Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker (?) going all solo and acoustic on the popular OutKast song, Hey Ya!
It’s weird to have the drumbeat towards the last 50 seconds of the song, but brilliant cover nonetheless. He almost made the song like his own, and I happen to like the original and this acoustic version is even better.
Updated an hour later: Another acoustic version of Hey Ya! by some Icelandic dude you couldn’t even pronounce his name. Get the song from The Sigur Ros Message Board.
This is too fun not to post up. You’ve probably seen it if you’re a WP user. This is David Hasselhoff at his best, well to zee Germans by the way. He’s on par with Sexy Rexy of Empire, if not sexier. Girls, get your panties out for The Hoff…
Update 13 July 2006: The song’s actually a remake by umm… I have no idea. Added the lyrics in case you want to sing this to the girls.
I watched Sky High last night, and I’m guilty to admit I enjoyed the movie. I’m a sucker for movies with a great soundtrack. Sky High is filled with that, if 80s music is a thing for you. And Kelly Preston is one hot superhero mama.
This track was played on the opening scene in the movie. I couldn’t place who sang it at first, but I recalled hearing it way back on my brother’s stereo. True enough, this track, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, is originally by Tears for Fears. There are also classics such as The Smiths‘ Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want, covered by Elefant and Spandau Ballet’s True, covered by the Cary Brothers, all in the soundtrack CD. Most of the tracks will be familiar to your ears, if you’re old enough to remember it.
Watching Sky High is like being a kid back in the 80s again. It’s not that far off (for me). I definitely enjoyed the ride.
Did a little searching on Tegan & Sara and I found this track, a cover by Matt Sharp (formerly bassist and co-founded Weezer) and Maya Rudolph, both from The Rentals. Nothing to shout about, but it’s been a while since my last post. And I think the song’s quite alright for a listen. Now I have the urge to dig back those old Rentals tracks.
Almost every band/artist will cover another band/artist at some point of their career. Some would cover exactly to the tune. Some would give it an entirely new beat. Some collaborate with the original band/artist. And some would just sample a part and make a living out of it (Vanilla Ice, for example). The fact is, remaking a song that was done by another band/artist is really a non-issue. It is how they cover it that counts. But I’m sure you already know that.
I stand neither side of the fense when it comes to covers. There are a few covers that are actually better than the original, and some are just simply awful.
For this new category, I am going to start with the song Walking with a Ghost because it is currently on my playlist and it’s quite catchy, even with its simple and quite repetitive lyrics. Originally by Tegan & Sara, covered by The White Stripes. I’ll dig for older tracks in future posts. Enjoy.
This is bad, really bad. I wouldn’t even want to imagine how it would sound like. Why on earth would Rob Thomas want to cover the Smashing Pumpkins’ 1979 is beyond me. Not that I despise Rob, I’m just not a fan after Yourself or Someone Like You, and especially after he went solo and did that ‘dance’ thing of his.
Few artists/bands manage to cover the Pumpkins successfully. Apart from the Ghost Children project (and the upcoming Ghost Children 2), only Pavement and Evanescene covered the Pumpkins lived (according to here) and Stabbing Westward too. And there’s this whole bunch of goth/industrial bands’ tribute compilation, simply titled A Gothic-Industrial Tribute To Smashing Pumpkins. Here’s a track of gothic-ized version of 1979 from the compilation.
I’ll leave to your thoughts on how Rob Thomas will fair on his version. I have plenty of Pumpkins stuff to keep me glued.
If only I can see the teardrops on your cheek, things would be different. How things have changed so soon. There is nothing more I can do or say, except to wait. I shall see you again, on another phase.
