Heart of Glass is an awesomely eclectic cover of the 1970’s disco Blondie tune: it features “acoustic guitar, ukulele, mandolin, piano, jazz organ, vibes, panflute, synth vox, drumset, a couple of bean shakers, tone blocks, clapping-and-stomping-in-the-bathroom, kazoo, and at least three vox takes.” It manages to perch just on the edge of falling apart, which is a really fun and interesting place for music. It sounds like a party, though it’s all by one guy.
Tag Archives: 1970s
Wuthering Heights by MaiaMadness
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-10-29
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Wuthering Heights is an acoustic version of the Kate Bush song. It’s sort of unplugged, and sparser than the original track.
Memo To My Son by ORthey
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on 2013-10-21
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Memo To My Son is ORthey’s second cover from Randy Newman’s 1972 album “Sail Away,” in his pre-Pixar-soundtrack days. It’s hilarious and sincere, with pretty music. Here’s the original version.
(don’t fear the) reaper by kimyo
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on 2013-06-14
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(don’t fear the) reaper is a pretty cover of the Blue Öyster Cult song, with a cello instead of an electric guitar, woman-fronted instead, and atmospheric in an ethereal way.
Silver Machine by billieraymartin
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2013-03-14
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Silver Machine is an electro cover of a Hawkwind song, done by DJ Hell, featuring Billie Ray Martin.
Happy Pi Day!
Bathe Your Children by doubtfulpalace
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on 2012-12-28
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Bathe Your Children is a goofy cover of the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song, “Teach Your Children,” as a parody with nonsensical lyrics.
Insomnia sure makes weird things happen. To insomnia!
I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock’n’Roll by Karlos the Jackal
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-11-08
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I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock’n’Roll is like a Magnetic Fields outtake; deliberate pace, bass singing, and unusual instruments – Marxophone and autoharp.
The original versions are by Nick Lowe and also by Dave Edmunds, and they’re rockabilly or roots rock.
Take a Chance on Me by equality7-2521
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-11-05
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Take a Chance on Me is a melancholy indie pop take on the ABBA classic.
Franklin’s Tower by terrapin
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-09-20
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Franklin’s Tower is a lovely, drunk jam band at a wedding, with an appreciative audience. I love the atmosphere! It’s a more laid-back cover of a Grateful Dead song, by the way.
Watching the Detectives by chococat
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on 2012-08-24
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Watching the Detectives is a lovely take on the Elvis Costello classic – acoustic, but with a touch of reggae in the background.
Sorry for the delay! I lost track of the queue of songs I’d posted, and Metric’s new “Synthetica” album has grabbed me and won’t let go. I highly recommend it!
Wish You Were Here by backseatpilot
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2012-07-02
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Wish You Were Here is a stripped-down, entirely acoustic cover of the Pink Floyd song. I think it’s cool that this was the first recording backseatpilot ever made, after a year of guitar practice.
You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Plump Mix) by ageispolis
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on 2012-03-27
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You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Plump Mix) is a tighter remix of the politically aware 1974 Stevie Wonder original. So funky.
I’m experimenting with podcast tags a bit. Let me know what you think!
I Wish by ageispolis
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-10-04
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Oh man that funky bassline YES!
I Wish remixes Stevie Wonder’s song, and it thickens up the awesome starting riff.
Old Man by ORthey
Posted by Pronoiac
on 2011-08-12
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Old Man is a sad, pretty cover of a Randy Newman song, from his 1972 album “Sail Away,” well before he composed songs for Pixar movies.
Tower Song by inoculatedcities
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on 2011-06-30
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Tower Song is a cover of a Townes Van Zandt song, pretty and sad.