This didn’t necessarily lead to better cover albums, but it certainly led to more of them. Thanks to the increased prominence of sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud, a cover album could be conceived, recorded, and shared in the space of a weekend. When we think back to this year, we might remember 2011 as the year that the whole concept of the “cover album” became more fluid, and not always for the better. Epstein Memorial Library, The National, The Nugrape Twins, The Raconteurs, The Rolling Stones, The Smiths, The Watson Twins, Thin Lizzy, Thompson Twins, Trampled by Turtles, U2, Willie Nelson, Work Drugs, Xiu Xiu
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Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Best Of, Best of The Year, Download Tagged with: Adele, Austra, Beyonce, Birdy, Bon Iver, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Candy Golde, Cat's Eyes, Charles Bradley, Cheryl Cole, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Death In June, Dee Snider, Devo, Diamond Rings, Dollar Fox, Dolly Parton, Dum Dum Girls, Fitz and the Tantrums, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, Freelance Whales, Glasvegas, Grinderman, Guided by Voices, Handcrafted Soul, Harry McClintock, Holmes, Howth, Ice Cube, Jack White, Jason Isbell, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, June Tabor, Kurt Vile, Ladytron, LCD Soundsystem, Lindsey Buckingham, Mariachi El Bronx, Mini Mansions, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nirvana, Oh Land, Oysterband, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, Phantasmagoria, Pixies, Queen, Revolver, Rihanna, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Roy Orbison, Sade, Teenage Fanclub, The Black Keys, The Chain Gang of 1974, The Horrors, The Michael J. Start with #50-41 on the next page and check back daily as we count down to the best cover of 2011. A good cover should be informed by the source material but stand on its own, and we’ll be unrolling the 50 finest examples of songs doing just that all week. From feel-good takes on rap songs to kill-yourself versions of pop songs, this year’s list features flips, flops, and genre switcheroos of all sorts. There may not be much of an overarching “Year in Covers” narrative, but that means there’s a cover or two for everyone.
Others just took guitars or pianos and bowled us over with the emotion in their voices. Some of the artists listed built their covers with lush soundscapes, thick beats, and intricate string work. There’s only one “Rolling in the Deep” cover in this year’s list though. It’s not just that we saw more covers of “Rolling in the Deep” than any other song they beat out second place (probably “Pumped Up Kicks”) by like a factor of five! We generally try to look for larger cover trends in these annual wrap-ups, but it’s hard to remember anything else from this year except the year-long onslaught of Adele covers hitting our mailbox. In our little world of cover songs, she dominated. When people look back in 2011 in music a decade from now, one name will come to mind: Adele. The third alludes to his time in a psychiatric hospital while being treated for depression it includes a reference to the implosion of his band Flying Machine (which has frequently been misinterpreted as a reference to an actual plane crash).Ĭontinue reading » Feature, Five Good Covers Tagged with: Birdy, James Taylor, John Wesley Ryles, Marcia Hines, P!nk, Pink, Sammi Smith, The Isley Brothers The first verse addresses the suicide of an old friend, Susie Schnerr (referred to as “Suzanne” in the lyric), as does the last line of the chorus “but I always thought that I’d see you again.” The second verse describes James’s own addiction to heroin. Each verse describes a particular period of Taylor’s late-’60s life story. The story behind “Fire and Rain” is a pretty well-trod one at this point. “Fire and Rain ” got as high as #3 on the Billboard pop chart in 1970, and though it didn’t hit the top spot, its success helped open the door for a veritable flood of like-minded soul-baring singer-songwriters, from Jackson Browne to Jim Croce and beyond. On the other, it’s a harrowing tale of despair, loss and confusion with no real resolution. On the one hand, it’s a comfortable, welcoming armchair, resoundingly easy on the ears with its sweet acoustic picking, memorable melody, and mellifluous vocal. James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” is a perverse oddball of a song.
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