22 August 2014
Music: "Toxic"
The original, a 2003 dance-pop song from Britney Spears:
The cool, trippy 2008 cover by Yael Naim:
The cool, trippy 2008 cover by Yael Naim:
Labels: music: covers
27 July 2014
Music: "Back to Black"
In 2006 Amy Winehouse released "Back to Black":
On the the soundtrack for the 2003 movie The Great Gatsby, Andre 3000 and Beyonce covered it:
On the the soundtrack for the 2003 movie The Great Gatsby, Andre 3000 and Beyonce covered it:
Labels: music: covers
26 June 2014
Music: "Dreams"
One of my favorite things in music is when an artist/group will remake another artist's famous song. I have two requirements, though: 1) The versions must be sufficiently different from each other, and 2) Both songs must stand on their own as good songs.
A really great example is the song "Dreams". The original version was released by Fleetwood Mac in 1977:
On the 2012 Fleetwood Mac tribute album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me", the band The Kills did their version of it:
A really great example is the song "Dreams". The original version was released by Fleetwood Mac in 1977:
On the 2012 Fleetwood Mac tribute album "Just Tell Me That You Want Me", the band The Kills did their version of it:
Labels: music: covers
