Office by Alex Penny
I made this tumblr to collect all the songs people posted for Bailey's Cover Song Appreciation Day because some people around here have great taste in covers. And the rest of you are allowed, too.
So, I appreciate Ben Folds more than most artist out there and respect him even more than that. I love his quirky qualities to his music. If you can get past the hook and who wrote this actual song, the talent these musicians present is actually quite impressive.
Enjoy!:)
Hercules and Love Affair - Shelter (orig. the xx)
Adib Azahar covering Bon Iver’s Skinny Love
A cover of Jessie J’s “Who You Are”
THE CURE // COVERED
Here is the previously mentioned covers compilation featuring the music of The Cure. Lots of lesser known artists mixed in this time around because quite frankly, they were the best. Also, I wasn’t about to include 40 different versions of “Lovesong”, so the only duplicate tracks included are two very different takes on “Boys Don’t Cry”. Are there some covers that I missed - sure. Most of those were instances of choosing who I felt covered a particular track the best.
So without further ado, here are classic songs by The Cure as re-interpreted by artists over the years.
Playlist (click the band name for more info on the band):
- The Submarines - Boys Don’t Cry
- Alkaline Trio - Exploding Boy
- Britt Daniel (Spoon) - 10:15 Saturday Night (live)
- The Casket Lottery - Six Different Ways
- The Smashing Pumpkins - A Night Like This (James Iha version)
- Dean & Britta - Friday I’m In Love
- The Dandy Warhols - Primary
- The Rosebuds - The Walk
- OK Go - The Lovecats
- Editors - Lullaby
- Bat for Lashes - A Forest
- A.P. Witomski - Seventeen Seconds
- Elk City - Close to Me
- Elizabeth Harper & the Matinee - Pictures of You
- Devics - Catch
- Pandit - Just Like Heaven
- Grant Lee Phillips - Boys Don’t Cry
- The Big Pink - Lovesong
- Trespassers William - Let’s Go to Bed (Disinterested Mix)
- Snow and Voices - Disintegration
(download) The Cure // Covered ( MF | MU )
(stream) Entire Mix @ 8tracks
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Chet Faker - No Diggity
You see the title of the song and you’re all, “Pfffft! Yeah right. As if this can be as awesome as the real thing.” Then you listen to it and you’re all, “Daaaaaaaaaaamn, that’s smooth.”
Love. It.
Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by @KarminMusic) (by karmincovers)
two of my favorites, singing together. unbelievable.
Damien Rice and Ray LaMontagne doing a cover of the Bee Gee’s To Love Somebody
Feeling ways. About things.
