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geovikiIt's been ages since I've posted music on LJ. I have nearly 6,000 cover songs on my hard drive. So how do I pick a mere seven cover songs to share with you? Easy: have some lots of white wine beforehand.
This one's brand new. Betty LaVette, an American soul singer, decided to remedy her lack of knowledge about British music from the 60's with a new CD full of covers, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook. Someone linked me to the YouTube version of this live cover of the classic Who song last month, with Pete Townshend in the audience and tears streaming down his face. And yeah…If you're going to pick just one, this is it.
Love, Reign O'er Me – Betty LaVette
I'm not at all aware of who Dunn and McCashen are, but apparently this Joe Cocker song is a cover of one of theirs. From his 1969 self-titled album. Do you know how many times I've heard this song without knowing the title?
Hitchcock Railway – Joe Cocker
Despite the Spanish title and lyrics, the next song is attributed to Roberta Flack. Cat Powers has done reams of covers so far; this ballad is one of my favorites.
Angelitos Negros – Cat Powers
The next song, a staple on high school pop night (wait for the Glee episode), is originally by Seal (né Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), the hunky British/Nigerian/Brazilian soul-singer-husband of supermodel Heidi Klum. This cover is by Angela Aki, born in Japan, lived in Hawaii and then Washington. So it's uber-international!
Kiss from a Rose – Angela Aki
Tony Hadley was the vocalist for Spandau Ballet, an 80s New Romantic band. He didn't have to go far afield genre-wise to cover this song from Duran Duran. I like his version better, actually.
Save a Prayer – Tony Hadley
The Sisters of Mercy claim that they are not a gothic rock band. Yeah, right. Here's their take on the Rolling Stones. It's got a great beat for walking or running, btw.
Gimme Shelter – The Sisters of Mercy
It wouldn't be a Geoviki post if I didn't include some J-Rock. I'm bypassing the Nirvana Tribute album in favor of this one by the vocalist from Penicillin, Hakuei. His voice is a bit unusual for Western ears, but it's grown on me and he's hugely popular in Japan. I give you the 1967 Grass Roots hit done J-Rock style:
Kyou wo Ikiyou (Let's Live for Today) - Hakuei
This one's brand new. Betty LaVette, an American soul singer, decided to remedy her lack of knowledge about British music from the 60's with a new CD full of covers, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook. Someone linked me to the YouTube version of this live cover of the classic Who song last month, with Pete Townshend in the audience and tears streaming down his face. And yeah…If you're going to pick just one, this is it.
Love, Reign O'er Me – Betty LaVette
I'm not at all aware of who Dunn and McCashen are, but apparently this Joe Cocker song is a cover of one of theirs. From his 1969 self-titled album. Do you know how many times I've heard this song without knowing the title?
Hitchcock Railway – Joe Cocker
Despite the Spanish title and lyrics, the next song is attributed to Roberta Flack. Cat Powers has done reams of covers so far; this ballad is one of my favorites.
Angelitos Negros – Cat Powers
The next song, a staple on high school pop night (wait for the Glee episode), is originally by Seal (né Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), the hunky British/Nigerian/Brazilian soul-singer-husband of supermodel Heidi Klum. This cover is by Angela Aki, born in Japan, lived in Hawaii and then Washington. So it's uber-international!
Kiss from a Rose – Angela Aki
Tony Hadley was the vocalist for Spandau Ballet, an 80s New Romantic band. He didn't have to go far afield genre-wise to cover this song from Duran Duran. I like his version better, actually.
Save a Prayer – Tony Hadley
The Sisters of Mercy claim that they are not a gothic rock band. Yeah, right. Here's their take on the Rolling Stones. It's got a great beat for walking or running, btw.
Gimme Shelter – The Sisters of Mercy
It wouldn't be a Geoviki post if I didn't include some J-Rock. I'm bypassing the Nirvana Tribute album in favor of this one by the vocalist from Penicillin, Hakuei. His voice is a bit unusual for Western ears, but it's grown on me and he's hugely popular in Japan. I give you the 1967 Grass Roots hit done J-Rock style:
Kyou wo Ikiyou (Let's Live for Today) - Hakuei
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