cover songs

[jodymeme]

spasmsproject wrote the article "Cover Songs: Does validity equal authenticity?" in the new issue of MungBeing. She poses the question "are covers art?," and discusses the question with writers and radio DJs. This got me thinking of some of my favorite cover songs, ones that I like better than the originals

Comments

[nalidoll]

Hmmm.

I have a weird "thing" for covers.

If you will be patient, I will even upload some of the ones I have that I lurve dearly, as soon as I get a spare minute. I believe in sharing the joy.

[molasses]

Richard Stekol sings his "Sittin On The Shitter"

http://homepage.mac.com/witham/iMovieTheater9.html

[ltmurnau]

I like Kraftwerk covers - e.g. Big Black's version of "The Model" and the Balanescu Quartet's renditions various other bits. But they're not as good as the original.

[starchy]

I was going to mention "The Model." In my opinion, not only is Big Black's version far more listenable, they manage to create a direct criticism of Kraftwerk's sensibility, their inanity, and their inexplicable popularity. Maybe you have to be as much of a grumpy ol' (OK, young) curmudgeon as myself (or Steve Albini, presumably) to get all that out of it, though.

[wailaki]

"Sea of Love" by Tom Waits

[molasses]

Sook-Yin Lee wrote Knock Loud but I like Neko Cases version better

http://www.sendspace.com/file/qqf81z