Cover: Wish You Were Here by Radiohead & Sparklehorse?

[Swish]

I enjoy a good "straight" cover now and then, but I kind of have the opposite view. If you're not going to do something original with the song, then why bother trying to immitate the artist that recorded it in the first place. THAT seems like more of a waste of time to me. As I said, a decent straight cover is great sometimes.. Tom Petty does great "straight" covers.. "Changed the Locks" or "Feel a Whole Lot Better" are both enjoyable, because he adds his Tom Pettyness. But most "straight" covers do little other than emphasize how much better the original is.

I much prefer reworks than straight covers. Check out some of the covers that the Red House Painters have done. Their cover of The Cars' "All Mixed Up" is amazing, one of my favorite recordings of the 90's. He took the lyrics and created a whole new musical shell around them. Nothing wrong with that in my book.

Most covers are just for fun anyways, so I think, if you're going to do it, then make something new and exciting.

Just my 3 cents.

-jar

which has to rank right up there with my all-time favorite covers. The best part about it is that it's such a departure from the Cars version that it's not immediately recognizable, which is a good thing in this case since I really don't care for the Cars version.

Swish

[Troy]

Madonna's cover of "American Pie" is a cultural embarassment. Can't wait to hear her cover of "McArthur Park" too . . .