Ann Peebles – “I Can’t Stand The Rain”
[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/The-Dramatics-In-The-Rain.mp3]enjoy the rainy weather with these soul gems
John Legend & the Roots will drop their collaborative album ‘Wake Up!’ on September 21. Its determined to be a pure cover album and will feature remakes of classic songs by artists including Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway and many more. The first single, ‘Wake Up Everybody’ is a rendition of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ 70ies classic, which also features Common and Melanie Fiona. We have had their cover of Ernie Hines classic “Our Generation” up on the site a few weeks back.
Have fun with this beautiful tune, its pure YUM YUM music in its purest essence:
[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/john-legend-wake-up-everybody.mp3]john-legend & the Roots ft Melanie Fiona & Common-“wake-up-everybody”
This is the supposed tracklist:
1. ‘Compared to What’
2. ‘Hard Times’
3. ‘Little Ghetto Boy’
4. ‘Wake Up Everybody’ (featuring Common and Melanie Fiona)
5. ‘Our Generation’
6. ‘Love the Way It Should Be’
7. ‘Hang On in There’
8. ‘I Can’t Write Left Handed’
9. ‘Wholy Holy’
10. ‘I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free’
11. ‘Shine’
“Lazers never die”. I even think its out right now, but anyways – just wanted to give a heads up, since the Majors fans are in growing numbers. Here is their “Halo” cover version. One of the early/or late hour tunes (either which way you take it) you frequently heard at YUM YUM in the last months.
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Nice Beatles Cover by Andre 3000. I heard it’s the background song of a new Nike commercial or something similar. I’m not sure about that, since I’ve never seen the spot. Anyway, I really like his reinterpretation of “All together now”, so I got the best sounding quality version i could find. Hands down for this tune.
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Andre 3000 – All Together Now (The Beatles Cover)
Enjoy!
Levis invited some of todays pioneering musicians to re-craft the classic songs that inspired their sound. Here we have John Legend and the Roots doing a cover of Ernie Hines “Our Generation” and Raphael Saadiq doin “It´s a shame” by the Spinners.
[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Its-a-Shame.mp3] [audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Our-Generation.mp3]John Legend feat. The Roots – Our Generation
For more information and and the whole album visit levispioneersessions
i recently kinda let you down on the folky side of things, but here is a roundup of beautiful tunes that i have enjoyed recently. some great cover versions and silent sounds. A perfect soundtrack to a (still) imaginary summer lol
[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/DancingintheMoonlight1.mp3]“Dancing in the Moonlight” – John Dissed (Thin Lizzy Cover)
[audio:http://www.chromemusic.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sendme.mp3]“Send me Angel” – Emily Zisman & Ryan Avery (Real Life Cover)
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