Muse’s cover of Nina Simone’s version of ‘Feeing Good’ has been named the best cover song of all time.
The Devon trio beat the likes of The Beatles’ version of ‘Twist And Shout’ and Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’ to the title, after over 15,000 music fans voted online in an NME.COM poll commissioned by SEAT, whose new music show ‘On Track With’ airs tonight (September 22) on Channel 4.
Conversely, Britney Spears’ reworking of ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’ was voted the worst cover song of all time, ahead of Ronan Keating’s ‘Fairytale of New York’, Take That’s version of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and Mark Ronson’s ‘No One Knows’.
The 10 best cover versions of all time are:
1. Muse – ‘Feeling Good’
2. The Beatles – ‘Twist and Shout’
3. Johnny Cash – ‘Hurt’
4. Jimi Hendrix – ‘Hey Joe’
5. Nirvana – ‘Where Did You Sleep Last Night’
6. The Clash – ‘I Fought The Law’
7. Jeff Buckley – ‘Hallelujah’
8. Jimi Hendrix – ‘All Along The Watchtower’
9. Marvin Gaye – ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’
10. The White Stripes – ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’
The 10 worst cover versions of all time are:
1. Britney Spears – ‘I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll’
2. Ronan Keating – ‘Fairytale of New York’
3. Celine Dion – ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’
4. Take That – ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
5. M People – ‘Itchycoo Park’
6. Robbie Williams – ‘Song 2’
7. Will Young – ‘Light My Fire’
8. Madonna – ‘American Pie
9. Limp Bizkit – ‘Faith’
10. Mark Ronson – ‘No One Knows’
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E ancora a proposito di cover…. la miglior cover band dei Pink Floyd in circolazione (a dir la verita’ un poco di piu’ visto che e’ il gruppo di Roger Waters lui compreso) mi mostrera’ la versione ridefinita di The Wall l’11 aprile 2010… per mia grande immensa gioia! Biglietti presi or ora…
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…l’11 aprile 2011… eh eh !
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http://www.rockol.it/recensione-4373/Neil-Young-LE-NOISE
AUGH!
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e tu cosa ne dici generale? per me un nuovo CAPOLAVORO (inaspettato, personalmente…) del grande Neil!
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REM have revealed that they have finished recording their new album.
The as-yet untitled studio effort was produced by Jacknife Lee, who has previously worked with the group and also the likes of Kasabian, Snow Patrol and Editors, reports Billboard.com.
Set to be released in spring 2011, the band’s album was recorded at the Music Shed in New Orleans and at Belin’s Hansa Studios, where U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’ and David Bowie’s ”Heroes” was recorded. Additional material was also recorded in Nashville.
The group’s 15th full length album is the follow-up to 2008’s ‘Accelerate’, which Jacknife Lee also produced.
nme.com
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…scusate se sono molto preso bene da waters ma per un motivo o l’altro avevo ritardato molto nell’acquisto percui da un certo punto di vista e’ stata sudata, nella data di sabato quasi sold out alla fine c’erano solo posti singoli, oggi ho dovuto comprarne tra amici e conoscenti addirittura otto!ho ancora negli occhi l’apertura di in the flesh a verona 4 anni fa’…beh, insomma buon muro a tutti!
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I recently came across this quote of mine from 22 years ago:
” What it comes down to for me is this: Will the technologies of communication in our culture, serve to enlighten us and help us to understand one another better, or will they deceive us and keep us apart?”
I believe this is still a supremely relevant question and the jury is out. There is a lot of commercial clutter on the net, and a lot of propaganda, but I have a sense that just beneath the surface understanding is gaining ground. We just have to keep blogging, keep twittering, keep communicating, keep sharing ideas.
30 Years ago when I wrote The Wall I was a frightened young man. Well not that young, I was 36 years old.
It took me a long time to get over my fears. Anyway, in the intervening years it has occurred to me that maybe the story of my fear and loss with it’s concomitant inevitable residue of ridicule, shame and punishment, provides an allegory for broader concerns.: Nationalism, racism, sexism, religion, Whatever! All these issues and ‘isms are driven by the same fears that drove my young life.
This new production of The Wall is an attempt to draw some comparisons, to illuminate our current predicament, and is dedicated to all the innocent lost in the intervening years.
In some quarters, among the chattering classes, there exists a cynical view that human beings as a collective are incapable of developing more ‘humane’ ie, kinder, more generous, more cooperative, more empathetic relationships with one another.
I disagree.
In my view it is too early in our story to leap to such a conclusion, we are after all a very young species.
I believe we have at least a chance to aspire to something better than the dog eat dog ritual slaughter that is our current response to our institutionalized fear of each other.
I feel it is my responsibility as an artist to express my, albeit guarded, optimism, and encourage others to do the same. To quote the great man, ” You may say that I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.”
– Roger Waters, 2010
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WATERS WOW NON VEDO L’ORA,NEIL YOUNG CAPOLAVORO CON UN PIZZICO DI MERITO A LANOIS,POI DVD DEPECHE CON CORBIJN BEH INSOMMMA,CI SIAMO CAPITI NO?:-)
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