Oct 30, 2009
Interpretations are great, especially when they come from such recent (and some classic) heavy hitters out the music world. This is, the 2nd compilation of cover songs I have done with the BNB. The first one, was back in 2007 when I was in Seattle, so this set is LONG overdue.
I was really excited to see Goldfrapp cover the State of Grace song, "It's Not Over Yet". This song was a massive progressive trance hit exposed by Paul Okenfold in his stadium sessions back in the late 90's. This song, reinterpreted in the soft coolness of Goldfrapp's vocals hightens this song's potential 20 fold. And the strangest thing, is that this is a cover of a cover as the Klaxons recently did this one.
Another fine gem is The Rest, doing one of my other favorite songs (as you might know, as I've played/annoyed you every damn remix on this broadcast of this one) of Robyn/Kleerup's "With Every Heart Beat". This luscious electro hit is reimagined into a blurry shoegazer track. Incredible!
And lastly, the beginning and end tracks for this set. The first is a heartbreakingly beautiful rendition of Bjork's "Joga" by PS22 elementary school 5th graders out in Stanton Island, NY. The last is Roisin Murphy, Amanda Ghost, Cock'n'Bull Kid, and Sinead O'Connor singing a cover of Chaka Khan's "I'm Every Woman" (This too was also covered by Whitney Houston back in the day). This song was created for the UK Based "Action Aid", an org helping those out in poverty.
Enjoy!
- PS22 Chorus- Joga (Bjork)
- Goldfrapp- Its Not Over Yet (State of Grace)
- The Rest- With Every Heart Beat (Robyn)
- Friendly Fires- I’m Good I’m Gone (Lykke Li)
- Monsters Are Waiting- Wanna Be Adored (Stone Roses)
- The XX- You’ve Got the Love (Candi Stanton)
- Nouvelle Vague- Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division)
- Bat For Lashes- Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
- Good Books- Only You (Yaz/Yazoo)
- Luna- Sweet Child O’ Mine (Guns and Roses)
- Colin Munroe- Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2)
- Rufus Wainright- Across The Universe (The Beatles)
- Jordan Galland- Hungry Like the Wolf (Duran Duran)
- Roisin Murphy/Sinead O’Connor/Cock’n’Bull Kid- I’m Every Woman (Chaka Khan)