under the covers

I love covers – when artists record new versions of songs popularized by other musicians. No doubt some are bad, but many are wonderful. The best ones reimagine songs in surprising ways. My favourite example is Britney Spears’ Oops I Did It Again covered by English folk rock pioneer and guitar god Richard Thompson. There are also tribute records such as this one of John Denver songs. My fave is Some Days are Diamonds. by Amos Lee. Then there are singer songwriters who record entire albums of their favourite songs by others. Two to check out are Molly Tuttle’s ”… but I’d rather be with you” and Frampton Forgets the Words, a record of instrumental covers by Peter Frampton.      

I have a playlist of originals and covers on Spotify. Have a listen.