The first step seems to be picking the right song to cover. How many cover versions of average or downright horrible songs have you heard (not to be confused with 'How many horrible versions of songs have you heard?'... think karaoke)? Probably few to none- what is the point of re-living a lackluster, unmemorable musical moment? Thus it should be no surprise that a well-written, catchy, thoughtful, layered, message-laden classic makes for perfect cover version fodder. Hence the frequency of Beatles, Stevie, Sly Stone, Burt Bacharach, Doors etc. covers I found while rifling through my records for this week's 'Cover Version Special'. A great song will usually inspire a slew of cover versions, often times released within a mere few years or less of the original release (or so it went back when vinyl was still being produced and jazz musicians had to find new ways to pay their bills).
Be warned- this week's show is a haphazard live-to-air assembly of a diverse array classics as you've never (or seldomly) heard before. With Frank Booker on leave this week and 3 new interns in the house it was hectic and fun all at the same time... (Biggups Jana, Koko B Ware and Shake n Blake, our newest additions to the HIQI fandamily)
{Another note, this will be Part 1 of a series as there are still a good many versions that need to be played, not to mention most of the playlist is pre-1990...}
HIQI AUG. 21, 2011- COVER VERSION SPECIAL PLAYLIST
- Dennis Mobley and Fresh Taste – Superstition [P&P Records] /Stevie Wonder
- Mike Mandel – Peg (Community Service Edit) [Vanguard] /Steely Dan
- Chaka Khan – We Can Work It out [Warner] /The Beatles
- Black Heat - Drive My Car [Atlantic] /The Beatles
- Rueben Wilson – Stoned Out of My Mind [Cadet Records] /The Chi-Lites
- The Wailers – What’s New Pussycat [Studio One] /Tom Jones
- The Scribes of Ra– Problemes D’Amour (Dan Aikido Re-rub) [White] /Alexander Robotnik
- Angela Bofill – People Make the World Go Around [GRP] / The Stylistics
- Slingshot – Shook Me All Night Long [Quality Records] / AC-DC
- Yellow Magic Orchestra – Tighten Up [A&M] /Archie Bell and the Drells
- The Dirtbombs – Cosmic Cars [In the Red Records] /Cybotron
- The Clash – Police and Thieves [Sony] /Junior Murvin
- Devo – Satisfaction [Warner Bros] /The Rolling Stones
- Trouble Funk – Trouble Funk Express [Funky Delicacies] /Kraftwerk
- EU – Family Affair [T.T.E.D Records] /Sly and the Family Stone
- Travis Biggs – Fly Like an Eagle [Souljazz] /The Steve Miller Band
- Minnie Ripperton – Light my Fire [Capitol] /The Doors
- Young Holt Unlimited – Light My Fire [Brunswick Records] /The Doors
- Jimmy Castor Bunch– Purple Haze/Foxy Lady [RCA Stereo] /Jimi Hendrix
- Love – Hey Joe [Golden Archive] /The Leaves (and Jimi Hendrix)
- Simtec and Wylie – Maggie May [Mercury] /Rod Stewart
- The Faboulous Counts – Hey Jude [Cotillion Records] /The Beatles
- The Nite-Liters – Valdez in the Country [RCA Records] /Donny Hathaway
- Stevie Wonder – We Can Work It Out [Tamla Motown] /The Beatles
- Syreeta – She’s Leaving Home [Mwest] /The Beatles
- Jose Feliciano – Golden Lady [RCA Victor] /Stevie Wonder
- The New Birth – Fire and Rain [RCA] /James Taylor
- Average White Band – Walk On By [Atlantic] /Isacc Hayes
- Byron Lee and the Dragonaires- Apache [Dynamite Soul] /Incredible Bongo Band
- Ernest Ranglin– Congo Man Chant [Island Jamaica Jazz] /The Congos
- Process and the Doo Rags- Thin Line Between Love and Hate [Columbia] /The Persuaders
Sorted...
HIQI Aug. 22, 2011- The Cover Version Special Pt. 1
HIQI Aug. 22, 2011- The Cover Version Special Pt. 2
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