The delightful duo of Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte that consistently blows up the YouTubes as Pomplamoose has recorded a fun videosong cover of the Angry Birds theme song. I consistently like their songs, so I figured I’d take a crack at writing this post. I always like to get familiar with the song being covered, and thus begins the chain of events that led to me understanding this music video. Continue reading »
For some reason, people seem obsessed with covering the Super Mario Bros. theme song. Since the inception of YouTube, countless versions of the abnormally catchy tune have popped up in various arrangements, including on guitar, 11-string bass, clarinet quartet, beatboxing flute (pretty impressive) and any other instrument you can name. Maybe people just like to revisit the wasted hours of their youth by wasting their adulthood as well! Continue reading »
‘Tis the season for covers (more on that later today) and who better to ring in the first day of December than our old friends Pomplamoose? Their “VideoSongs” have collectively racked up millions of views on YouTube and earned them fans like Ben Folds. They’ve been promoting original material lately, but they return to covers with “Deck the Halls.” Continue reading »
Five Good Covers presents five cross-genre reinterpretations of an oft-covered song.
Michael Jackson’s sixth solo album Thriller exploded onto the music scene in 1983. A year later, he released “Beat It” as the album’s third single and won two Grammys. As of September 2010, “Beat it” has been downloaded over 1.6 million times. The music video is just as iconic as the song; there is no other instance where a knife fight between tough gang leaders could devolve into synchronized arm flaps/pelvic thrusts and still be taken seriously.
While Michael’s death last year sparked a flurry of YouTube tributes to the King of Pop, “Beat it” has generated a wide range of interpretations ever since its debut. Ranking #337 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list, its popularity has inspired artists worldwide, from off-key amateurs to Fall Out Boy (ft. John Mayer, no less). Here are five of the best. Continue reading »