Sep 232024
 
68 cover intergalactic'68

“Intergalactic” was the Beastie Boys‘ most successful single, but it is only their third most-covered song. That’s probably because their two most covered songs – “Fight for Your Right” and “Sabotage” – are much closer to conventional rock music than much of the rest of their catalogue. It’s probably hard for musicians to imagine what “Intergalactic” would sound like without its main hook just so or the the trio’s distinctive voices rapping during the verses. Continue reading »

Apr 302018
 
best cover songs april

April was the best month for covers of the year so far. There’s no particular reason for that, I suspect. These things just ebb and flow. But the fact remains that it was a proverbial embarrassment of riches, as the length of the list below confirms.

As always, there’s no quality difference between the main picks and the honorable mentions; a cover’s categorization is only determined by how much I had to say about it. Continue reading »