Dolly Parton “Jolene” cover by the Petersons.
Landslide by The Petersons.
While I’m proselytizing for Leo…his cover of Take Me Home, Country Roads
vs another great cover of it, the one from Fallout 76:
Back in the day I was really into whitewater kayaking. I was a member of a paddling club that traveled to W. VA. quite a bit. Our club anthem was “Take Me Home, Country Roads”.
I’ve heard that song performed a million times in a lot of styles but that’s a new one.
Just some Hebrew covers of classic English-language songs:
Gidi Gov - Moondance.
Aviv Geffen - A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
Arik Einstein - Dayton, Ohio - 1903
Charm City Devils cover of Man of Constant Sorrow.
Steel Panther covers Aldo Nova’s Fantasy.
Jeff Beck and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top covering Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Yeah, that’s a fantastic cover. The soundtrack to “I’m Not There” it’s from is highly recommendable, full of great Dylan covers of some very famous songs and some hidden gems from his catalog, all in all a perfect introduction to his music by musicians who understood his work. Two examples:
As long as we’re on Dylan covers, how about “All Along the Watchtower”?
A few days ago I discovered the apparently new music genre ‘Bardcore’ on YouTube. Essentially covers of modern songs done with instruments and lyrics from The Middle Ages.
It’s worth looking at, I already have most on my Crusader Kings II playlist.
As a medievalist : Bardcore sucks. Basically like the dumbest of SCA filks have just hit mainstream for some inexplicable reason. Well, not actually inexplicable - just dumb. Plague isn’t a good reason for crappy mock-period shite.
I dunno, these are pretty good.
Naah. I mean, don’t get me wrong, they’re technically well-done, and she has a nice voice. But the lyrical changes to make them sound cod-medieval are as grating as turkey legs at a Renn Faire.
They’re schmaltzy. Kitsch. Cheesy. Fake.
10,000 Maniacs, post Natalie Merchant:
God, I hate this new format
A cover of the Pointer Sisters Automatic by Hot Leg, Justin Hawkins’ (lead singer of The Darkness) side band when he and his brother had a falling out from 2008-2010.
Teddy Swims covers Shania Twain.
I disagree… I think it’s very clever!
California Dreaming, School Of Rock.
