It’s another year away from home, so I’ve been listening to some Mother’s Day compilations online today and thought I’d put together one of my own. Here’s my tribute to all the moms out there.
The White Stripes – I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother’s Heart
Afro Celt Sound System – Mother
John Lennon – Mother
The Shirelles – Mamma Said
Pink Floyd – Mother
That last one by Pink Floyd is rather cynical, but since I love this song and the band, I hope most mothers will indulge me.
There are lots of popular songs which have been covered by lesser or more famous artists, at one time or the other.
Generally the cover versions are not very good, but sometimes there’s just enough variation or even similarity to make you take notice, even if a little. However there are the rare cover versions which rival, even outclasses the original songs. It’s not my intention to create a list here of five or ten songs which fall into this league, nor is it my intention to convince you that the songs I’ve chosen is authoritative in any manner.
I would just like you to listen and consider it.
Imagine: The original by John Lennon is and always will be on my top-ten favorite songs of all time list. But just consider this version by Herbie Hancock which features Pink, Seal, Jeff Beck, Oumou Sangaré, India Arie and Konono Nº1.
Bohemian Rhapsody: Absolutely nobody does it like Queen; and yes, it also features on my top ten all-time favorite list. Pink, however get’s damned close; so damned close in fact that if I’d never heard Freddy Mercury sing it first, Pink’s version would be on my all-time top-ten favorite songs list.
Do you know of any cover versions that make the grade?
I’m not usually into commemorating Anniversaries, but there are a few deserving individuals who I’ll make an exception for; Charles Darwin being one and John Lennon another. This really should have been posted yesterday, but I don’t think John Lennon would mind too much about me missing the anniversary of what would have been his 70th birthday on the 9th of October.
I am also indebted to Jeff Randall who introduced me to John Lennon’s God, on his blog Thinking Critically, from where I poached the lyrics too. Remember a legend and enjoy!
God
God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I’ll say it again
God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I don’t believe in magic
I don’t believe in I-ching
I don’t believe in Bible
I don’t believe in tarot
I don’t believe in Hitler
I don’t believe in Jesus
I don’t believe in Kennedy
I don’t believe in Buddha
I don’t believe in Mantra
I don’t believe in Gita
I don’t believe in Yoga
I don’t believe in kings
I don’t believe in Elvis
I don’t believe in Zimmerman
I don’t believe in Beatles
I just believe in me
Yoko and me
And that’s reality
The dream is over
What can I say?
The dream is over
Yesterday
I was the Dreamweaver
But now I’m reborn
I was the Walrus
But now I’m John
And so dear friends
You’ll just have to carry on
The dream is over
Lenny Says 