Covers Friday

Lets do a little Covers action today... Perhaps BP should come to recording artists to show people how to cover something... I mean they've already gone to James Cameron asking his help. I personally think his ideas would consist of ripping off something he saw in Costner’s Waterworld and then add the blue people. I smell blockbuster. Perhaps James Cameron could actually offer to do an underwater docu-drama-mentary of them using his ideas to plug the well. With CGI sea Monsters added in post of course in 3-D. and a manufactured love story between oil roughnecks. It could be like a Brokeback Titanic in the Abyss. But I digress.

Let's talk about Beck. Did you know that Beck actually wrote and produced the song by Charlotte Gainsbourg that I posted yesterday. He likes to pimp himself out... evening offering vocals on tracks of other artists, such as Tobacco and Bat for lashes. And getting on Vampire related soundtracks... hes' good at that too. But the greatest thing Beck does... He pays tribute to great albums by doing covers of said albums in a day. That's right... since June of last year he's been getting a bunch of bad ass artists together with no rehearsals and record a whole damn album in a day. This is from the INXS Kick cover with St. Vincent providing the vocals.

Record Club: INXS "Never Tear Us Apart" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

Speaking of tributes to greatness. Shel Silverstein was a brilliant writer and a brilliant songwriter. Best known for penning "A Boy Named Sue", he also wrote this little ditty made famous by Dr Hook and covered by Pixies Frank Black and Joey Santiago.

Listen:Black Francis and Joey Santiago " Cover of the Rolling Stone"





Black Francis and Joey Santiago - Cover of the Rolling Stone



Wait, did someone say cover of the rolling stones? Eh Why not.

Listen:Avengers " Paint it Black"





Avengers - Paint it Black


Speaking of Black... Black Eyed peas... how bout a little Fergie and Slash... and Cyprus Hill for good measure.


Listen:Slash with Fergie and Cyprus Hill " Paradise City"





Slash with Fergie and Cyprus Hill- Paradise City


And while we are on the chick singers, I got to share this Solange Knowles cover of the Dirty Projectors. Beyonce's lil sis has got some pipes. And good taste to cover this song.

Listen:Solange Knowles " Stillness in the Move"






Solange Knowles - Stillness in the Move


That's just sexy. And I love Sex... and Candy. and so does Keller Williams. that's why he covered it.


Listen:Keller Williams and the Keels " Sex and Candy"





Keller Williams and the Keels - Sex and Candy