I initially curated this playlist for myself, as it has happened so often that I get attached to a song only to find out that I’m not listening to it in its original form. Then, I go to check out the original, and it feels weird to listen to that (which makes me feel guilty - it’s the o r i g i n a l !). To be fair — it’s not necessarily a bad weird, or even a good weird. It’s just so interesting to have to reimagine, or more so, re-experience, a piece of music that you have grown so accustomed to.
Following this curiosity of experiencing a song differently, I put together this playlist of tracks that I love and that I’d learned over time had multiple versions. I thought to share the experience on the blog. Because it’s like, you're listening to the same song twice (or three times)…except it isn't like listening to the same song at all.
Covers, for me, are this interesting product of creativity. You see a song and somehow are able to visualise its essence in a completely different form.
The playlist is based experienced in order, so you hear the original (or first version) of the song, and then listen to its cover(s).
If you knew the song before, which version did you know about first? and, how different can the same song sound? Is there a pattern as to which versions of each song you like? E.g., do you prefer the covers that slow down a song; or perhaps when it’s jazzier; or when it sounds more modernly produced?
Were there some songs you were surprised to find out were covers?
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