This Week's Playlist #130 - The Legends edition with Nico S.
Nico picks up 5 covers of classic tracks by other music legends.
Hello everyone!
This Week's Playlist - Season 3, Episode 26.
Another guest this week: Please meet Nicolai, who I met through my previous freelance Brixtonian life.
I let him introduce himself and hope you enjoy his picks.
See you next week.
Legends cover Legends
Hello, I'm Nico—a filmmaker, writer, lecturer, and lifelong music enthusiast. Music not only fuels my creative endeavours but also enriches every facet of my life, weaving inspiration into all my pursuits.
I've always been captivated by cover versions, as they transform the familiar into something uniquely personal and new.
I find it particularly intriguing when true musical legends, those with a wealth of superb original material, choose to cover a song.
Despite not needing to, they do it anyway, drawn to something in the original track, and they infuse it with their own distinctive flair…. And create something original.
Here are five of my favourites:
There is a YouTube link for each of the songs on the cover, and here are the playlists for each streaming platform:
1. The White Stripes cover Bob Dylan - “One More Cup of Coffee”
2. Dead Kennedys cover Elvis Presley - “Viva Las Vegas”
3. Patti Smith covers Jimi Hendrix - “Hey Joe”
4. Nirvana covers The Velvet Underground - “Here She Comes Now”
5. Al Green covers The Beatles - “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
Until the next time, Godspeed!
Thomas
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