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The Uncoverable

Feb 16, 2009, 1:37am Cover Me

I've heard a lot of covers, but every now and then a song comes along so bizarre I think, no way anyone could cover that. In every case, I turn out to be wrong. It seems musicians can take even the strangest, most idiosyncratic music and remake it in their own image. Let me present…the (not quite) uncoverable. Neil Cowley Trio - Revolution 9 (The Beatles) The ultimate in uncoverable (well, after Metal Machine Music …which, incidentally, an orchestra covered). The original is just random noise [...]

• Alan Licht - Lonesome Valley (Trad.)
• Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream
• james eric - Untitled #1 (Sigur Rós)
• Jars of Clay - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Gavin Bryars cover)
• Meursault - Westward, Ho (Moondog cover)
• Neil Cowley Trio - Revolution 9
• Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)
• The Antlers - When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover)
• Various - Violent Femmes / Step Right Up
• Vienna Teng - Idioteque (Radiohead cover)

Artist:	Alan Licht
Title:	Lonesome Valley (Trad.)
Link Text:	Alan Licht - Lonesome Valley
File Name:	(04) Alan Licht - Lonesome Valley.mp3
Bitrate:	213 kbps
Year:	1997

Artist:	Bruce Springsteen
Title:	Dream Baby Dream
Link Text:	Bruce Springsteen - Dream Baby Dream
File Name:	01 Dream Baby Dream.mp3
Year:	2008

Artist:	james eric
Title:	Untitled #1 (Sigur Rós)
Link Text:	James Eric - Untitled #1 (Vaka)
File Name:	Untitled1 (sigur ros).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Jars of Clay
Title:	Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Gavin Bryars cover)
Link Text:	Jars of Clay - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet
File Name:	10 - Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.mp3
Bitrate:	187 kbps
Year:	2003

Artist:	Meursault
Title:	Westward, Ho (Moondog cover)
Link Text:	Mersault - Westward Ho
File Name:	westward.mp3
Bitrate:	221 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Neil Cowley Trio
Title:	Revolution 9
Link Text:	Neil Cowley Trio - Revolution 9
File Name:	12 Revolution 9.mp3
Bitrate:	198 kbps
Year:	2008

Artist:	Patti Smith
Title:	Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover)
Link Text:	Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit
File Name:	10 - Smells Like Teen Spirit.mp3
Bitrate:	243 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	The Antlers
Title:	When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover)
Link Text:	The Antlers - When You Sleep
File Name:	When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover).mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps

Artist:	Various
Title:	Violent Femmes / Step Right Up
Link Text:	Violent Femmes - Step Right Up
File Name:	05 Violent Femmes : Step Right Up.mp3
Bitrate:	224 kbps
Year:	1995

Artist:	Vienna Teng
Title:	Idioteque (Radiohead cover)
Link Text:	Vienna Teng - Idioteque
File Name:	Vienna Teng - Idioteque (Radiohead cover).mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

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