I’m gonna flip the script a little bit today and talk about a few of my favorite covers by U2. Number one has to be their version of “Unchained Melody”, from the “All I Want is You” single. Now, full disclosure up front, the source of this song was the very first U2 single that […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Lovin’ That Latin!
Here’s something a little different – a mellow bossa nova cover of U2’s “With or Without You.” I’m not a huge fan of this type of music – I think that it’s the kind of thing that Bono was talking about during the early 80’s, when he used to talk about “wallpaper music” – that […]
Read MoreU2 Covers – Lemons, Literal and Figurative
Your weekly dose of U2 covers is here again with some interesting and enjoyable picks for you. First on tap today, we have blues-rocker Jay Buchanan with a swingin’ cover of Lemon that is not at all what I expected. It’s loud and brash and fun and completely unlike U2’s original, but somehow all the […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Reggae
It’s funny how one thing leads to another. Recently, I wrote about Daniel Lanois’ cover of U2’s “Thank You”, and writing about that got me on a Daniel Lanois kick that’s still going strong. Earlier today, I was listening to his Black Dub project’s debut album, which contains several references to reggae music, both subtle […]
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Covering U2 – Luka Bloom and Dream Theater
Most U2 fans are at least familiar with who Christy Moore is, due to the handful of collaborations between him and the band (The Ballad of Ronnie Drew, North and South of the River, etc) but I suspect that fewer of us are as familiar with Christy’s younger brother Luka Bloom. Luka recorded a cover […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Metal Times Three
Believer are a thrash metal band from Pennsylvania who enjoyed their greatest success during the late 80’s and early 90’s (kind of like an Irish band that we all know and love) who performed a cover of one of my personal favorite U2 classics, “Like a Song“, for their 1990 album Sanity Obscure. Lead singer […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Lullabies
Today’s “Covering U2” article is for all you parents of young kids out there. I’ve had in my collection for a little while three albums of U2 songs given the lullaby treatment. The first is titled Babies Go U2 and consists of 14 instrumental tracks, including a few choices that I found to be somewhat […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Dierks Bentley and Pras Michel
I think that it really speaks volumes to the far-reaching influence that U2 has had that their music has been covered by artists from such a wide range of genres. From metal to country to hip-hop, U2 themselves have taken cues from just about every style of music that I can imagine, and it’s gratifying […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Mermaids and Bullets
I thought that we’d take a look at two separate, unrelated, covers of U2 songs, one that seems to be pretty obscure, and the other, not-so-obscure at all. Starting with the obscure, I present this lovely cover of U2’s “Drowning Man” from female vocalist Madelyn Iris. I first heard this back around the turn of […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – In the Name of Love
A few years ago, I was browsing through the U2 section at our local Media-Play record store, just like I always do, on the off chance that there will be something rare or unusual. I almost always walk away empty-handed, but on this particular day, I discovered something I’d not seen before. A compilation titled […]
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