Cover Songs featuring José González

This week, I am in the middle of my nation's capitol for business. Outside the window, the sky is a glorious Election Day grey. San Diego and Rio de Janeiro sound quite tempting right now. But as consolation, Broken Social Scene play the 930 club tonight at 8:00pm. I hope it is a good show.

For those of you who like good cover songs, I am reposting links to a number of covers/remixes I posted last year:

Covers [zip file, 85.6 MB]
Contains:
-Aretha Franklin - Respect (Otis Redding cover)
-Ben Gibbard – Complicated (Avril Lavigne cover)
-Dynamite Hack - Boyz in the Hood (Easy-E cover)
-Eva Cassidy – Time After Time (Sparklemotion)
-Gary Jules – Mad World (Tears for Fears)
[Surprisingly to me at least, this song is featured on an advertisement for the adrenalin and blood-soaked xbox 360 game Gears of War.]
-Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights (Postal Service cover)
-Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere over the rainbow (Judy Garland cover)
-Jem – Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney cover)
-Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover)
-Nada Surf - If You Leave (OMD cover)
-Ryan Adams - Wonderwall (Oasis cover)
-Snow Patrol – Crazy In Love (Beyonce)
-Straylight Run – With God On Our Side (Bob Dylan)
-the Ataris - Boys Of Summer (Don Henley cover)
-The Shins – We Will Become Silhouettes (Postal Service)
-Travis - One More Time (Britney Spears cover)

Remixes [zip file, 47.9 MB]
Contains:
-Blossom Dearie - Just One Of Those Things (Brazillian Girls remix)
-Dean Gray - Boulevard of Broken Songs (Green Day/Oasis mashup)
-Gorillaz - 19-2000 (Soulchild remix)
-Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue (Postal Service remix)
-Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall persistent beat remix)
-the Killers - Mr. Brightside (Thin White Duke remix)

And here are some more covers while I am on the subject:

:: Erasure - Video Killed The Radio Star (Buggles cover) :: The 80s hit "Video Killed The Radio Star" has almost as many negligible cover versions as Brown-Eyed Girl does. But Erasure reinvents the disco-fueled dance pop into androidic glitches and electronic bass beats. This affected sound fits the message of the original music video well.

:: José González - Heartbeats (the Knife cover) :: is featured as the the background music for a ethereal Sony Bravia commercial, which is where I first heard it. The Argentine-Swedish guitarist remakes the Knife's electro-pop song :: Heartbeats :: into a hushed ballad with masterful guitar accompaniment (à la Sam Beam). Largely because of "Heartbeats" being featured on the Bravia commercial, José's album Veneer is finally getting recognition in the States two years after its release. The rest of the album features more of José's accomplished guitar-playing.

:: Frou Frou (Imogen Heap) - Holding Out For A Hero (Bonnie Tyler cover) :: was featured on a lowbrow animated comedy a couple years ago. Does it sound familiar?

:: Gatsby's American Dream - Just Like Heaven (the Cure cover) ::
:: the Early November - Power Of Love (Huey Lewis and the News) ::
:: Tiësto ft Matt Hales from Aqualung - UR (Junkie XL Air Guitar Remix) ::