How about this trio?
Pat Benatar does Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker."
Mick Jagger does Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker."
Robert Plant does The Rolling Stones' "Heartbreaker."
Hear the originals and see if you can imagine the switcheroo.
(Thanks for the idea, Craig Sherman!)
Hear Pat Benetar on Youtube.
Hear Led Zeppelin on Youtube.
Hear The Rolling Stones on Youtube.
For other Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroos see all the posts from this week.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Coldplay "Trouble"
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Lisa Loeb "Stay"
Today's Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo faces the artists with the issue of having to go from loud to quiet or vice versa.
But I think both would sound pretty good.
I can pretty easily imagine Matthews plucking out a straightforward version of Loeb's "Stay," with his slurry-croon. The run-on poetry isn't too far from what he normally does.
"I only hear what I want to don't listen hard don't pay attention to anyone, anywhere."
And Loeb could crank up the band, and would wound positively charming, singing DMB's "Stay," is her clear, girlish sweetness.
"Oh, we were dancing mouths open, splashing tongue taste, for a moment this good time would never end."
See Lisa Loeb on Youtube.
See Dave Matthews on Youtube.
For other Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroos see all the posts from this week.
But I think both would sound pretty good.
I can pretty easily imagine Matthews plucking out a straightforward version of Loeb's "Stay," with his slurry-croon. The run-on poetry isn't too far from what he normally does.
"I only hear what I want to don't listen hard don't pay attention to anyone, anywhere."
And Loeb could crank up the band, and would wound positively charming, singing DMB's "Stay," is her clear, girlish sweetness.
"Oh, we were dancing mouths open, splashing tongue taste, for a moment this good time would never end."
See Lisa Loeb on Youtube.
See Dave Matthews on Youtube.
For other Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroos see all the posts from this week.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Fleetwood Mac "Songbird"
This is a funny one to think about doing the Freaky Friday Switcheroo, because I think it probably only goes in one direction . . .
I just can't wrap my brain around Christine McVie, in all her polite English seriousness, letting loose on a reggae number like Montbleau's "Songbird."
She could probably play it. The Brits have an affinity for reggae. She could probably do justice to the groove on her keyboard. But putting on the Jamaican accent? No. F-N. Way. I just don't think she could do it.
I mean, she's great at what she does (see "You Make Loving Fun"), but even when she's having "Fun," it feels pretty a bit, restricted.
On the other hand, while it's not necessarily something he would sing, Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird" is something that Ryan Montbleau could do, and do well. For the exact reason the McVie couldn't do the opposite.
When Christine McVie recorded her "Songbird" they set her up in an empty concert hall, and covered her piano in flowers, to put things in the right mood for her performance.
Can you imagine Montbleau in that scenario?
No.
But because he is loose enough and free enough and self-effacing enough, he can take on virtually any kind of song and do well.
I don't know if he plays the piano, but he's got a great piano player in his bandmto lead him through this. Or better, he could pick it simply on his guitar.
It'll work, based on sincerity, without the self-seriousness.
See the video on Youtube.
See the video on Youtube.
For other Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroos see all the posts from this week.
I just can't wrap my brain around Christine McVie, in all her polite English seriousness, letting loose on a reggae number like Montbleau's "Songbird."
She could probably play it. The Brits have an affinity for reggae. She could probably do justice to the groove on her keyboard. But putting on the Jamaican accent? No. F-N. Way. I just don't think she could do it.
I mean, she's great at what she does (see "You Make Loving Fun"), but even when she's having "Fun," it feels pretty a bit, restricted.
On the other hand, while it's not necessarily something he would sing, Fleetwood Mac's "Songbird" is something that Ryan Montbleau could do, and do well. For the exact reason the McVie couldn't do the opposite.
When Christine McVie recorded her "Songbird" they set her up in an empty concert hall, and covered her piano in flowers, to put things in the right mood for her performance.
Can you imagine Montbleau in that scenario?
No.
But because he is loose enough and free enough and self-effacing enough, he can take on virtually any kind of song and do well.
I don't know if he plays the piano, but he's got a great piano player in his bandmto lead him through this. Or better, he could pick it simply on his guitar.
It'll work, based on sincerity, without the self-seriousness.
See the video on Youtube.
See the video on Youtube.
For other Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroos see all the posts from this week.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Feist "1, 2, 3, 4"
Yesterday I started a week's worth of posts, playing a game I've titled:
The Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo!
And today I have a match up that I'm on the fence about. Could be good. Could be a disaster. I guess it's all up to your imagination.
(For a review of how to play, see yesterday's post)
Today's songs:
Feist "1, 2, 3, 4" and Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine "1, 2, 3, 4"
I know what you're saying. "Feist and Gloria Estefan! Together at last!"
So go ahead and try it. (Listen to the originals below, if you need a refresher on how they sound)
For Feist, I imagine that she could do Gloria's song in the same trappings of her Modern Rock/crossover hit. Somewhat spare start, choir in the background, sing-songy delivery, with emphasis on the first syllables "One Two Three Four, COME-on BAY-by, SAY you-love-me. Five Six Seven times. Eight Nine Ten Eleven, I'M-just-gonna-keep-on COUNT-ing, till-your-mine." And on the "mine" she'd go UP with her voice, singing "my-EE-EEEN!"
Gloria Estefan would probably want to work in her own milieu too. So you'll have to imagine your own swift Latin beat, as she rapid-fire delivers (with double-tracked vocals) "One Two Three Four, Tell me that you love me more." Really, she could probably do the Feist lyrics over the original Sound Machine track.
Cool? Or Horrifying?
See Feist on Youtube.
See Gloria Estefan on Youtube.
The Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo!
And today I have a match up that I'm on the fence about. Could be good. Could be a disaster. I guess it's all up to your imagination.
(For a review of how to play, see yesterday's post)
Today's songs:
Feist "1, 2, 3, 4" and Gloria Estefan And The Miami Sound Machine "1, 2, 3, 4"
I know what you're saying. "Feist and Gloria Estefan! Together at last!"
So go ahead and try it. (Listen to the originals below, if you need a refresher on how they sound)
For Feist, I imagine that she could do Gloria's song in the same trappings of her Modern Rock/crossover hit. Somewhat spare start, choir in the background, sing-songy delivery, with emphasis on the first syllables "One Two Three Four, COME-on BAY-by, SAY you-love-me. Five Six Seven times. Eight Nine Ten Eleven, I'M-just-gonna-keep-on COUNT-ing, till-your-mine." And on the "mine" she'd go UP with her voice, singing "my-EE-EEEN!"
Gloria Estefan would probably want to work in her own milieu too. So you'll have to imagine your own swift Latin beat, as she rapid-fire delivers (with double-tracked vocals) "One Two Three Four, Tell me that you love me more." Really, she could probably do the Feist lyrics over the original Sound Machine track.
Cool? Or Horrifying?
See Feist on Youtube.
See Gloria Estefan on Youtube.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Willie Nelson "Crazy"
For a bit of a change of (blogging) pace, I thought it would be fun to play a game this week. A game I'm calling . . .
The Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo!
It'll require a little bit of imagination on your part. But you don't mind, right? Letting your brain drift away from work or home or whatever you should be doing, for just a second?
Because these aren't real covers. So to "hear" the songs, you'll just have to imagine them.
I was inspired in part by Peter Gabriel's last project. He did covers of some of his favorite artists. But then he also had those artists cut their version of one of his songs.
For The Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo! I'm asking you to imagine that two artists who have songs with the exact same title, decided to switch tunes and do the other person's different song of the same title.
Get it? Not really? The explanation is more complicated than the execution. So let's just play the game.
Today's song:
"Crazy" by Willie Nelson and "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley.
This is a pretty easy starting point, in that Willie Nelson has tackled all kinds of cover tunes in his day, and he does it in a very recognizable style.
So it's not too hard to hear in your head, Willie, singing in his somewhat-cracked but still beautiful drawl, "I remember when, I remember when I lost my mind, there was something to pleasant about that place."
Maybe a little harder, but no less fun, to imagine, is Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley, taking on Willie's song that is most closely associated with Patsy Cline.
Can you hear his clear, pointed tenor, with maybe a stripped-down beat underneath, singing, "Crazy, crazy for feeling so lonely. I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying and I'm crazy for loving you."
What do you think? Could you hear it?
All this week, I'll be playing this game. Some of the match ups sound really promising, others will be total train-wrecks.
Should be fun!
See Willie Nelson on Youtube.
See Gnarls Barkley on Youtube.
The Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo!
It'll require a little bit of imagination on your part. But you don't mind, right? Letting your brain drift away from work or home or whatever you should be doing, for just a second?
Because these aren't real covers. So to "hear" the songs, you'll just have to imagine them.
I was inspired in part by Peter Gabriel's last project. He did covers of some of his favorite artists. But then he also had those artists cut their version of one of his songs.
For The Incredible Imaginary Freaky Friday Cover Tune Switcheroo! I'm asking you to imagine that two artists who have songs with the exact same title, decided to switch tunes and do the other person's different song of the same title.
Get it? Not really? The explanation is more complicated than the execution. So let's just play the game.
Today's song:
"Crazy" by Willie Nelson and "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley.
This is a pretty easy starting point, in that Willie Nelson has tackled all kinds of cover tunes in his day, and he does it in a very recognizable style.
So it's not too hard to hear in your head, Willie, singing in his somewhat-cracked but still beautiful drawl, "I remember when, I remember when I lost my mind, there was something to pleasant about that place."
Maybe a little harder, but no less fun, to imagine, is Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley, taking on Willie's song that is most closely associated with Patsy Cline.
Can you hear his clear, pointed tenor, with maybe a stripped-down beat underneath, singing, "Crazy, crazy for feeling so lonely. I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying and I'm crazy for loving you."
What do you think? Could you hear it?
All this week, I'll be playing this game. Some of the match ups sound really promising, others will be total train-wrecks.
Should be fun!
See Willie Nelson on Youtube.
See Gnarls Barkley on Youtube.
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