November 24, 2005
Coverville 149: The 2nd Annual Beatles Thanksgiving Double Shot (Cover Story)
That title is kind of a mouthful, ain't it? More rock, less talk. Here's what you've got to listen to while you finish off your turkey (or your 'tofurkey', whatever):
| Title | Artist | Album | Original Artist |
| Fixing A Hole | The Shambles | 22 Explosive Hits | The Beatles |
| Instant Karma! | Paul Weller | Fly on the Wall: B-Sides & Rarities 1991-2000 | John Lennon |
| And Your Bird Can Sing | The Kennedys | Life Is Large (CD) | The Beatles |
| Tomorrow Never Knows | Jay Atwood & Susan McCorkle | Beatles Regrooved | The Beatles |
| Surface To Air (Across The Universe) | Chemical Brothers Remixed | Chemical Brothers Remixed | The Beatles (with a little Smashing Pumpkins) |
| Another Day | Cherry Twister | Coming up: An Indie Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney |
| Venus and Mars/Rock Show | Kenny Howes | Love In Song: An Atlanta Tribute to Sir Paul McCartney | Paul McCartney and Wings |
| Love | Diana Williamson | Diana Williamson | John Lennon |
| Strawberry Fields Forever | Donal Hinely | Glass Stories | The Beatles |
| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | Rita Lee | Bossa'n Beatles | The Beatles |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Da Vinci's Notebook | Bendy's Law | The Beatles |
| Drive My Car | Hyannis Sound | On The Beach | The Beatles |
| Yesterday/Michelle/Eleanor Rigby | F'loom | rachMiel.org | The Beatles |
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Posted by bibbott at November 24, 2005 9:24 AM
Especially good Second Annual Beatles podcast, Brian. The acapella selections were exceptional and The Hyannissound group in particular.
Did you mention a weekly collegiate acapella podcast - something that sounded like acapellaU? I attempted to locate it from numerous sources, and used various spellings of "a capella" but can't come anywhere close to finding it. Any help you may provide will be appreciated.
A lover of vocal group harmony - especially New York City DooWop,
Scott in Houston, Texas
Posted by: Scott at November 26, 2005 2:41 PMSorry - I should have included this in the shownotes. The Acappella U Podcast can be found at the following address: http://acappellau.libsyn.com/.
Enjoy!
Posted by: Brian at November 26, 2005 2:58 PMHey, tremendous, Brian, thank you for the URL.
Acappella U will never supersede Coverville on my mp3 player simply because of the variety of your genres, and, of course, the persona of Coverville's host! But Acapella U is an excellent adjunct to Coverville for those of us into VGH.
By the way, Brian, Vocal Group Harmony isn't limited to acappella selections since some very beautiful recordings are available with background instrumentation. Perhaps some of those VGH tracts could some day work their way into Coverville, too.
Scott
Posted by: Scott at November 26, 2005 6:54 PMI was at podcastalley and saw that you aren't in the top 10 anymore, so I wanted to vote for you, but I can't find where to do so (either on your site or theirs). It seems like it shouldn't be this hard, can you help?
Posted by: Julie at November 27, 2005 11:30 AMThis is a great show. I love hearing how people reinterpret Beatles songs... sure they're musicians just like everybody else, but it's almost like listening people take apart a Mozart concerto at times. I have to say that the version of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was my favourite of the set... There's just enough of the old style mixed in with the Bossa Nova beat to make the whole thing tres cool.
Posted by: Brad P. from NJ at November 28, 2005 11:46 AMHi Julie,
I got kinda tired of giving all that free promotion to Podcast Alley by begging for votes. (Not that I don't like Podcast Alley - it's still a good resource, just not the only one...). Actually, these days, I'd love some ratings and reviews over at Yahoo Podcasts. I've got a link on the right side if anyone feels like leaving a comment. (Exposure there helps attract more listeners to the show!)
Posted by: Brian at November 29, 2005 8:19 PM