Live because its more impressive and just as lovely: The Housemartins’ a capella cover of Isley-Jasper-Isley’s “Caravan of Love” was a surprisingly enormous hit for the band in 1986. I didn’t care for it when it came out many years … Continue reading
Official video: I had no idea that there were videos for Honeydrippers songs or that they were so badly matched to the songs. “Rockin’ at Midnight” is a variation on a 1947 jump blues hit by Roy Brown: Brown penned … Continue reading
Official video: I did not know that existed. The Honeydrippers were one of Robert Plant’s projects after Led Zeppelin closed up shop. If I recall my reading of Hammer of the Gods correctly, Plant and Jimmy Page had discussed the … Continue reading
Fan video: This is arguably the only cover of a Jerry Butler song present in my library: Shame on me for not having more Jerry Butler! Or more of The Impressions! Or more 50′s doo-wop and rock! The Hives sound … Continue reading
Live: AC/DC’s Angus Young has called them “the best AC/DC cover I’ve heard.” I only have one of their covers in my library, but there is no denying that Hell’s Belles fucking rock. Hell’s Belles are a genuine tribute band. … Continue reading
3543. “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Heaven 17
Fan video here. The audio has a little too much treble there and it sort of takes away from the quality of the song, but you’ll get the basic idea. Frankly, there’s no reason to believe that a cover of … Continue reading
Live in 1982: The main focus of Heart was always the Wilson sisters, Anne and Nancy, rock and roll pioneers. Gifted as both songwriters and musicians, the sisters and Heart had a string of remarkable self-penned 70′s hits and then … Continue reading
Way back in the Summer of 2005, there was a video being massively forwarded on the interwebs that eventually led to a firestorm of fans on YouTube launching Jake Shimabukuro into the lime light. Shimabukuro’s cover of this classic George … Continue reading
Album cover video: And the Beatles’ original: I mentioned this when writing about The Beatles’ version in 2008, but I genuinely prefer this version to the original. Its a little cleaner and simpler in all the right ways – but … Continue reading
3450. “Kum-Ba-Yah” by Guadalcanal Diary
Album cover video: Guadalcanal Diary’s souped up cover of the traditional “Kum-Ba-Yah” is probably the most fun you’ll ever have listening to the song. Attaway plays the vocal seriously and, believe it or not, the band enhances the song through … Continue reading