Cover Song Of The Month – Redemption Song By Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer
Posted: February 2, 2011 Filed under: Cover Song of the Month | Tags: Bob Marley, Clash, cover songs, Cover version, JoeStrummer, Johnny Cash, music, music video, postaweek2011 23 Comments »Sunday is not only Super Bowl Sunday. It is an occasion of no less significance. February 6 is Bob Marley’s birthday.
In celebration of Bob’s birthday, this month’s cover song is a version of one of his most loved songs – Redemption Song. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Song Of The Month – Take Me Home Country Roads
Posted: December 11, 2010 Filed under: Cover Song of the Month, Foolishness | Tags: celebrities, cover song of the month, cover songs, folk music, humor, John Denver, music, music video, reggae, Take Me Home Country Roads, Toots & the Maytals, Toots Hibbert, you tube 29 Comments »The song I’ve selected as Cover Song Of The Month goes way back, and crosses musical styles and international borders with the cover version.
The song Take Me Home Country Roads was co-written and performed by John Denver.
I have to admit that part of the reason I picked this song, besides thinking that the cover version is great, was to rag on Denver for dying in a plane crash because he was flying drunk. It turns out that while he did crash a plane, he was not drunk and that was not the cause of the crash.
Since all my drunk flying cracks have been wiped out by facts, I’ll just go on and show the original John Denver version of Take Me Home Country Roads. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Song Of The Month: Midnight Train To Georgia
Posted: August 18, 2010 Filed under: Cover Song of the Month | Tags: Arts, cover song of the month, cover songs, Gladys Knight, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Indigo Girls, Midnight Train To Georgia, music, music video, Pips, singing, you tube, zemanta 35 Comments »
I can assure you that "Window Raisin' Granny" will not appear on cover song of the month (Image via Wikipedia)
The Blurt Cover Song Of The Month this month features the Gladys Knight and The Pips classic, Midnight Train To Georgia and a cover version of the song by the Indigo Girls.
I am aware that everyone on the planet has heard Gladys and the Pips do the song, with the possible exception of some Somalian pirates. If those pirates had heard the song, they surely would have become involved in a more socially acceptable line of work.
Given that everyone on the planet knows the song, it seems a little silly to bother providing a video of Gladys Knight and The Pips performing the song. I’m going to do it anyhow because, as we know, I am not above doing silly things. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Song Of The Month: Frank Sinatra and Jimmy Buffett Do Mack The Knife
Posted: July 7, 2010 Filed under: Cover Song of the Month, Foolishness | Tags: bobby darin, celebrities, cover songs, frank sinatra, humor, Jimmy Buffett, mack the knife, music, music video, parrotheads, three penny opera 15 Comments »
Oh the shark bites...
Mack The Knife is a well-known tune from a play called Three Penny Opera, or in its native German, Die Driegroschenoper. The Three Penny Opera was written by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht.
I am telling you that off the top of my head, from my own personal knowledge of German plays from the 1920′s. I have a special affinity for German plays of the 1920′s featuring the work of Weill and Brecht. So there should be no doubt in your mind as we discuss the background of this song, or of 1920′s German musical theater in general, that everything I say is my own opinion based on extensive personal knowledge.
Ho! Ho!
Ho! Ho!, not Ho Hos
In the discussions I had with Weill and Brecht prior to their passing, I asked them about the various versions of their song. They were never sure whose recording was the original. One time, Frank Sinatra happened by and opined that the version recorded by Bobby Darin was the standard against which others should be measured. Kurt and Bertolt agreed. Read the rest of this entry »
My path into the music business
Posted: June 13, 2010 Filed under: bad ideas, favorites | Tags: bad ideas, boys 2 men, boys II men, celebrities, comedy, cover songs, end of the road, humor, me first and the gimme gimmes, music, rock concert, you tube 12 Comments »Musicians can move an individual soul or bring a throng of thousands to their feet. They do what they do with apparent ease, though we all know it is the result of endless practice. I have a lot of admiration for musicians. I think by admiration I mean jealousy.
A complete lack of talent and motivation have conspired to keep me from performing many concerts. To date, there is not a music video that features me. I’ve put some thought into this and have found ways to correct this, despite my lack of musical ability.
First, I have noticed that there are some songs where the singing stops and someone talks. This falls solidly within my skill set. I can certainly talk. I can even put some feeling behind it. As a reference to what I’m talking about, let me refer you to the old Boys II Men song, End of the Road. Take note of the guy with the cane. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Song Of The Month – Tom Jones does Burning Down The House
Posted: June 5, 2010 Filed under: Cover Song of the Month | Tags: burning down the house, celebrities, comedy, cover songs, humor, music, polls, talking heads, tom jones, you tube 14 Comments »From deep in the iPod comes the cover song of the month. This month brings a stunning combination, the Talking Heads classic Burning Down The House as rendered by Tom Jones.
Yes, that Tom Jones. Read the rest of this entry »
Cover Song of the Month (with additional abomination by the Jonas Brothers)
Posted: May 2, 2010 Filed under: Cover Song of the Month | Tags: a-ha, celebrities, cover songs, jonas brothers, jonas brothers suck, music, reel big fish, ska, you tube 23 Comments »The Cover Song Of The Month this month is “Take On Me”. The original version was by the Norwegian band a-ha and our cover this month is by an American ska band, Reel Big Fish.
When I started to write this, I was going to refer to a-ha as a one hit wonder and a flash in the pan. Apparently that is not true. a-ha is still together, though they will call it a career after this year’s farewell tour. They are the largest selling Norwegian group, ever. EVER!
Anyhow, I’m sure most of you remember “Take On Me”. It had a really distinctive video to promote it. Remember? It’s sort of a animation/video mix. Girl goes into a comic book, there is a guy, a motor cycle race, some dancing, a pipe wrench fight…yadda. Watch it, you’ll remember – Read the rest of this entry »
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