March 3, 2011 at 7:52 am
I used to make mixed tapes for friends, actual tapes, which is one of those signs that I’ve been on the planet longer than a steadily growing percentage of the population. I make mixed CDs now and don’t even own a tape player, which means I won’t be listening to the recordings of my 6th grade band concert any time soon.
Sometimes I get high-concept ideas for CD mixes, like a mix of songs that track the progress of my life. Or a CD where all the tracks are covers of the same song. My latest concept is “Same Name, Different Song” which consists of songs that have the same name but aren’t covers, just totally different songs. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Forever Young – Alphaville (Though I personally prefer the Youth Group cover)
Breathe – Erasure
Breathe – Sixpence None the Richer
Breathe – Jane French (The theme from “Passions” oh how I miss you)
Breathe – Maria McKee
Photograph – Weezer
Photograph – REM feat. Natalie Merchant
American Girls – Weezer (No link, sorry!)
American Girl – Tom Petty (Ok, not an exact title match, but close!)
Trouble – Ray Lamontagne
Trouble – Shampoo
Trouble – Shawn Colvin
Blush – Ben Lee
Blush (Only You) – Plumb
Independence Day – Imani Coppola
Independence Day – Ani DiFranco
Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
Dance in the Dark – Lady Gaga (Again, not an exact match, but close!)
Heart – Pet Shop Boys
Heart – Stars
The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
The Boxer – Carbon Leaf
Can you guys think of any others? If I were a programmer and cared more, I could probably write a script to parse my media library and find all the matches for me, but it’s more fun to ask you guys.
BTW, I realize my last two posts have been about music. I promise this isn’t going to become PQ’s Music Blog. It’s just a coincidence.
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Hal • March 3, 2011 at 10:44 am
Breathe – The Prodigy
Breathe – Disturbed
Fade To Black – Metallica
Fade To Black – Dire Straits
Fade To Black – Zeromancer
July 4th (Independence Day) – Bruce Springsteen
Remedy – The Black Crowes
Remedy – Seether
Gasoline – Seether
Gasoline – Audioslave
Home – Dream Theater
Home – Seth Horan (former bassist for Vertical Horizon)
Home – Econoline Crush
Home – David Sylvian
Rain – Samael
Rain – Candlebox
Rain – Liquid Gang
Rain – The Cult
Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics (or Marilyn Manson)
Sweet Dreams – Tori Amos
MelPo • March 3, 2011 at 12:23 pm
Ray LaMontagne Let it be Me
Indigo Girls Let it be Me
One of my friends in college made a mix in which the last word of the title of each song was the first word in the title of the next.
Like Let it be Me (indigo girls), Me and a gun (tori amos), Gunshy (liz phair)…etc. Just in case you were looking for another project. It’s also a fun party game… :)
Amanda • March 3, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Jeremy Fisher also has a song called “American Girls”. I could only find a partial clip on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SRZQTlbdYE , but he’s fantastic and I highly recommend checking it out! (http://jeremyfishermusic.com/)
Debbi Does Dinner Healthy • March 3, 2011 at 2:02 pm
I was totally thinking photograph by Def Leppard too. Independance Day by Martina McBride too if it hasn’t been mentioned. I know you’re looking for new ones but I’m not that creative! :-)
Caitlin • March 3, 2011 at 2:09 pm
I dunno what you like to listen to, but I listen to everything…so sorry if some of it isn’t your style!
From Your List:
Breathe (2 AM) – Anna Nalick
Breathe (Until Tomorrow) – Paramore
Trouble – Coldplay
American Boy – Estelle
American Woman – Lenny Kravitz (those last two are exact matches to American Girl/s, but they kind of play off of the name)
From Hal’s List:
Remedy (I Won’t Worry) – Jason Mraz
Home – Marc Broussad
My Own:
Bullet Proof…I Wish I Was – Radiohead
Bulletproof – La Roux
Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
Crazy – Britney Spears
Crush – Mandy Moore
Crush – DMB
Crush – David Archuleta
Crush – Jennifer Paige
Crushcrushcrush – Paramore
Feelin Good – PCD
Feelin Good – Michael Buble
Feelin Good – UNC Clef Hangers
Feelin Good – Jennifer Hudson
Hallelujah – Rufus Wainwright
Hallelujah – Paramore
Also, pretty much anything off the Moulin Rouge or Across the Universe Soundtrack are covers of other artists, so you could use those. It’s a lot of Beatles, though.
mom taxi julie • March 4, 2011 at 11:56 am
What a cool idea, you’ll have to post an update. I wasn’t real into music when I was younger but I had a friend that did the mixed tape thing all the time. I find so much more in music now than I did when I was a kid.
psychsarah • March 4, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Counting Crows also have a song American Girls.
I was the queen of the mixed tape. I timed it all out so it wouldn’t cut off the song. I had a few go to short songs for the end of the tape. I sat there playing with the order of the songs so it evoked just the right mood. This was a project that took hours. People loved them though. It’s just not quite the same now that I can click off a bunch of titles in iTunes and burn a CD.
PurpleGirl • March 7, 2011 at 8:28 am
I came up with someone of these on the fly, otherwise I utilized iTunes because it was funny to see the juxstaposition! :)
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac/Cranberries
Crazy – Patsy Cline/Aerosmith/KC & Jojo
I Want You – Melissa Etheridge/Savage Garden
Is This Love – Bob Marley/Whitesnake
Jump – Madonna/Van Halen
Kiss – Prince/Ananda Project
Last Dance – The Cure/Tom Petty/Sarah McLachlan
Lost & Found – Brooks & Dunn/Delerium
Other Side – Aerosmith/Red Hot Chili Peppers
Alcohol – Barenaked Ladies/Brad Paisley
A close one: Love Her Madly/The Doors and Love You Madly/Cake
Angel – Aerosmith/Fleetwood Mac/Sarah McLachlan/a-ha
Don’t Stop – Madonna/Fleetwood Mac
The End – The Beatles/The Doors
Big Time – Peter Gabriel/Trace Adkins
Bittersweet – Kayne West/Big Head Todd And The Monsters
Lullaby – Concrete Blonde/The Cure
More Than This – The Cure/Roxy Music
Over My Head – Fleetwood Mac/The Fray
Please Forgive Me – Melissa Etheridge/David Gray
Precious – Annie Lennox/Depeche Mode
Reptile – Eric Clapton/Nine Inch Nails
Stay – Lisa Loeb/Morten Harket/Dave Matthews/Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Sunday Morning – Maroon Five/No Doubt
Sweet Thing – Van Morrison/Keith Urban
That’s The Way Love Goes – Janet Jackson/Merle Haggard
Twisted – Annie Lennox/Keith Sweat
You & I – Fleetwood Mac/Jeff Buckley
Gravity – Bic Runga/John Mayer
Little Moments – Rob Thomas/Brad Paisley
Gypsy – Fleetwood Mac/Shakira
Heartbreaker – Led Zeppelin/Pat Benetar
Breakdown – Jack Johnson/Tom Petty
Caroline – Concrete Blonde/Fleetwood Mac
Someone mentioned two Creeps, there’s a Stone Temple Pilots one too.
Hey Baby – No Doubt/whoever did the song in Dirty Dancing!
Hold Me – Duran Duran/Fleetwood Mac/Savage Garden (and Thompson Twins if Hold Me Now is close enough!)
Home – Tim McGraw/Alan Jackson
Crying – Aerosmith/Roy Orbison
Don’t Cry – Seal/Guns’n'Roses
Honestly – Annie Lennox/Leann Rimes
I Need To Know – Marc Anothony/Tom Petty
Nicky at Not My Mother • March 8, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Ones to add to your lists:
Photograph – Something For Kate (from Australian Dawson’s Creek soundtrack, ahem)
Breathe – Kylie Minogue
Dancing in the Dark – Kim Wilde
America – Jewel
Dana • March 16, 2011 at 10:41 pm
FYI, if you’re ever interested in getting your 6th grade band concert on CD, they make devices for transferring cassette to CD now, and some of them are pretty inexpensive. I see them advertised in the coupon papers from time to time but I bet you could find a decent one on Amazon that has reviews.
I have a few things on tape I’m not willing to give up just yet so that’s on the agenda for me.
tony • March 19, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Love this idea – it’s one I’ve played around with also. I also thought about the same song covered by different artists, and a themed CD – Driving Songs was one I began. Anyway, since I have been on the planet longer that most of you, let me add:
These Days – Jackson Browne, Allman Brothers, Dan Fogelberg, and I bet a bunch more.
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