Green Day's HOLIDAY (Bluegrass version)

I'm a huge Green Day fan but I believe I care more for this version...HAYSEED DIXIE simply rocks!!!

mp3

For more about these guys, visit their MySpace website here.

#__________________________#____________________________#_________________________________#

Amazing ELLIE GOULDING!

This is ELLIE GOULDING covering Rihanna's smash dance pop hit Only Girl In The World during BBC's Radio One Live Louge...


Amazing. Beautiful. Awesome. Fascinating. Incredible. Marvelous. Stunning, Wonderful...I'm now a fan! ♥

#__________________________#_________________________________#____________________________#

A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

One of my favorite christmas song ever recorded is a song called A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS. It was written by Johnny Marks, an American songwriter who is specialized in composting standard christmas songs like Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer, Rockin around the Christmas Tree etc.
First recorded by The Quinto Sisters in early 196o's but it was more popularized by BURL IVES. In 2009, American country music duo SUGARLAND recorded their own version and was featured in their christmas song collection cd titled Gold And Green.


__________________________________________________________________________________

SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS

In 2008, acoustic singer-songwriter JACK JOHNSON has recorded a cover of Stevie Wonder`s classic christmas song titled Someday At Christmas.

The song was featured in a Christmas compilation for Brushfire Records, the label owned by Johnson.


This year, Johnson released his latest cd To The Sea featuring hit single You And Your Heart. Check out the live version here.

#______________________________#_____________________________#_____________________________#

BRUNO MARS: WE'LL BE ALRIGHT!

Ang cute ng bagong kantang 'to ni BRUNO MARS...Actually, unang nirecord ito ng rapper na si Travie McCoy (nagpasikat ng 'Billionare') pero si Mars ang nagsulat at nagkompost nito...

Bruno Mars- We'll Be Alright

mp3

Kung bongga ang career ni BM sa taong ito, it looks like magtutuloy-tuloy sa 2011!!!...Nominated lang naman sya ng pitong beses sa Grammy Awards this coming February 13, Los Angeles CA.

Well, sure naman na may makukuha sya dito kaya ngayon pa lang kino-congrats ko na sya!! =)

#_____________________#_____________________________#_____________________#

CRYSTAL BOWERSOX: FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH

Idol runner up CRYSTAL BOWERSOX finally released her first album FARMERS DAUGHTER, a collection of musical mastery she displayed week after week on American Idol earlier this year.Stand out tracks includes the passionate title track, the pre-Idol Holy Toledo, Mason (a song she penned with her hubby Brian Walker), and the awesome Buffalo Springfield cover, For What It's Worth. Stream the song below:

Crystal's music is best described as pop/rock music with country influences. I'll just say that if you enjoy the music of Melissa Etheridge or the influence of Janis Joplin, you might consider giving this album a listen.

#________________________#_______________________#________________________#

YOU ARE NOT ALONE...

Singer R. KELLY wrote and produced the song YOU ARE NOT ALONE for Michael Jackson back in 1995. And now his paying tribute to the King of Pop with a new version of this uplifting song.

The track will appear as a bonus cut on Kelly's upcoming album 'Love Letter'. Seeing as how he wrote it, his remake is good. It's more of a millenium track which younger generation would love to hear.


#_____________________#______________________________#__________________________________#

KINA GRANNIS covers

Singer KINA GRANNIS is no stranger to the web. After posting her original songs and cover performances on her YouTube music channel in 2007, the 24-year-old's videos have amassed a total of 0ver 46 million views and become one of the top fifty Most Subscribed YouTube musicians of all-time.

Below is her latest cover renditions. Click the play button to stream!

BACK TO DECEMBER (Taylor Swift cover) the voice is flawless...amazing!



WITH OR WITHOUT YOU (U2 cover) nice collaboration!


#_________________________#_____________________#_______________________#

CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

Indie-pop artist INGRID MICHAELSON does a fantastic cover of Can't Help Falling In Love, originally by the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley.

Taken from her 2008 Be OK album, this is such a beautiful and heartfelt version I needed to post. Listen below:

can't help falling in love

#_______________________________________#______________________________________#

DON'T CRY NO MORE

This is my queen CYNDI LAUPER performing one of my favorite track from her new cd Memphis Blues, a collection of blues cover songs...As usual Cyndi excels herself, super rendition of Bobby "Blue" Bland's original "Don't Cry No More". Watch!

cyndi lauper- don't cry no more

#________________________#____________________________#__________________________#

AMY MACDONALD: BORN TO RUN

There's no doubt that Scottish singer Amy Macdonald loves Bruce Springsteen.

Below is her cover performance of another Bruce hit, the 1975 classic Born To Run...The new light that Amy sheds on this song is just great. Way to go girl!!!


#__________________________#____________________________#______________________________#

OOPS I DID IT AGAIN!

What's up with pop princess Britney Spears?...well today Dec. 2 marks her 29th birthday! It's amazing to think that Spears, who has been with us for so long is only in her late twenties!!! To give tribute to Ms. Spears, here's a song video of OOPS I DID IT AGAIN, the 2000 hit single from her second studio album of the same title, performed by one of the most underrated female musician named LAURA TSAGGARIS. Check this out!

OOPS I DID IT AGAIN


#__________________________________#_______________________________#_____________________________#

ALL THE LOVERS...

I never liked this Kylie Minogue song "All The Lovers", but Jake Shears and the guys of SCISSSOR SISTERS gave an amazing twists on the song and turned it into the best country song ever!!!



Last June, The band's third studio album Night Work was released. And coming this February 2011, they will be joining Lady Gaga as an opening act for The Monster Ball World Tour.

#_______________________________#_____________________________#_____________________________#

HOLLYWOOD

Here's a cover version of Marina and the Diamonds hit single "Hollywood" performed by Welsh rock band Kids in Glass Houses...Loving the guitar work going on! Good cover!

Get this song here: http://www.mediafire.com/?mgazwmindn3

#______________________________#_________________________________#_____________________________#

INGRID MICHAELSON: PARACHUTES

Indie sweetheart INGRID MICHAELSON released her most recent album Everybody last August and she's following that with her own version of "PARACHUTES", a song she co-wrote for Cheryl Cole.This track is said to be the lead single from her upcoming album which will hit shelves next year.


#__________________________#___________________________#_________________________#

TYLER WARD: FIREWORKS

TYLER WARD is one of the first people I started to follow on Youtube. His video covering Justin Bieber's "Baby" is what won me over. Over the past years, his popularity has grown to over hundreds of subscribers.

Ward has already an album on Itunes, and he is a prime example for how YouTube is becoming the new outlet for people to get noticed and to easily become well known. Check out his latest cover song video here:

FIREWORKS
- another great interpretation of a Katy Perry song. This time, he collaborated with equally talented Youtube artist Alex Goot...This performance is so simple and beautiful, no big things, just two amazing voices!!


#_______________________________#__________________________________#_____________________________#

IS THIS LOVE?

Grammy award winner CORINNE BAILEY RAE has just released a cover of Bob Marley's hit IS THIS LOVE, a track from her forthcoming pre-Valentine EP The Love (out January 25, 2011 US).
This song is so good that you can't help but surrender to it...its that feel good grown and sexy vibe!...Thumbs up for doing such a good job, Corinne!!!


#______________________________#_____________________________________#_______________________________#

DOLORES O'RIORDAN covers Fleetwood Mac

I really missed the Irish band CRANBERRIES especially the haunting voice of vocalist DOLORES O'RIORDAN. After the band's hiatus in 2003, Oriordan released two solo albums- Are You Listening (2007) and No Baggage. In 2009, the band reunited and began a North American tour, followed by dates in Latin America and Europe in early 2010.

According to their website, they are planning to enter the studio next year to begin recording their much delayed new album. Meanwhile, check out Oriordan's amazing acoustic cover performance of Fleetwood Mac classic hit Go Your Own Way. Watch!


#__________________________#_________________________________#_________________________________#

While My Guitar Gently Weeps...

Legendary Latin singer CARLOS SANTANA has just released his latest album Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time which finds him once again collaborating with a wide range of artists to date.
The first track from the album finds the guitar legend taking on the Beatles 1968 classic 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps,' with help from neo-soul star India Aerie and world famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma.


...the soulfullness is just incredible!

#_________________________#_______________________#________________________#

ONE MORE CUP OF COFFEE

Ex-Be Good Tanya's FRAZEY FORD covers Bob Dylan's track One More Cup Of Coffee. This version is featured on her first solo album Obadiah. She sticks to the original storytelling melody but it's her soulful voice that turn the song fresh and nostalgic.


I've heard that Obadiah received favorable reviews from music critics and running for the list of BEST ALBUM released this year.

#_______________________________#____________________________#____________________________#

THE WHITE STRIPES: JOLENE

JOLENE is a song written and performed by music icon Dolly Parton from her 1974 album of the same title. Now, one of the most innovative and interesting band of the last decade Meg and Jack White aka THE WHITE STRIPES gave a brilliant cover of the song. This track is included in their fourth studio album Under Blackpool Lights. This song has the best lyrics ever! When I found out The White Stripes had done this version...it just blew me away!


#___________________________________#___________________________________#_________________________________#

Jay Sean: Your Love

A few weeks ago, rnb/rap singer JAY SEAN provides a nice acoustic version to Nicki Minaj radio hit Your Love for the BBC Live Louge...Great stuff!


#__________________________#______________________________#_________________________#

A little bit of LAURA LOVE

This is LAURA LOVE, a Seattle based musician with an astonishing voice who is greatly influenced by blues and bluegrass, jazz, folk, gospel and country. Her music is often labeled as Afro-Celtic or folk-funk.

After the 1997 released of her debut album under her own label Octoroon Biography, Love became one of the folk scene's brightest stars. She released two more albums followed by a compilation of her songs under Putumayo. She also published an autobiography, You Ain't Got No Easter Clothes, with an accompanying album of the same name, in 2004.

Below is her amazing rendition of Nirvana's hit, Come As You Are...Watch!



#_______________________________#____________________________________#______________________________________#

MEET ELIZA DOOLITTLE

Twenty-two year old ELIZA DOOLITTLE (real name Eliza Sophie Caird) has made a huge impact on the British music scene with her brilliant self titled debut album which is a mix of old and new sounds. Her musical style is combination of alternative and pop, and its definitely hot, catchy and something different. Now, Doolittle just released the videos covering s Cee-Lo Green's 2010 mega hit "Fuck You" and Radiohead's "Creep". What a classy covers!...Nothing like hearing this with a soulful british voice!

FUCK YOU! this is my favorite cover song right now...nice set-up and performance!



CREEP what a unique voice!...super bloody interpretation!


Doolittle is set to released her US debut album this month via Capitol Records. =)

#________________________________#_________________________________#_______________________________#

TAKE ON ME...

Check out SARA BAREILLES version of A-ha's 1985 charttopper hit single Take On Me...I remember when the band used to sing this song it was a classic but listening to Sara's rendition makes it timeless.

#_______________________________#____________________________#__________________________#

PIOLO PASCUAL: TERMINAL

Top Filipino actor/singer PIOLO PASCUAL has a new music video out entitled TERMINAL, the latest track from his current retro album DECADES under StarRecords. The song was originally performed by legendary musician Rupert Holmes released in 1974. Watch the clip here:


To get this track, just log on to http://www.starrecords.ph

#______________________________#____________________________________#

FREEDOM SONG by Jason Mraz

This is JASON MRAZ singing Freedom Song, the first track from his 2010 EP, Life Is Good. This is actually a cover song originally performed by indie band Luc and the Lovingtons. I'd like to thank Jason for introducing me to this great band...im actually obsessed with them now!


#____________________________#_____________________________#_____________________________#

IT'S AMY WINEHOUSE' PARTY!!!

It's been four years since we've heard any new music from troubled-yet-talented artist AMY WINEHOUSE and now she's trying for the first step of her comeback with a cover of IT'S MY PARTY, a 1963 original by Lesley Gore. The track will appear in soon to be released compilation album Q: Soul Bossa Nostra, a tribute to music legend Quincy Jones, who initially discovered Gore.

Listen to the track here:


Winehouse has a new album due out in 2011.

#__________________________#______________________________#________________________________#

MANNY PACQUIAO: IMAGINE

In a recent Jimmy Kimmel Live episode, the Philippine's pride, 7-division champ and WBO welterweight title holder congressman MANNY PACQUIAO sang a John Lennon classic "Imagine", together with Hollywood comic actor Will Ferrell.

Who cares if they butchered the song? You know what?...I totally dig this!!!


#___________________________________#___________________________________#_______________________________#

Taylor Swift covers Coldplay's Viva La Vida

Country teen sweetheart Taylor Swift takes a break from singing about her ex-boyfriends by covering one of Coldplay's biggest hit Viva La Vida...and i think she sounds pretty good here. Watch!


#__________________________________#_______________________________#______________________________________#

ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD

I was looking on YouTube for a cover of Rihanna's latest single Only Girl In The World and I found this...Great voices and a great song!

Like this?...Get it here!

For more information about this guys Conor Maynard and Anth, visit their fan page dito.

#_______________________#_________________________#_____________________#

ISLANDS

Here's the latest from Latina superstar SHAKIRA, this time reworking and creating a stellar twist to The XX's hit single Islands. This track will be included on her upcoming bilingual album titled Sale el Sol out on November 2 (US).

I think it turn out pretty well, but I can see a lot of xx fans out there thinking that this is just a corruption of the original. It you dont know The XX, get familiar coz they're dope. And that said...below is Shakira's live performance of the song. Stream for your listening pleasure.


#_________________________________#________________________#_________________________#

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT (LSO COVER)

This is an amazing version of Nirvana's 1991 hit Smells Like Teen Spirit, performed by one of the best known orchestras in the world, LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

#_______________________#____________________________#______________________________#

SUNDAY GIRL: TIK TOK

UK's newest pop rising act Jade Williams aka SUNDAY GIRL covers one of the most popular song that top the charts earlier this year. Though I heard a lot of cover of this song, her spin of Kesha's Tik Tok is definitely a pleasure!...


For a free download of this track, click it here! =)

#_____________________________#_____________________________#_________________________#

ROOM ELEVEN covers

I once heard one song by this Dutch band called ROOM ELEVEN so I decided to look up some more of their songs in the web and found out how great they are!... Their amazing style of music- modern jazz combines with pop and it's a jazz style which is easy to listen to.Many jazz music are difficult to listen and require some attention or taste. But Room Eleven makes everybody listen and is so much fun to hear to- most especially their tracklist of cover songs.

FAITH (GEORGE MICHAEL) vocalist Janne Schra has a cool, soothing voice. She should become an international star!



CRAZY (GNARLS BARKLEY) super duper like this one!

...and my favorite, Meredith Brooks' BITCH. Beautiful, soft and sounds so pure.


#_____________________________#_____________________________#_______________________#

TAKE IT OFF (ROCK VERSION)

Here's a different version of Kesha's Take It Off. Covered by Scott Lester (FALLTOWNMUSIC) from Baltimore, USA...I really love the acoustic mode at the beginning but over all, it sounds good!



For more of this dude, you can check out his music channel here.

#________________________#__________________________#_________________________________#

GABE BONDOC's Grenade

"Sometimes you'll be the one who catches the grenade.. sometimes you'll be the one who throws it!"

Check out Gabe Bondoc's stripped version of Bruno Mars latest single, Grenade...Great cover as usual!


...puede nyo palang makuha ang kantang 'to ng libre. Click nyo http://GabeBondocMusic.com

#_________________________#_____________________________#______________________#

MAROON 5 COVERS

HANDS ALL OVER is the third studio album by one of my favorite pop rock band MAROON 5. In its international deluxe edition, the album has five bonus tracks which includes two great covers that you can stream below:

IF I AINT GOT YOU (Alicia Keys) never thought a man could pull this song off, adam levine is so good!!!



CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Queen) surprisingly well done cover.



Pasingit: Not included on the album, but the band's take on The Beatles' IF I FELL is actually really good...exquisite vocal treatment of a gorgeous song!


related post: MISERY (MAROON 5)

#___________________________________#_____________________#__________________________#

BRUNO MARS COVER MEDLEY

Check out this cover song medley from today's hottest music sensation BRUNO MARS.

Although the singer-songwriter got himself arrested last week on suspicion of narcotics possession, I don’t really care!...It’s all about the music, and the 23-year-old rising star (who has filipino blood on his veins!) is so amazingly talented!!!


Mars still on top of the Billboard charts for three weeks in a row with his debut single Just The Way You Are. =O

related post:
Just The Way You Are (Acoustic Version)

Bruno Mars is Half-Filipino

#__________________________#__________________________#_______________________#

TERRIFIC TORI!

This is Tori Amos doing her own spin of Rolling Stones' ANGIE. The piano play is soaring and the vocals moarnful as this Stones classic comes to life in a whole new fashion. This song captures Tori's vast appeal as a soulful artist!

#______________________#__________________________#____________________#

DYNAMITE!

BOYCE AVENUE na naman?...I cant help it! This is much better than the original version! And the BIG DEAL?- he's wearing a shirt I love Pinas...grabe ang lupeet!!!


Super thumbs up for these guys!!!=O
#________________#___________________#______________________#

Another Bob Dylan cover

Two amazingly talented women Vanessa Paradis and Suzanne Vega covering a Bob Dylan classic. Thought this was an odd pair, but their voices work fabulously. Would like to hear/see more of them together!

#_______________________#________________________#___________________________#

Rendezvous with TONY LUCCA

If you remember the teen drama series Malibu Shores sometime in the late 1990's then you probably familiar with TONY LUCCA.

Today, he is already a noted singer-songwriter with sixth studio album under his belt. His latest work Rendezvous With The Angels features his most thoughtful, tuneful and mature record yet. This includes an amazingly well done cover of Billy Joel's hit VIENNA. I really like the updated folky version of the song and you can stream it's entirety here:

VIENNA http://vista.streamguys.com/jspiewak/lucca_vienna.wma

Try also to watch Lucca's great performance of Richard Marx's NOW AND FOREVER with former N'sych member JC CHASEZ...


...and his breath taking version of I CANT MAKE YOU LOVE ME. He's not only blessed with a great voice, also plays a killer piano ang guitar!


#__________________________#__________________________#________________________#

AMAZING AMY!

AMY MACDONALD first crossed my radar with her captivating debut single This Is The Life.

I instantly fell in love with the Scottish singer-songwriter and now she's back with a new album (A Curious Thing) and a new cover song from Bruce Springsteen. Stream the song below:

DANCING IN THE DARK (Bruce Springsteen) a hidden track in the new cd. I'm a Boss's fan and for me, this version is perfect!


Other awesome Macdonald's covers:

HALLELUJAH (Leonard Cohen) she never stops to amazed me- great rendition!



MR. BRIGHTSIDE (The Killers) a part of me has just died...

How about this punk version of her hit, THIS IS THE LIFE by FUTURE IDIOTS?...

http://www.futureidiots.com/titl.mp3

#____________________#____________________#_____________________________#