We can quibble all you want about whether “Happy Birthday” counts as a cover or not, but fact is, it’s my birthday and Phish singing “Happy Birthday” sounds like an awesome present. Check out this video from the last concert of Phish’s reunion weekend at Hampton Coliseum, March 8, 2009.
This song was originally done by Neil Diamond back in 1968 and then covered by UB40 in 1983. The song is about drinking red wine as a way to forget about a past lover. It became a #1 single for the British reggae band from Birmingham, UK. Enjoy…and if you feel like getting in the [...]
Yes. Maroon 5 singing Alicia Keys’ hit track. I actually got to see M5 perform this a couple weeks ago and I fell in love with the way Adam Levine’s voice complements the song. Sorry about the overwhelming screaming in the background, this is the best video I could find on Youtube.
Ray LaMontagne is awesome. End of story.
All Points West planners were faced with a dilemma this summer when headliners The Beastie Boys announced that, because of Adam “MCA” Yauch’s recent cancer diagnosis, they would have to drop out of the festival lineup.
MIA’s “Paper Planes” definitely makes my list of Most Annoying Songs ever (Yes, I have a list. Ask me for it.) However, Hoodlums‘ version of the song is absolutely brilliant. They bring their indie style to this song, and it makes it 400 times better. Give it a listen.
“All I wanna do is just..Mmmmm…take your [...]
I usually cannot stand Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face”, but I was pleasantly surprised when I heard this version of it Chris Daughtry, frontman of the band Daughtry (obviously), performed the song for the German radio station Citrus 95.3. Most of the music I like does not include mainstream, but I think Daughtry possesses [...]
This Jackson 5 cover is from the group Discovery which consists of Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend and Wes Miles from Ra Ra Riot. The two friends began recording together back in 2005 and released their debut album titled LP earlier this year. They mix electronic with some indie rock and a little funk. I [...]
This week’s cover comes from Pixie Lott, an 18 year old (!!!!) singer from the UK. Think of her as Amy Winehouse will all the soul and none of the crazy. Here she is singing “Use Somebody,” the latest single from Kings of Leon’s newest album Only By The Night. Check out the original here.
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Just in case you have a severe case of ADHD and need your pop songs to be played a little faster and end a little quicker, here is the Me First and the Gimme Gimmes version of Billy Joel’s classic “Only The Good Die Young.”
