Beautiful Covers

Jessica is my 18 year old neighbour and we are friendly because we have a few things in common. One of which is playing loud music on our music box when we are doing household stuff.

One Saturday morning in January we were at the backyard at the same time doing a few chores so I decided to put my music off so that we could listen to hers.

I think I felt my heart leap when one particular song came on. I got a feeling of nostalgia so strong, I paused for a bit and then I spoke to Jessica;

Me: Wow, Jessica who did this cover?
Jessica: Noooooo. Not a cover, this is an original.
Me: No Jess, I know this song from over 20 years ago
Jessica : Maybe you are confusing it with another song.
Me: Give me a minute.

In just a few seconds I had searched and found George Michael ‘s One More Try for Jessica. I totally see why she may have assumed it was an original… Calum Scott really did it justice. I risk to say, maybe better than Michael.

I shared this with my niece and she said Scott was actually amazing with covers… I plan to explore this.

A few other covers have actually caught me breathless lately.

Hearing John Legend sing Sade’s By your side was really heart warming. I love to play them together – one after the other. I find myself trying to pick my favourite, but I can’t.

The latest discovery is Luke Comb’s go at Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car. It’s such a beautiful cover.

I’m going on a cover hunt… Any suggestions on something I might like?