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Oh, those Swedes! They’ve got so much love for each other! Robyn appearing on Royksopp’s album. Royksopp appearing on Robyn’s album. And for today’s Covers Revue, we’ll check out Robyn’s cover of fellow Swedish musicians, Teddybears. The band started out in the grindcore genre (thus the ironic band name), but eventually evolved into a band …
Remember that monstrosity of a hit “Hey Ya!” by OutKast? This week’s Covers Revue will delve into a great cover that has been a YouTube sensation: Matt Weddle of Arizona folk band Obadiah Parker covering OutKast’s “Hey Ya!” We all know OutKast’s version. The high-energy, pump-up, Funk-tinged song contains only an acoustic guitar, claps and …
In honor of the great Michael Jackson, who passed away a year ago yesterday, today’s Covers Revue will be dedicated to one of his best works. Though this song was before Michael went solo, there is no doubt that The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” is a classic, showing off this vivacious young boy’s …
First off, I never realized how many songs there are that include the words “Never” “Gonna” “Give” “You” and “Up” in the title until I had to research for this week’s Covers Revue! This version though, is originally by Jerry Butler. This soulful song starts off with a guitar melody and a crawling drum beat, …
Okay, so let’s start off by saying that Mailo and I agreed to disagree on Mary J. Blige’s cover of Aretha Franklin’s “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman,” which was featured on the Covers Revue last week. He said, and I quote, “I disagree, MJB’s version is just as good as Aretha’s!” A …
We all know Aretha Franklin is one of R&B’s greatest voices and one of her biggest contributions to classic R&B is the song, “(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman.” Aside from reminding me of JubJub every time I hear it, “Natural Woman” did very well. It reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot …
Don’t you love when two legends perform the same song? Then you have two amazing versions of a song! Bob Dylan’s renowned song, “Blowin’ in the Wind” is a folk classic. The simple acoustic guitar, harmonica and Dylan’s delivery doesn’t seem like anything more than a guy on a porch in the country, but strong …
Here at ETS, we’re honoring fallen legend Ronnie James Dio, who passed away last week after losing his battle with cancer. As Mailo said, Dio more than held his own and was a big influence on many metal acts today. His song “Holy Diver” starts off with eerie, empty wind-blowing leading into some light organ …
Do you have a problem? I might understand it. You can lean on me, and we can all lean on Bill Withers. He’ll help us carry on. This he promised us in his hit song, “Lean on Me.” The slow piano, humming and Withers’ plain, echoed voice bring in the song, but his voice gets …
Hailed as the first real punk band, the Ramones have left their imprint all over the music industry. You’re familiar with their logo and their songs that are played left and right. There’s no doubt: The Ramones are the most influential punk band of all time. As soon as their self-titled debut was released in …