Blog: Cover Me

In the Spotlight: Patty Griffin

Jeff Tweedy - People Talking During Concert
This week's In The Spotlight is on Patty Griffin, where Jeff Tweedy waxes about audience talkers, Solomon Burke plays one of Griffin's favorite covers, and four relative unknowns win your heart.
Link Text:Ben Harper — Mary (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:Mary.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Link Text:Ron Kujawa — Heavenly Day (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:HeavenlyDay.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Title:Making Pies (Patty Griffin cover)
Link Text:Rachel VanSlyke — Making Pies (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:MakingPies.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Title:Up to the Mountain
Link Text:Solomon Burke and Patty Griffin — Up To the Mountain (Song for MLK) (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:SBUpToTheMountain.mp3
Bitrate:321 kbps
Genre:255
Title:What You Are (Joan Osborne)
Link Text:Joan Osborne — What You Are (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:WhatYouAre.mp3
Bitrate:321 kbps
Genre:255
Artist:Up To The Mountain (Patty Griffin cover)
Title:Carmen Lucia
Link Text:Carmen Lucia — Up to the Mountain (Song For MLK) (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:CLUpToTheMountain.mp3
Bitrate:321 kbps
Artist:When It Don't Come Easy
Title:Patty Griffin Cover
Link Text:The Reliques — When It Don’t Come Easy (Patty Griffin Cover)
File Name:WhenItDontComeEasy.mp3
Bitrate:321 kbps

Frontier Ruckus Goes Undercover on “Semi-Charmed Life”

Frontier Ruckus covers Third Eye Blind's 'Semi-Charmed Life' on AV Undercover.

Rainn Wilson Introduces Us to a George Michael Cover

Sidewalk Sessions - Lake Street Dive
Lake Street Dive covers George Michael's 'Faith' on a sidewalk for Soul Pancake.

Balmorhea Goes to the Museum for Robert Earl Keen Cover

Balmorhea covers 'So I Can Take My Rest' by Robert Earl Keen for the AV Club & State of Texas.

Haim Says “I’ll Try Anything Once” With The Strokes Cover

I'll Try Anything (The Strokes cover) - Haim
Haim shows off their chops with The Strokes "I'll Try Anything Once."

ZZ Ward Takes on Frank Ocean’s “Thinkin Bout You” on AV Undercover

ZZ Ward covers Frank Ocean's 'Thinkin Bout You' on AV Undercover.

They Say It’s Your Birthday: Richard Thompson

Celebrate Richard Thompson's 64th with his all time favorite cover of his own work, plus four more cover classics.
Artist:Bonnie Raitt
Title:Dimming Of The Day
Link Text:Bonnie Raitt - Dimming of the Day (Richard & Linda Thompson cover)
File Name:DimmingOfTheDay.mp3
Bitrate:203 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:1994
Artist:Edwina Hayes
Title:Waltzing's For Dreamers
Link Text:Edwina Hayes - Waltzing’s for Dreamers (Richard Thompson cover)
File Name:WaltzingsForDreamers.mp3
Bitrate:162 kbps
Genre:Country
Year:2009
Artist:Ida
Title:For Shame of Doing Wrong
Link Text:Ida - For Shame of Doing Wrong (Richard & Linda Thompson cover)
File Name:ForShameOfDoingWrong.mp3
Bitrate:215 kbps
Genre:Rock
Artist:Prelude
Title:Meet On The Ledge
Link Text:Prelude - Meet on the Ledge (Fairport Convention cover)
File Name:MeetOnTheLedge.mp3
Bitrate:209 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2010

In Memoriam: D. Boon

The legacy of D. Boon's remarkable musical shorthand still matters today, as these covers - some his, some of his songs - will attest.
Artist:Calexico
Title:Corona
Link Text:Calexico - Corona (The Minutemen cover)
File Name:CalexicoCorona.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:131
Year:2003
Artist:Karate
Title:This Ain't No Picnic
Link Text:Karate - This Ain’t No Picnic (The Minutemen cover)
File Name:ThisAintNoPicnic.mp3
Bitrate:255 kbps
Genre:Alternative Rock
Year:2005
Artist:Minutemen
Title:Ain't Talkin' Bout Love
Link Text:The Minutemen - Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love (Van Halen cover)
File Name:MinutemenAintTalkin.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1984
Artist:Minutemen
Title:Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Link Text:The Minutemen - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
File Name:MinutemenHaveYouEver.mp3
Bitrate:186 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:1985
Artist:Minutemen
Title:The Red And The Black
Link Text:The Minutemen - The Red and The Black (Blue Oyster Cult cover)
File Name:RedBlack.mp3
Bitrate:193 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:1985

The DDL Boys Drop a Punchy, Acoustic Vampire Weekend Cover

Vampire Weekend - Diane Young (Cover)
The DDL Boys cover Vampire Weekend's 'Diane Young' from the upcoming 'Modern Vampires of the City.'

Cover Classics: Trill It Like It Was by the Templeton Twins

Let's just say there's a good reason this post is going up on April Fool's Day.
Artist:The Templeton Twins
Title:Hey Jude
Link Text:The Templeton Twins: Hey Jude (The Beatles cover)
File Name:HeyJude.mp3
Bitrate:253 kbps
Genre:Soundtrack
Year:2010
Artist:The Templeton Twins
Title:Light My Fire
Link Text:The Templeton Twins: Light My Fire (The Doors cover)
File Name:LightMyFire.mp3
Bitrate:257 kbps
Genre:Soundtrack
Year:2010
Artist:The Templeton Twins
Title:MacArthur Park
Link Text:The Templeton Twins: MacArthur Park (Richard Harris cover)
File Name:MacArthurPark.mp3
Bitrate:250 kbps
Genre:Soundtrack
Year:2010

Five Good Covers: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams)

Artist:Al Green
Title:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Link Text:Al Green - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams cover)
File Name:AGLonesome.mp3
Bitrate:212 kbps
Genre:Hip-Hop
Artist:Carla Thomas
Title:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Link Text:Carla Thomas - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams cover)
File Name:CTLonesome.mp3
Bitrate:146 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2005
Artist:Cassandra Wilson
Title:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Link Text:Cassandra Wilson - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams cover)
File Name:CWLonesome.mp3
Bitrate:225 kbps
Genre:Jazz
Year:1996
Artist:Little Richard
Title:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Link Text:Little Richard - I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams cover)
File Name:LRLonesome.mp3
Bitrate:222 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2007
Artist:Rick Holmstrom
Title:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Link Text:Rick Holmstrom- I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams cover)
File Name:RHLonesome.mp3
Bitrate:171 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2012

Best Coast (and Snacks the Cat) Cover Roy Orbison’s “Crying”

Best Coast covers Roy Orbison's 'Crying.'
Artist:bestcoastt
Title:Crying (Roy Orbison Cover ft. Snacks The Cat)
File Name:SoundCloud

Ballerina Black Taps into Their Inner Moz with “The Queen Is Dead”

Ballerina Black wears their influence on their sleeve with The Smiths "The Queen is Dead"
Artist:BBLK
Title:Ballerina Black // The Queen Is Dead (Smiths Cover)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Post Punk / New Wave

In the Spotlight: The Waterboys

Five covers of the Waterboys: 'Fisherman's Blues' by Ted Leo, 'Strange Boat' by Tom Jones, 'When Will We Be Married?' by Steve Earle, 'A Pagan Place' by The War On Drugs, 'The Whole of the Moon' by Mic Christopher and Glen Hansard.
Artist:Mic Christopher and Glen Hansard
Title:The Whole of the Moon
Link Text:Glen Hansard and Mic Christopher — The Whole of the Moon (Waterboys cover)
File Name:WholeOfTheMoon.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Artist:Steve Earle
Title:When Will We Be Married?
Link Text:Steve Earle — When Will We Be Married? (Waterboys cover)
File Name:WhenWillWeBeMarried.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:1992
Artist:Ted Leo
Title:Fisherman's Blues
Link Text:Ted Leo — Fisherman’s Blues (Waterboys cover)
File Name:FishermansBlues.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2010
Artist:The War On Drugs Music
Title:A Pagan Place [Waterboys]
Link Text:The War on Drugs — Pagan Place (Waterboys cover)
File Name:PaganPlace.mp3
Bitrate:186 kbps
Artist:Tom Jones
Title:Strange Boat
Link Text:Tom Jones — Strange Boat (Waterboys cover)
File Name:StrangeBoat.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps

Your New Favorite Robot Metal Cover Band

Compressorhead Ace of Spades
All robot band Compressorhead grinds their gears covering 'Ace of Spades' by legendary metal masters Motörhead.

Dinosaur Jr. Makes Phoenix’s “Entertainment” A Slow Burn

Dinosuar Jr. takes Phoenix's rambunctious "Entertainment" and turns it into an awesome Dinosaur Jr. song. You know what we mean.
Artist:Entertainment
Title:Dinosaur Jr. Remix
File Name:SoundCloud

Mark Northfield Waltzes into Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own”

Mark Northfield transforms Robyn's "Dancing On My Own," into a waltz.
Artist:Mark Northfield
Title:Dancing On My Own - Robyn cover
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Cover

Usher Joins The Afghan Whigs During Cover of His “Climax”

Afghan Whigs with Usher SXSW 2013
Question of semantics for you: if an artist joins in on a cover of his own song, is it still a cover? While at South by Southwest, The Afghan Whigs went into a rocking cover of Usher's Climax and the man himself joined in about half way through the song. The cover starts around the fourteen minute mark of the video. Lead singer Greg Dulli brings the familiar heartache of the original in with the first verse and chorus and then Usher steps out, eliciting lots of screaming and camera phones to pop up. Watch the cover (along with more [...]

Selebrities Enlists Erika Spring and Lissy Trullie for Dreamy Rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere”

Selebrities gets dreamy with a true-to-form rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere"
Artist:selebrities
Title:Everywhere (feat. Erika Spring & Lissy Trullie)
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Pop

They Say It’s Your Birthday: Ric Ocasek

Link Text:Alkaline Trio – Bye Bye Love (The Cars cover)
File Name:ByeByeLove.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Link Text:Fu Manchu – Moving In Stereo (The Cars cover)
File Name:MovingInStereo.mp3
Bitrate:257 kbps
Link Text:Kris Delmhorst – Drive (The Cars cover)
File Name:Drive.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Link Text:Nirvana – My Best Friend’s Girl (The Cars cover)
File Name:BestFriendsGirl.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
Link Text:The Strokes and Jarvis Cocker – Just What I Needed (The Cars cover)
File Name:JustWhatINeeded.mp3
Bitrate:129 kbps
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