Continuing the Jolene 40th anniversary celebrations - although extended versions exist of all five of Strawberry Switchblade's UK singles, Jolene was the only one that actually had it on the 12".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcHuMjrFCjE

40 years ago today, 2 September 1985, Strawberry Switchblade released their electro-pop, Hi-NRG-influenced cover of Dolly Parton's Jolene, augmented by Larry Adler's fabulous harmonica.

Despite considerable promotional push including a strawberry shaped picture disc, it failed to break the UK top 40. We'll be posting about it all this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6bqbn0u0CA

"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is a theme composed by #EnnioMorricone. It first appeared in the 1966 film of the same name, and was included on the #filmSoundtrack as "#TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly (main title)", with #BrunoNicolai conducting the orchestra. A #coverVersion by #HugoMontenegro in 1967 was a pop hit in both the US and the UK. It has since become one of the most iconic scores in film history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHfbzoq-grE

Gerade läuft bei mir:

The KVB - World In My Eyes
https://cleopatrarecords.bandcamp.com/track/world-in-my-eyes-the-kvb

#CoverVersion by #NinaSimone: "Strange Fruit" (Abel Meeropol)

A live performance at the Jazz à Juan festival in Juan-les-Pins, France, exactly 60 years ago. Six years after the death of Billie Holiday, who first recorded the song.

»Southern trees bear a strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the roots«

YouTube original

Via Invidious

"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed and recorded by American singer #NeilDiamond in 1967 that appears on his second studio album, #JustForYou. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person who finds that drinking #redWine is the only way to forget his woes. #UB40 recorded a #coverVersion in 1983 for their album #LabourOfLove that went to No. 1 in the UK and was moderately successful in the United States. It was rereleased in 1988.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFyNHpNlECI

Was sehe ich denn da auf Bandcamp?

Blixa Bargeld

gefällt sich auf seiner neuen EP als Kunstfigur, die

David Bowie

nachsingt. Oder besser: Die sich an seinem Werk vergreift.

Ein Egotrip der Eitelkeit.

Tut mir leid, ich habe (/hatte?) großen Respekt vor Blixa, aber das hier: Fail.

Insbesondere, wenn man diese EP dem Kreativfeuerwerk gegenüberstellt, was seine ehemaligen Kollegen Axel Hacke oder FM Einheit heutzutage machen. Ja "ehemalig", Hacke scheint auch raus zu sein in Sachen Einstürzende Neubauten . Woran das wohl liegt?

Wenn ich die Wahl hätte zwischen einem David Bowie singenden Blixa und einem Nachrichtensprecher, dann den Nachrichtensprecher. Der trägt immerhin ein ehrliches Gesicht.

Findet Ihr u.a. auf Bandcamp.

no #musicRecommendation keine #MusikEmpfehlung #Blixa #BlixaBargeld #DavidBowie #Bowie #Neubauten #CoverVersion #MusikKritik Ex #industrial #Musik

The Ghost Of You - My Chemical Romance (Vintage 1944 Style Cover) ft. Effie Passero

https://loma.ml/display/373ebf56-1168-4b21-5605-ef0117100300

Erst mal Musik zum Feierabend

The Cure - Foxy Lady (1982)
https://song.link/i/1443467906

"I Almost Lost My Mind" is a #popular song written by #IvoryJoeHunter and published in 1950. Hunter's recording of the song was a number one hit on the US #Billboard #RAndBSinglesChart in that year. Hunter recorded the #12barBlues style song on October 1, 1949, and became a #rhythmAndBlues hit and a #popStandard. Hunter's record sold one million copies by 1956. The best selling version of the song was a #coverVersion by #PatBoone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-1Qrx1FLxI

"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed and recorded by American singer #NeilDiamond in 1967 that appears on his second studio album, #JustForYou. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person who finds that drinking #redWine is the only way to forget his woes. #UB40 recorded a #coverVersion in 1983 for their album #LabourOfLove that went to No. 1 in the UK and was moderately successful in the United States. It was rereleased in 1988.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXt56MB-3vc

Ich habe lange keine Coverversion mehr vom Man in Black gehört. Im Original natürlich von Tom Petty, der noch als Verstärkung dabei ist:

Johnny Cash - I Won't Back Down
https://song.link/i/1440821731

Nach dem #GothDiscoInferno ist vor dem #GothDiscoInferno.

Am 30. Mai kommt die nächste Sendung nur mit Coverversionen.

Mehr als einmal werden The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, New Order, Bauhaus und The Rolling Stones gecovert.

If you ever want to assemble a list of best cover versions of songs, this one of Concrete Blonde doing Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” should absolutely be on your shortlist.

#Music #CoverVersion #NowListening

https://youtu.be/axnCMV-on9Q

"I Can Hear Music" is a song written by #JeffBarry, #EllieGreenwich and #PhilSpector for American #girlGroup #theRonettes (credited as The Ronettes Featuring Veronica) in 1966. This version spent one week on the #Billboard Pop chart at number 100. In early 1969, #theBeachBoys released a #coverVersion as a #single from their album 20/20 (1969), peaking at number 24 in the US. #CashBox said that "Ronnie sings a strong lead throughout the teen-oriented.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOsial01K0g

"Everytime You Go Away" is a song written by American musician #DarylHall. It was first recorded in 1980 by his duo #HallAndOates but was not released as a single. A #coverVersion of the song by #PaulYoung became an international hit in 1985, reaching No. 1 in the US and No. 4 in the UK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUIUtNO7V40