“Get up and Use Me”
By The Fire Engines
Covered by Franz Ferdinand
Sorry for a lack of posting, I’ve been swamped with schoolwork but fingers crossed I will post more.
“The Unforgiven”
Covered by Apocalyptica
Original by Metallica
Songs covered in an entirely separate genre than the original are always pretty neat. It forces you to focus on a different aspect that would unnoticed in the original and that’s no exception with Apocalyptica where you get to hear Metallica songs covered by a Finnish trio of classically trained cellists.
“Death Letter”
Covered by The Tallest Man on Earth
Original by Son House
First of all, watch this video of Son House playing it live…man had some unbelievable hands and vocal chords.
First recorded in 1965 by Son House and then 54 years later it was covered by Kristian Matsson the Gravelly, Whiskey-Voiced Swed, who definitely gives it more of an Appalachian folk song feel to it.
“Girl” or “Bit Rate Variations in B-Flat”
Covered by Paza Rahm but still released as a Beck EP.
Original by Beck.
Hell Yes, or Ghettochip Malfunction, or GameBoy Variations, is a remix EP of several songs from Beck’s 2005 album, Guero. The prominent feature of the EP is the persistent use of sound effects and tones generated from 8-bit or 16-bit video game systems, giving the songs a somewhat 80s retro or chiptune feel. The two artists who are responsible for the songs in the 4-song extended play are 8-Bit and Paza Rahm, both of whom are little-known artists.
“It Won’t Be Long”
Covered by Franz Ferdinand
Original by The Beatles was released in 1963 on their second album.
via wikipedia
John Lennon, in his last interview, told Playboy magazine that the song was the beginning of a wider audience for Beatles’ music than the youthful throngs that had fervently followed them from their Liverpool clubbing days. “It was only after a critic for the {London} Times said we put ‘Aeolian cadences’ in ‘It Won’t Be Long’ that the middle classes started listening to us. … To this day, I have no idea what “Aeolian cadences” are. They sound like exotic birds.”
“Blister in the Sun”
Covered by Nouvelle Vague
Original by The Violent Femmes
Heh, I always like covers by non-english speakers because of the interesting prononciations.
“Hey Joe”
Cover by The Byrds in 1966
Made popular by Jimi Hendrix but the original authorship is dubious and can apparently be fightin’ words in some circles. The original 1962 copyright falls to a man named Billy Roberts yet many claim he stole the song anywhere from an old 1800’s gypsy tune to his own girlfriend. Wikipedia, using the term inspiration, says:
Roberts possibly drew inspiration for “Hey Joe” from three earlier works: his girlfriend Niela Miller’s 1955 song “Baby, Please Don’t Go To Town” (which uses a similar chord progression based on the circle of fifths); Carl Smith’s 1953 US country hit “Hey Joe!” (written by Boudleaux Bryant), which shared the title and the “question and answer” format; and the early 20th century traditional ballad ”Little Sadie”, which tells of a man on the run after he has shot his wife.The lyrics to “Little Sadie” often locate the events in Thomasville, North Carolina and Jericho, (near Hollywood, South Carolina). Roberts was himself born in South Carolina.
What a Wonderful World
Covered by Ministry
Originally recorded by Louie Armstrong
lol.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Covered by The Dandy Warhols.
Original by Gordon Lightfoot
Listen to the original here
I swear on my own future grave that I will post more on this blog again.
“White Wedding”
Covered by Queens of the Stone Age
Original by Billy Idol
