Category Archives: cover version

SONG OF THE DAY Snapped Ankles – The Fish Needs a Bike

Posted on September 30, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

If anyone can pull off a cover a Blurt song with style, its Snapped Ankles! Equipped with all the craziness needed to do this song justice, their version of The Fish Needs A Bike draws out the quirky essence of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Lou Rawls – Evil Woman

Posted on September 14, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s song is another cover incidentally, but a total fluke that it happened to pop into my head after yesterday’s cover that I featured! The song I’m using today also has similarities with yesterday’s post in that this is not … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Rod McKuen – Sinner Man

Posted on September 13, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

I never realised until now just how many times this song has been covered since its earliest recording in 1956. I always knew Sinner Man (or Sinnerman) as this tremendous song by Nina Simone, but the original was released a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Roberta Flack – Compared To What

Posted on July 23, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

When the great US singer-songwriter, producer, saxophonist and trumpeter, Eugene McDaniels wrote this song, it was at a turning point in his music career. It was the late 1960’s and he had turned his sights to politics which, in turn, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Dion – Spoonful

Posted on May 16, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

A very quick song before the arms of slumber come grabbing for me!! Today’s late offering unfolds in the splendour of Dion’s version of Spoonful.  As far as cover’s go, his rendition really stands out, offering a new take on … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Chicano – Viva Tirado

Posted on March 2, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Emerging from LA in the late 1960’s, El Chicano were originally formed by Freddie Sanchez under the title, The VIP’s.  Their name change, which was altered soon after their formation, was taken from Chicano, a term for US citizens of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Johnny Burnette and The Rock ‘N Roll Trio – Honey Hush

Posted on February 20, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

“Lonnie Donegan inspired everyone [to play guitar] because he made it look as though it was possible to do. But who really moved it out of just playing acoustic to electric was all those people that were playing in the 1950s. Initially, it … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Nancy Sinatra – Friday’s Child

Posted on February 1, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

It’s not often that I favour a cover version over the original, especially when the original happens to be a Lee Hazelwood track, but this one time I think I ever-so-slightly prefer Nancy Sinatra’s rendition! Friday’s Child was written by … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Chet Atkins – Blues in the Night

Posted on November 24, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Even if you don’t recognise today’s song from the title, I dare say you will know the tune when this starts playing, such is the popularity of Blues in the Night! This has been covered dozens of times by an … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Chet Atkins – Ochi Chornya (Dark Eyes)

Posted on October 23, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Ochi Chornya, or perhaps better known as Dark Eyes, is a well-known and popular Russian romance song that captured my ears a while back when I luckily stumbled upon Chet Atkins rendition..but I’ll come back to this. I’ve just been … Continue reading →

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