I love cover songs. (Well, generally .) It's weird because my mum hates cover songs for some random reason - she'll always scoff and say disparagingly, "Pfft, why is this person doing someone else's song?"
I'm the complete opposite. I love when an artist brings something new to a song and puts their own style/spin on it. Depending on which version I heard first, sometimes I'll like the cover version more than the original (which I know is somewhat sacrilegious in some cases of "classic" heralded tunes).
This morning I was listening to Nicole Atkins' cover EP, Nicole Atkins Digs Other People's Songs. On it, she covers Nada Surf's "Inside of Love," her lovely emotive voice holding faithful to the original. I love this song. Both versions give me chills and sometimes have the power to make me tear up a little.
(Side note: Nicole Atkins' new album comes out early next year and the first single can be downloaded from her website for free.)
The original by Nada Surf will always be held close to my heart - though Nicole Atkins' version is really good, the original will definitely reign superior. Chills, I tell you.
I have a playlist on my iPod devoted to just cover songs!
ReplyDelete^^that's awesome Breige! :D There are a bunch of covers that I love and with covers, it's either I love them or hate them. There is no middle ground for me. Off the top of my head, I am loving Rod Stewart's cover of The Four Tops' "It's Just the Same Old Song". I loooove Motown <3 I also love it when current artists take a "rip" from a older song and use it in one of theirs and make it their own. It's probably because I listen to a lot of club and house where they mix a lot of songs and ugh, it's awesome stuff :D
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