I’m a huge fan of cover songs. particularly when they cross genres. here’s a mix of cover songs. mostly soul and reggae with one weird one thrown in (the “eleanor rigby” cover is some weird all boy chorus). check’em out…
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmizwzdmdu2
1)in the summertime: ken boothe
2)fire and rain: the isley brothers
3)home is where the hatred is: esther phillips
4)season of the witch:lou rawls
5)hey joe:lee moses
6)jealous guy: donny hathaway
7)a poor wayfaring stranger:cliff gober
8)california dreaming: bobby womack
9)ain’t no sunshine:lyn collins
10)be thankful for what you got: donovan carless
11)summertime:al green
12)it’s a shame: anton ellis
13)down by the river:buddy miles
14)eleanor rigby: third wave
15)st. james infirmary: bobby “blue” bland
word, checking now. yo man this new blog better not effect your presence in the Jersey Shore thread. its all about multi-tasking dude.
that Donny Hathaway cover is awesome
more posts like this please
wilson pickett doing hey jude would have fit on here…
Peep this:
https://phatfriend.wordpress.com/2010/01/18/soulreggaejazz-beatles-covers/
I feel like this is a repost.
Not at all. It’s an old post I forgot about and decided to tweet about cause I figured most people haven’t seen it.
man, I always thought “it’s a shame” was from Alton Ellis… you know who wrote the original?
The spinners