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Ramblings of a retiree in France
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. It is a rare but beautiful thing when a cover can right a song in history. The Crystals’ devastating ballad He Hit… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #22”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. It’s hard to believe anyone would be bold enough to tackle a tune by Stevie Wonder, but the Red Hot Chili Peppers‘… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #21”
I started 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Of course, some artists are better known for their covers than others. When is a cover song better than the original? Only you… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #20”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Some artists are better known for their covers than others, such as Adam Lambert. Renowned for re-imagining songs from American Idol to… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #19”
I’m continuing with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. When Nirvana took the stage for their legendary MTV Unplugged performance in November 1993, the show’s producers weren’t sure the concert would even happen.… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #18”
I started 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Can you guess what unites US crooner Andy Williams and ska specialists The English Beat? While many of their 2-Tone Records contemporaries like… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #17”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. How about Al Green’s cover of the Bee Gees How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? The American soul singer Al Green… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #16”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Last week I wrote about a cover of a Lenny Kravitz song, this week I’m featuring another one, Are You Gonna to… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #15”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Fly Away, the fourth single from Lenny Kravitz‘s fifth album, was one of his biggest hits, and the biggest since Are You… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #14”
I’ve kicked off 2023 with a series of my favourite cover songs. It’s quite amazing how many artists cover one another’s songs. Often we don’t even realise that the song we love is a cover. Plenty of artists have covered this number Girls Just… Continue Reading “Musical Monday: Cover songs #13”
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