Tired

[kyburg]

Really tired. Very tired. Tired as in got in at 2:00 AM this morning tired, and I just managed to get a nap. (Oh, and got up again at 6:30 AM to go to work tired.)

Went to IKEA tired. Got meatballs with sauce, and some pastries tired. Candles tired.

So I'm gonna shut up and post some music links. Tired. Tired of Christmas music? Me too. Tired.

The theme? Covers that add a layer to the original - and make it a completely new song. My favorite kind!

Swing Out Sister - Am I The Same Girl (Of course....)
Sugar Ray - Every Morning
Beach Boys/Fat Boys - Wipe Out

And something that's more of a mix than a cover - but kickass all the same:

The Police/Henry Mancini - Every Breath You Take

Word.

Comments

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

The Police/Henry Mancini - Every Breath You Take

That's an abolutely awesome mix. It worked so great with the sequence in which it was used on The Sopranos. The season three premiere.

[kusoyaro.livejournal.com]

>Covers that add a layer to the original - and make it a completely new song

Song: Never Let Me Down Again
Original version, by Depeche Mode
Far superior (IMO) Smashing Pumpkins cover -- it adds an entire level of intimacy and longing that is completely absent from the original.
Bonus:
Depeche Mode performing their version live, with Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan as a guest vocalist!

Then again, I'm a completely Smashing Pumpkins whore, but I still stand by my opinion on this :P

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

Sugar Ray is a cover? I didn't know that.. who did the original, what does it sound like? Love his version.

How about the Fugees with Killing Me Softly? Ooh, and someone did a great version of the Beatles Twist & Shout in the mid-90s, can't remember who but it rocked :)

[poetpaladin.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing. :)

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I'm checking - as soon as I can get my paws on a mp3, I'll post it.

It's at least thirty years old - and multi-lingual, English/Spanish from Los Angeles - a real moldy-oldie.

Heaven help me remember the title today -

[jingoro.livejournal.com]

For every bit that kusoyaro is a Smashing Pumpkin's junkie, I am a Swing Out Sister junkie. And Am I the Same Girl is one of my favorite songs of all time.

Why oh why hasn't anyone made a decent AMV to this song before? Don't look at me, I have no idea what I'd set it to.

As for covers that add a layrer to the original, have you checked out the Ella Enchanted CD? Though some may pan it as too commercial, I really enjoyed their take on several of the songs. Particularly Queen's Somebody to Love, though there's also a fine rendition of ELO's Strange Magic in there too.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't checked out Ella Enchanted - told you, I'm always late to the party, didn't I?

And as for the Swing Out Sister track - I have plans, but some things really do need to stay between my ears. I'm sure you'll agree if and when I actually get to make videos someday....