Next category up in our nominations is best cover version. The selection of artists paying tribute to their musical references while adding some of their own personality to the original creations features Bill Fay’s stripping down the Wilco classic ‘Jesus etc.’; Sinead O’ Connor adding epic vocals to John Grant’s emotional ‘Queen Of Denmark’; Neneh Cherry’s new venture with The Thing jazzing Suicide’s ‘Dream Baby Dream’ up; Afghan Whigs’ lead singer Greg Dulli reinterpreting Leonard Cohen; Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti lo-fi rendition of vintage teen pop siblings Joe & Donny Emerson and Chomatics’ brave attempt to bring Neil Young’s iconic ‘Into the Black’ to the XXI century.
You can vote for the best music of the year here. And the nominess for best cover version are:
ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI Baby | Original by DONNIE AND JOE EMERSON Baby |
BILL FAY Jesus, etc. | Original by WILCO |
CHOMATICS Into The Black | Original by NEIL YOUNG |
GREG DULLI Paper Thin Wall | Original by LEONARD COHEN |
NENEH CHERRY & THE THING Dream Baby Dream | Original by SUICIDE |
SINEAD O'CONNOR Queen Of Denmark | Original by JOHN GRANT |
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