{"id":9628,"date":"2021-12-27T18:41:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=9628"},"modified":"2021-12-28T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T08:14:23","slug":"dusted-the-10-best-cover-songs-of-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2021\/12\/27\/dusted-the-10-best-cover-songs-of-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusted || The 10 Best Cover Songs Of December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not all new music is really new, as many artists cover songs. Sometimes these are songs by their favorite artists, eg as a tribute to such a musical hero for a special reason, or they simply feel that a song deserves to be dusted and polished to reacquaint fans with great songs from the past. Other times, bands cover songs as a parody. Regardless of intent, some of those cover versions are so good or so much fun, we\u2019d like to put a spotlight on them. Chosen from a wide range, here are \u2013 in random order \u2013 ten of our favorite covers from last month \u2013 links to the pages where you can add them to your wantlist included.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’ve already posted reviews of G\u200b.\u200bT\u200b.\u200bR\u200b.\u200bR\u200b.\u200bC.<\/a>‘s compilation and Kepi Ghoulie & Vic Ruggiero<\/a>‘s cover-rich album this month, I had to disregard Squid<\/a>‘s Cover Versions<\/em> EP because it is exclusive to Rough Trade shops, and I found out that I had overlooked a new, pretty good cover album by Deep Purple<\/a> (Turning To Crime<\/em>) last month, but these are ten other releases worth your attention.<\/p>\n

Kiss Me Deadly<\/a> || Cover: Chuck Prophet featuring Make Out Quartet || Original: Lita Ford<\/strong>
\nThe most successful cover songs are often genre-transcending, with the covering artist differing considerably from the covered artist. That’s definitely the case here, where Chuck Prophet transforms Lita Ford’s 80s hard rock hit<\/a> into a folk ballad with harmony vocals, acoustic guitar, violin and bells (not only the music but also the lyrics are more well-behaved now). It’s the closing song of four-track EP The Land That Time Forgot Revisited<\/em>, out digitally through Yep Roc Records – Prophet re-recorded three songs of his most recent album, and this cover, live with a string quartet, on a linoleum floor on a rainy Tuesday afternoon in an empty barroom in San Francisco’s Mission District.<\/p>\n