July 20, 2011 by Farhang
Written for the widely forgotten 1965 Broadway musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, “Feeling Good” has been covered by Nina Simone, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, George Michael and countless others. Muse recorded a popular version for their 2001 LP Origin of Symmetry, which has recently gotten a lot of play in America in a commercial for Virgin Airlines.
and here is the original:
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July 18, 2011 by Farhang
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July 15, 2011 by Farhang
“Mr. Tambourine Man” has been covered by many artists over the years, including at least 13 versions recorded in 1965 alone. The Byrds released it as their debut single on April 12, 1965. The single, along with the album of the same name, was influential in originating the musical style known as folk rock, with the single becoming the first folk rock smash hit.
Bob Dylan started writing the song in February 1964 after attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans during a cross-country road trip with several friends, and completed it sometime between mid-March and late April after returning to New York.
The song has a bright, expansive melody and has become famous in particular for its surrealistic imagery, influenced by artists as diverse as French poet Arthur Rimbaud and Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The lyrics call on the title character to play a song and the narrator will follow. Interpretations of the lyrics have included a paean to drugs such as LSD, a call to the singer’s muse, a reflection of the audience’s demands on the singer, and religious interpretations.
and here is the original
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July 14, 2011 by Farhang
“I Walk the Line” was written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956. It was performed with the help of Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins, two mechanics that his brother introduced him to following his discharge from the Air Force. The unique chord progression for the song was inspired by an accidental backwards playback of guitar runs on Cash’s tape recorder while he was in the Air Force stationed in Germany.
The cover was released by Live on November 2004 as part of their Greatest Hits compilation.
and here’s the original
P.S. This cover was posted before as a daily pick, we figured it approrpaite to re-post it as part of “Do Judge The Cover” month.
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July 13, 2011 by Farhang
“Sinner Man” is an American traditional spiritual song that has been recorded by a number of performers. The song dates to the turn of the 20th century but most modern recorded versions derive from the 1956 recording by Les Baxter, further changes and additions were codified in 1959 by the folk music group the Weavers.
A different version entitled “Downpressor Man” was recorded by Peter Tosh & The Wailers in 1971 (“downpressor” meaning “oppressor” in Rastafarian vocabulary). The song featured Tosh on lead vocals and Bunny Wailer on background.
Sinéad O’Connor covered Peter Tosh’s single on her 2005 album Throw Down Your Arms. You judge her cover:
and here is the original:
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July 12, 2011 by Ehsan
Paul McCartney was inspired to write the song after reading a 1967 Guitar Player magazine interview with The Who’s Pete Townshend where he described their latest single, “I Can See for Miles,” as the loudest, rawest, dirtiest song the Who had ever recorded. McCartney then “wrote ‘Helter Skelter’ to be the most raucous vocal, the loudest drums, et cetera” and said he was “using the symbol of a helter skelter as a ride from the top to the bottom—the rise and fall of the Roman Empire—and this was the fall, the demise.”
Helter Skelter has been covered by dozens or rock bands since then. One of the most notables of these cover version’s is U2’s:
Here’s the original song:
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July 11, 2011 by Farhang
One of the greatest songs of the modern times, Dolly Parton wrote and released this classic in ’73. It was a smash hit and became one of Dolly’s best-known songs. “Jolene” tells the tale of a housewife confronting a voluptuous seductress who she believes is trying to steal away her husband and begging her “please don’t take my man”.
and here is the original:
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