Under the covers
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How about some interesting, wonderful, weird, or wild covers of someone else’s song. And not ones everyone should know, like Jimi Hendrix’ cover of Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower. I’ll start with Larkin Poe’s country and western-ish cover of Massive Attack’s trip hoppy tune, Teardrop. Teardrop was the song used as the opening theme to the House TV series. I’ll start with a Massive Attack performance followed by Larkin Poe.
This is an almost ancient recording from early in LP’s career. It’s 14 years old, but even back then it was clear they were headed for the top (they have a Best Blues Album Grammy). They are gorgeous women now but back then they were very pretty girls.
Donna Summer’s biggest hit was probably I Feel Love, which had an early electronic music background supplied by Giorgio Moroder. The Irish band Ham Sandwich used to perform this song live and it was also on one of their albums. I’m showing a live version. It is about as far from Giorgio Moroder as it’s possible to get. The original follows. If you don’t know the original or want to refresh your memory, you might want to play that one first.
Donna Summer’s version probably qualifies as early EDM (electronic dance music). Ham Sandwich’s version might be called chamber rock despite the acoustic accompaniment.
Donna Summer’s biggest hit was probably I Feel Love, which had an early electronic music background supplied by Giorgio Moroder.
It was recently voted “top electronic single” in a poll, I can’t remember the magazine that ran it.
It’s got an irresistible groove, that’s for sure.
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