Today will be dedicated to something with a little variety. There has been a show on BBC Radio for some time that has bands live in studio covering a current Top 40 song during their sets. It's called Radio 1 Live Lounge and has produced a great selection of covers. I believe it is hosted for the most part by Jo Whiley. This is such a great idea to get a band's take on something they would probably never attempt under othter circumstances. Sometimes it's amazing to hear a song reworked by actual musicians who play instruments. You can check out the website http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c and listen live to the broadcast or check out a selection of what they offer below:
Manic Street Preachers - "Umbrella (Rhianna Cover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
The Automatic - "Gold Digger (Kanye West Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
"Love In This Club (Usher Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Klaxons - "No Diggity (Blackstreet Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
The Maccabees - "Boom Boom Pow (Black Eyed Peas Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
White Lies - "Love Lockdown (Kanye West Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Franz Ferdinand - "Womanizer (Britney Spears Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
The Kooks - "Crazy (Gnarls Barkley Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Friendly Fires - "Use Somebody (Kings of Leon Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Arctic Monkeys - "You Know I'm No Good (Amy Winehouse Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Last Shadow Puppets - "SOS (Rhianna Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Bat For Lashes - "Use Somebody (Kings of Leon Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Boy Kill Boy - "Maneater (Nelly Furtado Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
The Enemy - "Hung Up (Madonna Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Embrace - "How Come (D12 Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Hard-Fi - "Toxic (Britney Spears Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Jónsi - "Time To Pretend (MGMT Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
The Magic Numbers - "Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
Snow Patrol - "Crazy In Love (Beyonce Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
The Twang - "Drinking In LA (Bran Van 3000 Cover)" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1nC-uyhg1c
This is also a great way to hear some of these bands. I honestly don't listen to the radio anymore or watch the atrocity that is Muchmusic so I only hear Top 40 songs through these covers. Much better way to hear it than the originals. Anyways I hope these end up on your playlists at some point so you too can enjoy them!
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