Cover Versions - Singing Other People's Song

Informationen zum Autor Adam Sweeting writes for the Guardian, Uncut, The Times, Gramophone, and High Life. In his spare time he makes television documentaries with his production company, VTVC. Klappentext In pop's early days, Sinatra and Elvis Presley were famous for interpreting other people's songs. Cover Versions gives us the lowdown on the worst, most popular, most frequently recorded, most successful, stupidest, tasteless etc., and the ones nobody has got around to yet. Zusammenfassung Girls Aloud record the Pointer Sisters' 'Jump'; Atomic Kitten record Blondie's 'The Tide is High' and Kool and the Gang's 'Ladies Night" Westlife record Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl', Phil Collin's 'Against All Odds', Abba's 'I Have a Dream', and Barry Manilow's 'Mandy'...

Product details

• Authors: Adam Sweeting, Sweeting Adam
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.11.2004
• EAN: 9781844135448
• ISBN: 978-1-84413-544-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 11 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Rock, MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, MUSIC / Philosophy & Social Aspects, History of Music, Pop Music, Popular Music