Curious's Journal

The moment you have all been waiting for is here! I’ve put up a MuxTape! If you haven’t caught on all ready, I have a very diverse collection of music and musical interests. So, I had start off with a theme/challange… the “Rules” with this mix:
-Must be a cover
-The cover must be performed by a female
-The song must either be commonly associated with a male singer or written by a male writer.
-The cover must be unique, ie. the song should feel different from the original
-The covers must be unique in style from each other (ie. not all punk or country)
-Covers should not already be popular

1. Chromatics – I’m on Fire:
I discovered this one on muxtape. There are a lot of cover theme muxtapes that have this on their tapes, and for good reason . Originally written and performed by Bruce Springsteen

2. T.A.T.U – How Soon Is Now:
The Russian duo put their unique voices this 80s classic. Written by Morrisey and John Marr. Originally performed by The Smiths

3. Scissor Sisters – Comfortably Numb:
Listen to this cover with an open mind. Sissor Sisters give this song a COMPLETELY different feel. If you let it move you, you will like it! Written by Roger Waters and David Gilmour Originally performed by Pink Floyd.

4. Sinead O’Connor – War (Live):
This is Sinead singing War at the Bob Dylan tribute concert where the a large number of the audience members tried to boo her off the state because she had ripped a picture of the pope on Saturday Night Live just days before. You can feel the emotion behind her singing this song, and the audience booing/cheering in the background. This doesn’t seem to fit well on this muxtape, so I may take it out. Written by Alan Cole. Originally performed by Bob Marley

5. Tori Amos – Amazing Grace:
Tori put her own spin on this Christian staple. Originally written by John Newton.

6. Kate Bush – Rocket Man
This cover may have made it onto the charts at one point, so I’m not sure if this violates one of my rules or not . Composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Originally performed by Elton John

7. Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane
Blah blah blah, just check it out . Written by Lou Reed. Originally performed by Velvet Underground.

8. Blue Man Group – Baba O’Riley
If you every have a chance to see Blue Man Group’s MegaStar tour, see it… this is defiantly something wonderful to experience in person… (look for youtube videos of this to get an idea of what goes on during the performance). Written by Pete Townshend. Originally performed by The Who.

If you still interested in checking out after reading all that… go to

jcurious.muxtape.com

(UPDATE: Muxtape changed plans, so this tape is no longer available)

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