tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85402628828913684772024-03-28T09:13:32.029-04:00Totally CoveredNo originals here.redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.comBlogger793125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-81318415021886773892024-03-28T09:13:00.009-04:002024-03-28T09:13:00.242-04:0028 March 2024 - Megan Bonnell - Try <div>Folk-rock singer Megan Bonnell from Ontario covers Canadian treasures Blue Rodeo.</div><div><br /></div><div>You know, these are two artists we have never posted on Wicked Guilty Pleasures. We really need to do that sometime, soon. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, this is a brilliant cover and most of you wouldn't have known it was a cover if I didn't tell you that.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/LRtx1tr_PSk?si=9JySJVXT4fALSJ9t" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-24834466853285482542024-03-27T09:59:00.007-04:002024-03-27T09:59:00.142-04:0027 March 2024 - The Beaches - Turn Me Loose<div>The Beaches are an all-girl rock band from Toronto, formed in 2013.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2019, they did a cover of the 1982 Juno Award winning Single of the Year by Loverboy. Jordan Miller channeling the spirit of Mike Reno is a sight to behold. They have a complete understanding of the shred rock - with the classic guitar solo and iconic bassline - and still manage to put their own style in the song.</div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out!!</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/L10-nI9rkks?si=nULNmcAeWxJJkiFt" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-82436406490007001362024-03-26T09:40:00.000-04:002024-03-26T11:57:47.824-04:0026 March 2024 - The Glorious Sons - Blame Brett<div>This is the best cover I've ever heard - of the hit song by The Beaches.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Glorious Sons are a band from Kingston, Ontario. </div><div><br /></div><div>The lead vocalist of The Glorious Sons is a man named Brett Emmons. </div><div><br /></div><div>You know where this is going, I'm sure.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brett Emmons used to date a woman named Jordan Miller..... who, funny enough, is the lead vocalist for a band from Toronto called The Beaches and who happens to be a co-writer of this song.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's right. He's Brett. He's the Brett you need to blame.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is some next-level trolling, but also, they don't do a bad job on the song.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/5iTkPvVCcw4?si=tvgIJUIxoWNlmS-O" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-88068754762890413292024-03-25T08:43:00.000-04:002024-03-25T08:43:06.541-04:0025 March 2024 - Charlotte Cardin - How You Remind Me<p>Last night's Juno Award big winner (we're writing this weeks before the Junos so we have no way to know if we're right, but we are) covering last year's Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee?</p><p>Yes. Absolutely yes.</p>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.cbc.ca/i/phoenix/player/syndicate/?mediaId=1426263619905" width="640"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-73038411089334571912024-03-22T09:16:00.003-04:002024-03-22T09:16:00.139-04:0022 March 2024 - Charlotte Cardin - Pour que tu m'aimes encore<div>Charlotte Cardin has gone on record to call Celine Dion one of her biggest influences, and this was one of the first songs she ever sang live.</div><div><br /></div><div>The nominee of several Juno Awards this year does a fantastic job on this, which is Celine's biggest francophone hit. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/yXBR3Yb4ssI?si=OXYvogySIF_TpMLq" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-72414785743777573802024-03-21T09:28:00.026-04:002024-03-21T14:51:54.110-04:0021 March 2024 - Diana Krall ft Sarah McLachlan - If You Could Read My Mind<div>Gordon Lightfoot is a goddamn Canadian treasure and it good that the next generation of musicians from Canada recognize that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Diana Krall, the famed jazz musician from Nanaimo, British Columbia, was a bit of a pop/jazz sensation in the 90s, but she's still releasing music. In 2015, she released an album called <i>Wallflower</i>, which was a bunch of folky and not-really-jazzy covers. The album was a hit in the US and Canada - and there's a reason for that. It was really good.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the covers she did for the album was of one of Gordon Lightfoot's best known songs, and she enlisted then-future Canadian Music Hall of Famer Sarah McLachlan to sing it with her.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/qzFxS8hBVJ0?si=LFbwXbG_3spvlhTz" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><div>Which brings me to my 2nd reason for posting this today. Diana Krall is NOT in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, despite her 30 year career of bringing jazz to a broader audience, unparallel by any jazz artist in her success worldwide. Seriously. She's had more #1 jazz albums than anyone, and she continues to make music.</div><div><br /></div><div>She very well may be the most successful eligible musician not yet in the the Hall. (Editor's note: Correction - the most successful eligible musician not named Céline Dion)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am begging you to go to the Canadian Music Hall of Fame website and PLEASE <a href="https://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/suggest-inductee/">suggest Diana Krall as an inductee here</a>. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>As a reward, here's Krall performing this song live, just her. No Sarah McLachlan needed. </div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/itCfQHedQpA?si=PZ4TQJhjJE3by7bT" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-46813337164218621172024-03-20T09:43:00.001-04:002024-03-20T09:59:51.675-04:0020 March 2024 - Avril Lavigne - No One Needs To Know<div>Avril Lavigne pays tribute to fellow Canadian Shania Twain at the ACM Honors in 2022 (where Twain received the Poet's Award), while wearing her best Shania cosplay. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's way better than you expect it to be. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/T0c78bAd4R4?si=d74ijrwmb3YwmOdx" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>By the way, not a one-off. She frequently covers this.</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YP00LYFu410?si=0e6b5eUfCpJM20kU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-78813298921831678402024-03-19T10:04:00.037-04:002024-03-19T10:04:00.141-04:0019 March 2024 - Blue Monkey Overdrive - Reasons I Drink<div>I went hunting for covers of this song for today, given <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2024/03/19-march-2024-alanis-morissette-reasons.html">what's going on over at Wicked Guilty Pleasures</a>.</div><div> </div><div>There are few Canadian artists bigger than Alanis Morissette. "Reasons I Drink" is one of her more recent songs.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have not noticed, I'm trying to feature Canadian artists over here, too. I am doing a Maple Leaf March of covers, too. This week, I was especially driven to cover the artists on WGP over here.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today's post is a special treat for me. You see, if you don't live in the greater Winnipeg area, you have likely never heard of Blue Monkey Overdrive. I hadn't. And, when I saw that little thumbnail illustrating the band was clearly on Zoom doing this cover, I was concerned it would suck.</div><div><br /></div><div>It doesn't. These guys are amazing. The emotion and power that lead vocalist Christine brings could level a corn field. <a href="https://bluemonkeyoverdrive.com/about-us/">That's not just us saying that</a>. Their official bio literally says "Blue Monkey Overdrive is a unique group of veteran performers fronted by a fiery redhead with a voice so powerful it could level a corn field."</div><div><br /></div><div>With a bio like that, there is no way they were going to suck. </div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I love finding local artists out there just killin' it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thankfully, they are also out and performing again, and if we are ever in Manitoba, we are going to check them out. Guys, they're playing the Rec Room (696 Sterling Lyon Pkwy.) on May 3rd, and you can <a href="https://bluemonkeyoverdrive.com/calendar/">see their other dates here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/CDaBn-jq5Qg?si=TS6OwA47nSYpA4yd" width="480"></iframe>'<div><br /></div><div>I will absolutely feature these guys again. I'm a fan now.</div>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-2706374637874058362024-03-18T09:47:00.007-04:002024-03-19T20:34:11.251-04:0018 March 2024 - Justin Rutledge - Building a Mystery<div>Justin Rutledge is a Juno-award winning alt-country singer-songwriter from Toronto.</div><div><br /></div><div>As part of the Junos 365 sessions, he covered this <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2024/03/18-march-2024-sarah-mclachlan-building.html">huge breakthrough hit by Sarah Mclachlan</a>. It's more country than hers, but also, it's really good. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Mwzzrdk7hyE?si=zOlm8x30Qlko-ApP" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-49913998016297845832024-03-14T09:28:00.008-04:002024-03-14T09:28:00.153-04:0014 March 2024 - Tate McRae - Wildest Dreams<div>This song was a huge hit by Taylor Swift - who is probably the biggest star on the planet right now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Right now, Taylor Swift is looking up on the pop charts at Tate McRae, As of this writing, "<a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2024/03/14-march-2024-tate-mcrae-greedy.html">greedy</a>" is at #6 and "<a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2023/08/30-august-2023-taylor-swift-cruel-summer.html">Cruel Summer</a>" is at #10. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, yeah, there's that. Also, Tate McRae did this song as part of a SOUND CHECK. It's this good and she's doing a SOUND CHECK. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/jJ7HemeiHwQ?si=nUOPuAMSYt6_k-sC" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-47639805607185828542024-03-13T08:20:00.009-04:002024-03-13T08:20:00.130-04:0013 March 2024 - Alex Porat - Growing Pains<div>Nowadays, Alex Porat does original music pretty much exclusively, but before she did that, she was a YouTube channel owner who got her eyeballs there and it was THAT channel that caught the attention of record executives.</div><div><br /></div><div>She's also from Toronto, and she covers fellow Ontario native Alessia Cara here in this cover from a few years ago.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/hw-oP87YMFw?si=A1wzUPD5aoIfTbkc" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-48086004500104635282024-03-01T11:36:00.001-05:002024-03-01T11:36:38.859-05:001 March 2024 - Elisapie ft. The Westerlies - Sinnatuumait (Dreams)<div>Honestly, I didn't plan this post. </div><div><br /></div><div>This video was released 11 hours ago, and as I write this, it is 11:30am. </div><div><br /></div><div>She literally released a video today. </div><div><br /></div><div>And it's a beautiful Fleetwood Mac cover.</div><div><br />Also, she's performing tonight. So, if you are in Lévis, QC, head on over to L'Anglicane, but be prepared to not get in, because it's a sold out show. </div><div><br /></div><div>A little note: the Westerlies are a brass quartet, bred in Seattle, based in NYC, and not Canadian, but I wanted to make sure they got their credit here as well.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/ub2quU5Rhlo?si=HlgGYtJdzvo9wOEF" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-32430130659771072462024-03-01T09:00:00.012-05:002024-03-01T09:00:00.256-05:001 March 2024 - Elisapie - Qimatsilunga (I Want to Break Free)<div>Elisapie Issac grew up in extreme Northern Quebec as part of a First Nations community. She is nominated for two Juno Awards this year - both for her album <i>Inuktitut....</i></div><div><br /></div><div>...which, not coincidentally, is the language in which she is singing this Queen classic. The whole album is covers that have been translated into her native Inuk language. Guys, she covers a LOT of diverse artists and you can bet your ass I'm posting her a lot this month.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/4FODaK7Rz4k?si=FjdsX0Misg7rrKjs" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-64573257324012408462024-02-29T16:46:00.009-05:002024-02-29T16:48:36.889-05:0029 February 2024 - Harry Styles & Kacey Musgraves - You're Still The One <div>You know I'm getting excited for Maple Leaf March on <a href="http://www.wickedguilty.com">Wicked Guilty Pleasures</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>One artist I've never featured in a March on her own is Shania Twain, and she is a Canadian megastar - arguably the biggest. </div><div><br /></div><div>I gotta fix that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are an American and a Brit covering a Canadian classic. Beautifully. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/9VzK1q3C8Lg?si=YhTmmmZGpTBzzm8Y" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-25930879951032975602024-02-22T11:20:00.000-05:002024-02-22T11:20:04.372-05:0022 February 2024 - Elisapie - Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass) <div>So, this is where I am starting to get excited for March. On <a href="https://wickedguilty.com">the other blog</a>, I dedicate the entire month of March to Canadian artists - and I say I do it for no reason, but I do it for good reason. They are a country with two official languages (English, French), a third widely spoken (Punjabi) and a 4th widely recognized and supported (Inuktitut). It's truly a multicultural country, and there are a LOT more languages spoken there than the four I mention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Today, though, I'm talking about one of those four. Elisapie is a native Inuk, and grew up in a First Nations community in northern Quebec. Her music embraces the traditions and language of her people - and she sings in three languages. She chose just one for her 2023 album <i>Inuktitut</i> - but she also chose to translate English-language songs from a wide variety of genres - from disco to metal, pop and classic rock, and yes, even Metallica. It is easily one of my five favorite albums of 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>She also covered this postpunk classic by Blondie, and it's delightful.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/g7BSjmxg9DY?si=7h2hfSJwxv2ClFwZ" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-43721497818455354282023-12-31T09:48:00.005-05:002023-12-31T09:48:00.136-05:0031 December 2023 - Slothrust - Pony<div>Why did we end 2023 on this blog with an unknown band covering a 90's R&B classic that isn't about horses?</div><div><br /></div><div>Because we can. And also, because it's incredible. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/BArQwwqGGWU?si=E3Az1ipb5wpJdiu4" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-62698162657423643792023-12-18T11:08:00.003-05:002023-12-18T11:08:13.512-05:0018 December 2023 - Rolling Quartz x AleXa - Pink Drop<div>I'm not going to lie. Today's feature <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2023/12/18-december-2023-rolling-quartz-fearless.html">was SUPPOSED to be the other blog</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>As part of my process, I look for live performances of the featured song. And, I found one. I was looking for a second and I found a full performace by the band.... which I decided to watch.</div><div><br /></div><div>This mashup cover of "Pink Venom" by BLACKPINK and <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2018/05/16-may-2018-bts-mic-drop-steve-aoki.html">"MIC Drop" by BTS</a> was featured in that performance. It blew me away. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, I started looking for the cover individually.... and I found it.... not realizing that it was not just a live thing, but something the band ACTUALLY did, with AleXa coming in to share vocals with Jayoung. AleXa is a Korean-based performer from (checks notes) Oklahoma, and is best known as the winner of the NBC competition series <i>American Song Contest</i>.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/geSy4yOLfl8?si=eUzGvsCekCBr6DzY" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Of course, AleXa has her own career and can't tour with Rolling Quartz all the time, despite being unofficially called the band's 6th member. Jayoung, however, is perfectly capable of shouldering the vocals herself.</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pil1YuFBQuo?si=Wffz9x_WlryDeXgH" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-46880593089078165662023-12-14T09:51:00.011-05:002023-12-14T09:51:00.158-05:0014 December 2023 - CSS - Madonna Dos Infernos<div>Actually, this is why.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is why we posted this. And it's a confusing one.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brazilian remixers CSS actually rerecorded "Hollywood".</div><div><br /></div><div>It's not high art. It's screechy, and features a very excited Lovefoxxx on both vocals and in the video. It is quite clear that they redid the song.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Bx_-4gxLOZA" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>But they did something remarkable after that. They took Madonna's song and mashed it up with their own, titling it "Madonna Dos Infenos". </div><div><br /></div><div>Is it original? Is it a cover? Is it a remix? Yes.</div><div><div><br /></div></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t5yVO2SWr5Y?si=QnNUhGh-RSejGgBH" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-57784564644015843742023-12-11T11:18:00.001-05:002023-12-11T11:18:04.770-05:0011 December 2023. - Weezer - Brain Stew<div>Weezer brought us the Green Day power ballad we didn't know we needed. They took what I consider to be their greatest song, and turned it into.... well, a sadder song. Wild ride, but worth taking. The piano takes the place of the guitar in this version.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy it.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/cAwJrAVP35U?si=YSLIyyWg1oYvyUGr" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-57185905336238640112023-12-08T12:14:00.003-05:002023-12-29T13:58:22.805-05:008 December 2023 - RAC ft. Pink Feathers - Dangerous / Big Data ft. Lizy Ryan - Let Go<div>Lately, I've been buying more vinyl records than I used to - which prompted Courtney to ask me why. I blamed the bad influence of Scott Colvin.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, the latest purchase was a double-A side split single by Big Data and RAC, where they cover each other's songs. So, yes, this song was originally done by Big Data (with Rochester, NY band Joywave as guests). RAC brought Boston-based performer Liz Derstein, who goes by Pink Feathers when performing non-classical music, along for the vocals. </div><div><br /></div><div>I put this first because 1) <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2023/08/22-august-2023-big-data-ft-joywave.html">the original</a> is one of my favorite songs of the moment 2) I liked it better than the other side. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/Pl7mIM3Xj50?si=8brLCQrs33qm-YAl" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>The other side is Big Data covering the best-known song by RAC, with Lizy Ryan - who is a frequent live stand-in for Daniel Armbruster on "Dangerous" already - stands in for MNDR and Kele on the vocals.</div><div><br /></div><div>I liked the other side better, but this is still really good. And yes, <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2013/10/14-october-2013-rac-let-go.html">the original</a> is also one of my favorite songs. </div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NQzXr9MkbbA?si=q7FwSbEb6Tnex5Yo" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-24858060855032680852023-12-01T09:19:00.007-05:002023-12-01T09:19:00.151-05:001 December 2023 - The Linda Lindas - Rebel Girl<div>We've been sitting on this fantastic Bikini Kill cover by The Linda Lindas for quite some time. Performed in the movie <i>Moxie!</i> (<a href="https://www.totally-covered.com/2023/07/14-july-2023-linda-lindas-big-mouth.html">like this song was</a>), this band really seems to understand the riot grrl sound.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm frankly blown away. </div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/1Eg3c9i1Am0" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-85854090054618118712023-11-27T13:02:00.001-05:002023-11-27T13:05:55.429-05:0027 November 2023 - Three Dog Night - Shambala<div>And so this is the main blog post today. That's right. Totally Covered rises again, with a song that was originally meant to be our Wicked Guilty Pleasure. </div><div><br /></div><div>The song was <a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2023/11/27-november-2023-daniel-moore-shambala.html">originally written and performed by Daniel Moore</a>, and previously - like a WEEK previously - covered by country-rock artist B.J. Stevenson. It was this version, however, that went to the upper stratosphere. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ten albums into their catalog, this would end up being one of the band's biggest hits, by far. From the <i>Cyan</i> album, the song, although rooted in Eastern religion, really fits in with the Christian/gospel feel of the album as a whole. </div><div><br /></div><div>You are also going to have this song stuck in your head all day.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/xnyh6i9NvmE?si=NchAQohJAePARAbL" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xnyh6i9NvmE/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe> redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-87234442853704389192023-10-30T12:07:00.001-04:002023-10-30T12:07:43.151-04:0030 October 2023 - Suzanne Vega - All Apologies<div>I found this great cover by Suzanne Vega when I was looking for posts for the other blog. Of course, this was originally done by Nirvana.</div><div><br /></div><div>You see, there was a benefit remembering Sinead O'Connor, who did a great cover of this song, in New York City. Suzanne Vega was one of the performers.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was last night.</div><div><br /></div><div>LAST NIGHT.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was the 11th view of this, and I want us to at least triple that, because it's THAT good.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/41zXGXd03T4?si=5YbMaQannXJUbzsH" width="480"></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-27869454714269795602023-10-02T09:31:00.000-04:002023-10-02T09:31:16.719-04:002 October 2023 - The Muffs - Kids In America<div>If you had the soundtrack to the 1995 movie <i>Clueless</i>, you know that the opening track is a Kim Wilde cover by The Muffs. It is probably the best known song by The Muffs, and got the band a lot of exposure.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://youtube.com/embed/31amCrgicbI" style="background-image: url(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/31amCrgicbI/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>If you've seen the movie, you know the song is the first :45 seconds of the movie.</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-UOcp9ydcM0" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>If you were lucky enough to see The Muffs live, you know they rocked the hell out of the song.</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iA0ZDLR5uzc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>redargylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259984251230446715noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540262882891368477.post-63408090963847316382023-09-29T09:00:00.023-04:002023-09-29T09:00:00.139-04:0029 September 2023 - Reba McEntire - Fancy (with a Kelly Clarkson bonus)<div>You didn't know Reba's biggest hit was a cover, did you?</div><div><br /></div><div>It is. Of a<a href="https://www.wickedguilty.com/2023/09/29-september-2023-bobbie-gentry-fancy.html"> Bobbie Gentry classic</a>..... but Reba made it an even bigger hit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Reba was finally able to record the song in 1990, six years after she first proposed to her producer that she do so..... but her producer was too afraid of being overshadowed by the ghost of Bobbie Gentry. Well, she changed producers, and finally got her wish. She was right, by the way. </div><div><br />This version of the song was a top 10 country hit - one of Reba's biggest and certainly her most enduring hit song to this day - and a dance remix even made a small splash in the clubs. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was a rare modern country song that I enjoyed - and at the time of its release, I didn't know it was a cover, either. Actually, that explains a lot. </div><div><br /></div><div>Plus, the video tells a story.</div><div><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/zplc4Ienkws" width="480"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>So, what does Bobbie Gentry think of Reba McEntire's version?</div><div><br /></div><div>No one knows. Gentry completely disappeared after the 1982 ACM awards - just prior to Reba's rise. They never crossed paths. They've never met. They've never spoken. Reba's tried. Bobbie's cashed the royalty checks, so she can't be too upset.... but it's strange. Gentry owes Reba nothing.... but wouldn't it be nice?</div><div><br /></div><div>Reba HAS performed the song with Kelly Clarkson, though. And it was damn good.</div><div><br /></div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wAqucmDRjnE?si=XPIJjciE8c9HpsmF" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Of course, Kelly Clarkson is perfectly capable of performing the song herself....</div><div><br /></div>
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