Musical obsession: covers edition.

[blue_eyed_1987]

I adore covers. I love hearing different interpretations of songs. Sometimes it doesn't work (The recent covers of Run, Hallelujah, and Cannonball come to mind), but it's still interesting to hear. My main 'source' of covers is BBC Radio One's live lounge, which (for those that don't know) is a session on Radio One where artists are invited to sing acoustic versions of one of their own songs and a cover of another.

I love it when bands take a song and just go completely left field with it - some people might call it blasphemy, but it's a form of fanlove, in a way, and so even if I don't personally like it, I can't bring myself to completely hate it, if it's done from a position of love, you know? I have lots of feelings about covers, essentially. The same things go for remixes and such.

So, this week I've mainly been listening to covers:

To save everyone's bandwidth (and because this got so long), I've made youtube playlist here. Never used this before! Let me know if it doesn't work. I'll be adding more as I think of them/find them/suggestions come in :)

Share your favourite covers!

Comments

[mightypretty.livejournal.com]

GUH YES!! Covers are incredible - I have a love for the live lounge sessions too. Have most of their compilations albums actually. I flipping love that you have the feeling there! they are probably one of the best at playing covers. At their xmas show they did brilliant performances of 'fairytale of newyork' and 'stay' by east 17! lol

This is actually my mates video who I went with - God I love this band <33




Though this is probably my fav cover they've done - not my vid but I was there and it was such a laugh :D

[blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com]

I did think of you when I put the feeling up there (as well as it being one of my favourite covers of all time). Thanks for the suggestions!

[mightypretty.livejournal.com]

heee! I am just a tad too obvious with my love for the boys <3