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Buzz In: Which Song Covers Do You Like Better Than the Original?
Cover songs typically get a bad rap, but every once and a while a remake of a catchy track comes along that's worthy of its predecessor. (Just take Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," for instance).
Kelly Clarkson did her own renditions of The White Stripes's "Seven Nation Army" and Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" in concert earlier this week, and her samplings weren't half bad.
A Wonderful Playlist of "What a Wonderful World" Covers
Yesterday's news of Forest Whitaker's Louis Armstrong biopic immediately made me think of the last time I heard the song that will be the movie's title: "What a Wonderful World." My ears pricked up when I heard the song as covered by Joey Ramone in the recent Simon Pegg comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. I wasn't thrilled with the movie as a whole, but I like a lot of the music in it — especially this track.
Buzz News Roundup, 8/4
- Stephenie Meyer's final installment in the Twilight series, Breaking Dawn, sold 1.3 million copies in one day, the AP reports.
- The new Metallica album, Death Magnetic will be released on a Friday — September 12 — rather than on a Tuesday, which is the norm, writes Billboard.
- Stephen Root of Office Space and NewsRadio is joining Pushing Daisies for four episodes as a character with connections to both Ned's dad and Chuck's dad, Entertainment Weekly reports.
- According to ComingSoon, Universal Pictures will make an action-adventure Island of Lost Souls, an adaptation of the Danish film De fortabte sjaeles o.
- So You Think You Can Dance has been officially renewed for a fifth season, Variety reports.
- Zap2It has the news that Robert De Niro will join Mel Gibson for the dramatic movie Edge of Darkness.
- E! reports that, according to Shonda Rhimes, the rumors that Izzie will have a brain tumor on Grey's Anatomy are totally bogus.
- Billboard reports that James Taylor is covering songs from the '50s, '60s and '70s for an album put out by Starbucks' music label.
Which is Your Favorite "Hallelujah"?
When American Idol contestant Jason Castro sang a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" in the semifinals a couple of weeks back, he apparently touched off a new revival of the song: The Jeff Buckley version of "Hallelujah" hit the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Music Store download charts following Castro's performance and remains in the top 30 almost two weeks later, and Castro's own version has also been selling well.
Apparently, this "Hallelujah" rediscovery isn't unusual.
Well Played: Rilo Kiley Covers "Let My Love Open the Door"
Covers can be an iffy thing. Nothing sucks more than having a song you like butchered to pieces, and conversely, it's a bit of an awesome surprise when a song you like is redone well. Thankfully, Rilo Kiley recently did a super job covering Pete Townshend's "Let My Love Open the Door" at South by Southwest.
Honoring Elvis: Three "Suspicious Minds" Covers
Today marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, and it seems wrong not to honor The King with a musical interlude. I got a little depressed browsing the photos of late-model Elvis — man, did he look rough in the end — so I'm cheering myself up with one of my favorite Elvis songs, "Suspicious Minds," which is widely credited with fueling his 1968 comeback.
The high-energy anthem has been covered an astounding number of times in myriad different ways.
Free Downloads! Six Covers by the Cold War Kids
Cold War Kids already won me over with a stellar debut album, Robbers & Cowards, and the awesome interview the band did for BuzzSugar. But now, the boys from Long Beach have done something even cooler: They've posted free MP3s of six cover songs that the band played at a recent breast-cancer benefit show.
The very eclectic set includes CWK's version of songs by Fiona Apple, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and more.
Other Search Results
Link Time! Is Steven Tyler Leaving Aerosmith?
- Joe Perry says that Steven Tyler may have quit Aerosmith — Vulture
- Leighton Meester's music video with Robin Thicke involves a lot of writhing — E! Online
- The team behind the movie Se7en is reuniting for a new film — Cinematical
- Eminem, aka Slim Shady, takes on a horror 3D film appropriately titled Shady Talez. — MTV Movies Blog
- Harriet the Spy is getting made into a TV movie for Disney, but this time, she blogs — TV.com
- Here's what (500) Days of Summer would've looked like without a script — Movieline
- Demi Moore promotes two new movies in December's W magazine — PopSugar
- Ashlee Simpson may be coming to Broadway as Roxie in Chicago — Zap2it
- The 20 worst cover songs ever — EW
Who Do You Think Will Have the Biggest Post-Twilight Career?
Alice Cullen is moving beyond Twilight: Actress Ashley Greene is in talks for a ghostly film titled The Apparition. The story follows a couple who is haunted after an experiment goes awry. Greene would play the female lead, so no more playing second fiddle to Bella!
Link Time! Adam Lambert Goes Glittery For His Album Cover
- Behold: Adam Lambert's glitzy album cover — Best Week Ever
- Will you see This Is It today? — PopSugar
- Friday Night Lights premieres on DirecTV tonight — Hit Fix
- Take a look at the best movies of the 1940s — Moviefone
- Hooked on the bloodsuckers? Check out the 25 best reviewed vampire movies — Rotten Tomatoes
- Lisa Kudrow will make an appearance on Cougar Town — Zap2it
- Go behind the scenes with Spike Jonze and Kanye West — Pitchfork
- Val Kilmer and Emmanuelle Chriqui will star in the upcoming film Georgia — Movieline
- Family Guy is too raunchy for Microsoft — TV.Com
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