Cover Girls, Vol. 10
July 8, 2005 by Robbie McCown · 2 Comments
Pop chanteuse Holly Palmer (previously featured on Womenfolk: The Way Your Soul Find Its Groove) completely re-invents The Supremes’ ‘You Keep Me Hangin’ On.’ Palmer’s is a slowed, gut-wrenching swirl of emotion that no one could ever confuse with Kim Wilde’s popular version from the 80’s.
Londoner Siobhan Lynch’s eerie rendition of the Bee Gee’s ‘Stayin’ Alive’ is just one of many songs worth owning from the soundtrack to Jackie Chan’s 1996 action-flick, Supercop.
What’s particularly interesting here is not only the programmed arrangements, but Lynch’s gender-reversal in the line: Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk / I’m a woman’s man, no time to talk. Also noteworthy is Lynch’s layered, dark purr of a voice which brings the song to life with an aggressively sexy, techno twist.
Considered to be one of the hardest working women in the music business, folk-singer extraordinaire, Ani DiFranco has created her share of cover songs, but one of those most notable is surely her rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Used Cars.’
Released on Badlands: A Tribute To Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, DiFranco approach is effortless and serves as an echo to Springsteen’s original.
A decade after releasing their breakthrough debut album, It’s Better To Travel, Swing Out Sister released Shapes And Patterns, which featured the late Laura Nyro’s ‘Stoned Soul Picnic.’ Theirs is a bright, pop effort reminiscent of their original songs.
Downloads:
Holly Palmer - You Keep Me Hangin’ On
Siobhan Lynch - Stayin’ Alive
Ani DiFranco - Used Cars
Swing Out Sister - Stoned Soul Picnic
