I just saw one of the trailers for the new Fame and obviously there’s a buzz about the quality of the remake. I have some hope for it since it has Debbie Allen, Bebe Neuwirth, Kelsey Grammer, and Charles S. Dutton in it. I just like the original Irene Cara song, and Erica Gimple’s version, corny as they comes off today. The new version sounds generic to me.
I already talked about Seether’s remake of Careless Whisper. Since I’m on vacation, I decided to make a pointless list of pointless cover songs. Note, I made this list prior to finding the Covers Project, which is actually a pretty decent website. So….
My top ten list of pointless cover songs in no particular order
1. Anything by Britney Spears (goes without saying….)
2. Imagine by John Lennon, pointless cover by Perfect Circle
3. It’s My Life by Talk Talk, pointless cover by No Doubt
4. Love Song by The Cure, pointless cover by 311
5. Kiss Me by Six Pence None The Richer, pointless cover by New Found Glory
6. Emotions by the Bee Gees, pointless cover by Destiny’s Child
7. Free Falling by Tom Petty, pointless cover by John Mayer
8. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door by Bob Dylan, pointless cover by Guns n Roses
9. Sweet Thing by Chaka Khan, pointless cover by Mary J. Blige. I do like their duet, and then of course I adore Chaka Khan’s duet with Prince. (it’s a couple of minutes into the video).
10. Dancing Queen by Abba, pointless cover by S Club 7 (I’m embarrassed to admit even know it exists, but it’s from Willow’s pre-tween days; I’m sure she’s embarrassed to admit it too).
