cover songs Archive

Beck’s Record Club – Sunday Morning

Posted on August 27, 2009 | 1 Comment

Beck's website is pretty bitchen. Back in June he launched a section called "Record Club" that features weekly videos of Beck and his friends re-recording entire albums. The first one is The Velvet Underground & Nico. Here's what he has to say about it:

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Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band

Posted on August 6, 2009 | No Comments
I liked it better when I thought it was called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Dub Band, but it's not. Here comes the latest reggae tribute from the group that brought you Radiodread and The Dub Side of the Moon. Released in April of this year, Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band is exactly what its title infers - a dubbed out tribute to The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper.
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Intelligence Announce Tour Dates, C4 Steal’s From YANP

Posted on September 2, 2008 | No Comments
Ok I'll admit it. This whole post started here, on You Ain't No Picasso, but it somehow turned into something completely different so while I think YANP for the Intelligence track that totally slays one of the crappiest tracks on the entire Magnetic Fields' "69 Love Songs" boxed set, which I love, srsly I do...I have only myself and my wreckless sleep deprivation to thank for the final outcome. Which isn't very terrific anyway.
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Lady Lay – Another Cover of “I Love How You Love Me”

Posted on August 17, 2008 | No Comments

Lady Lay: she's cute, she's talented, her voice is delicate and her lyrics charming... she reminds me a lot of a young Cat Power. Lady Lay is a very fresh voice, I'm awaiting an electro track she sang vocals on and as soon as I get it I will post it, should be within the next couple weeks. I'm expecting some great stuff to come from this very talented little gem and if you have a project that you're working on and you would like to record with her don't hesitate

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Someday Sally Burtnik Will Be My Mirror

Posted on June 2, 2008 | No Comments
While trying to feed my Nico addiction I stumbled across Sally Burtnik's cover of "I'll Be Your Mirror". After watching the video I sat in my room and questioned my sexuality. Then I watched her cover of "After Hours" and decided it was time to do some investigating.
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NO AGE Cover Bjork Classic

Posted on April 9, 2008 | No Comments

That's right bitches, Radiohead favorites (I can't find the photo of Thom Yorke in the No Age Tshirt!) and Los Angeles natives No Age have released into the wild their cover of Bjork's 'It's Oh So Quiet'. I can remember when I was 15, driving upto San Bernardino to see Pink at the Orange Blossom Festival, and listening to Post in the car all the way from Long Beach. There

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The Walkmen Do Leonard Cohen!

Posted on April 2, 2008 | 2 Comments

Oh, how glad I am to have run into a treasure of music! I love daytrotter and the many sessions it has to offer, but this one truly stands out. Not only do I have a great amount of respect for the Walkmen, but holy cow, I idolize Leonard Cohen's song writing abilities. So the two together make a

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