Covers

After Stacey Lester posted his 12 favorite song covers on Facebook, I couldn’t help myself but to compile my own list. In no particular order:

Andrew Bird – Don’t Be Scared
Originally performed by the Handsome Family
Drastic reinterpretation. Don’t miss the reprise at the end. Love the 3 bar loop over 4.

Groove Collective – Martha My Dear
Originally performed by the Beatles
One of the most abstract covers I’ve heard, but still great.

Audrye Sessions – Waltz #2 (XO)
Originally performed by Elliott Smith
There have been lots of albums dedicated to covering Smith, but almost all tracks fall short. I think I got it bad for intimate reinterpretations.

Estradasphere – Super Buck 2
Originally performed by Kōji Kondō
Ah, nostalgia. Also check out this take on the classic song.

Toots & the Maytals – Louie Louie
Originally performed by Richard Berry
Ahh, so much more personality…

Jose González – Heartbeats
Originally performed by the Knife
Taken from an elctropop song, this is further proof that I love a good intimate music.

Jose Feliciano – Golden Lady
Originally performed by Stevie Wonder
Great take on an all-time classic with a samba twist.

Phantom Planet & Mark Ronson – Just
Originally performed by Radiohead
I think I have a tendency to like Radiohead covers more than the originals. I know, blasphemy to some…

Easy Star All Stars w/ Citizen Cope – Karma Police
Originally performed by Radiohead
All the songs on the Radiodread album are surprisingly good; you’d expect a reggae cover album to come out cheesy, but it works.

Wynton Marsalis – Thelonious
Originally performed by Thelonious Monk
One of my favorite tracks by my favorite jazzman covered with a little kick

Derrick Laro & Trinity – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Originally performed by Michael Jackson
The falsetto isn’t as strong as MJ, but for some reason it makes me like it more.

Steve Martin & Bernadette Peters – Tonight You Belong To Me
Originally performed by Gene Austin
Special moment from the greatest comedy of all time.

Here are all the songs for you to download: Covers.zip