It can take me a while to build up the courage to listen to some of these covers, and this one made me somewhat trepidatious, but it was really worth listening to. It's hard to cover Hendrix and Clapton acquits himself well
Yeah, I had that same hesitation when it kept popping up on my feed. The sax guy almost ruins it. I get it's live and fun, but it didn't translate well to recording. I also don't like Sheryl Crow, but somehow, it all worked out.
A cover of a Cure Song. Actually, this entire album is good, but I'll just post this one:
And, if you are into trance, this cover is really good. Some DJs can actually play an instrument and do it well. This is Gareth Emery covering Dash Berlin. Same singer. The original is as techno as you'd expect.
And if you want something you'll really hesitate to click....
Yeah, I had that same hesitation when it kept popping up on my feed. The sax guy almost ruins it. I get it's live and fun, but it didn't translate well to recording. I also don't like Sheryl Crow, but somehow, it all worked out.
Loved the sax, but we may come from different musical/chemical/historical backgrounds.
Don't know anything about Sheryl Crow. Always assumed she was country singer. First wife named Sheryl, so I give them a wide berth.
We probably do come from different musical/chemical/historical backgrounds.
I was telling a friend the other day that I'll never be a Jazz / Blues fan. I can appreciate it, but it just doesn't hit me since there is no real cultural reference. He, on the other hand, loves loves loves the Blues.
I guess long drawn-out solos just don't do it for me either, especially when they are doing musical jokes. I get the joke to a level, but it doesn't make me smile as it made Clapton and Crow smile and chuckle.
A great variety of people have done a cover of this old song (including Billie Holiday) but I have always like this version, by the Marcels. Doo Wop is King.
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Wow, that was great. A lot of thought and a lot of work went into making that.
If you haven't seen the original, it's pretty cool. He also has a load of videos showing how he built the machine. The machine looks fake, but it's actually playing music.
A great variety of people have done a cover of this old song (including Billie Holiday) but I have always like this version, by the Marcels. Doo Wop is King.
A favorite of mine since the first day I heard it...
I went to see Top Gun when it came out. I enjoyed myself watching it, walked out of the theater, and never gave it another thought.
Less than a decade later, they started showing Wong Kar-wai films in the People's Republic of Texas. I heard this song and thought it was kinda catchy. I've been told that it's a cover of a song from Top Gun, but I'm not sure I believe that.
Spoiler:
This is cheating: it's lifted from the movie. But I love watching Maggie Cheung. (I believe this may be a cross post from the character draft. If it is, here it is again.)