The Frank & Walters’ cover of “Cemetery Gates” by The Smiths is interesting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4qek3Lf_sc
Continuing the theme of disappointing covers, Belle & Sebastian did a cover of “Crash” by The Primitives that leaves me wanting to only listen to the original.
The cover is low energy, the use of piano is unappealing, and his vocals are irritating — the way he pronounces the words crash and fast is odd.
The Primitives:
Have you heard Jukebox The Ghost’s cover of “I Love You Always Forever”?
The vocals sound weak, whiny, and tinny compared to Donna Lewis’s in the original version.
This seemingly impromptu cover by Pillowcase (below) is a lot better than Jukebox The Ghost’s — it captures the spirit of the original song better: the sense of movement, the momentum that builds, and the soaring chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLzi2nfmUqQ
In honor of Halloween, here’s a cover of The Misfit’s song “Skulls” by Blackblack:
Last week, Taylor Swift did a nice cover of “Riptide” by Vance Joy on BBC Radio 1:
Angus Stone’s cover of “Hold On” by the Alabama Shakes, for Triple J in Australia:
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