Nat King Cole:Diana Krall'sAll for Youis a CD of Nat Cole covers.You can have fun with all the versions of “Unforgettable” – Dinah Washington, Merle Haggard, Aretha Franklin, Peggy Lee, Marvin Gaye, Englebert Humperdinck, Jerry Vale, and his own daughter Natalie Cole.The music video, intercut with footage of father and daughter, can add actual images to the discussion of imagery. Leonard Cohen:For complete albums, try Perla Batalla’sBird on a Wireor Jennifer Warren’sFamous Blue Raincoat.“Suzanne” seems to top the list, with covers by Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Roberta Flack, Tori Amos, Neil Diamond, and assorted groups. Patsy Cline:KD Lang's covers several songs onAbsolute Torch and Twang, and herShadowland, produced by Owen Bradley, Kline's producer.Just about everyone in the Country and Western music field has covered at least one song, but I found some surprises from other genres. Robert Johnson:Eric Clapton honors the blues guitarist onMe & Mr. Johnson. Single Artist Album Covers of Multiple Titles •KD Lang's recentHymns of the 49th Parallelcovers Canadian songwriters.Her cover of Neil Young's “After the Gold Rush” is beautiful, and includes another version of Cohen's “Hallelujah,” and a lovely cover of Joni Mitchell's “A Case of You.” •Cyndi Lauper’sAt Last, covers a diverse mix of Tin Pan Alley, old school R&B, and vintage rock songs. •Willie Nelson does an interesting job covering old standards on his albumStardust. •Queen Latifeh’sThe Dana Owens Album, offers smoothly sung jazz standards and pop tunes. •Rod Stewart’sGreat American Songbook, Volumes I to IV, must have what you’re looking for in one of the volumes. •Linda Ronstadt’sFor Sentimental Reasonscovers familiar standards. Multiple Song Covers •iTunes lists over 150 versions of “Unchained Melody.” •Christmas songs are a great way to go.“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” comes in radically different versions.There’s a fascinatingly silly version by the Rockapellas to contrast with Judy Garland’s heart- breaking rendition. Other artists include Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Jerry Vale, Linda Ronstat, Charlie Daniels, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Luther Vandross, Lou Rawls, Tony Bennet, Robert Goulet, Jim Nabors, Michael Bolton, Four Tops, The Carpenters, The Jackson 5, Lonestar, En Vogue, Manhattan Transfer, Gloria Estefan, Chris Izaak, Clay Aiken. You can even download a video version with Christina Aquilera. Useful Websites •Apple’s iTunes– free software download, $.99 per song, $1.99 per music video <> •Coverville– website dedicated to podcasts analyzing covered songs <> •Rock and Roll Hall of Fame– Lesson Plans, background, more <> •Mark Romanek Music Videos– 24 free QuickTime music videos <> •LitTunes– Pop Music and the Literary Canon <> •Song Lyrics– Best way to search is to type the title in Google in quotation marks. Multiple sites
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