In the spirit of the occasion, here are some great modern covers worth looking into:
- Magnet (featuring Gemma Hayes) - "Lay Lady Lay"
- My Morning Jacket - "Rocket Man"
- White Stripes - "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself"
- The Black Keys - "I'm Glad" (although it's not very different from Captain Beefheart's original)
- Sonic Youth - "I'm Not There"
- Petra Haden - "Don't Stop Believin'"
Then there's the greatest cover of all-time... Hendrix's take on "All Along the Watchtower"
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Sigur Rós and Coldplay reviews coming soon.
4 comments:
Joe Cocker has had his share of sweet covers.
Yeah, I just tried to focus on recent ones.
I always hated Cocker's version of "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" admittedly, but "With a Little Help From My Friends" is one of the best Beatles covers ever.
dude, i was at a dance competition and there was a lyrical dance to a celine dion-ish cover of "pour some sugar on me." terrible
Matt, my deepest condolences. No one should be subjected to that kind of abuse without at least fair warning.
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