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Any swing/big band cover versions?
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Poz said on July 13, 2008 23:50:
Hi
I’m doing a forthcoming stage show project, and (long story!) I’m trying to find a cover version of any Roxette song, in the swing / big band / Rat Pack style. I know there are loads of cover versions out there, but I haven’t managed to find anything along these lines yet. Anyone got any ideas?
Certain artistes like to do swing/lounge versions of pop/rock songs (Paul Anka, Richard Cheese, Pat Boone, The Mike Flowers Pops, Nouvelle Vague), but has no one yet tackled Roxette? It’d be a shame if so, cos the songs are so versatile that they’ve managed covers from metal to dance to acoustic. Or does anyone know of a swing version of a Roxette song that I don’t know about?
Cheers
Paul
per_mson said on July 14, 2008 13:00:
Well, I do know that VSOP ( Vienna Symphonic Orchestra Project ) did a cover version of Fading Like A Flower. :)
I think there are more bands who have done this as well, but right now I can’t come up with any...
tevensso (moderator) said on July 14, 2008 15:05:
The only swing version I’ve heard is Jo-Anna Says that was played on the TV4 show “Let’s Dance.” It wasn’t bad, but only 1+ minute long.
7-Twenty-7 said on July 14, 2008 00:01:
Frankly, I can’t see Paul Anka singing a Roxette track! LOL! The Roxette covers are usually bland poppy ballads in the voice of a newcomer, or trashy remixes made by some unknown DJ. 90% of them are a real misery, sadly.