Archive for 'Covers'
Dr. Martens Celebrates 50 Years With The DM50 Cover Album
Posted on 09. Dec, 2010 by Karri Wells.
I got my first pair of Dr. Martens when I was in 6th grade. It was a really big deal, because they were like $100 – and I bought them with my own money. They made my feet look enormous, because at the time I was nothing but elbows and feet, but I wore them with pride. When I first heard about the DM50 project I started thinking about the kind of music I associated with Dr. Martens, and of course my mind wandered back to the halls of my middle school. During that ‘phase’ I was really into Meatloaf. Luckily, you won’t find a cover of “I Would Do Anything For Love” on this album.
To celebrate their 50th anniversary Dr. Martens produced an album to represent the spirit of the people who’ve worn Dr. Martens over the years. They asked ten artists to record covers of classic songs, then ten directors produced videos to accompany the tracks. All of the songs can be downloaded FOR FREE over at 50.drmartens.com.
Participating Artists Include:
- Verbal + Yoon
- MC5′s Michael Davis + D.O.A
- The Ravonettes
- N.A.S.A
- Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- The Cinematic Orchestra
- Buraka Som Sistema
- The Duke Spirit
- DaM-FunK
- Noisettes
My favorite so far is the Ravonettes cover of The Stone Roses “I Wanna Be Adored“.
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Jedward – Ice Ice Baby (featuring Vanilla Ice)
Posted on 08. Dec, 2010 by Karri Wells.
The song that will never die is back again. Irish duo Jedward puts it’s spin on Vanilla Ice‘s Ice Ice Baby, and Queen‘s Under Pressure. The video even features an appearance by Mr. Ice himself. Anyone else feel like they are watching an F-ed up version of Glee?
(Via @bpwane)
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John Legend & The Roots Cover Arcade Fire’s Wake Up
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Karri Wells.
So beautiful! One of the best covers I’ve heard in a while. The best part is that you can totally download it for free over at Tale of the Tape. Yeaaayaah!
This performance is from a show back in September at Terminal 5 in New York.
(via Tale of the Tape)
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Will Ferrell & Dave Grohl cover “Leather and Lace”
Posted on 30. Nov, 2010 by Karri Wells.
Will Ferrell and Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl cover Stevie Nicks’ “Leather and Lace”. Not exactly a musical masterpiece, but entertaining nonetheless.
Discovered via Miss (@lindsayjean11)
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The Antlers – VCR (The xx Cover)
Posted on 23. Nov, 2010 by Karri Wells.
Beautiful cover of The xx‘s VCR by The Antlers. This was recorded at WPGU, yay Illinois!
MP3 Download The Antlers – VCR (The XX Cover)
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Cee Lo Green Covers Band of Horses
Posted on 15. Nov, 2010 by Karri Wells.
I never would have pegged Cee Lo Green as a Band of Horses fan, let alone expect him to cover one of their songs.
Check out the video below for his version of, ‘No One’s Gonna Love You’, but only if you aren’t at work. There are boobs.
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Teenage Dream Cover Is Better Than Original
Posted on 15. Sep, 2010 by Karri Wells.
I think this cover of Teenage Dream by Wendy is actually better than Katy Perry‘s original. They have a couple more covers over on their YouTube channel, including a pretty good version of Justin Bieber’s ‘Baby’.
Like what you hear? You can download the free MP3 of the song over at http://wendy.bandcamp.com/