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[Listen] The Kills - "Pale Blue Eyes" (Velvet Underground Cover)
With The Kills having released their awesome sounding studio album Blood Pressures last year they still keep offering up goodness for us! With the release of their recent single "The Last Goodbye" they put out a B-Side too which was a great sounding cover of the Velvet Underground track "Pale Blue Eyes" which featured on their self titled debut way back 1969. Check out how Alison and Jamie do below and grab the download too while your at it thanks to Domino Record Co.
[Watch] Laura Marling - "My Winding Wheel" (Ryan Adams Cover)
We know Laura Marling has a mutual respect for Ryan Adams as we saw them perform a wonderful track together at the legendary Abbey Road Studios back in November last year, and we've also seen some footage from this very show above at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City. However, the two overlap again as Laura played a cover of Adams' "My Winding Wheel" and you can enjoy the performance at the top. I hope the two meet up again for some more performances in the future but this ode to one from the other will do for now.
[Watch] Ryan Adams - "Holy Diver" (Dio Cover)
We know by this point that Ryan Adams is a talented man that likes to put his own twist on songs. Today, BPM points towards a rather nice sounding moment when the man covered Dio's classic hit, "Holy Diver". As Beats point out the venue has a rather strict policy about using video equipment or mobile phones to capture images etc but some gig goer managed to get a pretty decent recording of the cover. Peep it at the top.
[Listen] Portugal. The Man - "I'd Rather Go Blind" (Etta James Cover)
Paying their respects to the late, great Etta James, Portugal. The Man have offered up a fantastic sounding cover of her classic track, "I’d Rather Go Blind". The track was part of a KCRW session the band did and it sounds devine. A fitting dedication from one talent to another. Etta will be missed but her legend lives on. Check out PTM's take on the track below.
[Listen] Ed Sheeran - "Empire State of Mind" (Jay-Z/Alicia Keys Cover)
We know by now that Ed Sheeran is a man that can cover anything he puts his mind to and to add to this further recently on a visit to 1xtra he put in a cover of Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind". Pretty impressive. If you've not grabbed his collaborative EP with Yelawolf, The Slumdon Bridge, yet then jump on over here and get yourself familiar with the kind of stuff this guy is up to at the moment.
[Watch] Girls Cover Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You"
During their performance at this weekend's Laneway Festival in Singapore, San Francisco duo Girls paid tribute to the late Whitney Houston by covering her famed track "I Will Always Love You." Take a look at the live tribute above, via Disco Naïveté.
[Watch] Chairlift x Kool A.D. - "Party" (Beyoncé Cover)
Chairlift and Das Racist‘s Kool A.D recently hooked up when is Oz on Triple J's Like A Version Series and whilst there they put in an unusual cover, as to be expected with the series! They put in a nice sounding version of Queen B's André 3000 featuring track "Party" which featured on her latest LP, 4. Check out the Beyoncé cover at the top via Listen Before You Buy.
[Listen] Tom Jones - "Evil" (Howlin' Wolf Cover) Prod. by Jack White
Two evenings ago, Huw Stephens of BBC Radio One debuted a brand new track from none other than Sir Tom Jones, the legendary 71-year-old crooner. The track in question is a cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Evil" and was put together with the helping hands of the man of the hour, Jack White. It will be released as part of Third Man Records’ Blue Series and on the 5th of March he'll release this along with a new recording of his 2002 track "Jezebel", both with production credits going to White. See what you make of it below via Tom Jones International.