THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF 2008 COVERS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE-A to Z (Part One)

Posted on December 15th, 2008 by ekko

Lots of the time, when I’m looking for a song or examples of a band’s catalog, I turn to the archive. It’s a fount of great stuff, and these are the best covers of the lot for this year. And by “best,” I mean most interesting. And by “the lot” I mean the ones I was able to find.

And this post is so big, I’ve busted it across more than one post…

A is for A Little Less Conversation-Ha Ha The Moose (Elvis Presley). Check these guys out. HHTM are a solid band you’ve probably never heard of . . .

B is for Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen Cover)-Annie Bethancourt. There’s been lots of covers of this tune, but Bethancourt’s is one of the best. Her voice is perfect.

B is also for The Band. The Weight (The Band)-Little Feat. Yes, Little Feat is STILL around!

C is for Come Together-Carbon Leaf (Beatles cover). One of the best basslines in rock and roll history.

C is also for Powderfinger (Neil Young)-Cowboy Junkes. I’ve always loved this version. It’s so haunting.

D is for Danger! Maybe I’m Amazed (Paul McCartney and Wings)-Harvey Danger, with guitar solo by Jon Brion.

E is for All The Young Dudes (Mott the Hoople)-Alejandro Escovedo. Such a tremendous talent here. You really should see him live. I’d tell you to buy his new record, but it’s on a major label.

F is for Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)-Smashing Pumpkins. An oldie but a goodie from Corgan’s group. For something a little newer . . . The Sounds of Silence (Simon and Garfunkle)-Smashing Pumpkins.

G is for Loving Cup-God Johnson (Rolling Stones)

H is for Country Honk-Hayes Carl (Rolling Stones)

I is for “I Will See You Tomorrow” for another post!

Tags: Best of 2008

4 Responses to "THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF 2008 COVERS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE-A to Z (Part One)"

Comment By: Jason

December 15th, 2008 at 7:52 am

I think your link to the Presley tune is wrong, it links to the Cohen cover. And no, I’ve never heard of Ha Ha The Moose. Are they gonna have problems with Ha Ha Tonka?

Comment By: sluggo

December 15th, 2008 at 9:54 am

looks like the ha ha moose track is the bethancourt track/When I go to d/load it .

Comment By: ekko

December 16th, 2008 at 5:13 am

The Ha Ha track is fixed. HHTM are a moe. side project.

Comment By: Berkeley Place » THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF 2008 COVERS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE-A to Z (The final part)

December 21st, 2008 at 11:35 am

[...] Part one. [...]

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THE BIGGEST COLLECTION OF 2008 COVERS IN THE BLOGOSPHERE-A to Z (Part One)