Cover Songs Done My Way
The idea of doing cover songs has rarely seemed interesting to me. Playing someone else’s music only feels special when the artist paying homage does something truly unique to make it their own. The Sex Pistols’ rendition of My Way, the classic Sinatra croon, is a great example. The irony of young anarchists singing one of their parents’ most cherished songs - and the relevance of the expressed sentiment in its reapplication - made the cover a perfect anthem for the punk generation. Conversely, Johnny Cash paid tribute to latter day songwriters by offering his take on songs orginally recorded by Sound Garden, Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails. Below, just a few other covers that I truly do adore.
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