How dope would a John Legend/Adele duet be? Until that happens (and considering they share a label, I’d imagine that will come to fruition sooner of later), check out this nugget that just arrived via John’s Soundcloud page. An acapella version of the British songstress’s current “Rolling in the Deep” that’s positively spine-tingling. Pure dopeness. John Legend – Rolling in the Deep (Adele Cover) by johnlegend
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Hey Young World!: Get a Load of This Slick Rick Cover
(thanks to Kelly Stitzel over at popdose for making me aware of this) Last week’s Hump Day Flashback spotlighted “Teenage Love”, one of my favorite tracks off of Slick Rick’s 1988 debut, Great Adventures of Slick Rick. That classic album has turned out to be surprisingly ripe for covers. “Children’s Story” has been covered in the past by Everlast as well as by Mos Def and Talib Kweli. Another fondly remembered song from that album was “Hey Young World”, Rick’s uplifting, […]
Hear Here! Cee-Lo Green Covers Kings of Leon’s “Radioactive”
Cee-Lo covering Southern rock is something that should happen more often. First, the singer/rapper covered Band of Horses’ “No One’s Gonna Love You”. The bearded troubadours then returned the favor by taking on ‘Lo’s “Georgia”. Now, on the eve of his third solo release “The Lady Killer”, Cee-Lo has blessed us with his version of Kings of Leon’s current smash single “Radioactive”. It’s not as good as the original, which I’m still ridiculously in love with, but the man more […]