Not Science - Strictly Cover Versions

Happy April 1st, 2008!

No jokes or spoofs or flying penguins - you've heard them, seen them, been amused etc.

Instead, here are a few of my favorite covers.
I love cover songs, almost as much as, or more than, the original songs. Usually they are different, with a bit of the farcical about them. And at other times, they are more beautiful and powerful than the original song could ever be.

When I finally become a producer, in a broadcast sense of the word, I plan to institute a "cover band only" rule.

But until that day, here are a few of my favorite songs.

Toxic, by Nickel Creek



Baby Got Back, inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan



Walking on the Moon, Cas Haley



Life on Mars, Seu Jorge



Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley



Sweet Home Alabama, The Leningrad Cowboys and the Red Army Chorus



I Don't Feel Like Dancing, Hayseed Dixie