The Perfect Cover Version

2007 April 7
by Alun

Picking up on Sharon Howard’s question, what makes the perfect cover version?

It changes the song.
Tricky: Black Steel

It changes the meaning.
Happy Mondays: Lazyitis

If the version HAS to be made then it’s the done by the band that should have written the song.
The BC-52’s: (Meet) The Flintstones
Extra points if you spot the unfortunate mispelling.

The performer feels a special connection with the song.
Billy Bragg: Unisex Chip Shop
Ok, not exactly a cover version, but I’ve been looking for an excuse to link to it for weeks.

It’s done by the Pet Shop Boys.
Go West

Bonus: The band covers themselves and upset the organisers of the Brit Awards:
What the Brits thought they were getting: KLF – 3AM Eternal
What they got: KLF (and Extreme Noise Terror) – 3AM Eternal

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