It's time for Strong Songs to talk about some Strong Covers! On this episode, Kirk tackles four famous covers, comparing each with the original while trying to suss out what makes a great cover in the first place.
Covered (heyo) on this episode:
- "Respect" by Otis Redding, as covered by Aretha Franklin in 1967
- "Satisfaction" by Jagger/Richards, as covered by Devo on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!, 1978
- "Mad World" by Roland Orzabal/Tears for Fears, as covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for Donnie Darko, 2001
- "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, as covered by Jeff Buckley on Grace, 1994
Also featured/referenced:
- "Aretha Franklin Had Power. Did We Respect It?" by Wesley Morris for the New York Times, 2018
- "The Story Behind Devo's Iconic Cover of the Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction'" by Ray Padgett for The New Yorker, 2017
- Ray Padgett's book Cover Me: The Story Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time, 2017
- DEVO performing their "Satisfaction" cover live in 1977: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=jAGOgMxUHKM&feature=emb_logo
- Performances of "Hallelujah" by John Cale, Pentatonix, K.D. Lang, and Rufus Wainwright
OUTRO SOLOIST: Rob Reich
This episode's outro soloist is the wonderful bay area pianist/accordionist Rob Reich. He's got a bunch of albums you can check out and contributes to an array of interesting projects and experiments. Find more at his website, http://www.robreich.com/.
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