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Cover Me Q&A: What’s your favorite cover song performed by an actor or actress onscreen?

Posted by Staff at 12:00 pm 12 Responses »

Jan 222014

Welcome to Cover Me Q&A, where we take your questions about cover songs and answer them to the best of our ability.

Here at Cover Me Q&A, we’ll be taking questions about cover songs and giving as many different answers as we can. This will give us a chance to hold forth on covers we might not otherwise get to talk about, to give Cover Me readers a chance to learn more about individual staffers’ tastes and writing styles, and to provide an opportunity for some back-and-forth, as we’ll be taking requests (learn how to do so at feature’s end).

Today’s question: What’s your favorite cover song performed by an actor or actress onscreen?
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Cover Video Roundup: ZZ Top and Cee Lo Green, Plus Masked Russian Prog, Brazilian Backstreet Boys, More

Posted by Ray Padgett at 4:00 pm No Responses »

Nov 122012

For their latest single, ZZ Top draw on an unlikely inspiration: Houston rapper DJ DMD, who had a minor local hit in 1999 with “25 Lighters (ft. Lil’ Keke & Fat Pat).” The bearded trio have renamed it “I Gotsta Get Paid,” and fuzz-riffed it out with a classic chicks and hot rods video. Continue reading »

In the Spotlight: Lyle Lovett

Posted by Patrick Robbins at 5:00 pm 2 Responses »

Apr 272012

In the Spotlight showcases a cross-section of an artist’s cover work. View past installments, then post suggestions for future picks in the comments!

When Lyle Lovett first arrived, the country music scene was proud to call the tall Texan one of their own. As his career developed, though, the top-twenty hits dried up, and the establishment took a wary step back. Lovett’s songs may have had a southern feel, but they were also infused with folk, jazz, blues, and big band (make that “large band”), and there was nothing formulaic about his lyrics, which never met a cliche they couldn’t leave sprawling in the dirt. Continue reading »

Watch: Michael J. Fox Brings “Johnny B. Goode” Back to the Present

Posted by Courteney Palis at 9:00 am No Responses »

Nov 162011

Think back, way back, all the way back…to the future. In this 1985 cult classic, the brave and quick-witted protagonist, Marty McFly, played by Michael J. Fox, essentially founds rock and roll through a cover of legendary guitarist (and actual rock and roll pioneer) Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode.” Although Fox himself didn’t play the guitar or sing the song in the film, the scene remains one of the movie’s most memorable. And now we’re lucky enough to witness it again. Fox recreated his iconic performance – red guitar and all – at his annual charity benefit in New York City, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s. Continue reading »

In the Spotlight: Judas Priest

Posted by Eric Garneau at 5:00 pm 8 Responses »

Jun 162011

In the Spotlight showcases a cross-section of an artist’s cover work. View past installments, then post suggestions for future picks in the comments!

Of all the heavy metal bands that came to prominence in the 1980s, none had more significant covers than Judas Priest. That’s especially impressive when you consider that Priest only did four of them in their entire existence (that statistic includes live shows). Clearly, they’re not a band to toss off random covers on a whim. Yet all but one of their tributes ended up providing defining moments for their career. Continue reading »

We’re Number Two!

Posted by Ray Padgett at 10:00 pm 3 Responses »

May 102010

Number-one hits get all the glory, but what about the runners-up, the second-best, the popular-but-not-quite-popular-enough? You might be surprised what classic singles stalled at #2, and what forgotten yesterhits kept them from the top. Cover Me salutes the silver medalists as a reminder to the kids: winning isn’t everything. As long as you come in second.