All Along the Watchtower: Dylan or Hendrix?

Dylan vs Hendrix. Which version of All Along the Watchtower defines the song? We also examine versions by XTC, U2, Pearl Jam, Neil Young, Dave Matthews band, and T.S.O.L. Is there a definitive winner? And what about that bizzare version from Battlestar Galactica? I answer all these questions in Cover vs Original: All Along the Watchtower. Continue reading All Along the Watchtower: Dylan or Hendrix?

Which Version of Mr. Grinch Stinks! Stanks! Stunks?

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You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, as covered by Mojo Nixon, Sixpence None The Richer, Jim Carrey, Mannheim Steamroller, The Cast of Glee (featuring k. d. lang), CeelLo Green (featuring Straight No Chaser, and Tyler the Creator. Put head to head against the original Thurl Ravenscroft version, which versions find their own ground? Which versions shine against the original? And which versions stink, stank, stunk? Continue reading Which Version of Mr. Grinch Stinks! Stanks! Stunks?

Which Blue Suede Shoes Cover Scuffs the Dance Floor?

It’s one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready….now pick a version of Blue Suede Shoes. Cover Vs Original: Blue Suede Shoes Cover versions. Including Elvis, Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Black Sabbath, Mötörhead, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Nine Inch Elvis, and the Brotherhood of St. Gregory. Continue reading Which Blue Suede Shoes Cover Scuffs the Dance Floor?

Any Way the Wind Blows: Covers of Bohemian Rhapsody

Any Way the Wind Blows: Covers of Bohemian Rhapsody. Featuring covers by The Flaming Lips, Weird Al, Pentatonix, Panic! at the Disco,Montserrat Caballé with Bruce Dickinson, Emilie Autumn, The Muppets, The cast of Glee, and The Protomen. Which covers capture the spirit of Queen’s masterpiece? Which ones fail? Continue reading Any Way the Wind Blows: Covers of Bohemian Rhapsody