Posts Tagged ‘ Cover//Original ’

It’s been way too long since we’ve had a runoff between an original song and its cover version. As a reminder, Cover v. Original works like this:  A contributor presents covers and originals in a post.  Readers debate over which is better in the comments.  Final verdict is given about one week later. This...
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Cover v. Original: The 15th Verdict: Wire When comparing Fischerspooner’s version with the live version by Wire, a cruder version of Wire’s awesomeness, one can see that Fischerspooner does really hold its own on the song.  Based on the interviews, you could even say that they “get” the song.  They’ve made it theirs. But,...
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Cover v. Original: Friday Night, Saturday Morning Verdict:  Francophiles love Nouvelle Vague First, let me admit my own ignorance. Before I heard the Nouvelle Vague version of this song, I had never heard of The Specials. If that isn’t enough to turn you away from reading the rest of my review, let me also...
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