A Good Cover Or Two

The art of covering a song is a complex beast. On the one hand, a cover needs to be in some way different from the original composition. Let's face it, a simple note for note cover is generally useless outside of a live setting (There's an exception to every rule, but deep down you know I'm right). At the same time, a good cover must maintain or, better yet, exemplify some portion of what made the original song great. In short, a great cover should make you fall in love with a song all over again.

I know that there are many amazing covers out there (Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" and Buckley's "Hallelujah" spring to mind), but I just stumbled across a few newer covers that are actually quite good and, in the spirit of sharing, I thought I would pass them along, including the original versions as well.

"We Will Become Silhouettes" Originally created by The Postal Service........

Now a cool re-imagining by The Shins

Second, "Atlantic City" first done by Bruce Springsteen

Now a fantastic cover by The Hold Steady

I hope you enjoyed these, but if not I'm going to continue to post fresh and interesting covers as I find them....

Dan