I absolutely love this cover. Slow heartfelt vocals, beautiful backing harmonies and the instrumentation is gorgeous. I think there might be a dobro or something in there too, giving it that wonderful yearning treatment. Or maybe it’s a pedal steel. Whatever it is, it’s beautiful!
Always On My Mind (Elvis Presley Cover) – Iron & Wine and Calexico
Flaming Lips covers are pretty hit and miss usually, but I’ve found one that I reckon works pretty well. It’s a pretty straight delivery, but there are a few spacey sound effects scattered throughout that do give it a bit of a quirky feel.
Just Like Starting Over (John Lennon Cover) – Flaming Lips
Ingrid Michaelson has a stunning voice and this cover is lovely, but think that it would’ve been a lot better if she hadn’t done all the dressy bits with her voice and just sung it straight.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland Cover) – Ingrid Michaelson
Here’s my favourite version of ‘Rainbow’. Simple ukulele and wistful vocals. Absolutely beautiful.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland Cover) – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Image from here.
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November 4, 2008 at 10:47 am
JoeG
Love your page and thanks for these covers, but the first song isn’t Iron & Wine and Calexico but rather is a duplicate of Over The Rainbow. Thanks again.
November 4, 2008 at 1:13 pm
itallstarted
Oops! I’ve fixed it now and it should be fine. Thanks for letting me know, and for stopping by!
November 10, 2008 at 4:22 am
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