Well, not “better,” but Stereogum-approved nonetheless. Check out the latest cover songs rocking the blogosphere’s collective iTunes…
Magnolia Electric Co. – “Werewolves Of London” (Warren Zevon)
From the album Hard To Love A Man
Download MP3 at Bars And Guitars
Micah P. Hinson – “Yard Of Blonde Girls” (Jeff Buckley)
From the album Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley
Download MP3 at Bopperenlarme
Brad Mehldau Trio – “She’s Leaving Home” (The Beatles)
From the album Day Is Done
Download MP3 at The Suburbs Are Killing Us
Calexico – “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (Joy Division)
From the album Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs
Download MP3 at Gorilla Vs Bear
White Stripes – “Walking With A Ghost” (Tegan & Sara)
Coming to iTunes November 14. (Tip via Laura.)
Download MP3 at …
Sorry, you’re on your own with that last one. But it’s pretty awesome if you can find it (thanks anonymous e-mailer). Jack White knows a great pop tune when he hears one, even if it conjures images of Calgary siblings’ horrible haircuts.
UPDATE: Thanks Dodge for the link:
Jose Gonzalez – “Love Will Tear Us Apart” (Joy Division)
From a concert in Stockholm.
Download MP3 at Songs: Illinois
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Well, Jack White’s certainly got the voice for that particular song.
“I said pleeease, please don’t insist…”
I really wanna hear that Stripes’ Walking With A Ghost, as it is a damn, damn good pop tune. The mashup of that song with Mylo floating around isn’t half bad either.
I dont know where you can download the white stripes walking with a ghost, but if you listen to their show that is on NPR.ORG’s All Songs Considered, they play it somewhere in the middle of the set. they also do rated x in that show.
you can walk on over to rapidshare and get it:
http://tinyurl.com/a9jnk
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or here
http://webvomit.blogspot.com/2005/10/im-officially-jumping-on-arctic.html
nice to see that banalamaramadan hates Scott, too.
anyway, ILM has the Stripes cover in this thread:
http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=6383598
dodge has the white stripes track (studio and live versions) posted at his blog
http://myoldkyhome.blogspot.com
cool synthpop cover of ABBA (?) song “I know theres something going on”:
http://www.luxxury.com/frida/
Wow, Jack White’s version of Walking with a Ghost is painful. I can’t believe he bothered to record that and I can’t believe I prefer listening to Tegan & Sara.
I heard the npr show mentioned above and thought for sure they were going to segue into their own tune about ghosts from the new album. no such luck. don’t forget about our covers! http://www.myspace.com/covermebadd
I’ve got an entire covers podcast continuing through the weekend, and a cheap prize for whoever can guess all the tracks:
http://www.marathonpacks.com/2005/10/marathonpacks-podcast-3.html
My ears just exploded. wow, I didnt think it was possible to destroy that song, but somehow jack white managed to. Oh the humanity.
Why is a guy singing that Frida cover? First Jack White mangles Tegan and Sara, now this. Bad day for covers.
seriously marathonpacks. don’t you think it’s a little cheap to be advertising on someone else’s blog? i know there isn’t any official blog etiquette to speak of, but i think plugging your own thing is a little inappropriate. just let your comments and the link do the talking.
hey b are you jealous or something? The man has in my opinion the best music blog that I have ever come across. He knows tons about music and can write the best music reviews in the blogosphere. You may learn something by visiting his blog. Why don’t you comment on the post instead of railing on someone who is joining in the spirit of the post and noting that he has recently put up a bunch of music covers on his site? Isn’t that what blogging is about?
BTW, I got a post up that has a cool cover of the Stones Paint It Black by Firewater. What do you think of that b?
B can suck a D. marathonpacks kicks ass.
It’s also on my site. I know five other people already chimed in, but what the hell.
http://indieblogheaven.typepad.com/
Oh, ouch…White Stripes version of Tegan & Sara’s song has the worst drumming I’ve heard in a very very long time.
marathonpacks was doing a stereogum a favor when he linked here.
http://fadedyouth.blogspot.com is the hottest website
if you hate perez hilton or trent, then check it out
http://fadedyouth.blogspot.com
i mean no disrespect to marathonpacks, d. i agree that the blog is excellent. my point was simply (and it was unfair to address it specifically to marathonpacks. i apologize.) is that: one’s comments and url link should suffice as an advertisement.
one of the great things about a site like Sterogum that actually gets a lot of traffic is that the comments section exists at all. when major corporations start their own copycat blogs (msnbc, microsoft or yahoo) you can bet they won’t let people comment
so for that reason alon I for one won’t be visiting the self promoting blogger above.
Craig, your comment contradicts itself and does not make sense. because we can comment is even more the reason to ‘promote’ your site. blogging is about sharing ideas and visiting other people sites and hearing what others think. if the big corporations take over then we lost that right to share and ‘promote’. doesn’t make sense what you said.
And b, thanks for the follow up and for doing so in a mature respectful manner!
Oh god… that is the worst cover i’ve ever heard.
hey matts -
its funny that you asked ‘why is a guy singing’ the frida song – it didn’t occur to me that this is a bad thing for a cover version. it begs the question: what elements of a “good” cover need to remain faithful to the original ,versus what are “ok” to alter?
to me, singer gender is totally up for grabs. as is arrangement, and tempo. but the lyrics are sacred. one of my favorite covers is the white stripes version of dolly parton’s “jolene” (the sisters of mercy also covered this). so maybe i even like covers *better* when the singer is the opposite gender!
april
This new site is in beta, but once done it will let you upload your MP3 library and then play it with any wired device!
I love that Calexico version. I even posted it on my Tokyo Blog, check it out. I have loads of Japanese Indies.
The Brad Mehldau Trio and Calexico versions are really beautiful. Thank you very much for sharing these tracks !!(and thank you very much for the link
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you think jack white knows he’s playing the wrong damn chord on that song? not to be a tegan and sara trainspotter, but i’m pretty sure that first chord on the verses is minor.
hating the white stripes still,
spinsouth
John Peel says your hatred is misplaced, spinsouth!
hey, can i join the white stripes hater bandwagon? Tegan and Sara are mediocre. This version of “Walking with a Ghost” is much better. You are all a bunch of puppets. fyi.
John Peel’s ghost will haunt you this All Hallow’s Eve, Haterade!
that cover is pretty awful. i’m going to stick with the Mylo remix as my favorite.