Song Covers

There are songs and song covers. First time i heard people covering other peoples songs I felt that it was foul play, I mean anybody can sing a song that is already there. But then that way if we look at the Bollywood and Malluwood we will end up calling Rafi and Yesudas total talentless suckers. But that really is not the truth they were anything but talentless suckers. They were very talented men and they sang their songs with great feeling. Now there are covers that are exactly like the original songs and there are improvisations. As far as improvisations are concerned the Albums by This Mortal Coil are something to watch out for. The group covered some obscure songs by Big Star (Never heard of Them before, but are too good check out Haulocaust, Kangaroo and you have surely heard Thirteen) , Tim Buckley etc and had some original stuff too,  but what was great was that they never did it the way the makers of the music did it.

Some covers I liked very much.

Dear Prudence covered by Siouxsie and The Banshees. This is one awesome song and deserves to be covered by every band that has emerged so far, but what made me like this particular version by Siouxsie is the awesome vocals by her. and the flanging effect too.

Pale Blue Eyes: Die Hornissen, now there is a band i have never heard of, ever. I stumbled upon it on an update by a friend on facebook. This song by velvet underground is one of my favorite song from the group and from the whole world. What makes this cover great is the atmospheric sound of it and the little shift in the tune. Really good!

The End - Nico, Oh Yes that is right it did happen, and boy did she sing it good, it did not have the great drums rattle snake jingles nor the eastern guitar but it had the voice of Nico, just as  heavy as Morrison's

The Man Who Sold The World : David Bowie, NO this is not a fucking cover, the one by Nirvana was the cover, with the mistakes in lyrics and stupid grungy rendering (like aey sound everywhere) it became so famous people don't know the real song and the talented man behind it.  The real one is way better and the sad thing is Bowie himself had to remind the crowd that it was his song and not Kurt Cobain's during a live show. 90's was indeed a disappointment,  they starved Shoegaze and abnormally delayed the death of Grunge.

Exit Music (For a Film) : Radiohead,  was in fact Thom Yorke's take on Fredrich Chopin's Prelude in E Minor. Both are really good songs and the Exit Music sounds extra beautiful once you finish watching Romeo+Juliet.

 

Aphex Twin : David Bowie and Philip Glass Heroes (Aphex Twin Remix) , you see what he did there?? This isthe kind of stuff only Richard James can do. He mixed two songs with the same name by two different artists and the mood of the song does not conflict at all. At least with Bowie's heroes it does not. That is genius.