Beyoncé - Back To Black (feat. André 3000)
Off The Great Gatsby soundtrack, Beyoncé and Three Stacks covering Amy Winehouse. The lyrics are dark, but the duo’s delivery brings a whole other layer of darkness. And oh yeah, the arrangement. Just brilliant. Happy Cover Friday!
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What a haunting and gorgeous cover. Just perfect for a rainy day.
Magical.
We all fall in love sometimes - Jeff Buckley (Elton John Cover)
My dear friend Brooklyn Blitz told me about this song a couple of weeks back. So I searched for it on ex.fm and found earlier Cover Friday posts from 2011 by my tumblr community in Daryn and Whitney. Love it.
West Jamaica and world: Happy Cover Friday!
Toots & The Maytals - Take Me Home, Country Road (John Denver cover)
One of my grandmother’s favorite songs, though her version included the landmarks of Burma, not Jamaica or West Virginia :)
Mr. Vegas - A Little Love (That’s All I Want from You)
I’ve been a little obsessed with Mr. Vegas this past week. Here’s the opener to his stunning double album, Sweet Jamaica.
This song was originally written in 1955 by Fritz Rotter and has been recorded by legends such as Nina Simon, Dinah Washington, Dean Martin, and Aretha Franklin among many others. Having listened to a half dozen versions of the song recently, Mr. Vegas’ take on this old classic remains my favorite.
Happy cover Friday everyone!
Chet Faker - No Diggity
A chilled out cover of the R&B original. Although nothing will come close to Teddy Riley and co’s version, this is certainly a unique take.
Happy Cover Friday everyone!
Stillness Is The Move (Dirty Projectors cover) by Solange Knowles
Solange really makes this her own. The cover is 10x better than the original. Happy cover Friday.
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Ryan Adams - Wasted Years (Iron Maiden Cover)
Ryan Adams really makes this Iron Maiden original his own. Phenomenal cover.
Happy cover Friday everyone!
I Miss You (Beyonce cover) by The xx
Beyonce’s original, co-written by the great Frank Ocean, was no doubt a tear jerker. The xx flip the script by performing a duet where the the song’s essence is still melancholy no doubt, but the story is calmly told through the voice of two seemingly distance lovers.
To me, the mark of a great cover is one where the artist takes the original and makes it their own. The xx have achieved just that here.
Happy cover Friday.
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Fast Train by Solomon Burke
The late great Solomon Burke covering Van Morrison. Love this man’s voice. Happy cover Friday everyone.
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Black & Gold (Sam Sparro Cover) by Adele
I like Adele taking the acoustic route on this one. Happy cover Friday!
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The Neighbourhood - Say My Name/Cry Me A River
A lot of good music has been coming from artists making pit stops at BBC’s Radio 1 studios. Here’s a wonderful, and stripped down, cover medley of two hits, one by Destiny’s Child and the other by Justin Timberlake.
Happy Cover Friday everyone!
Valerie (Live) by Bruno Mars
It’s more rare than common for me to be impressed by an artist’s live performance these days. It even more rare for me to like an artist’s live performances better than his or her studio work. Bruno Mars and his band certainly fall in the latter camp for me.
Today’s cover Friday brought to you by my good friend and longtime Patterns contributor, Brooklyn Blitz.
Happy cover Friday all!
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Swim Good (Frank Ocean Cover) by Indiana
Wrapping up this year’s cover Friday series with an ode to my artist of the year, Frank Ocean. No one did it better than this man in 2012. Looking forward to 52 more cover Friday’s in the coming year!
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