lovett)

  13. The Weepies - Learning To Fly (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)

  14. Charlotte Lawrence, Nina Nesbitt, Sasha Sloan - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)

  15. Twisted Pine - Heart of Glass (Blondie)

  16. Old Salt Union - You Can Call Me Al (Paul Simon)

  17. Avriel & the Sequoias - Hey Ya! (OutKast)

  18. Ernie Halter - Always Be My Baby (Mariah Carey)

  19. Sarah Jarosz - When Doves Cry (Prince)

  20. The Wind and the Wave - Don’t You (Forget About Me) (Simple Minds)

  21. Christa Wells - Tonight Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins)

(Three cheers for the most enjoyable Cover-Up you are bound to hear this week!)

Darlingside perform a beautiful live acoustic version of The Smashing Pumpkins' song '1979' for Under The Apple Tree sessions. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2aeOGNK DARLINGSIDE: http://www.darlingside.com/ WhisperingBobTV is the channel for music lovers everywhere. Curated by Bob Harris himself, we focus on bringing you the best music we possibly can through our Under The Apple Tree sessions, festival coverage, exclusive interviews and much more!
Hi, my name is Jesse Daniel Smith and if you'd like to subscribe I put out new original songs & original covers every Monday! Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribejds Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ciKXsw2J3JHto2f38qc0W Instagram: @JesseDanielSmith Facebook: www.facebook.com/jessedanielsmith www.jessedanielsmith.com
http://www.colinandcaroline.com Duet cover of "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" by The Darkness. Thanks to Caroline Mauck for doing this duet with me! I think we will definitely have to work with each other more... She's got such an awesome voice! Any comments / likes / shares of this video help tremendously, so please comment...
A beautiful bit from Amber's amazing sold out performance at Doc's Lab in San Francisco on May 21, 2016
Provided to YouTube by Redeye Distribution Epic (feat. Lera Lynn) · Shovels & Rope Busted Jukebox, Vol. 2 ℗ 2017 New West Records, LLC Released on: 2017-12-08 Music Publisher: New West Records, LLC Composer: Shovels & Rope Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Learning to Fly · The Weepies Sirens ℗ 2015 The Weepies under exclusive license to Nettwerk Productions Ltd Producer: Deb Talan Producer: Steve Tannen Auto-generated by YouTube.
Twisted Pine plays Blondie! Dreams EP out on Signature Sounds Recordings June 8th * * * * * * Dan Bui /// mandolin Kathleen Parks /// fiddle, vocals Chris Sartori /// bass, percussion Rachel Sumner /// guitar, vocals * * * * * * Zoe Mitchell /// video www.twistedpineband.com
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh PA
Lake Street Dive performs "Faith" at WNRN in Charlottesville, Virginia. Please subscribe to our videos!
www.cardboardfox.co.uk Ingrid Michaelson cover from the album 'Out of Mind' released 13th May 2016, available from http://cardboardfox.co.uk/shop/ plus Amazon, iTunes etc.
Iron & Wine & Ben Bridwell This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads cover Webster Hall July 23, 2015
French & American duo Freedom Fry. Official Art Track for our cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Click to Subscribe: https://goo.gl/lBTsDr Watch more videos here: https://goo.gl/EznIik The fact that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" can work in French with a disco & reggae influence is a testament to how great Kurt Cobain's melodies were.
See more at http://www.nationalpost.com/sessions Produced by Jonathan Dekel. Camera: John Richardson, Graham Runciman Edit & Sound: John Richardson
Charlotte Lawrence, Nina Nesbitt & Sasha Sloan - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Audio)
From the new self-titled album, OLD SALT UNION (https://CompassRecords.lnk.to/osuFA). Out now.
Provided to YouTube by TuneCore Always Be My Baby · Ernie Halter Acoustic Throwback - Nineties Rhythm and Blues ℗ 2015 Grateful King Records Released on: 2015-09-09 Auto-generated by YouTube.
The New Album 'From The Wreckage' Available Now. Download on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/FTWreckage?IQId=yt Stream the album on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/FTWSpotifyAl?IQid=yt Follow The Wind and The Wave: http://thewindandthewave.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thewindandthewave https://twitter.com/TheWindTheWave http://instagram.com/thewindthewave Music video by The Wind and The Wave performing Don't You (Forget About Me).

Oh yeah, since we never get to actually see the unredacted version of things in real life…

I thought it would be fun to put together the “official” version of this playlist mix. Turns out these songs all sound great together in their original skins as well! Who knew?!

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