Last week, Under the Covers took the week off. This week, it’s back in full swing with some pretty snazzy covers, some of them even worth checking out. Deftones – “Simple Man” (Lynyrd Skynyrd) “Simple Man” is the fourth track from the first album by Lynyrd Skynyrd. It was written by Ronnie Van Zant and [...]
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Under The Covers Goes Ska
In Under The Covers Vol. 4, one of the covers was “Come On Eileen”. I love both versions of the song, but it got me thinking about how I missed the summers of 1997-98 when ska was popular. That, in turn, got me thinking of other ska covers. Thus UTC Goes Ska was born. In this [...]
Under the Covers, Vol. 4
This week’s Under the Covers explores covers from Fuel, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Save Ferris, and Martin L. Gore. I wrote this one a little later than usual. Apologies for my tardiness. Fuel – “Daniel” (Elton John) “Daniel” is a song originally written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and appears on the 1973 album [...]
Under the Covers, Vol. 3
You might notice in this week’s Under the Covers echoes of artists in previous versions, but there’s some really good covers Puscifer – “Rocket Man” (Elton John) “Rocket Man” is a song originally composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin that first appeared on Elton John’s 1972 album Honky Chateau. The song became one of John’s [...]
Under the Covers, Vol. 2
Last week, I introduced a brand new series to Electric Mohawk, called Under the Covers, which showcases 5 cover songs along with their originals and I pick which version I believe is better. More importantly, I am using the series as a way of means to introduce new music to readers. In the first volume, [...]
Under the Covers, Vol. 1
On a recent trip to the grocery store I decided to listen to the radio rather than my iPod and heard a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” performed by Puddle of Mudd. After a number of choice words ran through my head in relation to my thoughts of the cover, inspiration hit me. [...]
