Posts tagged the sundays
new Cranberries almost Sundayslike
Feb 15th
So.
The cranberries are back. ‘Roses’ is their new cd (their 6th I think) and is scheduled for release February 27th. I just heard the first release Tomorrow:
Tomorrow: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBQeLenafqY
I have it admit.
It almost has a Sundays like feel to it … and The Sundays remain one of my favorite bands for their happy poppy sound … and Harriett Wheeler’s voice.
<so that is good for the cranberries>
And just because I mentioned it I thought would include a couple Sundays songs:
Remake of Wild Horses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9lEd5bIbbQ
<possibly the best remake of all time>
Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2LNEIOjTOA&feature=relmfu
<sigh. I miss Harriett’s voice>
Back to Cranberries.
The band is also offering a free download from the new cd … one of the deeper tracks on the cd but it is a good song. If you like the cranberries download it.
It’s been awhile since we heard from the cranberries (although Dolores released a couple of solo forgettable cds).
Which begs the question … why do some lead singers sound awesome in their band environment and some just … don’t well … sound as good solo (but they are still writing & singing the same type of stuff)?
One of those great unanswered questions I guess.
Anyway.
If you wonder what they have been doing and just want to catch up on cranberries knowledge there is a nice video of an interview they did on BBC Breakfast. Even if you don’t like the Cranberries it is just fun to hear the Irish lilt in the interview. Best part. O’Riordan saying: ‘We went a bit mental’
BBC Breakfast interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16681453
I always like their stuff. I thought their next to last cd was underrated (hard to follow up the earlier music I guess). And they seem to be mellowing a little as they get older which I think fits Delores’s voice better.
Enjoy.
20 Cover Songs You May Want To Listen To
Jan 22nd
There have been a lot of great covers over time. This is my list of the ones I enjoy hearing and believe are interesting versions of the original (and in some cases better than the original). I have listed the cover artist, the song and the original artist.
1. Sun Kil Moon “Kentucky Woman” (Neil Diamond)
2. The Sundays “Wild Horses” (Rolling Stones)
3. Aerosmith “Train kept a’Rollin” (Tiny Bradshaw..Cream covered it too)
4. Stevie Ray Vaughan “Superstition” (Stevie Wonder)
Note: Also check out this MTV video from 1989 with both Stevies doing Superstition together.
5. The Bangles “Hazy Shade of Winter” (Simon & Garfunkel)
6. Kristin Hersh “Trouble” (Cat Stevens)
7. Ryan Adams “Wonderwall” (Oasis)
8. Evan Dando:
- with his girlfriend Julianna Hatfield & the Blake Babies “Temptation Eyes” (The Grass Roots)
9. Alison Krauss “Can’t Find my Way back Home” (Blind Faith)
10. 10,000 Maniacs “Peace Train” (Cat Stevens)
although their cover of “To Sir with Love” (Lulu) featuring Michael Stipe is a close second for them
11. Nonpoint “In the Air Tonight” (Phil Collins)
12. Quietdrive “Time after Time” (Cyndi Lauper)
13. Aimee Mann “Baby Blue” (Badfinger)
14. Foo Fighters “Baker Street” (Gerry Rafferty)
15. The Atari’s “Boys of Summer” (Don Henley)
16. Lenny Kravitz “American Woman” (Guess Who)
17. The Fugees “Killing me Softly” (Roberta Flack)
18. Scissor Sisters “Comfortably Numb” (Pink Floyd)
19. Disturbed “Land of Confusion” (Genesis)
5 Honorable mentions:
Robert Downey doing Joni Mitchell’s “River” on Ally McBeal
Red Hot Chili Peppers doing Ohio Players “Love Rollercoaster”
Mindy Smith singing a 1940’s British song “Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square”
Sarah McLachlan doing XTC’s “Dear God”
Alanis Morissette’s kickin’ version of Seal’s “Crazy.”
Cover I would like to hear done:
“Under the Milkyway” The Church
