Covers!!

Unfortunately, I am still running out of new music, fairly quickly too.  But fortunately, I have found a short term solution, and as you probably may have already guessed, I have filled the void with  mix of songs covered by some of my favorite bands, some of which I really like the original, others not so much.  For example I have found really interesting (not all amazing) covers of Desperado (The Eagles), Feeling Good (recorded by almost everyone), Careless Whisper (George Micheal), and Over My Head (The Fray).

Starting with Desperado: I personally really do enjoy the Eagles original recording of the song, yet I also like the country spin that Clint Black puts on it along with the very interesting punk rockish alternative spin a band called Me First And The Gimme Gimme's put on it.  Unlike Clint Black, these guys are known for the covers that they do including the likes of "Rich Girl," "Only The Good Die Young," and "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)."  

So I guess the western movie characters make sense?

So there were live recordings, but they are pretty awful live, so I decided to save your ears...somewhat anyway

Feeling Good is probably one of the most covered songs of all time, but in this case I'd like to talk about the Muse version.  I think this song really brings out the soulful and exciting aspects Matthew Bellamy's voice.  He also incorporates his incredible range throughout the song, jumping octaves like it's nothing.

 

Besides the fact that the background people are really creepy, it's an amazing cover.

One song I never would've thought that I would've liked was Careless Whisper.  In my opinion, George Michael is just another 80's pop "superstar," who had very so so songs.  Yet the South African based band, Seether's, cover of the song has done it many favors. I really like the more intense sound of the song especially with the guitar and drums.  

(Just a quick side note: the lead singer sounds a lot like Daughtry....technically Daughtry sounds a lot like him because they came first but still.)

The last song I want to cover(...get it...) is Over My Head (Cable Car), originally recorded by The Fray.  Now, I have nothing wrong with this song and I actually really like The Fray, yet a band that I have previously blogged about, A Day To Remember, made a really awesome cover.  Because they are much more intense sounding musically than The Fray, it really allows you to appreciate the quality of the song because it sounds good played by very different groups.

The man has a really good voice, I sometimes don't understand why he feels it necessary to scream like that, yet every time I listen I try to keep an open mind. 

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy4Uq86QbaE Here's a link to a bonus cover of Since U Been Gone by ADTR if anyone is interested)

After doing this little cover experiment, I've concluded that really they are hits and misses a lot of the time, but really many of them, or at least the ones I have found, are really worth listening to.

-Brooks Gonzales