Re: Kate Covers Others

[Raven Tompkins <rtompkin@indiana.edu>]

Harrison Shinn wrote:
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> Has anyone ever imagined Kate doing an all cover album ?  What are some of
> the songs that you'd want to hear her immortalise ?  My list is below, feel
> free to add to it !
> I think she's more than just a singer-songwriter !  I think she's brilliant
> at re-interpreting other's songs as well (i.e. "Rocket Man").
> 
> My List:
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> 1.      Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight  by The Beatles
>         (Done ala "Candle in the Wind" would be lovely.  I'm a singer myself
>         and recorded a version of these songs and tried to interpret it the way
>         I envisioned Kate would.)
> 
> 2.      Love Will Lead You Back by Taylor Dane (written by Diane Warren)
>         ( I know you're thinking, "WHAT...???".  But I would just love to hear
>         Kate sing this sappy love ballad !)
> 
> 3.      Everything I Do ( I Do It For You) by Brian Adams
>         (written by Adams, Michael Kamen, Mutt Lange)
>         (Rumour has it that she was asked to do this but turned it down since she
>         was busy working on TRS.)
> 
> 4.      Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye
>         ( I know this exists, so let's hear it !)
> 
> 5.      Moonraker by John Barry, Hal David
>         (Another rumour is that she was asked to sing this.  She would've been
>         brilliant.)
> 
> 6.      Tell Me Something Good by Rufus
>         (She'd do a good Chaka...)
> 
> 7.      A Groovy Kind of Love
>         ( Do it slow like Phil Collins.  I can almost see her pouting her lips and
>         singing this one !)
> 
> 8.      Silent all these years by Tori Amos
>         (Hey ! Tori did "Running Up That Hill", why can't Kate pay tribute to her
> too !)
> 
> Well, I can't believe I started this thread and now I'm drawing a blank.  I
> know the moment I send this, I'll remember the 50 others I wanted to hear
> her sing.  Anyway...
> 
> Feel free to add to this !
> 
> hs 

Very different taste in music. Yeah I have thought about this. Here's
what I'd like to hear today.

-"The Sea Refuses No River" by Pete Townsend
-"Cascade"  by Souxsie and the Banshees
-"Atlas Marker" by Rickie Lee Jones
-"Shadows on a Dime" by Ferron
-"Desolation Row" by Bob Dylan
-"Caterpillar" by The Cure
-"Into the Fire" Sarah McLachlan
-"Swan Swan H" and "Wendel Gee" by REM

Raven