To plagiarize myself (yet again): I think it’s a real measure of someone’s skills not only as a musician but as an artist when they are able to take someone else’s work and make it their own, while still remaining reverent to the original piece. My iTunes library is stuffed with covers, simply because I like to see how artists remaster music that isn’t theirs.
I’ve been compiling playlists of covers, old and new, some from the depths of my iTunes and others as I stumble across them on the interwebs. Below is my third installment. Enjoy yo’self.
Indie Covers Playlist, Part III
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1. 1979 (RAC ft. Liz Anjos Cover) by Smashing Pumpkins
2. Only You Know (Alex Turner Cover) by Dion
3. Yours To Keep (Alex Winston Cover) by Teddy Bears
4. All My Friends (Tokyo Police Club Cover) by LCD Soundsystem
5. A Minor Place (Fanfarlo Cover) by Bonnie “Prince” Billy
6. Here Comes Your Man (Meaghan Smith Cover) by Pixies
7. The Wall (Porcelain Raft Cover) by Yuck
8. Despite Everything (Yuck Cover) by Porcelain Raft
9. Where Is My Mind (The Vaccines and Noah and the Whale Cover) by Pixies
10. Wake Up (Paolo Nutini Cover) by Arcade Fire
BONUS
New Zealanders The Naked and Famous recently did this remix of fellow Kiwis UMO’s “Ffunny Frends.” I think it’s in the same vein as a cover. They amped up the pace and added a bit of an adrenaline kick to the original. It’s pretty well done.
Ffunny Frends (The Naked and Famous Remix) by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
