Because Leonard Cohen is (was) my favourite songwriter, even though so many of his songs have been covered by so many musicians, I still prefer his singing them not because of his voice, but because of his style of delivery, which matches the words and meanings, even though, for example, a singer like Judy Collins has a much sweeter voice while singing Suzanne, I would rather listen to an early version of Cohen singing it. With movies, same as with songs, the newer versions, according to personal taste, can be considered better or worse than the originals.
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These days, being voluntarily home-imprisoned because of the virus, I too am listening to music, reading books, and also watching movies and spending too much time on the computer, but instead of smoking pot I'm filling myself too much with what's in the fridge.Īs many know, I'm a big movie fan, and in a way I feel there is a similarity between song covers and movie remakes and reboots. It should be known to all that this article was Wheel's idea, and I thought it was so good I wanted to be part of it. Because, let's be real, these kinds of articles aren't written by just me, but by us. And I'm really looking forward to what you all bring to the party. Now I'm going back to listening to music, reading books and smoking pot. I'm going to turn this over to Buzz now, who I'm sure will have something interesting and informative to add. We're just trying to have a good time and share some good songs here. I do ask that everyone just take it easy and let little things slide. I don't apologize, as I did nothing wrong. On a personal note, there was a bit of bickering and hurt feelings over a comment I made on my last article. We do ask, in deference to the fact that Buzz is behind a firewall that doesn't allow him to view YouTube, that you please make sure to post the name of the song, the group doing the cover, and ,if you know it, the original artist in addition to a link. This is the kind of article that can generate days worth of play lists. I have a LOT of those types of favorites by great North Carolina bands like the Avett Brothers and Mandolin Orange. Not every songwriter is as well known as Hoagy Carmichael or Leonard Cohen.Īnd of course there are just really good covers by singers, groups and bands that are local or regional favorites. Most song writers fly under the radar even when the songs they wrote are hits. Linda Ronstadt was known as the songwriter's friend for her covers of songs and her willingness to attribute not just the original singer, but also the writer. But other songs he charted with, for example Summer Rain, were covers. He's the guy who sang Secret Agent Man, that was not a cover. Johnny Rivers was called the King of Covers for his famous covers of other bands' songs. On the other hand, there are artists that built a career on covers. Ever heard the line, "I ran to the rock to hide my face"? Yeah, it's like that. One that has been covered and re-interpreted so many times that most people will recognize it even though they don't know who first sang it is "Sinner Man". There are Nina Simone (another famous North Carolina artist) songs that have been covered by so many artists that many people have no idea who the original artist was. Reznor, after hearing Cash's version, said that 'he owns that song now." On reflection, it made sense since Cash had his own problems with addiction and overcame them. When I first heard of it I was floored by the idea of a major country star covering a song by a metal group, especially a song with a controversial topic like heroin addiction.
Some covers have become more popular than the original versions, one that comes to mind right away is Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" which was written by Trent Reznor and originally performed by NIN, Nine Inch Nails.
We thought it could be a really fun thing to do because there is a LOT of ground to cover out there. Buzz and I have decided to co-host an article about cover songs, meaning songs being played by people other than the original artists.
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