There is definitely a danger in covering a song too many times. It can become grating the way overplayed songs on the radio can be grating, and at its worst, it can dilute the power of the original. Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is certainly in the overcovered class, (Cohen himself has entertained the idea of calling [...]
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Arcade Fire Play Surprise Show in Haiti
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Arcade Fire delighted a tiny audience with a surprise set at a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on early last week. The 45 minute show included covers of The Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time,” Blondie’s “The Tide is High,” Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Who’ll Stop the Rain” and Cyndie Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” [...]
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