Every night on Sabrina Carpenter’s “Sticky & Sweet” tour, there is a part of the show where she plays a musical version of “Spin the Bottle.” Whatever song the bottle lands on, that’s what Carpenter and her band will play. Continue reading »
Daisy Grenade is an American pop-punk duo from New York, New York. Recently, the duet decided to put a spin on one of Sabrina Carpenter’s most popular tunes: “Taste.” The artists wrote, “On a song so clearly about two women, we thought, let’s make this into a duet – what if they’re talking back to each other?”
The end result is a high-octane, genre-swapped cover. This version of the tune begins with taunting vocals and wailing guitars… As it ramps up, we get classic pop-punk harmonies, a la Avril. There’s something oddly satisfying about this version, with its bold feminine belted vocals, heart-beat-like kick drums, and freshly-penned and fiery guitar solos.
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One of the joys of TV specials by musicians is the duets that occur. One only need look to Bing Crosby and David Bowie’s version of “Little Drummer Boy to see how successful these duets might be. In Sabrina Carpenter’s new Netflix Christmas special, she is joined by fellow pop star Chappell Roan for a cover of Wham!’s “Last Christmas.” Keeping true to the aesthetic of both the special and Carpenter’s stage show, the two team up in a scene set late at night/early morning, while they sing the song karaoke style from a TV. The new version of the song plays up the sadness of the lyrics, with the more upbeat rhythm only coming in during the second verse. Continue reading »
Austin rockers Farmer’s Wife go full shoegaze-psych on this Donovan cover just in time for Halloween. They write: “Our cover of ‘Season of the Witch’ materialized out of a drum beat and pedal feedback two Halloweens ago. This creepy classic opened us to more experimentation and allowed us to dive into an eerier side of our sound.”
The late Don Heffington was an acclaimed drummer, so, naturally, his new tribute album includes drum greats like Jim Keltner. But he was also a singer-songwriter, so friends and collaborators like Jackson Browne, Victoria Williams, and Fiona Apple cover his songs. Apple selected “Lately,” the closing song on the final solo studio album of his lifetime, 2016’s Contemporary Abstractions in Folk Song and Dance. Continue reading »
Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Tour just kicked off, and every night, Carpenter tries to keep things fresh by adding a cover into a ‘spin-the-bottle’ segment during the show. When Carpenter played Toronto on September 25th, she made sure this segment had a Canadian feel by covering Ontario native Shania Twain’s “That Don’t Impress Me Much.” Fan-shot video has been posted on YouTube. Continue reading »
Former American Idol contestant David Archuleta has been wooing listeners with his dulcet voice since 2008. Recently, the pop singer decided to cover Sabrina Carpenter. First, the artist performed “Espresso” in concert and now he has tackled her heartrending, chart-topping song “Please Please Please.”
Something about the purity in Archuleta’s voice makes his timbre the perfect fit for a new rendition of the tune. The song’s lyrics detail a relationship where the main character is afraid that their new partner will break their heart. And Archuleta tales these feelings of insecurity and vulnerability and channels them through the voice. Continue reading »