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Top 10 Cover Songs That Outshine The Original Tunes

10 Cover Songs That Beat The Originals

because time is perception

Yeah, music critics abound, and Diffuser.fm does their own share of it.

This time, they take a stab at judging 10 cover songs that they claim are better than the originals.

We definitely do not agree with them 100%. Still, it's an interesting list.  The choices they went for, frankly, say a lot about their taste in music, and the perspective which they see and hear music through.

What do you think?

Pink Floyd - The Endless River - New Album the end of the band?

Pink Floyd's New Album To Be Their Last

Pink Floyd b-side art meme

According to Rolling Stone magazine, longtime Pink Floyd frontman David Gilmour said that The Endless River marks the end of Pink Floyd. You can also hear some nice preview sounds there.

The Endless River is, of course, the first new album the band has produced since 1994 when they released The Division Bell.

In many ways, it's a step back in time, as they riff off of old slices of keyboards played by the late, great Rick Wright who passed away in 2008. In other ways, it also recalls the days of Ummagumma, when albums were not just a continuous buildup. There were also very few "songs" on it.  In the new album, there are just 4 songs over the 55 minutes of the album. It's a long, fond farewell, making its way down memory lane in style, as only Pink Floyd can do.

And yes, Roger Waters is also not on this album, as he is not, nor has he been, a member of Pink Floyd since 29 years. He left in 1985 and has been doing his own thing since then. So don't bother trying to find his name in the album credits.

There is, of course, and as always, an endless river of opinions about the band, the people, their egos, and whatever else you can shake a stick at. Which version of Pink Floyd's ensemble was better. Will Waters and Gilmour ever be able to set aside their differences and do another album, let alone tour together? Which album is the best? What do the lyrics mean? The questions and debates seem infinite. Yet none of that detracts from the music they have produced since 1967.

Personally, we look forward to the album's official release, and in the meantime, we're enjoying the tasty cuts we get to hear.

And as if anyone needed to be reminded of how great Pink Floyd is, well, here they are, in a nice playlist that is, frankly, louder than words.

Enjoy!

Music Is A Real Job

Musician Salaries In Seattle

This might come as a surprise to some, especially with the almost complete decapitation of the music industry and record sales by the overwhelming force of the MP3 digital download revolution.

In the city of Seattle, Washington, musicians can actually earn a living.  And here's an infographic to show you just how much they are able to pull in, despite low or no record contract with one of the big dinosaur labels.

Take Note Of This Music Industry Infographic

So before you lose hope and toss in your turntable, treble voice or trumpet, try on your troubadour talents in the rainy city where grunge was born.

And while you're at it, here's a little taste of another Seattle music gem, Pearl Jam, performing Black on MTV's Unplugged way back in 1992.

Playlists Have Taken Over

Playlists Own Your Player

Or does one?

Ever since the advent of tape recorders, playlists have been taking over increasingly more space on the audiophile's shelf and brainwidth, or mindshare.

Well, here's one you might enjoy:

only indie playlist you will ever need from lindsaystyles on 8tracks Radio.

And now that you've hopefully enjoyed that music playlist, here's something you might like to know about playlists. Music Magn8 had nothing to do with 8tracks compiling or publishing that list. We just thought it was deserving of your ears for a moment, to listen and judge for yourselves.

So what's on your playlist?

Do share. We love hearing what you hear and knowing more about it.

Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait

Mumford & Sons: I Will Wait

The Most Interesting Man's Make on Mumford & Sons

The hipster band's mega hit that has fans listening around the world.

Hating Mumford & Sons Is Futile

Sure, it's easy to pick on Mumford & Sons and their legions of new fans. They're hipsters. The songs are sometimes so catchy, you feel like they're just an irresistible strain of the latest virus going around. If at all possible, you'd like to avoid them like the plague.

But you can't. And here's why. Not only have we just exposed you to one of the greatest songwriting bands of this generation (if you didn't already know them before), but now that you've hopefully listened to the band performing "I Will Wait" in their live music video, you know you want to know more about this group.

And don't tell me that before you knew who was in the band, you never thought the lead singer's voice sounds almost exactly like singer David Gray, of Babylon fame. Don't think so?

OK. Go ahead. Watch this clip, and let us know how crazy that comparison really is (or isn't).

Now here's an interesting story, or rather, stories, about Mumford & Sons in documentary form.

Now, if that hasn't inspired you or given you some insight into the story behind the people who are Mumfor & Sons, and their crew and fans, well, so be it.

On the other hand, if you've taken a liking to them, you might enjoy these two commercial plugs that we don't get anything to promote:

Hipster Clothes - where you can buy clothes that look like spent money on daddy's credit cart, so that you can look almost like you didn't buy them, but rather recycled them instead, in an ironic exclamation of privileged fake poverty and immaterialism.

Mumford & Sons online shop - where you can buy all the official stuff that the band sells to people who are too cool for school.

The Genius Behind So Many Amazing Hit Songs

Brilliance In Songwriting

I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman

Why Everyone Should Appreciate Mr. Newman's Genius

Channel 4's The Art Show Just 200,000 people worldwide buy Randy Newman records. Sometimes it's just 80,000. So why does this guy keep writing songs? Well, he has had a string of moderate hits, that later went on to become cultural classics. Icons of Americana and a wordsmith of ironic American / un-American lyrics. Was he a struggling lad? No. Did he grow up poor in a ghetto? No. Did he have a life of relative privilege and comfort in the world's wealthiest country? Yes. Did he have an in with the mainstream Hollywood culture of movies, music and the performing arts, thanks to his family connections? Yes. And for all that, he has crafted songs that speak to people who enjoy the sarcasm and cynical side of comedy songs. He has dared to cross the line of popularity songwriting and stray into the darker and more sinister side of songs that highlight the great juxtaposition of jovial tunes with bitter, sardonic words. If you have about 25 minutes ... watch the video, and you'll appreciate Randy Newman in a whole new light. Guaranteed. If not, you're probably one of those short people he wrote about in the biggest hit of his career, who never appreciated 'You Can Leave Your Hat On' until Tom Jones and Joe Cocker sang it in a higher register.

New York, New York : Music Magn8 Take 1

Go Big Or Go Home.

This being the first item published on Music Magnet, a site about music, the publishers figured it's best to put up something by one of the smooth crooner legends, Frank Sinatra, whose anthem "New York, New York" is as grand and American as it is glorious and brassy. You gotta hand it to ol' blue eyes. He knew how to belt out the right notes, and sing great hits that will forever remain a part of the culture of the times he lived in ... and long after as well.