Maybe things are different (maybe they're the same)
The article to which Adam linked in his post about Dark Side of the Moon mentioned derivative versions of the album as performed by other artists. That got me thinking of memorable covers, such as Senor Coconut’s classic renditions of Kraftwerk tunes (like The Robots and Autobahn).
Ultimately, I just gotta throw in a quick mention of an awesome remake of Brian Eno’s Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.
If you like Eno’s album, you’ll like the CD by Doug Hilsinger with Caroleen Beatty.
(Picture via parslow.com)
Sr. Coconut’s cover of “Tour De France” is my favorite Kraftwerk cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CcY3jr4lYs&mode=related&search=
At any rate, they’re better than Coldplay’s “cover” of Computerlove. 🙂
My current favourite cover is “Backed in Black” — it’s been on my iPod for weeks. It’s an album of acoustic covers of AC/DC songs by female American country and western artists.