Tag: covers
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Song 65: More than a YouTube star
[Daniela Andrade photo by contributor] “Black Sheep” (Metric cover) by Daniela Andrade [Watch the video by clicking the song title] Lawrence: “Black Sheep” is one of my favorite songs. Four years ago Metric posted Daniela’s cover of it on Facebook. I was blown away. It was one of the most haunting and soulful things I’ve… Read more
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Assignment 14: Five of my favorite songs from artists I’ve recently seen live
Name: Lawrence Liao Location: San Francisco, CA Relationship to music: Listener/Concert Goer Industry: Tech/Finance I thought Lawrence was perfect for this project because he sees a lot of bands live. (Something I am very envious of.) He has been supportive of Five Song Project since day one and gave me some ideas that I tackled… Read more
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Song 36: Sister Sister Sister
[Photo by Daria Kobayashi Ritch for Rolling Stone] “Boys of Summer” – Don Henley 5songpjct: This question may get a bit repetitive during this interview, but who should do a “Boys of Summer” cover? Mickey: The case can be made that The War on Drugs is already modernizing this, but I think that they are a… Read more
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Song 35: Who should take on “A Little Respect”
[5songpjct note: The photos may not seem to make sense at first, but stick with us.] “A Little Respect” – Erasure 5songpjct: I have to say that this is one of the most creative ways I have seen someone think about this project. It is interesting to think who should cover songs that we… Read more
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Assignment 8: If we could do it again only different
Name: Mickey Pearson Location: Duluth, MN Relationship to music: Listener, erstwhile performer Industry: Recruitment (I’m a headhunter, basically.) I met Mickey through my sister, who was our last contributor to Five Song Project. He is one of the most musical people I know and a really thoughtful mixtape maker. 5songpjct: You and your wife made… Read more