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The first of 2 emo-chic videos.

The first I heard of them was their Walking with a Ghost song way back last year. But as I browsed through their videos after videos on the tube on a quiet day at office, I found myself drawn to these Canadian twins more and more. What can I say, I dig girls with guitars. Here’s one of the videos that’s quite catchy:

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.

Download: Matt Sharp & Maya Rudolph - Not Tonight (MP3 format)

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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.

Download Walking with a Ghost (MP3 format):

• Originally by: Tegan & Sara
• Covered by: The White Stripes

P/S: For more regular posts on covers, head over to Copy, Right?

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