Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is an admitted Taylor Swift fan who has in the past covered Swift’s “But Daddy, I Love Him” in concert. And a few weeks ago in Kansas City, Crutchfield took to the stage as part of Jason Sudeikis’ Thundergong! benefit. Continue reading »
“It’s My Party” was the bigger hit, but these days it feels like “You Don’t Own Me” gets covered more. It’s become something of a feminist anthem (probably an unlikely future for “It’s My Party”…). Dollyrots singer Kelly Ogden said, in sharing her band’s new revved-up cover, “The song is an anthem for female empowerment, about willing to be defiant in the face of something that’s just plain wrong. Sadly, it’s still just as timely as when Lesley sang it over 60 years ago.”
Remember “Sex on Fire”? Gotta be one of the dumbest singles of the 21st century. Folk Bitch Trio covered it for Like a Version, and they, against all odds, manage to redeem it. “It’s an underrated song,” they said. “It rocks. It’s filthy without you really knowing. The Folk Bitch Trio twist is kind of easy: We just sing it in three-part harmony, lock in, look at each other and we’re there.” Continue reading »
It was originally planned that Robbie Williams would be on a promotional tour now, with his new record Britpop. However, Williams decided to push the release to next February so as to not compete with Taylor Swift’s new album. But that doesn’t mean Williams isn’t out performing. On October 9th, he played one of his smallest gigs ever at a 600-person capacity club in London, and he made an appearance in the BBC Radio 1 Anthems Live Lounge. Continue reading »
Gracie Abrams is known for her soft vocals and emotional songwriting. So it was unsurprising for her to cover Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.” The surprise? Abrams covered the nearly 10-minute version during her The Secret of Us tour. Performed solo with only her keyboard at the Kia Forum in L.A., the moment felt like a love letter to Swift’s songwriting and the history between the two artists. Fans sang along, line for line, transforming the arena into an intimate shared moment. Continue reading »
Comedian Marc Maron has a special relationship to Taylor Swift‘s song “Bigger Than the Whole Sky.” Two years ago, while riding his bike, he was listening to the song and was so overwhelmed by it that he crashed his bike and broke his nose. This year, he revealed that it cost $50,000 to use the song in his most recent HBO special, and that all his efforts to reach out to Swift directly and perhaps get a discount had failed. Continue reading »
Four years ago, Australian singer/songwriter Alex Lahey topped our year-end list with a truly phenomenal cover of Faith Hill’s 1998 hit “This Kiss.” She made the Top 10 again in 2023 singing Mama Cass’s Make Your Own Kind of Music.” At this point, whenever Lahey drops a new cover, we’re immediately interested. Her latest, the b-side to a new single supporting trans rights, tackles indie-rockers The Subways 2005 single “Rock & Roll Queen.” Unlike some of her other covers, Lahey doesn’t change it that much (no need to make the already loud-and-rocking song louder and rockier like “This Kiss”). Still, it rips. Continue reading »