[BostonCard]

Oman, that is a terrific cover.  Did not know it.  Certainly better than Leonar Nimoy's cover of the same song.  My favorite Pete Seeger song is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" with the Kingston Trio's version being my favorite.

Speaking of covers, I'm discovering that many songs that I love that I thought were originals are actually covers.  (I've been cleaning up my iTunes collection by putting in album names to retrieve the cover images). For example, turns out "Police On My Back" by The Clash is actually originally by The Equals, a band led by Eddy Grant of "Electric Avenue" fame.

I used to tease people about thinking songs were originals.  The most classic case being my cousin who couldn't believe there was a version of "I'll be Missing You" by Puff Daddy that had no rapping. Turns out I've been the pot all along. The older I get, the less I know.

It is interesting you mention covers and remixes...  This series titled "Everything is a Remix" is a great take on covers, remixes, and samples:

http://vimeo.com/14912890

The first video, which talks about remixes in songs, describes how many of Led Zeppelin's look strikingly like a number of earlier songs, including the iconic intro to Stairway to Heaven, and how in turn Led Zeppelin was re-sampled by such acts as the Beastie Boys and Enigma.

The remaining videos take on "remixes" in other artistic forums, including the connection between Star Wars and the Seven Samurai. You can catch them here:

http://everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/

BC

[BostonCard]

Oman, that is a terrific cover.  Did not know it.  Certainly better than Leonar Nimoy's cover of the same song.  My favorite Pete Seeger song is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" with the Kingston Trio's version being my favorite.

Speaking of covers, I'm discovering that many songs that I love that I thought were originals are actually covers.  (I've been cleaning up my iTunes collection by putting in album names to retrieve the cover images). For example, turns out "Police On My Back" by The Clash is actually originally by The Equals, a band led by Eddy Grant of "Electric Avenue" fame.

I used to tease people about thinking songs were originals.  The most classic case being my cousin who couldn't believe there was a version of "I'll be Missing You" by Puff Daddy that had no rapping. Turns out I've been the pot all along. The older I get, the less I know.

It is interesting you mention covers and remixes...  This series titled "Everything is a Remix" is a great take on covers, remixes, and samples:

http://vimeo.com/14912890

The first video, which talks about remixes in songs, describes how many of Led Zeppelin's look strikingly like a number of earlier songs, including the iconic intro to Stairway to Heaven, and how in turn Led Zeppelin was re-sampled by such acts as the Beastie Boys and Enigma.

The remaining videos take on "remixes" in other artistic forums, including the connection between Star Wars and the Seven Samurai. You can catch them here:

http://everythingisaremix.info/watch-the-series/

BC