Crooked Still lead singer Aoife O’Donovan knows her way around a cover. Since the pandemic, she’s been recording solo covers, a number of which we’ve featured here at Cover Me. And her album-length cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska made our list of the best cover and tribute albums of 2021. And on her new album, she tackles Bob Dylan. Continue reading »
Aoife O’Donovan — The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll (Bob Dylan cover)
Bartees Strange — You Always Hurt The Ones You Love (Mills Brothers cover)
Beyoncé — Blackbird (The Beatles cover)
The Gaslight Anthem is an American punk-rock/indie-rock band from New Jersey comprised of Alex Rosamilia (guitar), Brian Fallon (vox, guitar), Alex Levine (bass), and Benny Horowitz (drums). And recently? The four-piece group decided to take Billie Eilish’s early ballad “Ocean Eyes” and turn it on its head. The idea reportedly came from when lead singer/guitarist Brian Fallon’s daughter turned her dad onto the song. And the rest? History! Continue reading »
“Hand in My Pocket” is the second single from Alanis Morissette‘s breakout album, Jagged Little Pill, as well as her first ever Canadian #1 song. As much as this album was big in the US, it was even bigger in her native Canada where it went double Diamond and produced four #1 songs as well as a #2. For some reason “Hand in My Pocket” wasn’t released as a single in the US so it had less of an impact, though it still received enough airplay to chart well.
Still, it makes sense that it would be a little less popular of a cover than the biggest songs in the US from Jagged Little Pill and that a Canadian band like July Talk would be a little more likely to perform it. July Talk have been around for a little over a decade with a fair amount of success, due to their famous live performances.They were invited by CBC to cover the song in honour (with a u) of the upcoming Juno Awards (Canada’s Grammys.) They were a little nervous of doing it because of how big Alanis and this album were in Canada at the time. Continue reading »
Billy Idol’s iconic Rebel Yell album is 40 years old. The old punk is taking the chance to reissue a deluxe edition. As well as his huge hits of the title track and “Eyes Without a Face,” and the usual offcuts and remixes, he has uncovered an old cover of the Rose Royce classic “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.” Continue reading »
“Working Man” is far and away Rush‘s most famous song from their brief pre-Neil Peart era (i.e. their first album), before they went fully prog rock. Never a single, it was often a part of their live shows. It’s primarily known for its open riff and its extended guitar solo.
The famous opening riff could almost qualify as proto-sludge metal so it’s no surprise that it appeals to thrash and thrash-influenced metal bands. American thrash/groove metal legends Prong recorded a cover of this song for their 13th studio album last year, and they’ve released a longer version of it just in time for the song’s 50th anniversary. Continue reading »